Israel Compares Hamas to the Islamic State Group. But the Comparison Misses the Mark in Key Ways It has become an Israeli mantra throughout the latest war in Gaza: Hamas is ISIS.
Groups Linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State Take Root on the Coast of West Africa Groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State have been spreading from the vast, arid expanse south of the Sahara Desert...
Captured ISIS Insurgents (and Their Wives) Say Why They Fought for the Caliphate in 'Rojek' For four months, filmmaker Zaynê Akyol traveled Syrian Kurdistan visiting prisons and interviewing 30 jihadist fighters and...
Court Sentences Main Suspects in Belgium's Deadliest Peacetime Attack to 20-Year to Life Terms A chief suspect, Salah Abdeslam was the only survivor among the Islamic State extremists who struck Paris in November 2015.
Iraq Steps Up Repatriations from Islamic State Camp in Syria, Hoping to Reduce Militant Threats It’s a move that Baghdad hopes will reduce cross-border militant threats and eventually lead to shutting down the facility.
Fighting Between Rival US-Backed Groups in Syria Could Undermine War Against the Islamic State Group The weeklong clashes between rival U.S.-backed militias in eastern Syria point to dangerous seams in the coalition that has...
Judge Rejects Military Contractor's Effort to Toss Out Abu Ghraib Torture Lawsuit Virginia-based CACI, which supplied interrogators at the prison, has long denied that it engaged in torture, and has tried...
IS Claims Responsibility for the Bombing that Killed 54 at a Pro-Taliban Election Rally in Pakistan An Afghan branch of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Pakistan that killed at least 54...
How the Coup in Niger Could Expand the Reach of Islamic Extremism, and Wagner, in West Africa More than 1,000 U.S. service personnel are in Niger to combat the growing threat from various groups of Islamic extremists.
Pakistani Security Forces Say They Killed an Islamic State Commander in a Raid on a Militant Hideout Pakistani security forces say they have killed an Islamic State group commander and two other militants during a raid on a...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...