Topline Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Tuesday, moving to bolster U.S. ties just days before the 20th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion ...
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The Supreme Court’s Google Case Has Free Speech On The Line
Seattle, USA – Aug 19, 2019 Getty Key Takeaways Google is being brought before the Supreme Court in a case that could upend Big Tech’s immunity from its content moderation approach There are sup...
4 U.S. Service Members Injured During Syrian Raid That Killed ISIS Leader
Topline Four U.S. service members were injured Thursday during a helicopter raid in northeast Syria that killed senior ISIS leader Hamza al-Homsi, U.S. Central Command announced Friday. Marines assign...
German Federal Court Of Justice Confirms The First-Ever Conviction Of A Daesh Member For Genocide
On January 17, 2023, the German Federal Court of Justice confirmed the conviction against Daesh member Taha A.-J. for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed against Yazidi victims ...
Indian Student Arrested for Allegedly Using Crypto to Fund ISIS
Last week, a student in India was arrested for allegedly using cryptocurrencies to sponsor the activities of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a terrorist group. The crypto assets involved i...
How One Yazidi Woman Helped To Secure The Second Genocide Conviction Of A Daesh Member
On July 27, 2022, a court in Germany convicted a German Daesh member, Jalda A., of aiding and abetting genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes for the enslavement and abuse of a young Yazidi ...
ISIS Leader Killed By US Airstrike, Military Confirms
Topline Maher al-Agal, a leader of the Isalmic State terrorist group, was assassinated by a U.S. drone that struck in northwest Syria, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed Tuesday, ahead of Pr...
Attacker In Paris Terrorist Massacre Receives Life Sentence
Topline One of over 20 attackers–the only one believed to have survived–of an Islamic extremist group that attacked the Bataclan theater and other sites in Paris received life without the possibility ...
How Ukraine Perfected The Small Anti-Tank Drone
Ukraine’s Aerorozvidka (“Aerial Reconnaissance”) teams are not the first to use small multicopters to drop bombs, but they have transformed the drones from nuisance weapons into tank killers. They hav...
Jury Convicts British ISIS Member For Role In Kidnapping Americans—Including Murdered Reporter James Foley
Topline A British man was found guilty in U.S. court Thursday for helping to kidnap several American citizens—including slain photojournalist James Foley—while part of the Islamic State, closing out o...
Kansas Woman Allegedly Led All-Female ISIS Battalion And Planned To Attack College, Shopping Mall In The U.S.
Topline The FBI on Friday took custody of a former Kansas teacher named Allison Elizabeth Fluke-Ekren who federal prosecutors allege led an all-female military battalion under the control of the Islam...