Nicholas Kamm - AFP / Getty Images; Drew Angerer / Getty Images US Diplomat Admits to Telling Commander in Chief Lies About Troop Levels 'Intentionally misrepresenting a matter of national security to the commander-in-chief is a dereliction of duty and should be punished.' By Jack Davis November 16, 2020
Amer Almohibany / AFP via Getty Images American Woman Sentenced for Smuggling Cash, Gold to Prominent Islamic Terrorists An Indiana woman was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for financially supporting the Islamic State. By Kaylee Greenlee November 10, 2020
Joseph Eid / AFP via Getty Images Trump Admin Official Makes Secret Trip in Bid To Secure Return of Missing Americans 'Tens of thousands of people are believed held in Syrian prisons since the country's civil war broke out in 2011.' By The Associated Press October 19, 2020
Hussein Malla / AP, File Islamic Terrorists Behind 'Brutal Hostage-Taking Scheme' Face American Justice A federal grand jury indicted two Islamic State militants for their role in a brutal campaign of torture and execution. By The Associated Press October 7, 2020
Delil Souleiman / AFP via Getty Images Americans Accused of Fighting for ISIS Face Justice Back on US Soil The Department of Justice repatriated American citizens detained in Syria for allegedly supporting ISIS. By Kaylee Greenlee October 1, 2020
Delil Souleiman / AFP via Getty Images US Ramps Up Military Presence in Syria After Russian Aggression The United States sent six military vehicles and fewer than 100 troops to eastern Syria after a clash with Russian forces. By The Associated Press September 18, 2020
Abdulaziz Ketaz / AFP via Getty Images Syrian Regime Held Accountable for Torture on International Stage The Dutch government announced it is holding Syria accountable under international law for human rights violations. By The Associated Press September 18, 2020
Ahmad Al-Rubaye / AFP via Getty Images American Man Faces Justice After Joining Islamic State Group A Minnesota man who allegedly joined the Islamic State group in 2015 has been returned to the US to face a terrorism charge. By The Associated Press September 16, 2020
Hussein Malla / AP Multiple US Troops Injured in Clash with Russian Forces: Report 'Unsafe and unprofessional actions like this represent a breach of de-confliction protocols, committed to by the United States and Russia.' By Jack Davis August 26, 2020
Delil Souleiman / AFP via Getty Images 4 American Troops Injured in Skirmish with Russians in Syria Four American troops were injured in a collision with a Russian vehicle in eastern Syria. By The Associated Press August 26, 2020