Tag: Terrorism

Kayla Mueller is shown after speaking to a group in Prescott, Ariz. U.S. intelligence agencies are investigating the possibility that the Islamic State militant leader killed Friday was the captor of American hostage Kayla Mueller for a time. (AP Photo/The Daily Courier, Jo. L. Keener)

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Pentagon looking at whether ISIS leader connected to Kayla Mueller abduction

Tara Copp · May 19, 2015 4:47 pm

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Boehner demands new Islamic State strategy from Obama

Susan Ferrechio · May 19, 2015 3:43 pm

"There's no denying that this is indeed a setback, but there's also no denying that we will help the Iraqis take back Ramadi," said White House spokesman Eric Schultz. (AP Photo)Â

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White House pledges to help Iraqis retake Ramadi

Susan Crabtree · May 18, 2015 7:01 pm

An Iraqi Sunni tribal fighter aims his gun to protect the headquarters from an attack by Islamic State extremists during a sand storm in the eastern part of Ramadi, Thursday, May 14, 2015. (AP Photo)Â

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Pentagon: ‘We will retake Ramadi’

Tara Copp · May 18, 2015 5:23 pm

"If you have two witnesses, [and] one says the light was red and one green, I don't view myself as being the arbiter of who is more credible," Trey Gowdy said. (AP Photo)Â

Trey Gowdy: Benghazi report may be inconclusive

Kelly Cohen · May 18, 2015 3:36 pm

NYPD Chief Wants 450 Cops to Combat ISIS

Daniel Halper · May 18, 2015 11:09 am

People observe ancient artifacts at the Iraqi National Museum after its reopening in the wake of the recent destruction of Assyrian archaeological sites by the Islamic State group in Mosul, as they visit the museum in Baghdad. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)

Islamic State’s ‘brutal’ assault on other faiths

Charles Hoskinson · May 18, 2015 9:00 am

(Courtesy of TIBOR BOGNAR/CORBIS)

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ISIS takes ancient city of Palmyra

Barbara Boland · May 17, 2015 8:29 pm

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Razed, bulldozed and destroyed: A list of ISIS’ obliteration of history

Barbara Boland · May 17, 2015 12:09 am

The statement said Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was "transported in a vehicle" but "his health status was unknown."Â (AP Photo/Militant video, File)

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ISIS leader: Islam ‘never a religion of peace,’ it’s a ‘religion of fighting’

Tara Copp · May 16, 2015 9:53 pm

Security forces defend their headquarters against attacks by Islamic State extremists during sand storm in the eastern part of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 14, 2015. Islamic State extremists tend to take advantage of bad weather when they attack Iraqi security forces positions, an Iraqi officer said. (AP Photo)

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ISIS commander killed in U.S. Special Forces raid

Tara Copp, Susan Crabtree · May 16, 2015 7:52 pm

Sunni tribal fighters stand guard on patrol to protect their neighborhoods against Islamic State extremists in al-Baghdadi town west of Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, May 16, 2015. Islamic State militants seized the center of Ramadi in western Iraq and raised their black flag over the government compound, local officials said. (AP Photo)

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ISIS controls majority of Ramadi, ‘situation dire’

Barbara Boland · May 16, 2015 7:51 pm