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“A draft Pentagon report warns that without continued pressure, ISIS could regain territory in six to 12 months, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the draft. The finding is in a draft of the Department of Defense Inspector General Quarterly Report about Operation Inherent Resolve...

“The U.S. wants to assemble a coalition of Western nations to create and potentially enforce a new buffer zone in northern Syria, U.S. officials said, but none have yet agreed to the proposal, which includes a promise of American military assistance. The difficulty in getting allies on board...

“National Intelligence Director Dan Coats told the Senate Intelligence Committee Tuesday at a hearing on the worldwide threats facing the U.S. that terrorism is expected to increase this year with ISIS “intent on resurging” and “al Qaeda showing signs of confidence” as...

“A deadly bombing of a cathedral in the Philippines has brought fresh attention to the Islamic State’s ability to metastasize across the world, even as the militant group has been reduced to a sliver of turf in Syria. The attack, consisting of two detonations, struck the Cathedral of...

“The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claimed responsibility Sunday for a pair of bombings at a Catholic cathedral on a southern Philippine island that killed at least 20 people and wounded 81. The militant group's news agency Amaq took responsibility for the blasts, according to...

“US-backed forces captured the last major town held by ISIS in eastern Syria on Wednesday, and are now sweeping surrounding villages for remnants of the militant group, activists said. The Syrian Democratic Forces, a coalition of Arab and Kurdish fighters, have seized several eastern villages...

“A seemingly offhand remark in a high school lunchroom set off an investigation that uncovered an arsenal of weapons and a plot to attack a Muslim enclave in upstate New York, law enforcement officials said. The comment was made by a 16-year-old student at Greece Odyssey Academy in Greece, N...

“A car bombing targeted a joint American-Kurdish patrol in Syria on Monday, injuring a number of fighters from a Kurdish-led force allied with the United States. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. The explosion came just five days after at least 15 people, including four...

“Islamic State is reverting to the guerrilla-style tactics it employed in its early days to strike targets, including a suicide bombing it claimed in northern Syria this week, as it stands to lose the last sliver of territory it controls. U.S.-backed forces in Syria on Thursday vowed to...