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U.S. Is Trying to Exit Afghanistan, but Fighting ISIS Could Pull It Back In

The Islamic State and the Taliban are taking over the country, and the battle between the groups could give ISIS the boost it needs after its defeat in Iraq and Syria

Biden Vows to Hunt Down Kabul Airport Attackers, Stands by Decision to Withdraw Biden Vows to Hunt Down Kabul Airport Attackers, Stands by Decision to Withdraw From Afghanistan

Jordan Intel Service Foils ISIS Attack on Israeli Soldiers, Jordanian Media Says

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New Zealand Accepts Return of Islamic State-linked Citizen

On Iran, Israel Cannot Reprise Netanyahu’s Role in the Iraq War and al-Qaida's Rise On Iran, Israel Must Not Reprise Netanyahu’s Disastrous Role in the Iraq War and Rise of al-Qaida

UPDATE 7-World Powers Urge Truce as Israel-Palestinian Conflict Rages

UPDATE 7-World Powers Urge Truce as Israel-Palestinian Conflict Rages

UPDATE 6-Truce Calls Mount as Israel-Palestinian Conflict Rages On

UPDATE 6-Truce Calls Mount as Israel-Palestinian Conflict Rages On

UPDATE 5-Truce Calls Mount as Israel-Palestinian Conflict Rages On, Two Thai Workers Killed

UPDATE 5-Truce Calls Mount as Israel-Palestinian Conflict Rages On, Two Thai Workers Killed

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UPDATE 4-Thai Workers Killed in Israel-Palestinian Conflict as Truce Calls Mount

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UPDATE 4-Thai Workers Killed in Israel-Palestinian Conflict as Truce Calls Mount

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UPDATE 3-Israeli Strikes on Gaza Continue and Hamas Rockets Resume, as Truce Calls Mount

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UPDATE 3-Israeli Strikes on Gaza Continue and Hamas Rockets Resume, as Truce Calls Mount

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UPDATE 2-Hamas-Israel Fighting Abates as Truce Calls Mount

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UPDATE 2-Hamas-Israel Fighting Abates as Truce Calls Mount

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UPDATE 1-Israel-Gaza Violence Shows Few Signs of Slowing as Global Diplomacy Ramps Up

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UPDATE 1-Israel-Gaza Violence Shows Few Signs of Slowing as Global Diplomacy Ramps Up

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Israel-Gaza Violence Shows Few Signs of Slowing as Global Diplomacy Ramps Up

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Israel-Gaza Violence Shows Few Signs of Slowing as Global Diplomacy Ramps Up

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Soccer-Israeli Hemed Courts Controversy With A-League Goal Celebrations

Samantha (“Sam”) Sally, aka Sam El-Hassani. In interviews, she sounds completely stable, which begs the question: What was really been going through her mind?

Why Would a Middle-class American Take Her 9-year-old Son and Join ISIS?

Photo posted by Western ISIS women recruits on their social media accounts from March 2015

‘ISIS Brides’: Why the West’s Take on Radicalized Muslim Women Is So Wrong Don’t Call Them ‘ISIS Brides’: Why the West’s Take on Radicalized Muslim Women Is So Wrong

The Israeli-Lebanese border, last year.

Lebanese Army Fires at Israeli Drone Over Border Town, Hezbollah TV Station Reports

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Israel Says Drone Fell in Lebanese Territory, Hezbollah Claims It Shot It Down

FILE - This Friday, April 7, 2017 file photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) launches a tomahawk land attack missile in the Mediterranean Sea. With the Middle East on edge and many fearing inadvertent triggering of The guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) launches a Tomahawk land attack missile in the Mediterranean Sea two weeks after Trump ordered U.S. troops out of Syria. April 7, 2017

Biden Has to Clean Up Trump's Mess in the Middle East. There's Plenty of It

Military forces are seen in North Sinai, Egypt, December 1, 2017.

Roadside Bomb Kills Egyptian Officer in Sinai, Wounds Three

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, January 12, 2021.

Pompeo 'Revealed' Iran's Ties to Al-Qaida, but Tehran Poses Graver Threats Pompeo 'Revealed' Iran's Ties to Al-Qaida, but Tehran Poses Graver Threats to the U.S.

President-elect Joe Biden speaking at the Queen theatre in Wilmington, Delaware, December 22, 2020.

Wary of Biden Tack on Iran, Israel Revisits Military Options, Newspaper Says

Displaced Iraqi children play at Hassan Sham camp, in al-Khazer, Iraq November 22, 2020.

Excluded, Abandoned: Children Born Under Islamic State Era Still Paying Heavy Price

U.S. soldiers stand guard during the hand over ceremony of Qayyarah Airfield, Iraqi Security Forces, in the south of Mosul, Iraq, March 27, 2020.

A Drawdown of U.S. Troops in Iraq Could Aid the Islamic State and Iran

U.S. troops flying over Afghanistan in 2019.

Trump Hands Biden a Precedent: Terrorists Can Be Negotiated With

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ISIS Claims Gas Pipeline Blast Between Egypt and Israel Without Evidence

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UPDATE 3-White House Moves Forward With Sale of 50 F-35 Jets to UAE -Sources

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UPDATE 2-White House Moves Ahead With Sale of F-35 Jets to UAE -Sources

An F-35 pilot prepares for take off from the Vermont Air National Guard Base, before a flyover in South Burlington, Vermont, May 22, 2020.

U.S. to Sell 50 F-35s to UAE, Netanyahu Says Israel Will Maintain Its Military Edge

Iraqi Yazidis attend a vigil in the Sharya area, marking the sixth anniversary of the Islamic State attack on the Yazidi community in the northwestern Sinjar district, Iraq, August 3, 2020

Six Years On: Yazidi Survivors See 'Only Empty Promises' in Aftermath of Massacre Six Years On: Yazidi Survivors See 'Only Empty Promises' in Aftermath of ISIS Massacre

A member loyal to the Islamic State group waving an ISIS flag in Raqqa, June 2014.

Hundreds of Prisoners Flee Before Afghan Forces End Islamic State Jail Siege

An Army vehicle patrols near the site of an attack on a jail compound in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, August 3, 2020.

Over 20 Killed in Islamic State Attack on Afghan Prison

Layla Taloo visits the grave of a Yazidi woman who took her own life after she was captured by Islamic State militants in Mosul, September 13, 2019.

Building a Genocide Case for ISIS Crimes Against Yazidis

In this July 23, 2019, file photo, security forces detonate an explosive device placed by the Islamic State militants during a search operation in Taramiyah, 50 kilometers (31 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq

ISIS Extremists Step Up as Iraq, Syria, Grapple With Coronavirus

Muslim extremists hope to exploit the fear and alienation of India's Muslims, already under attack and now scapegoated for the coronavirus. Delhi's Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque). March 20, 2020

‘Jews and Apostate Muslims Deserve Punishment’: Jihadists' Coronavirus Hustle ‘Jews and Apostate Muslims Deserve Punishment’: How Jihadists Justify Coronavirus to Hustle for Recruits

ISIS detainees in the hospital wing of Hasakah prison, northeastern Syria, December 2019.

Inside the World's Largest ISIS Prison in the Age of the Covronavirus Jailbreaks, Shattered Dreams (And Bones) and Coronavirus: Inside the World’s Largest ISIS Prison

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the opening of the G20 leaders summit, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 30, 2018.

Coronavirus, and Saudi Arabia, Force Moscow to Freeze Plans for Mideast Domination Coronavirus, and Saudi Arabia, Force Moscow to Freeze Its Plans for Middle East Domination

Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas stand at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip, March 15, 2020.

Coronavirus 'Truce': The Guns Falling Silent Across the Middle East

President of Turkey and leader of Justice and Development (AK) Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets the crowd during his party's group meeting at Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara, February 19, 2020.

Turkey’s Mideast Military Adventures Are Disasters. This Is Why Erdogan Doesn't Mind

A fighter of the Christian Syriac militia under the banner of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, burns an ISIS flag, northeast Syria, July 17, 2017.

Islamic State Urges Attacks Against Jews, Effort to Thwart Trump Plan

US President Donald Trump makes a statement on Iran at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach Florida, on January 3, 2020

Donald Trump Just Delivered Iraq Into Iran's Hands

A woman checks the family house of Palestinian assailant Islam Abu Humaid after it was demolished by Israeli forces, in El Amari refugee camp in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 24, 2019

I Survived Palestinian Terror. For Me, Demolishing Terrorists' Homes Is No Comfort I Survived a Palestinian Terror Attack. For Me, Demolishing Terrorists' Homes Is No Comfort

A U.S. military convoy arrives near Dahuk, Iraqi, Monday, October 21, 2019.

U.S.-led Coalition Says Halts Most counter-Islamic State Operations

Demonstrators hold Palestinian flags during an anti-Israel protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence, in the southern Gaza Strip, December 6, 2019.

Sanctions on Ramallah, Deal With Hamas: Israel's Risky Message to Palestinians

U.S. armored vehicles patrolling fields near the northeastern Syrian town of Qahtaniyah near the Turkish border, October 31, 2019.

Trump Warms to Syria Kurds Again, Alarming Russia and Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister at Varkert Bazar cultural center in Budapest. November 07, 2019

Turkey, Not Trump, Is the Biggest Threat to NATO Right Now

YPJ soldiers in the Rojava army.

These Kurdish Women Helped Fight Off ISIS. Now They’re the No. 1 Target in Syria These Kurdish Women Fought on the Frontlines Against ISIS. Now They’re the No. 1 Target in Syria

Nikki Haley speaks at the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington, March 25, 2019.

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Nikki Haley: The U.S. Should Always Have the Backs of Our Kurdish Allies

Rasmiya Awad, believed to be the sister of slain Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Turkey Captures Wife, Sister of Baghdadi in Syria, Officials Say

People look at a destroyed houses near the village of Barisha, in Idlib province, Syria, after an operation that targeted Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, October 27, 2019.

In Final Days, Baghdadi Was a 'Nervous Wreck' Seeking Safety in a Shrinking Domain In His Final Days, Baghdadi Was a 'Nervous Wreck' Seeking Safety in a Shrinking Domain

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is seen in video recording released by the group's Al Furqan Network on April 29, 2019.

ISIS Names New Leader, Vows Revenge Against U.S. for Baghdadi Killing

Iraqi security forces stand with an Islamic State flag which they pulled down in the town of Heet in Anbar province, April 2, 2016

With Syrian Instability and al-Baghdadi's Death, ISIS Enters a New Phase

A member of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) removes an Islamic State group flag in the town of Tabqa, Syria, April 30, 2017.

U.S. Official Looks to Bolster Fight Against ISIS After Trump Says It's Defeated U.S. Official Looks to Bolster Fight Against ISIS After Trump Says It's 100% Defeated

ICYMI

Time for Jews to Admit: Other Gods Exist

9/11, 20 Years On: The Three Lessons We Americans Failed to Learn 'Israel Gave America 3 Tips for the War on Terror. We Ignored Them All'

I Was Terribly Worried About My Brother. I Had Good Reason How 9/11 Changed Your Life and Country: 15 Stories

Israel's New Leader Wants to 'Shrink' the Occupation. Meet the Man Behind the Idea Israel's New Government Wants to 'Shrink' the Occupation. Meet the Man Behind the Idea

'Vicious Cycle': The Reactions to My Story on Narcissistic Parents Were Overwhelming The Reactions to My Story on Narcissistic Parents Were Overwhelming

How Did Religious Jews Become Enthusiastic Supporters of the Occupation? How Did Religious Jews Become the Most Enthusiastic Supporters of the Occupation?