Starkville man gets 8 years for supporting ISIS
A Mississippi man who once tried to join the Islamic State group credited arresting FBI agents with saving his life as he was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday, telling a federal judge he didn’t then understand what the Islamic State represented.
Second ISIS supporter pleads guilty
A second suspect charged with supporting a terrorist organization pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday.
Alleged ISIS supporter to change plea
A plea hearing for alleged Islamic State sympathizer Jaelyn Young is scheduled today in federal court in Aberdeen.
Fall of Ramadi raises doubts about US strategy in Iraq
The Islamic State group’s capture of Ramadi, a key provincial capital in western Iraq, calls into question the Obama administration’s strategy in Iraq.
Some Japanese see slain hostages, Abe as troublemakers
In Japan, where conformity takes precedence over individuality, one of the most important values is to avoid “meiwaku” — causing trouble for others.
Islamic State hostage’s family hopeful she’s still alive
The parents of a 26-year-old American who Islamic State extremists say was killed in an airstrike in Syria said in a statement addressed to group leaders that the claim of their daughter’s death concerned them but they were still hopeful she was alive.
Slain hostage’s 4-year-old tweet embraced on social media
Kenji Goto’s words, now more than four years old, have taken on a new poignancy.
Japan’s leader defends handling of crisis
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended his policy toward terrorism, as the flag at his official residence flew at half-staff Monday in a mark of mourning for two hostages killed by the Islamic State group.
The world’s problems enter Japan’s psyche, again
The Japanese, who inhabit one of the safest countries in the world, have been brutally reminded that the world is a dangerous place.
Islamic State group beheads Japanese journalist
An online video released Saturday night purported to show an Islamic State group militant behead Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, ending days of negotiations by diplomats to save the man.
Japan: Hopeful about release of hostage, pilot
A Japanese envoy in Jordan expressed hope that both Japanese hostage Kenji Goto and a Jordanian pilot held by Islamic militants will return home.
Japan: Still working to free hostages after unverified video
A visibly shaken Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said early today that Japan was working to free two hostages held by the extremist Islamic State group.
Militants begin countdown for Japan’s hostages
Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group have posted an online warning that the “countdown has begun” for the group to kill a pair of Japanese hostages.
Japan agonizes over ways to free Islamic State hostages
Lacking strong clout and diplomatic reach in the Middle East, Japan scrambled today for ways to secure the release of two hostages held by the Islamic State group.
Japan’s Abe ‘fighting against time’
Japan is doing all it can to free two hostages the Islamic State group is threatening to kill unless it receives $200 million.
Islamic State group threatens to kill 2 Japanese hostages
The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages Tuesday unless they receive $200 million in 72 hours.
Report: IS group abused captive Kurdish children
Islamic State militants tortured and abused Kurdish children captured earlier this year near the northern Syrian town of Kobani, beating them with hoses and electric cables, an international rights group said Tuesday.
Video: Islamic State hostage ‘reports’ for captors
A captive British photojournalist has been used by the Islamic State group to take on the role of a war correspondent in the extremists’ latest propaganda video.
Militant group said to be using chlorine bombs
New allegations have emerged that Islamic State extremists have expanded their arsenal with chlorine bombs and captured fighter jets — weapons that could help the militants in Iraq and Syria.
Poll: 2 of 3 Americans say IS threat is important
Sixty-five percent of Americans now say the threat from the Islamic State group is very or even extremely important.