A Muslim-American who joined the Islamic State but later surrendered to Peshmerga fighters in Iraq claims he was “not thinking straight” when he enlisted in the group’s ranks. Palestinian-American Mohamad Jamal Khweis turned himself in Monday near the town of…
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FBI: UC Merced stabber was inspired by ISIS
The 18-year old California college student who was gunned down by police after going on a stabbing spree may have had ties to ISIS, according to the FBI. Faisal Mohammad, of Santa Clara, was a UC Merced freshman who stabbed two students,…
Baghdad Joint Operations Center Fully Operational
The joint operations center opened by U.S. forces in Baghdad to help the Iraqi government combat Sunni insurgents is fully operational and assessments of Iraqi units have begun, Defense Department spokesman Army Col. Steven Warren said today, June 30th, 2014.…
Drones, More Troops to Iraq
Some of the manned and unmanned aircraft that the United States is flying over Iraq are armed to protect newly arrived American military advisers on the ground, Pentagon press secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said today. The aircraft are…
Ninety U.S. Military Advisors Arrive in Iraq
The first U.S. service members ordered to Iraq to help the Iraqi military counter an advancing Sunni insurgency have arrived in the country, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said today. About 90 troops have arrived in Baghdad,…
VIDEO: Kurds Appeal for Airstrikes Against ISIS
Richard Spencer of The Telegraph reports from the Kurdistan autonomous region where Kurd fighters are engaged in an undeclared guerrilla war with the terror group ISIS which has taken over much of north-central Iraq. Kurd leaders say they cannot defeat…