Category: ISIS

US Offers Reward of Up to $5 Million for Congo’s ISIS Leader

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso—The United States is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information that could lead to the capture of Congo’s leading terrorist, who leads an affiliate of the ISIS group. The Rewards for Justice program, which is run by the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service, is seeking information about Seka Musa Baluku,…


Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Supporting ISIS Terrorist Group

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—A Florida man accused in 2020 of plotting terror attacks in the United States and acquiring an arsenal of weapons has pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to the ISIS terrorist group. Mohammed Al-Azhari, a 25-year-old U.S. citizen, also agreed Thursday to accept an 18-year prison sentence during the plea hearing…


Shamima Begum Bid to Restore British Citizenship Rejected

Shamima Begum failed in a last-ditch legal bid to have her British citizenship restored. On Wednesday, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) fully dismissed the 23-year-old’s legal challenge against a Home Office decision to revoke her status as a UK citizen. It means Begum—who travelled from her London home to join the ISIS terrorist group in Syria…


UK to Challenge Tribunal Ruling Over Irish Ex-Soldier Who Joined ISIS

The British government is to challenge a tribunal ruling that allows a former Irish soldier who joined the ISIS terrorist group to enter the UK. Lisa Smith, 41, a former member of the Irish Defence Forces, was found guilty in May last year of ISIS membership after a nine-week trial at Dublin’s Special Criminal Court….


Senior ISIS Leader Killed, 4 US Soldiers Wounded in Raid in Syria

Four U.S. soldiers were wounded following a helicopter raid in Syria that killed a senior leader of the ISIS terrorist group, the White House announced Friday. National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby told reporters the four soldiers and one of the working dogs are “suffering some injuries” after an explosion during the raid late…


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (Feb. 17): Four US Troops Injured in Raid That Killed ISIS Leader; $400,000 Missile May Have Shot Down $12 Balloon

The White House said on Feb. 17 that four troops were wounded in a raid that resulted in the killing of a senior ISIS leader. Multiple reports say that the United States may have used a $400,000 missile to shoot down a $12 balloon, which may have been one of the unidentified aerial objects. …


NTD Evening News (Feb. 17): Four US Troops Injured in Raid That Killed ISIS Leader; $400,000 Missile May Have Shot Down $12 Balloon

The White House said on Feb. 17 that four troops were wounded in a raid that resulted in the killing of a senior ISIS leader. Multiple reports say that the United States may have used a $400,000 missile to shoot down a $12 balloon, which may have been one of the unidentified aerial objects. …


NTD Evening News (Feb. 17): 4 US Troops Injured in Raid That Killed ISIS Leader; $400,000 Missile May Have Shot Down $12 Balloon

The White House said on Feb. 17 that four troops were wounded in a raid that resulted in the killing of a senior ISIS leader. Multiple reports say that the United States may have used a $400,000 missile to shoot down a $12 balloon, which may have been one of the unidentified aerial objects. …


Taliban, Russia, and China: Cooperation but No Bloc

Commentary The Taliban government of Afghanistan is expanding its trade and cooperation with Russia and China, but a true alliance is unlikely. Earlier this month, Kabul and Beijing signed a $540 million dollar deal to develop Afghanistan’s oil and gas fields. This is the biggest deal the Taliban has signed since taking control of the…


NTD Good Morning (Jan. 27): DOJ Takes Down International Hive Randomware Group; US Military Kills ISIS Leader in Somalia

The Justice Department has dismantled a prolific Ransomware gang. The group called hive allegedly extorted around $100 million dollars from over a thousand victims. We have more on the take down. U.S. special forces take out an ISIS leader in Somalia. At least 10 other suspected terrorists were killed in the dramatic helicopter descent. Florida Governor Ron…