Skip to main content

The Hunt: Turkey says it’s killed the leader of ISIS. But where’s the evidence?

By J.J. Green

In this episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,” Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, said it’s not enough to say he’s dead. You need to present evidence.

SIGN UP TODAY for J.J. Green’s new national security newsletter, “Inside the SCIF.” The weekly email delivers unique insight into the intelligence, national security, military, law enforcement and foreign policy communities.

Analysis: Russia’s shadow war is moving from threat to preparation

By J.J. Green
Lithuania is warning that Russia may be preparing attacks on critical infrastructure. It should not be read as a single isolated alarm. It fits a broader pattern: Moscow is probing NATO’s eastern flank through cyber intrusions, sabotage planning, maritime pressure, GPS interference, proxy recruitment and deniable operations designed to stay below the formal threshold of war.
Read Next Story

Related Stories

Senate Armed Services Committee Examines Posture Of U.S. Northern And Southern Commands
J.J. Green
NORAD warns pilots to check flight restrictions ahead of July Fourth celebrations
July 1, 2026
Senate Armed Services Committee Examines Posture Of U.S. Northern And Southern Commands

NORAD warns pilots to check flight restrictions ahead of July Fourth celebrations

Iran War Strait of Hormuz

Analysis: The $6 billion fault line; the first crack in the US-Iran deal is already showing

Iran War

Analysis: US and Iran strikes a deal, but there’s no winner

Israel Iran War

Analysis: The Iran war is the conflict no one can stop

Romania Russia Ukraine War

Analysis: Russian drone crash in Romania shatters illusion of contained Ukraine war