List of Islamic State articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 FBI: San Bernardino Massacre Is an Act of Terrorism
The FBI is investigating the San Bernardino attack as terrorism.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is the San Bernardino Attack the Latest in ‘Crowdsourcing’ Terrorism?
The couple who gunned down 14 people in California may have been influenced but not aided by Islamist extremists. The insidious threat of homegrown terrorism and anti-Muslim rhetoric could prove a volatile combination.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Law Enforcement: San Bernardino Attackers Heavily Armed With Potential For More Violence
It's still not clear whether the San Bernardino attacks were terrorism, but the shooters were capable of more violence.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 At Least 14 Killed in ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Shooting in California
At least three gunmen who committed what law enforcement calls "domestic terrorism" in California are on the run.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 America’s Wingman Returns to the Fight
Britain approves airstrikes in Syria as fury over the Paris attacks jolts more countries into stepping up their fight against the Islamic State.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Now You’ve Got Russians Beheading Russians
A new video released by the Islamic State Wednesday shows a Russian-speaking fighter beheading who they identify as a Russian spy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama’s Thin Gray Line
How U.S. strategic thinking needs to adjust for gray zone contests.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Russia Pours Hot Oil on Wounded Ties With Turkey
A week after Turkey shot down a Russian jet, Moscow struck back with sharp allegations that Ankara is underwriting the Islamic State’s illicit oil business. What once seemed a beautiful friendship is now increasingly vicious.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 So you want to take back Mosul from ISIS? Are you ready for a 10-year seige?
There’s a lot of loose talk about “re-taking” Mosul. Here are my thoughts about how difficult it would be. In my non-General Officer, very tactical-level opinion, an assault on this place would turn into a ten year siege, perhaps longer.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Flynn: Iraq war helped create ISIS
For your files: Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn says that the Iraq war helped create ISIS.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Obama Administration’s Human Shields
How the Obama administration is using the threat of civilian casualties to hold its fire against the Islamic State.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Should we discuss defense reform while battling ISIS, Taliban and more?
That’s the question a friend asked me the other day. Here is my answer.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The U.S. Air Campaign in Syria Is Suspiciously Impressive at Not Killing Civilians
The Pentagon says it has killed 20,000 suspected Islamic State fighters, with only two cases of collateral damage. Something doesn’t add up.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama’s Solution to Beating the Islamic State: Have Assad Peacefully Step Aside
Obama and Hollande agree the best way to beat the Islamic State is getting rid of Bashar al-Assad.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is It Time for the U.S. to Rethink Its Approach to the Middle East?
With friends like these, it might be time for Washington to reevaluate its fight to stabilize the region.
