Opening statements began this week for Sayfullo Saipov — the man accused of driving a pickup truck into pedestrians on a New York City bike path on Halloween in 2017. Eight people died that day and more than a dozen were injured.  Saipov, a 34-year-old immigrant from Uzbekistan, faces 28 counts of murder, attempted murder…

According to The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and the American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project (CTP), “ISIS and al-Qaeda are more than terrorist groups; they are insurgencies” who want to overthrow existing governments and spread their ideology to all of humanity. Al-Qaida is still determined to be the leader of the global…

The White House says over-the-horizon counterterrorism is the future in America’s war on terror. President Biden singled out the assassination of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri by drone strike last July in Afghanistan as proof that the new strategy works. But with terrorism still a top concern stateside, is waging this war from a distance the best…

It’s been more than a year since the death of 23-year-old Cpl. Daegan Page. The Marine was among the 13 servicemembers and hundreds of Afghan civilians killed by an ISIS suicide bomber outside the Kabul Airport on Aug. 26, 2021.  Page helped facilitate the evacuation of American and Afghan civilians as Taliban forces began to…

This weekend marks 21 years since the United States faced the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil. 9/11 is now a day of remembrance and reflection. A look at how the U.S. has fared 21 years later against Islamic terrorist groups is comprised of both accomplishments and skirmishes. A recent takedown of al-Qaeda’s most prominent…

On August 18, 2022, a bombing on a Kabul mosque has killed at least 21 people, Taiwan will enter trade talks with the U.S. this fall despite China’s strong opposition, and the Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg is expected to take a deal in court that would require him to plead guilty to tax violations…

Are those targeted ads in your Facebook feed a little less creepy these days? You can thank Apple for that. It’s been a year since the iPhone maker introduced a pop-up requiring apps to ask its users if they consent to being tracked across the web. With about 75% of users selecting “Ask App Not…

On Monday, Egyptian antiquities authorities revealed hundreds of artifacts recently discovered at the necropolis of Saqarra. The artifacts date back about 2,500 years, to a time known as the Late Period to Egyptologists. Excavations at the burial ground, about 15 miles from Cairo, revealed 250 sarcophagi, or painted wooden coffins, with well-preserved mummies inside. The…

According to a Justice Department news release and multiple media reports, an assassination plot targeting former President George W. Bush has been foiled. The alleged plotter, 52-year-old Shihab Ahmed Shihab Shihab was arrested and appeared in federal court Tuesday. He is facing an immigration crime, as well as a charge of aiding and abetting the…

The core of the Islamic State may not wield the strength it did in 2014 and 2015, but its powerful network persists. ISIS branches operate independently worldwide, yet they devoutly follow their recently named global leader. Straight Arrow News contributor Katherine Zimmerman outlines the changes at the top and the current state of the organization.…