Bail denied for mechanic in American Airlines jetliner sabotage due to alleged Islamic State links
A federal judge cited new evidence of potential terrorism sympathies Wednesday in denying bail for a longtime mechanic charged with sabotaging an American Airlines jetliner that prosecutors say could have caused it to crash with 150 people aboard. U.S. Magistrate Judge Chris McAliley imposed pretrial ...
Indiana lawyers seek Yazidi testimony for U.S. woman charged with aiding Islamic State
Attorneys for an Indiana woman accused of providing support to the Islamic State group received a judge's approval to seek depositions from three Yazidis who were taken as slaves by her husband, who she says died while fighting for IS. A federal judge in Hammond ...
Attack on Saudi oil sites raises risks amid U.S.-Iran tensions; Mike Pompeo already blames Tehran
A weekend drone attack on Saudi Arabia that cut into global energy supplies and halved the kingdom's oil production threatened Sunday to fuel a regional crisis, as Iran denied U.S. allegations it launched the assault and tensions remained high over Tehran's collapsing nuclear deal. Iran ...
Female jihadis should be seen as threats, not 'brides': report
Female jihadis in Europe or returning from areas such as the Islamic State group's former "caliphate" should be regarded not as "brides" but as militants capable of active roles in future attacks, a report said Thursday. The study — issued in Brussels by the Slovakia-based ...
Trump dumps John Bolton, his third national security adviser, saying they 'disagreed strongly'
President Donald Trump on Tuesday forced out John Bolton, his hawkish national security adviser with whom he had significant disagreements on Iran, Afghanistan and a cascade of other global challenges. The two men offered opposing accounts on Bolton's less than friendly departure. Trump tweeted that he ...
Israeli army says multiple targets were hit by fire from Lebanon
The Israeli military on Sunday said that Lebanese militants fired a barrage of anti-tank missiles at an Israeli army base, scoring a number of direct hits on Israeli targets. Israel responded with heavy artillery fire toward targets in southern Lebanon. The sudden burst of violence ...
Hundreds of displaced Iraqis bused from camp despite safety fears and lack of documents
Hundreds of displaced Iraqi civilians, mostly women and children, were transferred from a northern camp to their home areas on Wednesday despite concerns over the conditions awaiting them and fears of violence. They originally hailed from Hawija in northern Iraq, but took refuge in Hammam ...
Iraq pro-Iran coalition calls Israeli strikes a 'declaration of war' and demands exit of U.S. forces
A powerful bloc in Iraq's parliament called on Monday for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, following a series of airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Shiite militias in the country that have been blamed on Israel. The Fatah Coalition said it holds the United States fully ...
Two Iran-linked fighters killed in unclaimed drone attack in Iraq, paramilitary force says
Two paramilitary fighters were killed on Sunday in an unclaimed drone attack near Iraq's western border with Syria, the powerful Hashed al-Shaabi force said in a statement. The deaths come after a month of mysterious blasts at Hashed al-Shaabi arms depots and training camps that ...
Netanyahu hints at Israeli involvement in Iraq blasts targeting pro-Iran forces
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted on Thursday of possible Israeli involvement in attacks against Iranian-linked targets in Iraq. A series of blasts in the past few weeks have hit weapons depots and bases belonging to paramilitary groups in Iraq, many of them backed by ...
Pro-Iran Iraqi paramilitary units blame U.S. for base attacks, raising proxy war fears
Iraqi paramilitary units said Wednesday they held the U.S. responsible for a string of mysterious blasts in recent weeks at their bases, renewing fears of a possible proxy war. Over the past month, alleged attacks have targeted four training camps and arms depots used by ...
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that other countries will need to take up the fight against Islamic State militants, citing Russia, Pakistan and Iran as examples. Earlier this year, U.S.-backed forces reclaimed the last remaining territory once held by Islamic State militants in ...
