Tag: Terrorism

Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in November 2009, has written a letter asking to become a "citizen" of ISIS, Fox News reported Friday. (Getty images)

National Security

Fort Hood shooter asks to join ISIS

Charles Hoskinson · August 29, 2014 12:19 pm

President Barack Obama listens in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, where he spoke about the economy, Iraq, and Ukraine, before convening a meeting with his national security team on the militant threat in Syria and Iraq. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Morning Examiner with Steve Doty for Aug. 29

Steve Doty · August 29, 2014 6:42 am

Egypt militants post beheading video

Washington Examiner · August 28, 2014 7:12 pm

National Security

Report: Second American killed fighting for ISIS

Susan Crabtree · August 28, 2014 1:07 pm

An EA-6B coming from Iraq lands on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on Aug. 10 in the Persian Gulf. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Beltway Confidential

Is there a third way between war and disengagement in the Middle East?

Becket Adams · August 27, 2014 9:25 pm

National Security

VIDEO: Mother pleads with ISIS to release son

Ed Sykes · August 27, 2014 8:35 pm

President ObamaÃÂ authorized military action against ISIS militants in Iraq, and Pentagon officials recently began surveillance work in Syria, laying the foundation for possible airstrikes there. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama to ISIS: ‘Justice will be done’

Brian Hughes · August 26, 2014 5:09 pm

National Security

Syria welcomes U.S. help to fight ISIS, but on its terms

Susan Crabtree · August 26, 2014 9:00 am

Muslims pray during the Eid al Fitr prayer marking the end of the Islam's holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Exhibition Center of the Parc Chanot, in Marseille, southern France, Monday, July 28, 2014. France has seen its Muslim population explode to more than 8 million, and it is growing, according to the Gatestone Institute. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

What will U.S. do if ISIS attacks again?

Cal Thomas · August 25, 2014 9:00 pm

Security forces and civilians inspect the damage outside Imam Ali mosque in New Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. Iraqi officials say a wave of attacks targeting commercial areas in and outside Baghdad has killed and wounding scores of people. They say the deadliest of Monday's bombings was carried out by a suicide bomber who blew up himself among Shiite worshippers who were leaving Imam Ali mosque after noon prayers in the capital's eastern New Baghdad area, killing at least 15 people and wounding 32 others.(AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)

Iraq premier-designate: militias must follow state

Sinan Salaheddin · August 25, 2014 8:16 pm

FILE - This Aug. 20, 2014 file photo shows Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey speaking at Madison Square Garden in New York. During a Pentagon briefing Thursday, Dempsey said it's possible to contain the Islamic State militants, but it can't be done permanently without going after the group in Syria. Speaking to reporters with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Dempsey said he wasn't predicting U.S. airstrikes in Syria, but said the problem must be addressed diplomatically, politically and militarily by America and its regional partners. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

National Security

Dempsey: We will act if Islamic group threatens US

Lolita Baldor · August 25, 2014 7:25 pm

Why Al Qaeda Released An American Hostage

Thomas Joscelyn · August 25, 2014 6:08 pm