A woman with an open bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey in a bag was arrested for driving a golf cart on Florida’s busiest interstate while drunk.

A Roanoke man could spend 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court to uploading an instruction video to the internet designed to help ISIS make bombs.

ROANOKE, Va. – A judge has ruled that Romeo Langhorne, the Roanoke man accused of trying to help ISIS is competent to stand trial. Romeo Xavier Langhorne, 30, was arrested in Roanoke on Nov. 15, 2019, pursuant to a criminal complaint. He has been a follower of ISIS since 2014 and has recently publicly reaffirmed his support for the terrorist organization, investigators say. Langhorne was indicted on a charge of attempting to provide materials and resources in support of ISIS in December. During the examination, Langhorne reported that he had a history of mental illness and is not presently taking prescribed psychotropic medication.

ROANOKE, Va. – A federal judge denied bond for a 30-year-old man charged with making a video to help ISIS. On Friday in court, the judge determined that Romeo Langhorne will be sent to Jacksonville, Florida to face the charges against him. The judge deemed him a flight risk and a threat to community safety. Langhorne’s mother, Virginia, told 10 News that the allegations against her son are false and that he has suffered from mental illness for years. Lan"I don’t think that their decision was right today, because they’re putting on a trial, they’re convicting him before he’s even found guilty, " Virginia Langhorne said.

ROANOKE, Va – A local mother is defending her son after he was arrested for supporting ISIS. Virginia Langhorne said the allegations against her son are false and that he has suffered from mental illness for years. In the letter, she said it’s not true that her son, Romeo Langhorne, was trying to make a video to teach others how to make a specific explosive, for terrorist purposes in support of ISIS, as the FBI claims. Romeo Langhorne was arrested at a home on Stewart Avenue in southeast Roanoke on Friday. Langhorne’s mother also states she’s been getting calls from people in Florida saying the FBI is questioning them to build a case against her son.

(CNN) - A wife and daughter of former ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi were among a group of ISIS suspects detained by Turkish police in June 2018, after weeks of round-the-clock surveillance, a senior Turkish official has said. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan first announced Wednesday that Baghdadi's wife had been captured. The senior Turkish official said the woman was Asma Fawzi Muhammad Al-Qubaysi, Baghdadi's first wife. At that point, she volunteered a lot of information about Baghdadi and the inner workings of ISIS," the senior official said. A senior Turkish official shared an image of Awad's falsified identity card exclusively with CNN.

A US defense official told CNN that the US government currently believes the allegations that Turkey has violated end-use monitoring agreements are "credible," prompting the review. "The United States works to ensure US-origin defense equipment is being used in the manner intended and consistent with the agreement or licenses under which the arms were transferred," a second US defense official told CNN. "The problem is that the people doing the fighting are these ill-disciplined Arab militias," a senior State Department official told reporters Wednesday when asked about the Turkish-backed proxies, adding that many of them are "relatively radical." Senior State Department officials have previously refused to say on the record whether they find the allegations that Turkey has violated its agreements with the US to be credible. "Have any U.S.-origin defense articles been used in connection with the Turkish offensive in Syria, including in connection with the use of chemical weapons?

A dog playing the Belgian Malinois Conan who participated in the recent raid on the fallen ISIS leader stole the show on Saturday Night Live over the weekend and has barked his way to Inside Edition. Inside Edition tracked down the 3-year-old dog who played Conan in Upstate New York. In the skit, Cecily Strong played Ivans canine translator. I always think Ivan steals the show, she said. This 190-Pound Dog Was Totally Chill as Rescuers Carried Him Down a MountainMystery Surrounds Murder of American Prosecutor and Her Dog on Remote IslandMedal of Honor Winner Doesnt Mind Being Photoshopped for Raid Dog Embed Code Restart Now playing Now playing

Details, in the form of a timeline, of the raid that took the life of ISIS leader Abu Bakar Al Baghdadi. AZAZ, Syria - Turkey has captured the sister of slain ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in the northern Syrian town of Azaz, and is in the process of interrogating her, a senior Turkish official told CNN Tuesday. What she knows about ISIS can significantly expand our understanding of the group and help us catch more bad guys," the Turkish official said. The Turkish official did not provide details about the date of the operation. Five children were found with them during the raid, the official said.

Conan, the heroic dog who helped chase down ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, wasn't the only canine forever changed by the US operation outside Idlib, Syria, last weekend. Alhor was photographing the remains of Baghdadi's compound the morning after the raid. He named the puppy Bobe, pronounced "Bobby." At first, Alhor brought Bobe to a friend's house whose dog just had a litter of puppies. The photojournalist says he is dedicated to caring for Bobe, even though it's hard enough to make ends meet just for himself.

Copyright 2019 CNNWASHINGTON (CNN) - Despite the collapse of its territorial caliphate, ISIS remained a growing and evolving threat even as it lost territory in Syria, a top State Department official said Friday. Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador Nathan Sales, speaking just days after the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, said the terrorist organization spread its influence through affiliates and individual actors. However, the State Department report noted that in 2018, ISIS "proved its ability to adapt, especially through its efforts to inspire or direct followers online." "As the false caliphate collapsed, we saw ISIS' toxic ideology continue to spread around the globe in 2018," Sales told reporters Friday. In the ISIS audio message, published on the terrorist group's media wing al-Furqan, the spokesperson also announced its new leader -- Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi.

The hero dog that cornered the leader of ISIS is now at the center of a Photoshop outrage. On Wednesday, the president tweeted an image from the Daily Wire that pictured the dog receiving a Medal of Honor. However, the dogs head was pasted onto the body of a real Medal of Honor hero, Vietnam War medic James McCloughlin, whom the president gave the prestigious award to in 2017. Trump sent the photoshopped image out with the caption AMERICAN HERO.The situation caused a stir, as many felt that a real war hero should not have been replaced with the dog's head. However, the Medal of Honor recipient is taking it all in stride.

(CNN) - ISIS confirmed the death of former leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and named his replacement in an audio message on Thursday. In the recording, published on the terrorist group's media wing al-Furqan, ISIS announced its new leader as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi. Thursday's message was voiced by ISIS' new spokesman Abu Hamza al-Qarshi. Baghdadi's death marked the end of a years-long hunt to find one of the most wanted terrorists in the world. In April, a video published by the ISIS media wing al-Furqan showed a man purporting to be Baghdadi.

(CNN) - The heroic dog who helped chase down ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi goes by the name Conan and he'll be making an appearance at the White House soon, President Donald Trump tweeted. Trump on Thursday declassified the name of the US military dog who was injured in the raid against Baghdadi. Trump also shared that Conan, a Belgian Malinois, will be leaving the Middle East next week and then visiting the White House. On Wednesday, Trump shared an edited photo, created by the Daily Wire, that showed him awarding the Medal of Honor to Conan. Very cute recreation, but the 'live' version of Conan will be leaving the Middle East for the White House sometime next week!"

A senior counterterrorism official says ISIS should have a new leader in place soon. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The US national counterterrorism chief predicted ISIS will announce a new leader in the coming days following this weekend's killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. At a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Wednesday, acting Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Russell Travers called the death of Baghdadi a "significant" loss but added that the terror group has a "deep bench." There were roughly 10,000 ISIS prisoners being held in Syrian prisons, of which around 2,000 were foreign fighters, according to Travers. Outgoing acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said Wednesday that in the wake of al-Baghdadi's death, the inspiration behind the ISIS ideology persists.

CNN video(CNN) - The Pentagon released newly declassified video and images Wednesday of the daring, two hour raid targeting ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi that shows US forces taking small arms fire from multiple locations as their helicopters approached the compound. McKenzie told reporters that he could not confirm that Baghdadi was "whimpering and crying" in his final moments as President Donald Trump claimed in his televised address on Sunday. He did reveal that special operations forces that carried out the raid were pre-staged in Syria, news that comes after Trump ordered most US troops to be removed from the country. Minutes after the Pentagon briefing, Trump began his remarks at the Medal of Honor ceremony for Army Master Sgt. Matthew Williams by thanking Secretary of Defense Mark Esper for the raid that led to the death of Baghdadi.

(CNN) - President Donald Trump asserted in his televised address from the White House Sunday that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was "whimpering and crying " before ultimately detonating his suicide vest in a tunnel as US commandos closed in. Trump painted the ISIS leader as a coward, describing in great detail how he "spent his last moments in utter fear, in total panic and dread, terrified of the American forces bearing down on him." "I know the President had planned to talk to ... unit members, but I -- I don't know what the source of that was. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has also said publicly he was not sure where Trump got that information from. Esper described the death of the ISIS leader as a "devastating blow" to ISIS.

The Delta Force dog that cornered the leader of ISIS before his death has become Americas favorite animal. President Trump declassified a photo of the dog, but his name remains classified, leaving Americans to make up their own. We have declassified a picture of the wonderful dog (name not declassified) that did such a GREAT JOB in capturing and killing the Leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi! The Delta Force dog is a Belgian Malinois and is one of the smartest and bravest breeds in the world. The dog can go in there and tell you, based on smell, there's a bomb in here get out.ONeill and the SEAL Team Six team also had a dog with them on the bin Laden raid.

Details, in the form of a timeline, of the raid that took the life of ISIS leader Abu Bakar Al Baghdadi.

President Donald Trump said that a dog, part of the US operation that resulted in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi over the weekend, was injured while chasing Baghdadi down a dead-end tunnel. Trump declassified a photo of the dogWASHINGTON (CNN) - There are good dogs -- and then there are hero dogs who chase down the world's top terrorist to his fatal demise. President Donald Trump said that a dog, part of the US operation that resulted in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi over the weekend, was injured while chasing Baghdadi down a dead-end tunnel. The dog is believed to have been sent down the tunnel after it was feared that Baghdadi was wearing a suicide vest. He described the dog as "slightly wounded and fully recovering, but the dog is still in theater, returned to duty with its handler."

The parents of the American hostage murdered by ISIS are talking to Inside Edition after the operation to kill the leader of the terrorist organization was named for her. Kayla Mueller went to Syria to help refugees in 2013. While there, she was kidnapped during a tour of a Doctors Without Boarders hospital, and she was repeatedly raped and tortured by ISIS members. They were handcuffed, they slept in handcuffs at night, her father, Carl Mueller, said of Kayla's time there. Then, President Trump announced al-Baghdadi had died in a raid of northwestern Syria,a raid that had been code-named for Kayla.

(CNN) - Democratic Sen. Chris Coons criticized President Donald Trump on Monday for leaving top Democratic leaders in the dark about the US military raid that resulted in the death of the leader of ISIS. "There is a long tradition of the President notifying leaders in Congress of both parties when there's a sensitive operation underway," Coons, who represents Delaware, told CNN's John Berman on "New Day." Trump said on Sunday that he did not inform some key Democrats about the daring raid that resulted in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Among those who weren't informed of the operation by the White House were House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff. The move to not notify notable leaders goes against the usual tradition for such high-profile operations and undercut praise for the risky mission.

A picture taken on November 5, 2012 in Aleppo shows US freelance reporter James Foley, who was kidnapped in war-torn Syria. "I'm hopeful that his demise will be a huge blow to the regrouping of ISIS. On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was dead after a US military raid in northwest Syria. Baghdadi had been at the helm of the organization that would later become ISIS since 2010, two years before James Foley was abducted by the group. Foley also said she hopes the US military can locate American hostages held abroad and bring them back home.

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We wanted an identical -- we took an identical route," Trump told reporters on Sunday while providing a detailed account of the secret mission. While clearing the compound, US forces killed a "large number" of ISIS fighters during a gun battle without suffering casualties, according to Trump. Mazloum Abdi, the commander in chief of the Kurdish forces in Syria, said in a tweet the intelligence operations that led to the US military raid in Syria that killed Baghdadi began five months ago. White House National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said Sunday that the US military operation was named after American Kayla Mueller who was held hostage by ISIS and killed in 2015. We really had great cooperation," the President told reporters Sunday.

CNN image(CNN) - Defense Secretary Mark Esper described the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as a "devastating blow" to a terrorist organization that has launched horrific attacks across the world. He formed ISIS in 2014, he led to establishing the physical caliphate throughout the region, so this is a major blow to them," Esper told Jake Tapper Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union." The secretary told Tapper that President Donald Trump approved the US raid "late last week" after being presented with different options. Al-Baghdadi, the leader of the terror group, was believed to have been in hiding for the last five years. Esper said the Pentagon has confirmation that it was al-Baghdadi "through a form of visual and also DNA confirmation."

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader ISIS, had been in hiding for the last five years. (CNN) - President Donald Trump declared Sunday morning that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was dead after a US military raid in northwest Syria over the weekend. "Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead," Trump said at the White House, calling the ISIS leader's capture "the top national security priority of my administration." The President said a US special operations forces mission went after the ISIS leader and there were no US deaths during the mission. A senior administration official said earlier Sunday that Trump approved the mission aimed at targeting ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a US military raid in northwest Syria.

"I really enjoyed my conversation with General @MazloumAbdi," Trump wrote, referring to the Kurdish leader of the Syrian Democratic Forces, which today accused Turkey of violating a ceasefire that had been negotiated by the Trump administration. "He appreciates what we have done, and I appreciate what the Kurds have done. Perhaps it is time for the Kurds to start heading to the Oil Region!" While the Syrian Democratic Forces does have a presence in the area, relocating the entire Syrian Kurdish population there has never been previously suggested. The only forces in the region with armored forces are Russian or Syrian regime units.

Read the full poll resultsOverall, three-quarters of the country (75%) is concerned about the situation in Syria, including 43% who are very concerned. Concern, too, is highly divided along partisan lines -- 65% of Democrats say they're very concerned. Around two-in-five (42%) Americans approved of Trump's decision to withdraw all US troops from Syria, while half (50%) disapproved. Many say that the change in US policy in Syria will likely result in a reemergence of ISIS -- 69% say it's likely, 23% not so likely. Three-in-ten (31%) say leaders from other countries have respect for Trump, 61% that they don't.

Copyright 2019 CNN(CNN) - US special envoy for Syria and the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Jim Jeffrey said Tuesday that he was not consulted or advised in advance on President Donald Trump's decision to pull US troops from northeastern Syria. "I was not personally consulted," Jeffrey said in response to a question from Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey. Jeffrey testified in the face of unusually united bipartisan anger about Trump's decision on Syria and a push by the GOP leadership to reverse the decision. Many asked about the benefits to Russia and Iran, who now stand to wield even greater influence in Syria. Jeffrey repeatedly refuted arguments linking the withdrawal of US troops from northeastern Syria to Turkey's decision to attack the Kurds, saying it would have happened regardless.

(CNN) - President Donald Trump on Thursday compared the attack by the Turkish military on Syrian Kurds, onetime American allies in the fight against ISIS, to a schoolyard fight after praising a ceasefire agreed to earlier in the day. "Sometimes you have to let them fight a little while," Trump said. It's like two kids in a lot, you got to let them fight and then you pull them apart." Trump was praising the deal reached earlier in the day between Vice President Mike Pence and Erdogan during negotiations in the Turkish capital of Ankara. The move led to a chorus of criticism from both sides of the aisle in Washington and panic from Kurdish forces in Syria.

(CNN) - Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican and at times a close ally of President Donald Trump, sharply criticized the President on Wednesday over Trump's decision to remove US troops from northern Syria. He added, "I blame the terrorists, I blame (Turkish President Recep Tayyip) Erdogan for the violence, but I do look to President Trump to fix it." "He's making the biggest mistake of his presidency by assuming the Kurds are better off today than they were yesterday. Bernie Sanders is no better," Graham said. Shortly after Trump's comments, Graham responded on social media in a series of tweets.

A US defense official told CNN that no other forces were nearby at the time. The compound served as "the headquarters of the de facto Defeat-ISIS coalition in Syria" prior to its being vacated. Russian forces have already occupied a former US military post in the northern town of Manbij. CNN reported Tuesday that the first planeloads of US weapons and equipment have left Syria, according to another US defense official. US officials have expressed concerns that the Turkish-led and backed militias attacking Kurdish groups in Syria are comprised of extremist elements and could pose a threat to US troops.

(CNN) - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Turkey's invasion of northern Syria "has nothing to do with us" and added that former U.S. allies -- the Kurds -- are "not angels." Trump continued to defend withdrawing troops from northeastern Syria, saying that sanctions on Turkey are more effective at maintaining stability between the Turks and Kurds. Trump also cited Kurds leaving U.S. forces fighting against Iraq when the U.S. did not fund them. He also said that Russian support in Syria is "fine" with him, adding that Russia can handle the battle against ISIS there. "By the way, every player hates ISIS ... Syria more than us.

"The United States has taken the fight to Syria and Afghanistan because that is where our enemies are," McConnell said. Sen. Mike Braun, a Republican from Indiana, called Trump's decision a "smart move." Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn said she disagrees with Trump's decision because it exposed the Kurds. "It's a policy I disagree with," said Blackburn, who is often supportive of Trump's policies. It was not just GOP senators who criticized the President's decision; members of the House also spoke up Tuesday.

Burak Kara/Getty Images(CNN) - The situation in Syria has been rapidly deteriorating. Last week, the Trump administration ordered US troops to step aside from the border in northern Syria, effectively paving the way for Turkey to launch an offensive against US-backed Kurdish forces who they regard as enemies. Turkey's advance, and America's departure, led the abandoned Syrian Kurds to enter into a deal with the Syrian government, in a major shift. Before the Syrian civil war started more than eight years ago, the Syrian Kurds had an accommodation with the regime in Damascus. Turkey will have to fight or come to an agreement with the Russia-backed Syrian regime, whose forces are on a collision course.

"In this case, if we don't keep the pressure on, then ISIS will resurge. It's absolutely a given that they will come back," Mattis told NBC in a clip released Saturday by the news organization ahead of Sunday's "Meet the Press." "ISIS is not defeated," Mattis told NBC. Mattis told NBC in the clip released Saturday that the current situation is one of "disarray." Mattis hypothesized that even if the US declares war over and troops are pulled out, ISIS could rebuild.

In an interview with radio station KMOX, Shimkus, who is not seeking reelection in 2020, condemned Trump's decision. In fact, I called my chief of staff in DC and said, 'Pull my name off the I support Donald Trump list.' "President Trump is a populist who wants to put Americans first and to the detriment of our allies and friends," he said. "News from Syria is sickening," House Republican conference chair Liz Cheney tweeted on Wednesday. "Turkish troops preparing to invade Syria from the north, Russian-backed forces from the south, ISIS fighters attacking Raqqa.

MISHARRAFA, Syria - Concerns are growing over the humanitarian impact caused by Turkey's military offensive into northeastern Syria, an operation that has sparked a political firestorm in the United States over the fate of US-allied Kurds in the area. As a barrage of airstrikes and artillery fire volleyed into northern Syria Wednesday, chaotic scenes unfolded on the ground as people tried to flee to safety. Trump has defended his decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria, but added that the US "does not endorse" Turkey's operation. Some SDF fighters had left their posts at various prisons to prepare for the Turkish offensive. The two have been held in northern Syria by the SDF for more than a year.

ISIS Propaganda via CNN(CNN) - The US military has taken two high-profile members of a British ISIS cell into custody, according to three US officials. It comes amid US concerns that the Turkish offensive in northeastern Syria could result in ISIS prisoners escaping from undermanned prisons guarded by Syrian Democratic Forces inside Syria. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that some of the most dangerous ISIS prisoners had been moved, "putting them in other areas where it's secure," a possible reference to the high-profile British ISIS detainees. A US defense official confirmed that "two high-profile ISIS prisoners" had been transferred from Syrian Democratic Forces detention to US military custody Wednesday but would not confirm their identities. Many countries are reluctant to repatriate because of the difficulty of prosecuting suspected ISIS members based on evidence collected on the battlefield.

Living in a region controlled by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), a defense force mostly made up of Kurds, the frequently targeted group is once again under attack. The Kurds are an ethnic minority group that mostly occupy a mountainous region straddling the borders of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria and Armenia. Syrian Kurds feared Turkey would use the withdrawal as an opportunity to launch an assault. This move leaves Syrian Kurds at the mercy of an operation aimed to clear them out and away from the Turkish border. As many Syrian Kurds prepare to fight and others run in the opposite direction, thousands of terrorists and two holding facilities containing displaced ISIS members and ISIS survivors will be left ungoverned.

"Turkish troops preparing to invade Syria from the north, Russian-backed forces from the south, ISIS fighters attacking Raqqa. "We have extraordinary leverage with Erdogan: why wouldn't the President get a deal with Turkey before withdrawing U.S. The United States does not endorse this attack and has made it clear to Turkey that this operation is a bad idea. Graham had warned Turkey on Tuesday of "sanctions from hell," if it moved forward with the attack. He has been publicly scathing in his criticism of the President for the Turkey decision.

"The abrupt policy decision to seemingly abandon our Kurdish partners could not come at a worse time. Votel was instrumental in formulating the strategy that saw the US-backed Iraqi military and Syrian Democratic Forces drive ISIS from all its remaining territory. However, the US had previously convinced the Syrian Democratic Forces to dismantle their defensive fortifications and pull their troops from the border with Turkey. The presence of US forces in the area had convinced the Syrian Democratic Forces to abide by that plan. Trump later partially reversed that decision, agreeing to keep a residual US presence in Syria, a decision driven in part by the need to protect America's Syrian allies.

(CNN) - President Donald Trump threatened to "obliterate" Turkey's economy if the country does anything he considers to be off-limits pertaining to ISIS, as the country prepares to execute an operation without U.S. support in northern Syria. "They must, with Europe and others, watch over the captured ISIS fighters and families. The US has done far more than anyone could have ever expected, including the capture of 100% of the ISIS Caliphate." The threat comes after the White House released a readout of a call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Defense Department made it clear in a statement Tuesday that the Pentagon does not endorse the Turkish operation in Northern Syria and the U.S. will not be involved in the operation.

(CNN) - Nikki Haley, President Donald Trump's former ambassador to the United Nations, issued stinging criticism of her former boss on Monday, saying Trump's decision to remove U.S. troops from northern Syria as Turkey plans a military offensive in the region means the U.S. is leaving Kurdish allies "to die." The Kurds were instrumental in our successful fight against ISIS in Syria. The White House announced Trump's decision Sunday night following a phone call between Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The former diplomat said in another tweet that Trump's decision "demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of anything happening on the ground" and added in a separate tweet that it was "malpractice." Mitt Romney of Utah and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina also sharply criticized Trump's decision, with Romney, who Trump attacked on Twitter last weekend, saying the move "is a betrayal" to the U.S.' Kurdish allies in Syria.

Graham, a supporter of the president who has at times previously split with him publicly, said, "I like President Trump. The comments from Graham came hours after the White House made the announcement Sunday night following a phone call between Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. After Trump announced last December that he was withdrawing US troops from Syria, Graham called the decision a "disaster" and later praised Trump after he announced he would keep some troops in the country. As of last month, the administration said about 1,000 troops were operating in northeastern Syria. Sunday's statement did not specify if Trump's decision constituted a full withdrawal of personnel from the country.

The State Department's Rewards for Justice program said Friday that it was offering two $5 million rewards, one for Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, a leader of ISIS-GS who claimed responsibility for the ambush in January 2018. Two Americans and eight Nigeriens were also wounded in the encounter which sparked a Pentagon investigation which found multiple failures at various levels within the US military. "We assess ISIS in the Greater Sahara probably has at least 150 fighters. "As seen in public reporting, ISIS in the Greater Sahara has steadily increased attacks southward in Niger and in eastern Burkina Faso," she added. But the group "probably lacks external support from ISIS core, and its ties to other ISIS branches probably are minimal," she said.

(CNN) - Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan on Friday released the department's counterterrorism strategy, outlining the ongoing threats from foreign terrorism and focusing on domestic terror threats, particularly white supremacism. McAleenan called white supremacist extremism is one of the most "potent ideologies" driving acts violence in the US. "In our modern age, the continued menace of racially based violent extremism, particularly white supremacist extremism, is an abhorrent affront to the nation, the struggle and unity of its diverse population," he said in a speech at the Brookings Institution. He pointed to the attacks in Poway, El Paso, Pittsburgh and Charleston, saying they were motivated by various extremist ideologies, including "very concerningly and increasingly, white supremacist violent extremism." And I think it's long been the President's view that without recognizing that we're in an ideological struggle, that we can't properly address the terrorist threat."

A 19-year-old man who authorities say texted undercover agents that he planned to conduct a terror attack in the name of ISIS in New York was ordered held without bail on Friday. NEW YORK (CNN) - A 19-year-old man who authorities say texted undercover agents that he planned to conduct a terror attack in the name of ISIS in New York was ordered held without bail on Friday. Chudhary was born in Pakistan, and authorities allege he was inspired by ISIS and planned to conduct a stabbing or bombing attack in Queens. Magistrate Judge James Orenstein denied a bail request, handing down a permanent order of detention. The judge asked Chudhary if he understood the charges against him, and Chudhary answered, "yeah, I read it," and "I know what I'm accused of."

ISIS(CNN) - Authorities have arrested a 19-year-old man who they say texted undercover agents that he planned to conduct a terror attack in the name of ISIS in Queens, a law enforcement official said Thursday. The 19-year-old is a Queens resident who was born in Pakistan, the official said. Authorities allege he was inspired by ISIS and planned to conduct a stabbing or bombing attack in Queens. According to the official, the man was under constant surveillance by law enforcement authorities and did not pose a danger to the public. "An individual was arrested in New York today as part of a national security investigation.

Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump Wednesday appeared to rule out sending the thousands of ISIS foreign fighters currently being detained by US allies in Syria to the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, saying that the ISIS detainees should be repatriated to their countries of origin. Trump's statement represents a shift from comments he made previously after he signed an executive memorandum which raised the prospect of sending ISIS fighters there. And in many cases for them it will now be Guantanamo Bay," Trump said at his State of the Union address in January. Also Wednesday, Trump repeated a threat to "release" ISIS fighters back to their country of origin. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces are currently holding more than 2,000 foreign ISIS fighters from over 50 countries in makeshift detention facilities in addition to some 8,000 Syrian and Iraqi prisoners.

(CNN) - Closing arguments are expected to begin Monday in the trial of Chief Special Warfare Operator Eddie Gallagher, a Navy SEAL accused of stabbing an ISIS prisoner to death, among other violations of military law. Other SEALs who served alongside Gallagher testified they saw Gallagher stab the ISIS fighter. SEAL Special Operations Chief Craig Miller testified he saw Gallagher stab the prisoner "on the right side of his neck, toward the jugular vein." He posed for pictures with prisoner's body, witnesses saySeveral SEALs testified during the first week they saw Gallagher take pictures with the body. Former SEAL Dylan Dille told the court he saw Gallagher pose for individual and group photos with the body.

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(CNN) - The FBI has seen a significant rise in the number of white supremacist domestic terrorism cases in recent months, a senior FBI counterterrorism official said Thursday. The domestic terror cases generally include suspects involved in violence related to anti-government views, racial or religious bias, environmental extremism and abortion-related views. The FBI wouldn't provide specific numbers to quantify the increase of in the number of white supremacist domestic terrorism cases. Unlike international terrorism investigations, domestic terrorism cases pose thornier issues for the FBI because of First Amendment protections. The US doesn't have a domestic terrorism law and no government agency designates domestic groups as being terrorist organizations.

Giorgio Kirylo, who was deployed in Mosul with Gallagher in 2017, testified that he did not see stab wounds on the ISIS detainee's neck. Kirylo testified he moved the body, after medical efforts failed, to take a "trophy photo." Last week, Special Operator First Class Corey Scott, a medic in Gallagher's deployment, testified that he was the one who killed the ISIS prisoner, not Gallagher. Ealier this week, Navy SEAL Special Operations Chief Craig Miller testified he saw Gallagher stab the wounded fighter "on the right side of his neck, toward the jugular vein." Another witness said he saw Gallagher stab the prisoner under the collarbone but didn't see any blood.

Edward Gallagher is accused of stabbing a wounded teenage ISIS fighter in the neck in Mosul in May 2017. A Navy judge has removed the lead prosecutor in the case against a Navy SEAL charged with murdering a wounded person and shooting at(CNN) - Prosecutors in the military trial of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, accused of committing multiple violations of military law in Iraq, rested their case Tuesday. But by week's end, one of the prosecution's own witnesses dropped a bombshell, testifying that he was the one responsible for the ISIS fighter's death. After the prosecution rested, the court-martial members, who act as a jury, were dismissed from the courtroom. The judge denied the motion, and the trial will continue Wednesday at 12 p.m.