ISIS

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive at Pope Army Field for an event with troops at Fort Bragg, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Pope Field, N.C.

Trump awards citation to military unit responsible for raid that killed ISIS leader al Baghdadi

Zach Halaschak · October 30, 2020 7:09 pm

A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara.

Magazine - Washington Briefing

Trump’s four-year national security report card: As, Bs, Cs, and several incompletes

Jamie McIntyre · October 23, 2020 3:00 am

Kayla Mueller is shown after speaking to a group in Prescott, Ariz. U.S. intelligence agencies are investigating the possibility that the Islamic State militant leader killed Friday was the captor of American hostage Kayla Mueller for a time. (AP Photo/The Daily Courier, Jo. L. Keener)

Kayla Mueller parents will be among Pence guests at vice presidential debate

Rob Crilly · October 7, 2020 6:30 pm

Alexanda Amon Kotey, left, and El Shafee Elsheikh, who were allegedly among four British jihadis who made up a brutal Islamic State cell dubbed "The Beatles," speak during a Friday interview at a security center in Kobani, Syria. âThe Beatlesâ terror cell is believed to have captured, tortured, and killed hostages including American, British, and Japanese journalists and aid workers.

Beltway Confidential

ISIS ‘Beatles’ prepare a final tour of Florence

Tom Rogan · October 7, 2020 4:39 pm

FILE - In this Sunday, March 30, 2014, file photo, Islamic State group militants hold up their flag as they patrol in a commandeered Iraqi military vehicle in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq.

National Security

British-born ISIS ‘Beatles’ accused of taking US citizens hostage to stand trial in Virginia

Jerry Dunleavy · October 7, 2020 3:09 pm

Man resentenced to 30 years in prison after conspiring to behead a conservative blogger

Haley Victory Smith · September 28, 2020 9:05 pm

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, center, who has declared himself the interim president of Venezuela, greets supporters as he arrives at a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela.

Beltway Confidential

Salafi-Jihadists, not white supremacists, still pose America’s greatest terror threat

Tom Rogan · September 11, 2020 7:22 pm

FILE - This Sept. 11, 2001 file photo shows smoke rising from the burning twin towers of the World Trade Center after hijacked planes crashed into the towers, in New York City. The U.S. government is aware of no credible or specific information that points to any terror plot tied to the anniversary of the September 2001 attacks, according to a new confidential threat assessment from the FBI and Homeland Security Department obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Beltway Confidential

How 9/11 might have been much worse

Tom Rogan · September 11, 2020 6:17 pm

Afghan municipality workers clear debris after an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Spokesman for Afghanistan's Interior Ministry said the bombing that targeted the convoy of the country's first vice president on Wednesday morning killed several people and wounded more than a dozen others, including several of the vice president's bodyguards.

National Security

Afghan vice president survives after convoy targeted by bomb, at least 10 others dead

Zach Halaschak · September 9, 2020 11:17 pm

Texas 19-year-old charged after admitting to Zoom-bombing University of Houston class to praise ISIS

Madison Dibble · September 8, 2020 9:16 pm

The Medal of Honor awarded to Gary Wetzel hangs around his neck during the 2012 Medal of Honor luncheon presented by the National Foundations of Patriotism Friday, May 11, 2012, in Atlanta. Wetzel was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions while in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war.

Beltway Confidential

A very Delta Force medal of honor

Tom Rogan · September 3, 2020 1:41 pm

Payne

Soldier who helped save 70 ISIS hostages to be given Medal of Honor: Report

Zach Halaschak · September 2, 2020 9:09 pm