According to a White House statement released early Thursday morning, a raid conducted by the United States in Syria’s Idlib province killed Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi overnight. He took over as the head of ISIS back in 2019, after the old leader of the group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died during a…

As we head into 2022, Americans should pay close to some extraordinary dangers worldwide. Tension is mounting on multiple fronts. For starters, Russia is building up its troops at the Ukraine border, yet it denies it has any plans to attack. At the same time, Russia has submitted a list of security requests to the…

Pentagon officials announced last month’s drone strike killed civilians and not terrorists as once thought. “I am now convinced that as many as 10 civilians, including up to seven children, were tragically killed in that strike,” said Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie head of U.S. Central Command during a Pentagon briefing. “Moreover, we now assess that…

It’s been 20 years since al-Qa’ida terrorists hijacked commercial airliners and flew them into buildings and fields on Sept. 11, 2001, killing 2,977 Americans in the process. While American military forces have pursued and killed terrorists and their harborers across the Middle East and South Asia, security experts have warned that groups like al-Qa’ida and…

New Zealand authorities were able to limit the damage of what they’re calling a “terrorist attack” in the country’s largest city Friday. The video above includes aftermath at the scene as well as a clip from New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden speaking after the attack. It happened at an Auckland supermarket just before 3:00…

The Pentagon confirmed Monday it had finished its evacuation mission in Afghanistan. According to the head of the U.S. Central Command Gen. Frank McKenzie, the last U.S. planes took off just a minute before midnight Tuesday local time. Tuesday was the deadline President Joe Biden had set to have all Americans and Afghan allies out…

As the United States continues to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies out of Kabul Monday, the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate ISIS-K claimed responsibility for rocket fire targeting the city’s airport. The video above shows the scene in Kabul after the rocket fire, as well as Pentagon officials discussing evacuation efforts. The five rockets missed…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States military struck back at the Islamic State on Saturday, bombing an ISIS member in Afghanistan less than 48 hours after a devastating suicide bombing claimed by the group killed as many as 169 Afghans and 13 American service members at the Kabul airport. U.S. Central Command said the U.S.…

The threat of another Kabul attack still exists according to U.S. officials. They said more attacks could come ahead of the Tuesday deadline to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan. U.S. evacuations are still underway in the wake of two suicide bomb attacks that killed 169 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members. Those 13 service member…

Gwen’s picks for Thursday, August 26 include: Kabul attacks kill 12 American service members. Pentagon: ISIS-K is behind Kabul attacks. View Shannon’s story here. Biden cancels meeting with Israeli PM. Capitol Police officers sue former President Trump over Capitol riots. Health model predicts 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths.