Category: ISIS

Hundreds of German police officers searched about 190 offices, mosques and apartments of members and supporters of the Islamic group “The true religion” as the government announced a ban of the organization Tuesday. (FOX)- Police raided places in 60 cities in western Germany and also in Berlin seizing documents and files, German Interior Minister Thomas de […]

Two men who cooperated with authorities investigating a Minnesota-based conspiracy to join the Islamic State group in Syria were rewarded with light sentences Monday. (FOX)- But a third who chose not to help prosecutors got a 10-year sentence from a federal judge who still cut him a break partly because his parents have become active […]

ISIS is offering a detailed how-to on using trucks as weapons of mass destruction — noting that the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade would be an “excellent target.’’ (FOX)- The terror group, in the latest edition of its new English-language magazine Rumiyah, said anyone behind the wheel can inflict as much as, or more damage than, […]

Nine Minnesota men who have been convicted of plotting to join the Islamic State group in Syria are scheduled to be sentenced this week, capping a long court case that shined a light on terrorism recruitment. (FOX)- The men are expected to receive various sentences during separate hearings on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Here are […]

The Iraqi army said Sunday that troops have driven Islamic State militants out of the town of Nimrud, south of Mosul, near the site of famed ancient Assyrian ruins that were reportedly destroyed by the extremists. (FOX)- Iraq’s special forces meanwhile battled militants in the city of Mosul itself, where they struggled to advance against […]

The U.N. human rights office is citing new details as proof that the Islamic State group is using chemical weapons as Iraqi government forces try to oust its fighters from the city of Mosul. (FOX)- Amid concerns about ISIS’ use of human shields in the city, rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said four people died […]

Iraqi troops consolidated gains in their advance on the northern city of Mosul on Thursday, regrouping as they clear neighborhoods and houses once occupied by the Islamic State group. (FOX)- In Mosul proper, where troops have a foothold in a sliver of territory in the city’s east, the special forces control the Zahra neighborhood, once […]

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, head of the ruthless terror group, reportedly is mulling the appointment of a first deputy to ensure someone is in charge if he gets killed, Iraq’s Alsumaria News reported. (FOX)- “ISIS media have started to circulate Baghdadi’s decision,” an anonymous source told the news station, adding that the person’s identity would not be […]

Officials arrested an Ohio man accused of trying to join the Islamic State group Monday morning after he was attempting to fly to Libya. (FOX)- Aaron Daniels was taken into custody at John Glenn Columbus International Airport after a months long investigation. U.S. Attorney Benjamin Glassman said Daniels wired money to an ISIS group operative […]

German authorities arrested five men Tuesday on allegations they aided the Islamic State group in Germany by recruiting members and providing financial and logistical help. (FOX)- The federal prosecutor’s office said in a statement that the men were arrested on suspicion of supporting a terrorist organization. The arrests were made in a series of raids […]