An attack on a Ramadan iftar on Wednesday was the latest to be blamed on ISIL in Syria’s northeast. Beirut, Lebanon – ISIL (ISIS) is believed to have carried out a spate of attacks in the past week in northeastern Syria, an indication, experts and monitors have said, that the group is potentially on the rise once again. A suspected ISIL […]
President Obama in his weekly address noted that Americans have shown what it means to be strong in the face of terrorism. He pointed to the fact that in San Bernardino although the people in that community continue to grieve, they have refused to allow fear to overcome them. He further said, “Across the county, dedicated public servants are on the […]
After vote in British Parliament In light of the vote in the British Parliament authorizing airstrikes against ISIL targets in Syria, President Obama spoke last week by phone with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom to discuss the issue. President Obama welcomed the outcome of the vote and expressed his appreciation that British air forces have joined with […]
According to Ned Price, U.S. National Security Council (NSC) spokesperson, Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali, also known as Hajji Mutazz, the second in command of the terrorist group ISIL, was killed in a U.S. military air strike on August 18 while traveling in a vehicle near Mosul, Iraq, along with an ISIL media operative known as Abu Abdullah. Al-Hayali was an ISIL […]
