Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - ISIS

U.S.-backed forces still struggle against determined ISIS fighters in the desert.

Supporters say law enforcement needs this power to protect Americans from terrorists using drones as deadly weapons.

The Trump administration is now pledging the U.S. will remain in Syria until the "enduring defeat" of ISIS.

Insurgents killed 19 security personnel in separate assaults in Afghanistan, officials said Thursday.

A U.S. strike over the weekend killed a senior Islamic State commander in eastern Afghanistan, officials said.

Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang claimed he would be a suicide bomber and attack Schofield Barracks, an avidavit said.

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Taylor J. Galvin, a Spokane, Washington native, was 34.

An Air Force Special Operations helicopter went down in a non-hostile crash in Iraq, killing one service member.

An Iraqi refugee was arrested in California on a warrant alleging that he killed an Iraqi policeman while fighting for ISIS.

The Islamic State extremist group has up to 30,000 members roughly equally distributed between Syria and Iraq.

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"John raced straight into enemy fire over and over again, saving numerous American lives and defeating ... enemy fighters."