Amid the ongoing hostage crisis, there was a touching tribute to American-Israeli journalist Steven Sotloff, who was killed after being kidnapped by Isis nearly a decade ago.

A British man involved in the beheading of Steven Sotloff, an American-Israeli journalist who was born in Miami-Dade County, pleaded guilty to all eight counts against him during a U.S. District Court hearing in Alexandria, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday night.

The head of Iraqi Military Intelligence, Lt. Gen. Saad al-Allaq, says ISIS is trying to free tens of thousands of followers from prisons in Northern Syria. Distributed by LAKANA. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

ANKARA - Turkey has begun the process of returning alleged foreign ISIS fighters to their home countries, starting with an American, a Briton and seven Germans. Police would not confirm or clarify to CNN if the individual arrested was deported by Turkey as part of the repatriation process. "The 26-year-old man was arrested after arriving at Heathrow airport on an inbound flight to the UK from Turkey," the Metropolitan Police said. Several European countries have refused to take in the captured foreign fighters, saying that those individuals were denationalized, according to a report from Turkey's state-run news agency Anadolu. Since then, fears have grown among American officials that prisons holding 10,000-plus ISIS fighters, guarded by Kurdish personnel, will be compromised -- amid reports of some militants escaping.

(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.

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.

(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.

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

PINECREST, Fla. - The mother of a former South Florida journalist killed by ISIS is glad that the terrorist group's leader has been killed. "We're happy that he's gone," Shiley Sotloff said Sunday morning, following President Donald Trump's announcement that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed by U.S. forces. More than a year later, a U.S. drone attack targeted and apparently killed Jihadi John. While the victory will not bring our beloved son Steven back to us, it is a significant step in the campaign against ISIS." President Trump also called the Stoloff's, reaching out Sunday afternoon.

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The parents of a former South Florida journalist killed by ISIS are glad that the terrorist group's leader has been killed. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

PINECREST, Fla. - The mother of a former South Florida journalist killed by ISIS is glad that the terrorist group's leader has been killed. "We're happy that he's gone," said Shiley Sotloff on Sunday morning, following President Donald Trump's announcement that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed by U.S. forces. More than a year later, a U.S. drone attack targeted and apparently killed Jihadi John. While the victory will not bring our beloved son Steven back to us, it is a significant step in the campaign against ISIS." President Trump also called the Stoloff's, reaching out Sunday afternoon.

The mother of a former South Florida journalist killed by ISIS is glad that the terrorist group's leader has been killed. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

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.

"President Trump and President Erdogan have reached an understanding over precisely what this operation is," Gulnur Aybet said from Ankara on Wednesday. "Turkish troops preparing to invade Syria from the north, Russian-backed forces from the south, ISIS fighters attacking Raqqa. Trump downplayed the alliance with the Kurds, 11,000 of whom died fighting to help the US mission against ISIS. Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah pointed to the sense that once Trump pulled the US back, the Turkish attack was inevitable. Trump claimed he has stopped Erdogan from moving into Syria "from virtually the first day" he was in office.

(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 US 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 US will not be involved in the operation.

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.

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.

Such bulletins are routinely distributed in the days before a major national holiday, but previous bulletins have often focused on homegrown terrorists inspired by overseas groups like ISIS or al-Qaeda rather than domestic terrorists radicalized by domestic issues such as abortion or white supremacy. Meanwhile, the FBI is currently investigating about 850 suspected domestic terrorists, the official said. And since late last year, the agency has seen a significant uptick in domestic terrorism investigations involving white supremacists, officials told ABC News. In fact, there have been more arrests and deaths in the United States caused by domestic terrorists than international terrorists in recent years, the head of the FBI's counterterrorism division, Assistant Director Michael McGarrity, recently told a House panel. We ask members of the public to maintain awareness of their surroundings and to report any suspicious activity to law enforcement immediately.ABC News

(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.