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Islamic State Hostages Suffered Torture Before Beheading – Report

Oct 27, 2014 08:59 AM EDT

The four Islamic State hostages whose barbaric beheadings made headlines around the world earlier this year suffered extreme forms of physical torture, according to a report detailing the life of foreign captives with the jihadists.

John Cantlie Decries Governments’ Refusal To Negotiate In Fifth ISIS Video

Danielle Austria |

Oct 27, 2014 08:00 AM EDT

Governments should not mess around when it comes to negotiations with the Islamic State, warns war journalist John Cantlie in his fifth video.

Islamic State Loses Control Over Jurf al-Sakhar To Iraqi Military

Vittorio Hernandez |

Oct 27, 2014 04:52 AM EDT

The town of Jurf al-Sakhar in Iraq is no longer held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as ISIS, as it has reverted to control of the country's armed forces on Sunday.

Iraqi Peshmerga Fighters To Provide Reinforcement In Kobani, But Will Not Engage In Direct Combat

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 27, 2014 01:56 AM EDT

Iraqi Peshmerga forces will provide artillery and logistical support to their fellow Kurdish militiamen defending the embattled Syrian town of Kobani, but will not engage in direct combat with Islamic State fighters, said a Kurdish spokesman Sunday.

ISIS Overtakes Air-Drop Zone Outside Kobani

Rubi Valdez |

Oct 24, 2014 02:21 AM EDT

The militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) advanced its position in the western Kobani region on Thursday and took over the Syrian border where Kurdish forces secured ground three days prior.

Canadian Parliament Gunman Had Travel Plans to Syria, Links To Libya

Vittorio Hernandez |

Oct 23, 2014 09:40 PM EDT

The gunman attack at the Canadian Parliament on Wednesday appears not to be a "lone wolf" attack on a government office. Police indicated on Thursday that 32-year-old Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, the gunman, had Middle Eastern links.

Three Denver Teens Attempt to Join ISIS in Syria, Raises Concerns Over 'Terror Appeal'

Kat De Guzman |

Oct 23, 2014 02:00 AM EDT

Three Denver teenage girls were taken into custody in Germany while on their way to Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq in the Levant (ISIL), raising concerns over what authorities call the 'terror appeal' which preys on young people in particular.

ISIS Stoned Woman To Death, A Preview of Life Under Caliphate Rule?

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 23, 2014 12:04 AM EDT

A Syrian woman appears to have been stoned to death in an undated video released Tuesday by the Islamic State (ISIS) whose medieval worldview of a caliphate under the fundamentalist Sharia Law has been ruling Syrian and Iraqi territories since June.

Ebola Ranks Last in Relevant Threats to Americans

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 22, 2014 02:00 AM EDT

Amidst media and politicians sensationalizing threats such as Ebola and ISIS, Americans tend to ignore larger and more challenging hazards that may directly affect their lives.

U.S. Teens Caught In Germany May Have Tried To Join Islamic State In Syria - FBI

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 22, 2014 12:36 AM EDT

Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) agents who have tracked down three Denver teens en route to Syria are investigating on the possibility of the girls joining the Islamic State group, U.S. officials said Tuesday.

United States Secretary of State John Kerry

Kerry Arrives In Indonesia Seeks More Support Regarding On ISIS Battle

Kat De Guzman |

Oct 20, 2014 03:20 AM EDT

United States Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Indonesia to witness the presidential inauguration of Joko Widodo on Monday and to seek more support from Southeast Asian leaders regarding the U.S.-led effort to dismantle the Islamic State (ISIS).

Islamic State Training Pilots With Captured Fighter Jets

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 18, 2014 12:28 AM EDT

Iraqi pilots who have defected to join the Islamic State group are believed to be training militants to fly three captured fighter jets, said a group monitoring the war in Syria, Friday.

ISIS Obtains Chemical Weapons From Sadam-Era Facility

ISIS Now Controls Chemical Weapons From Saddam-Era Facility -Report

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 16, 2014 02:30 AM EDT

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) now controls a massive compound housing thousands of rockets loaded with lethal nerve gas, said a statement released by the Iraqi government, confirming fears that the Islamist group is capable of launching chemical attacks.

ISIS Campaign Finally Named ‘Operation Inherent Resolve’

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 15, 2014 11:29 PM EDT

The U.S.-led coalition has been dropping bombs against Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq over the last two months, but it was only on Wednesday that the military campaign was given a name: “Operation Inherent Resolve.”