Judge denies alleged IS supporters’ bond
A federal judge denied bail Tuesday for two Starkville residents accused of materially supporting a terrorist group.
Social media posts at heart of GTRA arrests
As many Mississippians struggle to understand how two of their own could allegedly fall under the influence of radical extremists’ messages, a Mississippi State University assistant professor of marketing says groups like the Islamic State group (IS) find recruiting success by selling their organization as a brand that can fill various voids in their lives.
Inside Islamic State group’s rule: Creating a nation of fear
When the Islamic State fighters burst into the Iraqi village of Eski Mosul, Sheikh Abdullah Ibrahim knew his wife was in trouble.
For cigarette smuggler, a perilous life under Islamic State
It was a heart-racing moment. The cigarette smuggler was stuck in line at a checkpoint as, up ahead, Islamic State militants were searching cars.
Body of American killed fighting IS handed over to family
The body of an American who died fighting with Kurdish forces against the Islamic State group in Syria was handed over on Thursday to his family at a Turkish border crossing, a Kurdish official said.
US to send more troops to Iraq for expanded training mission
An expected White House decision to send several hundred more troops to Iraq to expand training of Iraqi forces in Anbar province is not a shift in U.S. strategy but is aimed at helping Iraq retake the provincial capital, Ramadi, and eventually blunt the Islamic State’s battlefield momentum.
Obama: US lacks ‘complete strategy’ for training Iraqi forces
Acknowledging military setbacks, President Barack Obama said Monday the United States still lacks a “complete strategy” for training Iraqi forces to fight the Islamic State.
US official: Airstrikes killed 10,000 Islamic State fighters
A U.S. official said Wednesday that more than 10,000 Islamic State fighters have been killed by American-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria in nine months, offering a body count for a campaign that has yet to blunt their advance.
US to ‘fine tune’ Iraq strategy in light of Ramadi debacle
Pentagon leaders are trying to “fine tune” U.S. strategy for ousting the Islamic State group from Iraq.
Defense chief: Iraqis showed no will to fight at Ramadi
WASHINGTON — The Islamic State group’s takeover of the provincial capital Ramadi is stark evidence that Iraqi forces lack the “will to fight,” Defense Secretary
Islamic State claims responsibility for Texas cartoon attack
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility today for a weekend attack at a center near Dallas, Texas, that was exhibiting cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad — though it offered no evidence of a direct link to the attackers.
Carter: Troop data in online kill list was not stolen
The names, photos and addresses of 100 U.S. military members posted online by a group calling itself the Islamic State Hacking Division were not stolen from confidential government files, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Monday.
Tunisian official: 2 gunmen trained in Libya before museum attack
The two extremist gunmen who killed 21 people at a museum in Tunis trained in neighboring Libya before carrying out the deadly attack, a top Tunisian security official said.
Iraqi Kurds: Islamic State group used chemical weapons
Kurdish authorities in Iraq said Saturday they have evidence that the Islamic State group used chlorine gas as a chemical weapon against peshmerga fighters.
IS group accepts Boko Haram pledge of allegiance
Islamic State militants have accepted a pledge of allegiance by the Nigerian-grown Boko Haram extremist group, according to a spokesman for the Islamic State movement.
Patrick Buchanan: Does Iran really want a bomb?
America, we have a problem.
Iraqi forces push on to Tikrit as IS destroys ancient site
Iraqi forces pressed their offensive against the Islamic State group today, expecting to reach the outskirts of the militant-held city of Tikrit within hours, a day after the extremists reportedly “bulldozed” a famed archaeological site in the area.
Feds: Three accused in Islamic State plot had vocalized beliefs
Two men arrested on charges of plotting to help the Islamic State group were vocal both online and in person about their commitment and desire to join the extremists.
Activists: Number of Christians abducted by IS rises to 220
he number of Christians abducted by the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria has risen to 220 in the past three days, as militants round up more hostages from a chain of villages along a strategic river, activists said Thursday.
Fate of militant-abducted Christians unclear
Kurdish and Christian militiamen battled Islamic State militants on Wednesday in northeastern Syria, where the extremist group recently abducted at least 70 Christians after overrunning a cluster of villages.