ISIL

In the most intense fighting that northern Iraq has seen this year, at least 180 Islamic State fighters were killed in a U.S.-led assault that began about 4 p.m. Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday vowed to accelerate the U.S.-led military campaign against the Islamic State in both Syria and Iraq, implicitly acknowledging that progress has been too slow as the extremist group expands its reach with deadly attacks beyond the Middle East. Speaking at the Pentagon after meeting with his National […]

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian prosecutors announced early Monday that police had detained 16 people in 22 raids but that Paris fugitive Salah Abdeslam was not among them. Despite the raids, authorities maintained their highest terror alert in the capital for a third straight day. Federal prosecutor Eric Van Der Sypt said 19 raids were carried […]

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Heavily armed French SWAT teams swooped in Wednesday and neutralized a cell that was ready to launch new attacks, leaving at least two people dead after firing 5,000 rounds during an hourslong siege, a prosecutor said. Eight people were arrested. The raid had targeted the suspected planner of the attacks, 27-year-old […]

Roland Martin talks with The Russ Parr Morning Show and explains who ISIS is, where they are and what they do. How do they recruit people, what is their motivation for kidnapping? Click on the audio player to hear those questions answered and more in this informative interview on The Russ Parr Morning Show. Keep Up With […]