World Feb 25 Morocco says it dismantled a terror cell that was planning attacks By Sam Metz, Associated Press
World Feb 15 Suspect in fatal stabbing in Austria had possible Islamic State connection, officials say Austrian authorities said the stabbing of six people that left a 14-year-old boy dead was carried out by a man with possible connections to the Islamic State group who appeared to have acted alone. By Stephanie Liechtenstein, Associated Press
World Feb 03 Trump’s aid freeze leads to uncertainty in Syrian detention camp holding families linked to Islamic State The Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on foreign aid has caused chaos and uncertainty in a camp holding thousands of people with alleged links to the Islamic State group in Syria. By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
World Feb 01 U.S. military strikes Islamic State operatives in Somalia for the first time in Trump’s new term Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday that the strikes by U.S. Africa Command were directed by Trump and coordinated with Somalia's government. By Tara Copp, Aamer Madhani, Omar Faruk, Associated Press
Politics Jan 02 WATCH: FBI says driver responsible for deadly New Orleans rampage acted alone in act of ‘terrorism’ 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. By Eric Tucker, Jim Mustian, Jack Brook, Associated Press
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
Oct 22 WATCH: Pentagon addresses Iraqi military operation targeting the Islamic State By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press The Joint Operations Command said in a statement that the operation was carried out “with technical support and exchange of accurate intelligence information by the international coalition forces.”… 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 29 Plan to attack Taylor Swift’s Vienna shows intended to kill thousands, CIA official claims By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Austrian officials say the main suspect was inspired by the Islamic State group. He allegedly planned to attack outside the stadium, where upwards of 30,000 fans were expected to gather, with knives or homemade explosives. Swift called the cancellations "devastating"… Continue reading