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Islamic State, Not Soleimani, Responsible For All U.S. Soldiers Killed In Iraq Since 2014, Says Report

Islamic State, Not Soleimani, Responsible For All U.S. Soldiers Killed In Iraq Since 2014, Says Report

The assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani was a controversial decision by Donald Trump‘s administration. While many pointed to Soleimani’s alleged hand in American deaths overseas these past few years as justification for the killing, the Trump administration’s shifting narrative has raised eyebrows. Although they first claimed Soleimani was planning an imminent attack on […]

4y ago

Mike Pence Reportedly Directed USAID Funds To Christian Groups, Sparking Fears Of Constitutional Violations

Mike Pence Reportedly Directed USAID Funds To Christian Groups, Sparking Fears Of Constitutional Violations

The office of Vice President Mike Pence has reportedly spearheaded U.S. efforts to provide USAID funds specifically to Christian minority groups in Iraq in a move some reportedly fear is in violation of the U.S. Constitution, according to a report Wednesday from ProPublica. Per ProPublica, the United States government has directed some $373 million in […]

5y ago

Video Of Raid That Killed Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Made Public By Defense Department

Video Of Raid That Killed Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Made Public By Defense Department

The Pentagon on Wednesday released dramatic footage of the United States special operations raid that resulted in the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, NBC News reported. The video footage, viewable below on this page, appears to have been taken from an aerial drone flying over the terrorist chieftain’s compound in Idlib Province, […]

5y ago

Donald Trump Is Repeating Islamic State Talking Point About Oil, Says Nancy Soderberg

Donald Trump Is Repeating Islamic State Talking Point About Oil, Says Nancy Soderberg

Former U.S. Ambassador Nancy Soderberg used her Monday MSNBC Live appearance to suggest that Donald Trump’s recent argument for keeping Middle Eastern oil in Syria and Iraq is feeding into the Islamic State narrative, Newsweek reports. “The last thing we want to do is talk about taking oil from other nations. That’s the talking point […]

5y ago

Donald Trump Says He Might Release Video Of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s Death

Donald Trump Says He Might Release Video Of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s Death

As The Inquisitr reported, the Islamic State leader was killed in a United States military raid Sunday by special-ops forces. He was reportedly cornered in a tunnel with three of his children, who died with him after he detonated a suicide vest. While speaking to reporters Monday, Donald Trump said that video footage of Baghdadi’s […]

5y ago

France On High Alert For Revenge Terrorist Attacks After Killing Of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi

France On High Alert For Revenge Terrorist Attacks After Killing Of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi

France is on a state of high alert after the killing of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, with officials calling on police to remain vigilant against what could be revenge terrorist attacks. As Reuters reported, French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner sent a letter to police prefects calling for increased vigilance in the wake of […]

5y ago

Donald Trump May Have Been Golfing As Raid On Islamic State Leader Began, Though Timeline Remains Unclear

Donald Trump May Have Been Golfing As Raid On Islamic State Leader Began, Though Timeline Remains Unclear

Saturday’s raid that resulted in the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was widely reported to have taken place at 3:30 p.m. EDT. That timeline, if accurate, would place Donald Trump on the golf course at the time of the raid, a Newsweek report appears to indicate. Pool reports on presidential daily activities […]

5y ago

Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Confirmed Dead After U.S. Special Ops Strike In Syria

Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Confirmed Dead After U.S. Special Ops Strike In Syria

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead following a U.S. military special operations mission aimed at bringing down the wanted, The Guardian reports. Following unconfirmed reports Sunday morning that he had died, the Trump administration confirmed his death in a press conference later Sunday morning. “He died like a dog. He died like a […]

5y ago

Media Reports ‘High-Value Target’ Killed In U.S. Military Raid, Believed To Be Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Media Reports ‘High-Value Target’ Killed In U.S. Military Raid, Believed To Be Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

President Donald Trump kept journalists around the world on the edge of their seats on an otherwise typical Saturday night after he posted a cryptic tweet announcing that “something very big has just happened!” at 9:23 Eastern time. Rampant speculation immediately ensued via social media, with guesses that the news was everything from alien landings […]

5y ago

Trump Administration ‘Playing Checkers’ In Syria While Others ‘Playing Chess,’ Says GOP Lawmaker

Trump Administration ‘Playing Checkers’ In Syria While Others ‘Playing Chess,’ Says GOP Lawmaker

While it’s not common for Republican politicians in Washington, D.C., to speak out against President Donald Trump‘s policies, his handling of the Syria situation has seemingly generated more push back from his own party than any other controversy since winning the White House. According to The Hill, Texas Republican Rep. Will Hurd took a shot […]

5y ago

Hundreds Of Islamic State Militants Escape Prison After Donald Trump Orders American Troop Pullback In Syria

Hundreds Of Islamic State Militants Escape Prison After Donald Trump Orders American Troop Pullback In Syria

Hundreds of imprisoned Islamic State militants have reportedly escaped from prisons in Syria after American President Donald Trump ordered U.S. troops to move out of the area, allowing Turkey to launch an attack against Kurdish forces that experts say now threatens to allow the Islamic State to regroup in the area. Not long after Trump […]

5y ago

ISIS Reportedly Controls Less Than A Quarter Of A Square Mile Now

ISIS Reportedly Controls Less Than A Quarter Of A Square Mile Now

The so-called Islamic State, a terrorist group which took over large tracts of Syria over the last decade using violence and online propaganda, is finally being cornered into defeat, according to reports emerging from the Middle East. ISIS now controls less than a quarter of a square mile, a commander with the US-backed Syrian Democratic […]

5y ago

Trump Keeps Changing His Mind On Whether ISIS Is Defeated Or Not

Trump Keeps Changing His Mind On Whether ISIS Is Defeated Or Not

Has the United States and its allies defeated ISIS? The question is one well worth asking, especially since President Donald Trump has given conflicting answers on the topic. On December 19, shortly after announcing that he would be withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria, Trump announced ISIS was defeated, fulfilling a campaign promise he made in […]

5y ago

Netherlands Police Arrest Group Of Alleged Terrorists, Prevent ‘Major Attack’

Netherlands Police Arrest Group Of Alleged Terrorists, Prevent ‘Major Attack’

Dutch police revealed they arrested seven men on Thursday over an alleged plan to execute what they called a “major terrorist attack.” As reported by the BBC, the plot involved guns and explosives, including AK47s, hand grenades, and bomb materials the attackers were trying to source in order to carry out the attack. The men […]

6y ago

Teen’s Mass Shooting Plot For Frisco, Texas, Mall Lands Him Behind Bars, Maybe For Life

Teen’s Mass Shooting Plot For Frisco, Texas, Mall Lands Him Behind Bars, Maybe For Life

A Texas teenager could wind up in prison for the rest of his life if convicted of terrorism-related charges in a court of law. The suspect was allegedly inspired by ISIS to plan a mass shooting at a local shopping mall in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, multiple news outlets are reporting. The suspect is a […]

6y ago

Delivery Driver Rams Into Crowd In Münster, Germany Killing Three

Delivery Driver Rams Into Crowd In Münster, Germany Killing Three

Three people are dead after a delivery truck driver purposefully drove into a crowd of people in the German city of Münster, with up to 50 others injured. The attack, which occurred at around 3:30 p.m. local time, ended with the driver taking his own life with a gun. According to CNN, authorities are most […]

6y ago

Gunman Kills Two, Takes Hostages In South Of France Supermarket

Gunman Kills Two, Takes Hostages In South Of France Supermarket

At least two people have lost their lives in a hostage situation that took place in Trebes, a community located in southwestern France. The gunman stormed a popular supermarket earlier Friday, March 23, announcing his alleged ties to the Islamic State before opening fire on the people inside. The attack came after a police officer […]

6y ago

The Truth Behind Islamic State’s False Claim About Las Vegas Shooting

The Truth Behind Islamic State’s False Claim About Las Vegas Shooting

The FBI has denied the claim from the Islamic State terrorist group on the horrific shooting attack in Las Vegas on Sunday night. The investigation has found that the perpetrator, Stephen Paddock, has no connection with the international Islamic terrorist network. However, there are some particular reasons behind the claim. One of the possible reasons […]

7y ago

Lebanese Army On The Offensive Against ISIS Honors Spanish Terror Victims

Lebanese Army On The Offensive Against ISIS Honors Spanish Terror Victims

Lebanese troops on the offensive against ISIS, or the Islamic State, along the Syrian-Lebanese border raised the Spanish flag over reconquered territory to honor the victims of the Barcelona truck attack last week. Lebanese troops are pushing against Islamic State forces that had spilled into Lebanon, using the country as a base for operations inside […]

7y ago

Spain Terror Attack Update: 13 People Dead, 100 Injured In Barcelona As Police Kill Five Suspects In Cambrils

Spain Terror Attack Update: 13 People Dead, 100 Injured In Barcelona As Police Kill Five Suspects In Cambrils

UPDATE [8/18/2017, 3:36 p.m. ET] According to BBC News’ official Twitter account, three people have been arrested after the attacks in Cambrils and Barcelona, with the third one added to the list on Friday. Catalan police confirm arrest of third person in relation to #Barcelona & #Cambrils attacks https://t.co/EdpwfouJ6o — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) August […]

7y ago

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