Defense One

The D Brief: US bombs ISIS in Syria; Iranian protests swell; Execs rebuff oil plan; Meet the Army’s dronemakers; And a bit more.

Venezuela’s interim leader, oil minister Delcy Rodríguez, reportedly asked the U.S. military to seize the tanker because it ...

Death toll in crackdown on protests in Iran spikes to at least 544, activists say

Activists say the death toll in the crackdown on two weeks of nationwide protests in Iran has spiked to at least 544 people.

U.S. Launches Major Strikes on Islamic State Targets in Syria

The United States carried out major airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria on Saturday, following up on even larger ...

U.S. launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deaths

The Trump administration launched military strikes in Syria to "eliminate" Islamic State group fighters in retaliation for an attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American interpreter a week ago.
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Where ISIS is still active today

ISIS is back in the headlines. That's because in Australia, authorities say last Sunday's mass shooting at Bondi Beach was an act of terrorism inspired by ISIS, also known as the Islamic state. The ...
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Recent attacks have been 'inspired' by Islamic State. What does that mean?

Just over a decade ago, the self-proclaimed Islamic State (ISIS) held vast swaths of territory across Iraq and Syria, carried out attacks that shocked the world, and regularly flooded social media ...