Standard News

Hide Advertisement
News

FBI director says four arrested in last month for Islamic State plots

By 1 min read
  • # Updated
FBI Director Comey and Homeland Security Secretary Johnson are seated before a House Homeland Security hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI has arrested four people within the last month in order to disrupt Islamic State-inspired plots, FBI Director James Comey told a panel of U.S. lawmakers on Thursday.

At the same hearing, U.S. National Counterterrorism Director Nicholas J. Rasmussen said Islamic State’s ability to carry out attacks in Iraq, Syria has not significantly diminished even as the militant group has lost ground militarily.

Advertisement

(Reporting by Julia Edwards; Editing by James Dalgleish)

tagreuters.com2016binary_LYNXNPEC6D14P-VIEWIMAGE

tagreuters.com2016binary_LYNXNPEC6D14Q-VIEWIMAGE

tagreuters.com2016binary_LYNXNPEC6D14R-VIEWIMAGE

Advertisement - Continue reading below

United Spinal’s VetsFirst Applauds Passage of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act
News
Jason Owen 3 min read

United Spinal’s VetsFirst Applauds Passage of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act
Homeless teen charged with murdering University of Texas student
News
Reuters 1 min read

Homeless teen charged with murdering University of Texas student
Obama: Filtered water in Flint is safe for kids over 6 years old
News
Reuters 1 min read

Obama: Filtered water in Flint is safe for kids over 6 years old
More kneeling football players, raised fists, in anthem protests
News
Reuters 2 min read

More kneeling football players, raised fists, in anthem protests
Incredible Findings In An Apartment That Was Abandoned For 70 Years!
Trending
David Clarke 2 min read

Incredible Findings In An Apartment That Was Abandoned For 70 Years!
U.S. aims to restore water, return fish to diverted California river
News
Reuters 3 min read

U.S. aims to restore water, return fish to diverted California river
Texas judge tosses GM ignition-switch lawsuit
News
Reuters 2 min read

Texas judge tosses GM ignition-switch lawsuit
Hawaii Responds to North Korean Threat; Others Must Also, States Physicians for Civil Defense
News
Jason Owen 2 min read

Hawaii Responds to North Korean Threat; Others Must Also, States Physicians for Civil Defense
Break-in at Orlando nightclub, one month after deadly rampage
News
Reuters 2 min read

Break-in at Orlando nightclub, one month after deadly rampage
A year after American Pharoah, U.S. horse racing faces uneasy future
News
Reuters 4 min read

A year after American Pharoah, U.S. horse racing faces uneasy future
load more