Sources: Fox News
U.S. Attorney General William Barr, in a letter to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel, declares that Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, members of "The Beatles" ISIL cell, will not be given the death penalty if found guilty. Prior attempts by the United States to get the UK Home Office to cooperate on the terrorists' prosecution had been stymied due to the latter's long-standing policy of refusing to extradite citizens or aid in their prosecution if the death penalty was sought. 2020-08-19
Hoda Muthana, an Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State, is banned from entering the United States. 2019-02-21
A roadside bomb in Syria kills one British and one U.S. soldier and injures five more coalition personnel. It is the first death of a British soldier fighting ISIL. 2018-03-30
The United States announces it will be sending 560 more United States Armed Forces soldiers to Iraq to help fight against ISIL. 2016-07-11
Both the FBI and New York City police say they are aware of a newly released Islamic State video suggesting America's most populous city is a potential target of attacks. The agencies say that there are no specific threats, they will investigate, and they will remain at a heightened state of vigilance. 2015-11-18
ISIL confirms that U.S. forces killed its number two leader, Abu Mutaz al-Qurashi, in an airstrike near Mosul back in August. 2015-10-14
Russian airstrikes destroy the main weapons depots of a U.S.-trained rebel group, Liwa Suqour al-Jabal, in Syria's Aleppo province. Last week, Russian raids hit Liwa sites in western and northern Syria, areas where the Islamic State group has no significant presence. 2015-10-7
The United States believes that ISIL used a sulfur mustard agent against Kurdish forces in Iraq earlier this week. date=December 20152015-08-13
The Pentagon raises security at its US military bases due to a growing jihadist threat in the United States and a recent shooting in Garland, Texas. 2015-05-7
U.S. F-A-18 fighters bomb ISIS artillery units and a military convoy. 2014-08-8