Orlando terrorist employer, still secures America’s nuclear facilities

G4S contends that, because Omar Mateen did not commit mass murder while on the job, the company bears no responsibility for his crime. Nigel Fairbrass, the director of media relations at G4S, explained, “While we continue to review the evidence, we know this much to be true: nothing about Omar Mateen’s employment with G4S contributed to, or could have prevented, this terrible event.”

They survived Daesh (ISIS,) and then they vanished

U.S. officials openly celebrated “progress in freeing” Fallujah, as Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said in a statement. Officials believe the campaign helps the Iraqi government and embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.

ISIS: Losing ground in Libya to local militias

Unfortunately, even though ISIS may lose its base in Sirte, it could likely relocate to the Southwest of Libya in a desert hinterland. From that location it will be free to operate unhindered by local militias.

Al Qaeda urges lone wolves to target whites, to avoid ‘hate crime’ label

Lone wolf jihadists should target white Americans so no one mistakes their terror attacks for hate crimes unrelated to the cause of radical Islam, Al Qaeda writes in the latest edition of its online magazine. In an article first reported by The Foreign Desk, Al Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) called for more self-directed […]

The Iraqis’ win over ISIS in Fallujah was considerably easier than expected

The American-backed Iraqi effort to oust Islamic State militants from their stronghold in Fallujah turned out to be far easier than many U.S. officials initially feared. “Once they got through the hard-candy shell and into the chewy center, things went much more quickly,” Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis said Monday. “It was really a heavy fight along […]

ISIS claim responsibility for attack at Jordan-Syria border

AMMAN, Jordan — The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that killed seven members of the Jordanian security forces and wounded 13 others on Tuesday at a border crossing with Syria, according to a news agency that frequently serves as a conduit for reports about the militant group. The Amaq News Agency […]

Coalition Deputy Commander: Role of Western special forces in Syria will not change

British Army Maj. Gen. Doug Chalmers, deputy commander of the anti-ISIS international coalition said that the role of western special forces on the ground in Syria will not change now that the Kurdish and Arab fighters are moving into the city of Manbij.2 “There’s no change to our profile. Strong relationships are in place with those headquarters and […]

Iraqi commander: Fallujah ‘fully liberated’ from ISIS

A senior Iraqi commander declared that the city of Fallujah was “fully liberated” from Islamic State group militants on Sunday, after a more than monthlong military operation. Iraqi troops have entered the northwestern al-Julan neighborhood, the last area of Fallujah to remain under IS control, the head of the counterterrorism forces in the operation, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi, told […]

Reports: Authorities feared terrorism, explosives at Pulse

Law enforcement officials immediately suspected terrorism and adjusted their staging areas due to fears about an explosive device as they responded to reports of shots fired at a gay nightclub in Orlando, according to sheriff’s office incident reports released Saturday. In the reports, Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputies describe receiving limited information about an “active […]