BAGHDAD – The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State said Saturday it did not conduct any airstrikes near Camp Taji north of Baghdad.
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Judge Rules American-Born Woman Who Joined ISIS Is Not a US Citizen, Not Allowed to Return
A federal judge ruled that a New Jersey-born woman who left the country to join the Islamic State was never a U.S. citizen, undercutting her request to return.
Read MoreSupporters Begin Flocking to New Islamic State Leader
WASHINGTON – Some Islamic State supporters are starting to rally around the terror group’s new leader, using social media to pledge their allegiance to a man whose true identity may not be known for some time.
Read MoreWashington Post Writes Obituary for ISIS Leader, Calls Him ‘Austere Religious Scholar’
The Washington Post ran an obituary Sunday morning for ISIS leader and serial rapist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who killed himself and at least three of his own children Saturday night during a U.S. military raid.
Read MoreIslamic State Targets Teens by Spreading Propaganda on Chinese-Owned TikTok
Chinese-owned social media video app TikTok reportedly removed approximately 24 accounts pushing Islamic State propaganda.
Read MoreMechanic Accused of Sabotaging American Airlines Jetliner Has Ties to ISIS
The mechanic accused of sabotaging an American Airlines jetliner back in July was found to have had violent Islamic State videos on his cellphone, as well as desire for Allah to hurt non-Muslims, new evidence unveiled at his bail hearing revealed on Wednesday.
Read MoreBrooklyn Man Charged After Joining ISIS, Training Other Members
by Audrey Conklin The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday charged a Brooklyn man who joined ISIS with providing and attempting to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization. Ruslan Maratovich Asainov, a naturalized American citizen born in Kazakhstan, was recently transferred into FBI custody after being detained…
Read MoreFacebook Is Promoting ISIS Propaganda, Whistleblower Says
by Chris White Facebook is promoting Islamic State propaganda, a whistleblower alleges in a complaint Thursday to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The social media company is likely violating securities laws prohibiting companies from misleading shareholders and the public, according to a petition filed by the National Whistleblower Center…
Read MorePastor Darrell Scott Commentary: The Sri Lankan Victims of ISIS Terror Attacks Were Christians
by Darrell Scott Hundreds of Christians were slaughtered by Islamic terrorists in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday – or, as several leading Democrats put it, some people did something to “tourists and Easter worshipers.” In a different time, this characterization by Democrats would read as an obvious political hyperbole…
Read MoreISIS Claims Responsibility for More Than 300 Deaths in Sri Lanka Attacks
by Evie Fordham ISIS claimed responsibility Tuesday for the Easter Sunday church and hotel bombings in Sri Lanka that killed more than 300 people. The terrorist group did not provide evidence to support its claim. “The perpetrators of the attack that targeted nationals of the countries of the coalitions…
Read MoreTrump Unilaterally Declares Islamic State in Syria ‘100 Percent Eliminated’
U.S. President Donald Trump declared the end of the Islamic State terror group’s self-declared caliphate Friday, saying the terror group had been “100 percent defeated” —a claim that was quickly refuted by U.S.-backed forces on the ground. Trump made the announcement following a briefing from Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan…
Read MoreTrump Says Islamic State Territory in Syria Nearly Eliminated
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the last pocket of the Islamic State’s land in Syria would be liberated by U.S.-backed forces “by tonight.” Trump previously announced the defeat of the group, but sleeper cells of fighters re-emerged. With no signs of fighting on Wednesday, however, the long-running battle to…
Read MoreCommentary: Retreat, Regroup, and Reinvest in a Realist Foreign Policy
by Christopher Roach Donald Trump’s administration has allowed the United States to renegotiate its orientation to the rest of the world. Partisans have sniped in contradictory ways, criticizing him both as a warmonger and a naïve peacenik, but they rarely offer thoughtful alternatives to the course Trump has taken.…
Read MorePompeo: American-Born Islamic State Woman Is Not US Citizen
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo contended Thursday that an American-born woman who defected to the Islamic State terrorist group is not a U.S. citizen and should not be allowed to return home from Syria because her father was a Yemeni diplomat. President Donald Trump said he ordered Pompeo to…
Read MoreLast Defenders of Islamic State’s Caliphate Surrounded
by Jeff Seldin The last defenders of the Islamic State terror group’s self-proclaimed caliphate are surrounded in a small neighborhood in the eastern Syrian village of Baghuz, facing imminent defeat. The assessment Saturday, from a commander of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, follows days of slow and difficult fighting…
Read MoreFAKE NEWS: Washington Post Repeatedly Botches Fact Check of Trump’s State of the Union Address
by James D. Agresti Two days after airing a Super Bowl commercial that depicts journalists as people of great importance and integrity, the Washington Post published an error-ridden fact check of President Trump’s State of the Union address. Written by Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo, and Meg Kelly, it contains…
Read MoreTrump Plans to Declare ‘100 Percent’ Victory Over Islamic State Caliphate
by Jeff Seldin U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he expected to formally declare victory over the Islamic State terror group’s self-declared caliphate in the next week. “Nobody thought it was possible to do it this quickly,” Trump told members of the global coalition to defeat the Islamic…
Read MoreTrump Assails Intelligence Chiefs as ‘Extremely Passive and Naive’
U.S. President Donald Trump assailed his intelligence chiefs Wednesday, calling them “extremely passive and naive when it comes to the dangers of Iran. They are wrong!” He added, “Perhaps Intelligence should go back to school!” Trump’s unusual broadside on Twitter against the heads of the country’s intelligence agencies came a…
Read MoreFLASHBACK: Ilhan Omar Asked Judge for Lighter Sentences for Nine Minnesota Men Plotting to Join ISIS
Shortly after her historic election as the nation’s first Somali-American lawmaker, then State Rep. Ilhan Omar, now a member of Congress, asked a judge for lighter sentences in the trial of nine Minnesota men charged with planning to join ISIS. In a November 2016 letter unearthed by conservative media this…
Read MoreAmerican Militia Catch Texas School Teacher Allegedly Fighting for ISIS in Syria
by Grace Carr American-backed forces say they apprehended a former Texas school teacher Sunday who was fighting for the Islamic State. U.S.-supported militia apprehended the Houston man, Warren Christopher Clark, 34 (pictured left), fighting on a battlefield in Syria, The New York Times reported. He allegedly previously sent a résumé and cover…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE Lara Trump Commentary: President Trump Kept His Promises in 2018
by Lara Trump With 2018 now in the history books, it’s worth reflecting on the incredible progress America has made in the past year as a result of the many promises President Donald Trump has fulfilled. The economy, for instance, is booming again for the first time in almost…
Read MoreCommentary: Trump is Smarter Than the Generals
by Christopher Roach A bipartisan consensus among the foreign policy elite holds that America needs to maintain its de facto overseas empire. This includes both preserving stability, as well as fomenting deliberate instability, including regime change in places like Syria. This consensus among elected officials, defense contractors, general officers,…
Read MoreWhite House Says US Will Start Withdrawing Troops From Syria
by Wayne Lee The White House said Wednesday the United States has begun withdrawing troops from Syria, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted the U.S. has defeated the Islamic State terror group there. “We have started returning United States troops home as we transition to the next phase…
Read MoreSomalia Breaks from Global Trend of Declining Terrorism, Report Finds
The Center for Economics and Peace recently released its annual Global Terrorism Index, which found that terrorism in on the decline globally, but is experiencing a surge in some African countries, such as Somalia, Nigeria, and Egypt. Notable terrorism hot spots like Syria and Iraq saw a significant decrease in…
Read MoreJim Hagedorn Accused of ‘Fear Mongering’ for Addressing Terror Recruitment in Minnesota
A group of self-identified “Muslim constituents” are demanding a meeting with Rep.-elect Jim Hagedorn (R-MN-01) to discuss the alleged “anti-Muslim statements” he made on the campaign trail. A new petition, which has close to 400 signatures, accuses Hagedorn of making “many statements” on his campaign website that “use fear-mongering tactics…
Read MoreMarco Rubio Dings Journalist Who Said Donald Trump Radicalized More People Than ISIS and Then Was Invited Back on CNN
by Hanna Bogorowski GOP Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida took to Twitter on Tuesday to condemn comments made by GQ Magazine correspondent Julia Ioffe, who has been in the headlines for making claims about President Donald Trump and his supporters, saying it’s wrong for people to think inflammatory language is…
Read MoreMuslim Celebration of ‘Unity and Power’ at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minnesota, With Chants of ‘Allahu Akbar’
More than 20,000 Muslims are expected to gather at U.S. Bank Stadium Tuesday morning in celebration of the Islamic holiday known as Eid al-Ahda commemorating the sacrifice of Abraham. As such, the holiday, known as the “Feast of Sacrifice,” often involves the ritual sacrifice of an animal, though organizers of…
Read MoreCommentary: Another Willy Horton Moment: Iraqi ‘Refugee’ in California Was Part of Terror Group
by CHQ Staff Omar Abdulsattar Ameen, 45, an Iraqi “refugee” admitted under the Obama – Ryan refugee program was arrested Wednesday in Northern California on a warrant alleging that he killed an Iraqi policeman while fighting for the Islamic State organization. Ameen and other members of ISIS are alleged…
Read MoreIslamic Extremists Attack Russian Orthodox Church In Chechneya And Pay With Their Lives
by Joshua Gill Police in Chechnya killed four Islamic militants Saturday when the group raided a Russian Orthodox church with guns, axes and Molotov cocktails. Shots rang out during Saturday’s service and cries of “Allahu Akbar” could be heard as congregants scrambled to close and bolt the doors, Father…
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