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US-Born Woman Hoda Muthana Who Fled in 2015 to Join ISIS Will Not be Allowed to Return: Donald Trump

Muthana was 20 when she left her home to marry an ISIS fighter in Syria. She had told her family she was going to a university event in Turkey. She now lives with her young son in a Syrian refu­gee camp.

UK: 19-Year-Old Shamima Begum, Who Fled in 2015 to Join ISIS in Syria, 'Will be Stripped of Citizenship' Despite Her Plea to Return

Home Secretary Sajid Javid, however, justified the decision, saying that UK cannot accept people who are "full of hate" against Britain and its citizens.

Shamima Begum, Who Left UK to Join ISIS, Delivered Baby in Syria: Family

Shamima Begum, who had lost her two children in Syria, recently expressed her wish to return to the UK and said she wanted to raise her new baby in Britain.

Top US General Unhappy with Trump's Decision of Withdrawing Troops from Syria, Says IS Far from Defeated

A top US general in the Middle East on Friday disagreed with President Donald Trump's last December decision of withdrawing around 2,000 troops, warning that the Islamic State (IS) was "far from defeated", contradicting the President's opinion that the terror outfit was "fully defeated."

Top Pentagon Official in Afghanistan Amid Push for Peace

The Pentagon's top official made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday to meet with US commanders and Afghan leaders amid a push for peace with the Taliban.

Fierce Fighting in Syria as Islamic State Fighters Put up a Last Stand against US-Backed Forces

US-backed Kurdish forces are facing fierce resistance from Islamic State fighters who are holed up in just two villages in Syria’s eastern province of Deir ez-Zor.

Islamic State's Caliphate Reduced to just 1% of Original Size, Trump Says Defeat Imminent

The U.S.-led coalition that is supporting Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in Syria said the Islamic State has been reduced to just 1% of its original size.

ISIS Caliphate Has Been Decimated: Trump

ISIS has been decimated, US President Donald Trump has said, adding that sometime probably next week, he will formally announce to have 100 percent of the caliphate.

Trump Did Not Consult Top US General on Withdrawal of Troops from Syria

Washington D.C. The commander of the United States Central Command, who monitors military operations in the Middle East, on Tuesday, divulged that he "was not consulted" before US President Donald Trump's December announcement about the withdrawal of troops from Syria.

Senate Rebukes Trump over Syria, Afghanistan Pullouts

The US Senate has approved by a large majority an amendment critical of President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria and Afghanistan, in a sign of the deep discontent caused by the policies within his own Republican ranks.

Asked Mattis to Resign: US President Trump

Washington D.C. In an interview to New York Times, United States President Donald Trump stated that he asked former Defense Secretary James Mattis to resign because he "wasn’t happy with the job that he was doing at all."

On Same Page with Intelligence Community, Says Trump

A day after advising his top spymasters to go back to school after they differed with him on global threat assessment, US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he and the leadership of country's intelligence community are "on the same page."

Mitch McConnell Announces Proposal Appealing US Troops to Stay in Syria, Afghanistan

Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell is pursuing an amendment to a Middle East policy bill that would acknowledge the "al Qaeda, ISIS and their affiliates in Syria and Afghanistan continue to pose a serious threat to us here at home," a move in opposition to President Donald Trump's push for the withdrawal of US troops from Syria.

Foreign Ministers to Meet in US on IS Amid Syria Pullout

Foreign ministers from around the world will meet next week in Washington to coordinate the fight against the Islamic State movement after President Donald Trump's controversial decision to pull out of Syria, the State Department said.

'Safe Zones in Syria to Allow Refugees to Return Home'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country is planning to form 'safe zones' in northern Syria so that Syrian refugees in Turkey can return to their home country.

Maharashtra ATS Arrested One More Person Alleged Link With Terror Outfit ISIS

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad has arrested a man in connection with an alleged ISIS-inspired group that wanted to carry out mass attacks at big events using poisonous chemicals, police said Sunday.

ISIS Crackdown in Maharashtra: 24-Year-Old Detained From Mumbra, Days After 9 Were Held by ATS

The investigators have also seized laptop, tablet, hard disks, mobiles, and diaries from his residence. The arrest was made based upon the inputs provided by the 9 accused who were arrested on Wednesday.

ISIS Suspects Planned 'Mass Killings', One of Them Linked to Dawood Ibrahim: Maharashtra ATS

According to ATS, the arrested youths were planning a mass killing by mixing poison in food and drinks at some gathering.