An American and Australian man have been released from captivity by the Taliban as well as 10 Afghan soldiers after Afghan authorities let three Haqqani network fighters out of jail in return. The move brings back hope for negotiations to...
Cairo – An unexpected twist has happened in the case of a Russian passenger plane that was bombed over Sinai in Egypt in late 2015. The plane was travelling from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St....
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (aka ISIS and ISIL) in Sinai, Egypt’s northeastern territory which shares borders with Israel and the Palestinian Gaza Strip, has pledged allegiance to the new leader of its organization, Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi. On...
In the span of a few months, Iraq has gone from an optimistic state that had won its war against ISIS to a protest-filled nation confronting the possibility of the terror group’s return. “Iraq has not learned the lesson from...
With the demise of Al-Baghdadi and ISIS virtually defeated on the battlefield, it is worth having a look at President Obama’s counterterrorism policy, which has often been misinterpreted, while remaining subject to criticism. Change was coming In 2008, Barack Obama...
On Wednesday, October 23, the Albanian Police General Director, Ardi Veliu, flanked by his counterterrorism colleague, Albania’s Anti-Terrorism Chief Gledis Nano, announced that the state security services intercepted another Iranian terror cell, thwarting the planned attacks which it was preparing...
The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the caliph of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), will deal a severe moral blow to the terrorist organization, analysts said. Nevertheless, this death will be far from enough to augur the...
Islamic State leader Al-Baghdadi was killed in a mission conducted by US special forces in northwestern Syria, President Trump confirmed on Sunday. Several ISIS fighters were also killed during the raid. President Trump confirmed al-Baghdadi’s demise on Sunday. Prior to...
The details of the death of the caliph of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdad on October 27, are still emerging. Nevertheless, Baghdadi’s killing will surely rock ISIS, the world’s most venomous terrorist organization. Baghdadi...
Two weeks ago, France endured another terrorist attack by one of their own, who authorities now believe acted in allegiance to ISIS. On October 16, France’s Interior Minister Christophe Castaner, also announced that before the October 3 attack, French intelligence...