PESHAWAR, Pakistan—Officials vowed Saturday to hunt down and arrest the masterminds behind a deadly mosque attack in Pakistan a day earlier claimed by an affiliate of the ISIS terrorist group. The assault killed 63 people and wounded nearly 200. ISIS said in a statement the lone suicide bomber was from neighboring Afghanistan. He shot two…
Texas Rep. Van Taylor Ends Reelection Campaign, Admits to Extra-Marital Affair With Widow of ISIS Convert
Rep. Van Taylor (R-Texas) has ended his reelection campaign after admitting to having an affair with Tania Joya, the widow of an American who joined ISIS. Taylor, who was bidding for a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives, made the announcement shortly after he was forced into a runoff for the GOP nomination after garnering 48.7 percent of…
When Terrorists Attack, Nigeria’s Civilian Guards Run Toward the Danger
When shots are fired, and villages are burning, they are Nigeria’s front line. Young men carrying single-shot guns made by local blacksmiths are the first to charge into combat against bandit gangs on fleets of motorbikes or jihadist insurgents driving gun trucks. Increasingly, the vacuum left by conventional military has been filled by armed civilian…
Mozambique Tottering as African Allies Battle ISIS Insurgents
JOHANNESBURG—It was five days before Christmas, but the 61-armed men creeping gently through the forested hills near the village of Chai in northern Mozambique were not in a holiday mood. Their mission was to “find and engage” jihadist militants linked to Islamic State of Central Africa, whose goal was to make Christian rites a forgotten…
Capitol Report (Feb. 3): US Kills ISIS Leader
In the cover of darkness, U.S. forces dealt a significant blow to the ISIS terrorist group—killing the leader. President Joe Biden made the announcement Thursday. We bring you the details of how this high-level operation happened. Virus cases are plunging throughout the country. We speak to physician and Congressman Greg Murphy to find out what…
Former Australian Major General on ISIS Leader’s Death
Australian Sen. Jim Molan, a former army general, has said the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi is a reminder that, amid the threats posed by China and Russia towards Taiwan and Ukraine, the threat of ISIS “did not go away.” Molan praised the United States for their operation in northwest Syria on Feb. 3 that targeted…
Kansas Woman Accused of Leading ISIS Battalion Ordered Held Without Bail
A Kansas woman who is accused of plotting terrorist attacks on American soil was ordered held without bail during a hearing on Monday. Allison Elizabeth Fluke-Ekren, 42, who was transported to the United States after being arrested in Syria on Jan. 27, allegedly led a battalion for the ISIS terrorist group. According to charging documents, she…
American Mom, School Teacher Was a Battalion Leader for ISIS, Prosecutors Allege
Federal authorities arrested a former Kansas school teacher and mother of five and charged her with plotting terrorist attacks on American soil, including a shopping mall and a college campus. Allison Elizabeth Fluke-Ekren, 42, was apprehended in Syria late Thursday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice press release. Fluke-Ekren began her stint as a terrorist shortly…
Alabama Woman Who Joined ISIS Stuck in Refugee Camp
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Attorneys for a woman who left her Alabama home to join the ISIS terror group plan to continue fighting for her and her young son even though the Supreme Court declined to consider her lawsuit seeking to re-enter the United States, one of the lawyers said Wednesday. Hoda Muthana and her 4-year-old child, the…
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`