ISIS News
-
Pentagon Extends Carrier's Deployment by 30 Days to Keep Fighting ISIS
The Pentagon has extended the seven-month deployment of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and its strike group by 30 days to keep it in the fight against ISIS and for counter-terrorism missions. Since December, the aircraft carrier has been operating in the Persian Gulf, where its fighter
-
Hospital Airstrike Kills Aleppo's Last Pediatrician, 3 Children and at Least 23 Others, Human Rights Group Says
At least three children and six medical staff were among the 27 killed after overnight airstrikes hit a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders in the Syrian city of Aleppo, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The city's last pediatrician was among the dead, the group said.
-
After Hostage Beheading, Is Philippines Facing IS Threat?
The beheading of a hostage by Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines has happened before, but the latest killing of a Canadian mining executive raises a troubling prospect of the involvement of the Islamic State group
-
Cruz' Ex Co-Chair in Virginia Heads to Syria , Praises Assad
Sen. Ted Cruz's former campaign co-chairman in Virginia has traveled to Syria and promised support for the government of President Bashar Assad, who U.S. officials have repeatedly said has lost the legitimacy to rule the war-torn country
-
4 Things Donald Trump Got Wrong in His Foreign Policy Speech
It was only the second time since the summer that Donald Trump has used a teleprompter. But writing down his thoughts ahead of time didn't make them more accurate. Trump's speech, billed as his major foreign policy rollout, was riddled with errors and contradictions. Here are four things he got
-
Civilians Killed or Injured by Explosives Jumps More Than 50 Percent Over 5 Years, Report Finds
The number of innocent people who have lost their lives to airstrikes, car bombs and suicide belts has increased dramatically over the last five years. More than 33,000 civilians were killed or injured by explosive weapons in 2015 -- that’s a 50 percent increase in five years, according to a new
-
UK Targets ISIS Bunker With Royal Air Force’s Largest Bombs
The United Kingdom's Royal Air Force (RAF) has ramped up its bombing campaign against ISIS . Enhanced Paveway III (EPW III) bombs, the largest in RAF's arsenal, successfully hit two entrances to an underground bunker as part of the coalition's efforts to combat ISIS. The strikes, which occurred on
-
UK's Royal Air Force Drops Largest Bombs Yet on ISIS
The strikes, which occurred April 21, targeted a large complex of tunnels and bunkers in the terraced hillsides above the Euphrates in western Iraq, according to a press release from the Ministry of Defense.
-
Donald Trump on Primary Wins, Facing Hillary Clinton
The GOP front-runner tells "GMA" how he will handle a contested convention and his comments that Clinton plays "the woman card."
-
House Backs Bill to Use Testimonials to Combat Terrorism
The House has passed a bill requiring the Department of Homeland Security to use testimonials from former extremists and other social media messages to combat "Hollywood-style propaganda" used by the Islamic State and other militant groups






