A former U.S. Army soldier was sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempting to provide ISIS with tactical information to help plan attacks on U.S. soldiers. According to the U.S. Justice Department. Pfc. Cole Bridges, 24, of Stow, Ohio, enlisted in the Army in 2019 and was stationed at Fort Stewart,…

An Afghan refugee arrested in Oklahoma this week for allegedly plotting a terror attack on Election Day previously served as a security guard for the CIA in Afghanistan, according to a new report. Officials said 27-year-old Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi entered the U.S. in 2021, just days after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. As the U.S.…

During his annual speech, MI5 Director General Ken McCallum said Russia’s intelligence agency is on a mission to cause “mayhem” on the streets of the United Kingdom. McCallum said that the increase in activity came after the U.K. backed Ukraine in its war against Russia. “The GRU in particular is on a sustained mission to…

A 21-year-old Yazidi woman who was kidnapped by ISIS in 2014 has been rescued from Gaza and reunited with her family in Iraq. The State Department said when the girl was just 11 years old, ISIS kidnapped her in Iraq, sold her, forced her to marry a Hamas fighter and then moved her to Gaza…

The newest phase of war in the Middle East appears to have officially arrived as Israel has begun ground attacks in Lebanon. It’s the escalation in fighting there that the United States and its allies have been trying to keep from happening for weeks now. Israel now says there’s intense fighting between its troops and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, which…

The Associated Press has revised its headline covering the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah after receiving backlash for initially describing him as “charismatic” and “shrewd.” The AP changed the title within hours of publication. On Friday, Sept. 27, an Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed Hezbollah’s top commander in Lebanon, who had led the terrorist…

The U.S. has announced a deal with the Iraqi government to wrap up the military mission in Iraq that’s working to defeat ISIS. U.S. officials revealed the two-phase transition plan on Friday, Sept. 27, which will close the Operation Inherent Resolve Task Force by the end of 2026.  The first phase will begin after the…

A Philadelphia teen who was arrested as a minor for allegedly attempting to join a global terrorist group as a bombmaker will be prosecuted as an adult, according to First Assistant District Attorney Robert Listenbee on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Law enforcement also shared new details about the suspected bombmaker, Muhyyee-Ud Din Abdul-Rahman. The Philadelphia District…

Pavel Durov, the Russian billionaire founder of the encrypted messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France on Aug. 24. Telegram has been accused of facilitating international crimes by refusing to cooperate with national and international law enforcement efforts. The app is also widely used by Russian military units in their invasion of Ukraine. Watch the…

The United States has reached a tentative agreement with Iraq to withdraw hundreds of American-led troops by September 2025, with all remaining forces expected to depart by the end of 2026. This decision follows extensive negotiations, reflecting a significant shift in U.S. military strategy in the region. Currently, about 2,500 U.S. troops are stationed in…