US underestimates rise of Islamic State

US underestimates rise of Islamic State

(VOVworld) – The US has underestimated the possibility that the Syrian civil war gives jihadists a space to thrive and grow rapidly, US President Barack Obama said Sunday in an interview...
IS ally abducts French citizen in Algeria

IS ally abducts French citizen in Algeria

(VOVworld) – The Jund al-Khilafah, an Algerian group, has kidnapped and threatened to kill a Frenchman unless Paris halts air attacks in Iraq against its ally, the Islamic State (IS)
US 13 years after Sep 11 terrorist attacks

US 13 years after Sep 11 terrorist attacks

(VOVworld) – On Thursday the US commemorates the 13th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The US-led fight against terrorism did not end after the killing of Osama bin Laden in 2011...
US drafts plan to fight IS

US drafts plan to fight IS

(VOVworld) – US President Barack Obama said in a NBC TV interview Sunday that he will announce a plan to defeat the self-proclaimed Islamic State on Wednesday
UN Security Council condemns Sotloff murder

UN Security Council condemns Sotloff murder

(VOVworld) - The UN Security Council on Saturday strongly condemned the “heinous and cowardly” murder of American journalist Steven Sotloff by Islamists and declared that the Islamic State must be defeated
US President acknowledges CIA torture

US President acknowledges CIA torture

(VOVworld) – US President Barack Obama acknowledged the Central Intelligence Agency’s use of torture, asking the agency to take responsibility and discontinue such actions
Iraq: a hot spot in the Middle East

Iraq: a hot spot in the Middle East

(VOVworld) – Iraq has become a center of conflict in the Middle East as jihadists have taken control of one third of the country, hoping to create an Islamic State of Iraq and the...