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The United States military is turning out all the stops in its war against the Islamic State terror group, hitting the jihadi outfit “harder than ever” before, President Obama says in a speech at the Pentagon.

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, CUBA— Ibrahim Al Qosi, a former Guantánamo detainee, has re-joined Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), recommitting to waging jihad against the West following his release from the detention facility.

U.S. NAVAL BASE GUANTÁNAMO BAY, CUBA—Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his fellow alleged al-Qaeda travelers—Walid Muhammad Salih, Mubarak Bin Attash, Ramzi Bin Al Shibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam Al Hawsawi—appeared in high spirits Tuesday.

Today, near the media operations center here at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pre-trial hearings will continue at the Guantanamo war court.

GUANTÁNAMO BAY NAVAL BASE— More than 14 years after Islamic terrorists took down the Twin Towers, killing thousands of American men, women and children in the process, the man most involved in coordinating the attack remains here at Guantánamo Bay detention camp, unpunished for his crimes.

The United States is “partially” responsible for a jihadi massacre on Wednesday in San Bernardino, California, carried out by Islamic State loyalists who killed 14 and wounding dozens more, Hussam Ayloush, the Los Angeles Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), said Friday.

Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, who killed 14 people and injured dozens more on Wednesday, have connections to radical Islamic groups, officials say.

Dr. Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon and GOP candidate for President, tells the Republican Jewish Coalition’s Presidential Candidate Forum that the U.S. and Israel have a unique bond.

WASHINGTON— In the wake of a radical Islamic terror attack in San Bernardino, California, that saw 14 people dead and a dozen others wounded, three Democratic Congressman will show “solidarity” with the American Muslim community by visiting a mosque once led by Anwar al-Awlaki, the deceased chief recruiter for Al Qaeda.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) tells the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) that “Our president has placed his own legacy” in the way of a strong America-Israel relationship. Barack Obama’s foreign policy lacks “moral clarity,” Rubio said. Moral clarity means “our allies trust us and our adversaries respect us,” he added. Now, “our allies feel betrayed and our enemies feel emboldened.”

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) tells the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) forum that America must define its enemies, stand by its allies, and fight against radical Islamic terrorism. The California shooting is “another manifestation of radical Islamic terrorism here at home,” Cruz said. “This horrific murder underscores that we are at a time of war, whether the current Administration is willing to acknowledge it, our enemies are at war with us,” he added.

The Islamic State (IS) terror group’s Libya branch is reportedly using a flight simulator to train jihadis on how to pilot aircraft, after successfully apprehending the system from an airport once held by Libya’s recognized military under former dictator Muammar Qaddafi.

Moscow has begun to impose restrictions on Turks living in Russia, following Turkey shooting down a Russian fighter jet last week that had violated Ankara’s air space.

The United Nations Security Council released a report on Tuesday warning that the Islamic State (IS) terror group continues to make unimpeded gains in Libya, locking down territory in the nation plagued by civil war and sectarian strife.

More details have come to light about a 1972 Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)-sanctioned operation in Munich that saw 11 Israeli Olympians tortured and then slaughtered by Muslim operatives. Germany, less than a few decades removed from the Holocaust, engaged in

Testifying before the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Joseph Dunford, said that the Islamic State terrorist organization is not contained, and has not been at anytime since 2010.

Republican Presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) fired on Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) record on foreign policy Monday, listing how his primary opponent supported Hillary Clinton’s lead on several issues.

Iranian ‘Supreme Leader’ Ali Khamenei has penned a new letter to the world’s youth, condemning America and the West for its “double standards” following the recent Islamic State-launched attacks in Paris that killed 130 people and wounded hundreds more.

From California to New York, and everywhere in between, the Islamic State has been able to recruit dozens of young Muslims, and Muslim converts, over social media and through other means, to wage jihad against America.

The Palestinian Authority (PA), ruled by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, has ordered localities under its control to clamp down on Christians celebrating Christmas in public this year.

The Islamic State (IS) terror group has been able to hold territory in both Iraq and Syria for some time, turning from a mere terrorist organization into a full-blown insurgency.

Russian bombers are dropping cluster munitions over Raqqa, Syria, the city known as the de facto capital of the Islamic State terror group, sources inside Syria confirmed to Breitbart News. Sources say Moscow is also indiscriminately targeting civilians neighborhoods populated by Sunni Muslims, killing innocent women and children in the process.

The Islamic State’s affiliate in Bangladesh claimed responsibility for an attack on a Shiite mosque that killed one person and injured three others.

Iran’s state-media claims it was behind the rescue of a Russian pilot whose jet was downed by Turkish fighter jets, utilizing Hezbollah terrorists and Syrian forces to complete their mission. The Russian plane had violated Turkish airspace, causing Ankara to

Dr. Ben Carson boarded a flight to the Middle Eastern nation of Jordan late on Thanksgiving to embark on a tour of Syrian refugee camps there on Friday, he told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview before the trip.

A federal judge is fed up with the Obama administration for its insistence upon adding additional hurdles to Guantánamo Bay detainee hearing procedures, while at the same time demanding the close of the base.

The nuclear deal agreed upon in July by the P5+1 world powers (US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, China) and the Islamic Republic of Iran has no “legally binding” basis. The deal, paraded by President Obama as a surefire measure to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, is held together simply as a “political commitment” by the parties to the accord, the State Department admitted in a recent letter.

“One of the things that Rudy Giuliani innovated was bringing in an office of emergency management that coordinated the efforts of the police, the fire department, the environmental department, and everybody else,” Larry Levy says. “They figured out what to do to be prepared. We monitored hospital admissions in emergency rooms to see if there were signs of poisoning … things of that nature.

Erik Prince, the former head of defense contracting company Blackwater, which developed an infamous reputation for controversy during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, appeared on Breitbart News Daily to discuss security measures the American people must take to protect themselves amid threats against the nation.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defended Turkey’s defense of its airspace Tuesday evening after Ankara fighter jets shot down a Russian SU-24 warplane earlier in the day, with the Turkish leader claiming that the military was unable to identify the jet that was violating the country’s sovereignty.

Israeli fighter jets have carried out airstrikes in Syria against Hezbollah and forces loyal to the Assad regime, Syrian activists claimed. “After several hours of reconnaissance flights above the area, Israeli planes suddenly launched two raids on a joint Assad

The Free Syrian Army, a conglomerate of several rebel groups fighting against Bashar al-Assad’s forces in Syria, has uploaded a video to YouTube showcasing its apparent success striking a direct hit on a Russian helicopter that had recently landed.

Before an international incident that involved Turkey shooting down a Russian fighter jet Tuesday morning, which purportedly violated Turkish airspace several times, Ankara’s forces were also engaged in attacks against Kurdish revolutionary forces in the southeast of the country.

Brussels continues to be on lockdown into the early hours of Tuesday morning as authorities continue their manhunt for jihadi terrorists, leading Belgium’s Prime Minister to leave the country at its highest alert level until at least next week.

The Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah has denounced a new bill approved by the Senate, which seeks to block the Shiite revolutionary outfit from funding.