Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte to Abu Sayyaf: ‘I will eat you alive’

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte used some explicit language in a vow to revenge a bombing that left 15 people dead, threatening to eat those responsible alive. The outspoken leader, in Vientiane, Laos, to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit conference, spoke about the terrorist bombing in Davao City, where he was mayor for 22 years before becoming president.

The Morning Vertical, September 5, 2016

Vladimir Putin was hoping to have a meeting at the G20 with Western leaders about Ukraine that excluded Ukraine. As I discuss with RFE/RL senior editor Steve Gutterman on The Power Vertical Briefing , Putin was hoping to decide Ukraine's future with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande over Kyiv's head and behind Kyiv's back.

Turkey: IS has lost all territory along Syria-Turkey border

Turkish troops and allied Syrian rebels expelled the Islamic State group from the last strip of territory it controlled along the Syrian-Turkish border on Sunday, effectively sealing the extremists' self-styled caliphate off from the outside world, Turkey's prime minister and a Syrian opposition group reported. Also on Sunday, Syrian pro-government forces backed by airstrikes launched a wide offensive in the northern city of Aleppo, capturing areas they lost last month and besieging rebel-held neighborhoods, state media and opposition activists said.

The Other Terrorism: White Nationalist Twitter Growing Faster Than ISIL

Twitter users who identify themselves as white nationalists and neo-nazis have been growing faster than supporters of ISIL group, rising more than 600 percent in four years, according to a university study. The study from The Program on Extremism at The George Washington University analyzed accounts from prominent white nationalist organizations such as the American Nazi Party and the Ku Klux Klan.

Philippine President declares ‘state of lawlessness’ after bomb kills 14

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared a nationwide "state of lawlessness" Saturday after suspected Abu Sayyaf extremists detonated a bomb that killed 14 people and wounded about 70 in his southern hometown. Duterte, who inspected the scene of Friday night's attack at a night market in downtown Davao city, said his declaration did not amount to an imposition of martial law.

Billionaire Clinton Foundation Donor Denied Entry Into US Because Of Terror Ties

The multi-million dollar Clinton Foundation donor was denied entry into the U.S. last year because of his ties to a Lebanese organization that has allegedly given money to the terrorist group Hezbollah, The Los Angeles Times reports . The news, which was based on interviews and government documents, comes weeks after emails surfaced showing that in 2009, a Clinton Foundation adviser asked Hillary Clinton's State Department deputy chief of staff, Huma Abedin, for a favor on Chagoury's behalf.

Turkish tanks cross into Syria to join U.S.-backed forces in fight…

Turkish and Syrian rebel forces, aided by U.S. aircraft and Special Operations advisers, have launched a major cross-border offensive aimed at capturing the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's last stronghold on Syria's border with Turkey. The operation, Turkey's largest direct involvement yet against the militants in Syria, includes Turkish planes, tanks, artillery and special operations units, along with 500 to 700 rebel fighters.

Nigeria kills a top terrorist, and the world shrugs

When the Nigerian air force claimed Tuesday that it had "fatally wounded" the leader of the Boko Haram terrorist group, the report was met with skepticism and little fanfare. Partly, that's because Nigeria's military has claimed to have killed Abubakar Shekau before - only to have the mastermind behind the kidnapping of nearly 300 schoolgirls in 2014 resurface in one of his signature videos.

US terror suspect claims to be – paid FBI informant’

A Charlotte, North Carolina man accused of recruiting for the Islamic State claims that he worked for years with the FBI to identify potential terrorists. Federal prosecutors and the FBI say that while living in Columbia, South Carolina, and possibly other cities the converted Muslim used social media to recruit potential converts to IS.

Trump refuses to back away from false claim Obama founded IS

Donald Trump repeatedly accused President Barack Obama of founding the Islamic State group on Thursday, refusing to take back a patently false allegation, despite the urging of some of his allies to do so. A day after lobbing the attack against the president during a rowdy rally, Trump pressed ahead during a round of interviews.

Former Deputy CIA Director Falsely Claims ‘Not A Single’ Iraqi Refugee Became A Terrorist

Acting CIA Director Michael Morell leaves the closed Senate Intelligence Committee meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington Nov. 15, 2012. During an appearance on ABC's "This Week," former Deputy CIA Director Michael Morell falsely claimed "not a single" Iraqi refugee turned out to be a terrorist, but in 2013 two Kentucky residents from Iraq pleaded guilty to federal terrorism charges.

Kendall: Rebellion in Wisconsin

Until August, ground zero in that rebellion was, of course, Donald Trump's candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, which, when he handily won, rocked and shocked the Republican establishment and political world at large. Truly, he feels people's pain and has an intuitive, real feel for what's wrong and what needs to change.

US to Keep Troops in Afghanistan Till Next Year to Tackle ISIS

President Barack Obama has said that the US has decided to keep a large number of American troops in Afghanistan wipe out the Islamic State terror group in the country. "In Afghanistan, one of the reasons that I decided to largely maintain our current force posture was so that we could keep eliminating ISIL's presence there," Obama said yesterday.