Category: ISIS

(WASHINGTON) — The liberation of Raqqa on Friday marked a historic end to the physical caliphate declared by ISIS in June of 2014. Syrian Democratic Forces, who fought for months to reclaim the city, celebrated in Naim Square this week — driving trucks and waving flags in the same place where ISIS had once beheaded […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump said a turning point in the fight against the terrorist organization “Islamic State” after the troops of the “Syrian Democratic Forces” with the support of an international coalition led by the United States repulsed the “capital” of ISIS, the Syrian city of Raqqa that is kept under the control by the […]

After three long years, the Syrian city of Raqqa is finally liberated from the Islamic State, but the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters, who led the operation, and civilians alike will have to deal with yet another “enemy” – the mines ISIS left behind. The Globe post reports “We must clear the remnants of all the explosives […]

The end is near for the battle for Raqqa, the de facto capital of ISIS’s self-declared caliphate, but the terrorist group still has ways of raising funds and plenty of cash on hand — and still remains a threat near and far. Cipher Reports Although U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tuesday announced they had […]

BEIRUT (AP) – Raqqa’s infamous public square where Islamic State militants used to perform brutal executions and beheadings has been captured Monday by the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led force fighting the extremist group in Syria, as officials say they expect the city to fall “within a few days.” Mustafa Bali, a spokesman for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, said […]

After months of fighting in the southern parts of the Philippines, where a conflict with separatist Islamic insurgents deepened earlier this year, Philippine defense secretary Delfin Lorenzana and other officials said Monday (Oct. 16) that government forces had killed two key ISIL-linked militants: Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute. QZ reports Hapilon, who was from the southern […]

While U.S.-backed forces are inching toward the final showdown in Raqqa, Syria, the Islamic State’s de facto capital, the war against the terror group is set to grind on even after the extremists are driven from their stronghold. NBC news reports “It’s too early to plan ISIS’s obituary,” said Fawaz Gerges, professor of Middle Eastern […]

For years Islamic State has caused fear with numerous attacks across the world and they recently threatened more attacks on the US. The Daily Star Reports And now, Lieutenant General Paul Funk – who heads a task force against Islamic State in Iraq – says ISIS fighters are “giving up” after being abandoned by their leaders. […]

An ISIS-inspired terror plot targeting Times Square and the city’s subways — aimed at killing “thousands’’ and making “an ocean out of their blood’’ — has been foiled, authorities said Friday. NY Post Reports A trio of twisted wannabe terrorists, including a US citizen, were planning to strike the city over the summer of 2016, […]

ISIS is throwing down the gauntlet to Prince Harry, challenging him to fight them himself if he is “man enough” — and warning him that if he does the jihadists will send him to “hellfire.” NY Post writes A Singaporean member of the terror group appeared in a video in which he encourages extremists to […]