An American aid worker threatened to be beheaded by the Islamic State group told his parents in June that he is "scared to die" and disheartened by the heartache that his imprisonment is causing his family.
Ben Affleck and Bill Maher got into a heated debate over Islam Actor Ben Affleck clashed with television comedian and political commentator Bill Maher and his guest and author Sam Harris.
A new video shows the fourth beheading of a Western hostage at the hands of ISIL. Alan Henning, a British aid worker captured in Syria, was beheaded by ISIL in retaliation to British actions against the group.
Officials announce they are sending fighter jets to help the fight Australia said Friday it will soon launch six fighter jets that will conduct airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, joining the U.
Nearly 10,000 people have been killed in Iraq in 2014 The conflict in Iraq has had tremendous consequences on civilians in Iraq with 26,000 civilian casualties this year, according to a report from the United Nations.
President Barack Obama’s approval rating and his handling of health care policies and terrorism improved in recent weeks, but the disapproval rating outweighed the positive gains.
Controversial blogger Pamela Geller will not run anti-Islamic ads featuring a still from American journalist James Foley's beheading video in New York City and San Francisco.
Air strikes hit IS-controlled makeshift refineries in Syria Makeshift oil refineries in Syria, set up by the Islamic State, were hit during U. S. -led airstrikes Sunday, Reuters reported.
American intelligence agencies believe that they have identified the Islamic State militant who appeared in three videos showing the beheading of two American journalists and a British aid worker.
Following the first airstrikes to combat the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Syria, congressional leaders have issued their first comments on the issue while continuing their recess.
President Barack Obama's campaign to combat terrorism continued at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. The president also discussed the Ebola virus outbreak and the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.
Strikes included warplanes, drones and cruise missiles The U. S. military, with the help of Arab allies, begin launching airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria late Monday night.
Putting aside their political affiliations, Congress has passed authorization to combat the Islamic State militant group before going on recess, and it is ready for President Barack Obama's signature.
The men planned gruesome attacks involving public beheadings in Australia's largest city, Sydney. The arrest involved around 800 law enforcement officers.
A small business owner in upstate New York was indicted for allegedly funding the extreme terrorist group known as the Islamic State or ISIS and plotting to murder U.S. military members who served in Iraq.
The U.S. wants to avoid putting troops on the ground The U. S. has its feelers out all across the Middle East, looking to convince Sunni forces to fight the Islamic State, the militant group that has taken large swaths of land in both Iraq and Syria.
The difference between "likely voters" and "registered voters" may make the difference for the campaigns of Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and her Republican opponent Scott Brown.
The governors of New Jersey and New York announced a multilateral partnership to improve "security preparedness and coordination" for the states' region as the threat of terrorism increased.
The families of both slain men say that government officials threatened them with criminal charges if they paid a ransom to ISIL. The government denies it threatened the families but warned them about the legal implications.
