Tag: Terrorism

The deployment of 560 additional U.S. troops to help Iraq forces prepare and conduct the offensive to retake the northern Iraqi city of Mosul may signal a tipping point in the war against the Islamic State, some Pentagon officials hope. (AP Photo)

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More U.S. troops to Iraq seen as tipping point, Pentagon sources say

Jamie McIntyre · July 11, 2016 7:36 pm

Josh Earnest said the decision to send more troops to Iraq is "entirely consistent" with the strategy President Obama laid out committing U.S. forces to support Iraqi forces in "taking the fight" to the Islamic State. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

White House defends sending more troops to Iraq

Susan Crabtree · July 11, 2016 7:21 pm

Come August, you will be handing over this fight to another remarkable officer and leader, Lt. Gen. Steve Townsend," Ash Carter said. (Wikimedia Commons)

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U.S. names new anti-Islamic State commander

Jamie McIntyre · July 11, 2016 6:51 pm

Just last week, Congress complained about the process by which Guantanamo Bay detainees were transferred to other countries (Richard Sheinwald/Bloomberg News, File)

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Obama releases two Guantanamo detainees with al Qaeda links

Diana Stancy Correll · July 11, 2016 5:31 pm

Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Monday that the U.S. will be sending 560 more troops to Iraq, according to reports. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Carter: 560 more U.S. troops to Iraq

Associated Press · July 11, 2016 12:45 pm

Saddam Was No Enemy of Terrorists

Michael Warren · July 10, 2016 11:12 pm

Fayiz Ahmad Yahia Suleiman has been at Guantanamo Bay since 2002, but military officials have been conducting security reviews to see which detainees could be transferred to foreign facilities. (AP Photo/Bill Gorman, File)

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‘High risk’ al Qaeda member transferred from Guantanamo Bay

Joel Gehrke · July 10, 2016 8:15 pm

The speech was titled, "We are all Osama," according to SITE Intelligence Group. (AP Photo/Mazhar Ali Khan, File)

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Bin Laden’s son vows revenge

Joel Gehrke · July 10, 2016 7:05 pm

Dallas police chief David Brown said Micah Johnson appeared to have been planning his attacks long before two black men were killed by police officers in separate incidents last week. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Dallas police chief: Shooter had even bigger plans

Gabby Morrongiello · July 10, 2016 2:00 pm

Locations included the Pentagon and landmarks in Arlington, Va., and within the District. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Virginia man accused of scoping out D.C. locations for ISIS attack

Diana Stancy Correll · July 8, 2016 9:02 pm

A Shiite worship site north of Baghdad experienced a coordinated terror attack late Thursday night involving gunfire, grenades and suicide bombs. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

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Coordinated Islamic State attack at worship site kills 35-plus people in Iraq

Kelly Cohen · July 8, 2016 1:11 pm

According to the Justice Dept., an Ohio man pleaded guilty Thursday to attempting to kill a U.S. government official, providing material support to the Islamic State, and possessing a firearm with the intention of committing a violent crime. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Man pleads guilty to attempting to kill a government employee for Islamic State

Maria Biery · July 7, 2016 6:09 pm