Tag: Terrorism

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

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

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

Beltway Confidential

Stephanopoulos asks, CIA answers: Yes, ISIS is pretty dangerous

Becket Adams · August 25, 2014 4:38 pm

President Obama speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room in the White House in Washington, Monday. Taking a two-day break from summer vacation, Obama met with top advisers at the White House to review developments in Iraq and in racially charged Ferguson, Mo., two trouble spots where Obama has ordered his administration to intervene. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Is the Obama crew smart enough to defeat ISIS?

Mark Tapscott · August 25, 2014 12:21 pm

Iraq Shiite fighters hold their weapons during clashes with militants from the extremist Islamic State group in Jurf al-Sakhar, Iraq, on Monday. (AP/Hadi Mizban)

National Security

Experts say Obama should lay out clear goals for Iraq reforms

Susan Crabtree · August 25, 2014 9:00 am

In this image made from undated video obtained by The Associated Press, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a man believed to be Peter Theo Curtis, a U.S. citizen held hostage by an al-Qaida linked group in Syria, delivers a statement. The U.S. government said on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014 that Curtis, who had been held hostage for about two years, had been released. (AP Photo)

National Security

US says American held in Syria has been freed

JIM KUHNHENNRYAN LUCAS · August 25, 2014 2:22 am

U.S. journalist freed after being held hostage in Syria

National Security

U.S. journalist freed after being held hostage in Syria

Susan Crabtree · August 24, 2014 10:03 pm