Tag: Terrorism

Mass data collection may be causing credible threats to be lost in a sea of threats that are often false, sending law enforcement running in circles. Omar Mateen, the Pulse massacre shooter, had been interviewed twice by the FBI after being reported by members of his mosque, so why wasn't his attack thwarted? (AP Photo/John Raoux)

National Security

Mass surveillance gets in the way of fighting terrorism

Patrick Wohl · July 13, 2017 12:00 pm

A look at all the latest defense news, including the Iraqis’ overthrow of ISIS

Washington Examiner Staff · July 11, 2017 6:24 pm

The U.S. military said Tuesday that it cannot confirm the latest reports that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in Syria.

National Security

US can’t confirm latest death report of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Jamie McIntyre · July 11, 2017 2:09 pm

Mosul is the city where ISIS declared its so-called "caliphate" three years ago. It took the Iraqi Security Forces nine months to reclaim it. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

National Security

Trump congratulates Iraqis on Mosul victory, warns ISIS its ‘days are numbered’

Josh Siegel · July 10, 2017 10:29 pm

SWAT team special agents arrested Ikaika Kang on Saturday. (Twitter)

National Security

Active duty Army soldier arrested in Hawaii in connection with ISIS

Associated Press · July 10, 2017 9:42 pm

Iraqi army soldiers raise their weapons in celebration on the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq. Iraq's prime minister declared victory over the Islamic State group in Mosul after more than eight months of some of the toughest fighting Iraqi forces have faced in the more than 3-year-old war against the extremists. (AP Photo, File)

Beltway Confidential

Mosul is liberated from ISIS, but the battle for its political future is just beginning

Tom Rogan · July 10, 2017 7:37 pm

U.S. soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division fire artillery in support of Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State militants from their base east of Mosul. The top U.S. commander in Iraq says Iraqi Security Forces now have Mosul "firmly under their control." (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

National Security

US commander says Mosul has been liberated from ISIS

Jamie McIntyre · July 10, 2017 5:46 pm

President Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Trump, Putin discuss Ukraine, Syria, terrorism, cybersecurity, Russian state media says

Sarah Bedford · July 7, 2017 5:27 pm

The newest strike against al-Shabaab is part of stepped up U.S. operations in Somalia under President Trump. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor, File)

National Security

US strikes Islamic militants in Somalia

Travis J. Tritten · July 5, 2017 4:58 pm

A U.S. soldier died during an attack in Afghanistan on Monday, according to the Defense Department.

National Security

US soldier killed in Afghanistan’s Helmand province

Travis J. Tritten · July 5, 2017 1:17 pm

U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighters in the eastern side of Raqqa, Syria. The SDF forces have breached the wall around Raqqa's Old City, the U.S. military said Tuesday, marking a major advance in the weeks-old battle to drive Islamic State militants out of their self-declared capital. (Furat FM, via AP)

National Security

US-backed Syrian fighters enter the capital of ISIS’ caliphate

Josh Siegel · July 4, 2017 11:46 am

The Islamic extremist al-Shabaab group is aligned with al Qaeda and has been fighting and carrying out terrorist attacks in eastern Africa for years. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

National Security

US strikes terror group in Somalia under new authorities

Travis J. Tritten · July 3, 2017 5:46 pm