World Dec 25 Turkey detains dozens of ISIS suspects allegedly planning attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations By Associated Press
World Nov 10 Watch 5:45 Al-Sharaa meets with Trump at White House as Syria seeks closer ties with the West Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met with President Trump on Monday. It's the first White House visit by a Syrian leader since the country became independent nearly 80 years ago. Damascus joined the global alliance countering ISIS, and the Trump administration… By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev
World Aug 11 U.S. congressman speaks with Syrian president about returning Kayla Mueller's remains A U.S. Congressman has made a brief visit to Syria where he discussed with the country’s interim president the return of the body of an American aid worker who was taken hostage and later confirmed dead in the war-torn country. By Ghaith Alsayed, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
Nation Jan 05 Watch 2:52 News Wrap: New Orleans terror suspect visited city twice before attack, FBI says In our news wrap Sunday, the FBI released more details from their investigation into the deadly terror attack in New Orleans, mourners paid their respects to former President Carter as he lies in repose in Atlanta, airstrikes in Gaza killed…
Nation Jan 02 Watch 8:09 FBI says New Orleans attacker acted alone but was inspired by ISIS Answers are beginning to trickle out in the deadly New Year's truck attack in New Orleans. Officials revised the death toll to 14 victims plus the suspect. They also gave more details about his activities in the hours before the… By Laura Barrón-López, Karina Cuevas
Jan 02 WATCH: FBI says driver responsible for deadly New Orleans rampage acted alone in act of 'terrorism' By Eric Tucker, Jim Mustian, Jack Brook, Associated Press Christopher Raia, deputy assistant director of the FBI's counterterrorism division, said Thursday that the evidence now shows that Shamsud-Din Jabbar was solely responsible for the attack and professed allegiance to the Islamic State. Continue reading
Dec 10 U.S. airstrikes in Syria meant to prevent Islamic State from taking power in leadership void By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Officials say that while the group is vastly weaker than in 2014, it still has thousands of militants in Syria. Continue reading
Sep 27 U.S. troops will leave some bases in Iraq under deal to end mission fighting Islamic State By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press The U.S. announced an agreement with the Iraqi government Friday to wrap up the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group by next year, with U.S. troops departing some bases that they have long occupied during… Continue reading
Aug 31 15 suspected ISIS militants killed in joint U.S., Iraq raid By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The U.S. military's Central Command said the militants were armed with “numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive ‘suicide’ belts” during the raid Thursday, which Iraqi forces said happened in the country's Anbar Desert. Officials said seven U.S. troops were hurt during… Continue reading
Aug 08 Officials say suspects in foiled plot at Taylor Swift shows hoped to kill as many people as possible By Associated Press Three sold-out Taylor Swift concerts in Austria were canceled a day earlier because of the plot, devastating Swifties from across the globe. Continue reading