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James Foley Family Threatened By Obama Administration With Prosecution Should They Pay Son's Ransom To ISIS

Sep 13, 2014 05:02 AM EDT

The Foley family divulged that administration officials and military officers threatened them with prosecution should they pay son's ransom

Obama’s Syrian Rebel Training Program Against ISIL Met With Skepticism

Christl Leong |

Sep 12, 2014 12:45 PM EDT

President Barack Obama plans to deepen U.S. involvement in dealing with the ISIL threat by providing arms and training to moderate Syrian rebels in the Middle East, officials said on Wednesday. The proposal however, raises questions on how it can be effectively implemented without backfiring on Washington.

CIA Report: ISIL Could Raise Up To 31,500 Fighters

Kristina Fernandez |

Sep 12, 2014 08:03 AM EDT

A day after U.S. President Obama’s announcement of an expanded counter-terrorism campaign, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) released information on Thursday that the Islamic State (ISIL) could raise between 20, 000 to 31, 500 extremist fighters, a figure that is three times more than the initial estimates.

China Faces Islamic Terrorism Threats After Syria, Iraq Fighters Return Home

Kristina Fernandez |

Sep 12, 2014 06:48 AM EDT

China and its Central Asian neighbors may be facing increased Islamic terrorism threats after their citizens returned home from fighting in Iraq and Syria, warned the head of an anti-terrorism group on Thursday.

Obama Says U.S. Will Send Another 500 Troops To Iraq To Fight ISIL

Kat De Guzman |

Sep 12, 2014 05:42 AM EDT

United States President Barack Obama announced during a White House Address on Thursday that he will be sending 500 troops to Iraq to dismantle the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria, also known as ISIL.

U.S. Faces As Much Threat As It Did In The 9/11 Terror Attacks With The Emergence of ISIS

ISIS Poses Threat of 9/11 Repeat, Experts Say

Desiree Sison |

Sep 12, 2014 05:41 AM EDT

As the United States commemorated the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks Thursday, an American Northern Command General said that, with the growing threats from ISIS, the country faces as much peril today as it did in 2001.

Arab Leaders Join U.S. Military Campaign Against ISIL

Kristina Fernandez |

Sep 11, 2014 11:50 PM EDT

U.S. Secretary of State john Kerry secured Arab support for the international anti-ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) coalition on Thursday after meeting with the ministers of 10 Gulf and Arab states in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

China Pledges Support For Obama’s Anti-ISIL Campaign

Kristina Fernandez |

Sep 11, 2014 11:01 PM EDT

With its long history of aversion to international conflicts, China has finally expressed support on Thursday for the international anti-ISIL (Islamic State of Syria and the Levant) coalition that President Obama vows will defeat the extremist fighters in the Middle East.

U.S. President Barack Obama met with Speaker of the House John Boehner, shown, and other Congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday to discuss ISIS.

Boehner, Congressional Leaders, Back Obama on ISIS Strategy

dweisman |

Sep 11, 2014 03:52 PM EDT

Responding Thursday to President Barack Obama's announced strategy to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, House Speaker John Boehner conveyed an unusual message of unity as he supported the effort.

The second tower of the World Trade Center bursts into flames after being hit by a hijacked airplane in New York September 11, 2001.

NYC and US Remembers 9/11

dweisman |

Sep 11, 2014 02:12 PM EDT

The World Trade Center's Twin Towers are gone and replaced by a towering new building, but New York City and America paused on Sept. 11 to remember and reflect the deadly terrorist attack that felled thousand in 2001.

Why China Should Not Get Involved In ISIS Fight

Kristina Fernandez |

Sep 11, 2014 06:09 AM EDT

Beijing should not directly involve itself in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIL) group in the Middle East, wrote an economic researcher in a nationalistic Chinese paper on Wednesday.

Carney, McCain Trade Blows On Obama’s ISIL Speech On CNN

Christl Leong |

Sep 11, 2014 04:17 AM EDT

Former press secretary Jay Carney's debut Wednesday night as CNN's newest political commentator became a hot topic when he traded words with Sen. John McCain over President Barack Obama's primetime speech on the Islamic State (ISIL).

ISIL Terror Threat Top Concern On 9/11 Anniversary

Jin Tuliao |

Sep 11, 2014 02:14 AM EDT

Before the 9/11 anniversary, the U.S. Homeland Security is on high alert because of the multiple potential threats from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as ISIL or ISIS.

Obama To Authorize Airstrikes Against ISIS In Tonight’s Speech

Kristina Fernandez |

Sep 10, 2014 09:58 PM EDT

It is time to go after the Islamic State, U.S. President Barack Obama will tell a war-weary nation tonight in his prime-time speech.

Obama's Train and Equip Plan for Syrian Rebels Could Take Center Stage in Live Address

Andy Vitalicio |

Sep 10, 2014 08:20 PM EDT

United States President Barack Obama will push for additional funding from Congress, to support his plan of training and arming rebel groups in Syria and extending air strikes into Syria.