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In this May 30, 2013, photo, Kayla Mueller is shown after speaking to a group in Prescott, Ariz. The parents of the late American hostage Kayla Mueller say they were told by American officials that their daughter was repeatedly forced to have sex with Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/The Daily Courier, Jo. L. Keener)

Kayla Mueller raped repeatedly by Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Associated Press

This undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows fighters from the al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), now called the Islamic State group, marching in Raqqa, Syria. **FILE**

Islamic State building up for mass-casualty attacks, competing with al Qaeda for recruits, intel

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Questions are mounting over why the Justice Department has not yet opened a criminal investigation against Hillary Rodham Clinton for mishandling a mountain of classified information. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton emails: Calls mount for criminal investigation amid data breach fears

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Syrian President Bashar Assad visits troops on the front line in Damascus. Officials said several jihadi factions, including the ruthless Islamic State, are gaining ground quickly against the regime's fighters in several parts of the nation. (Associated Press)

Russian, Iranian loyalty to Bashar Assad tested as Syria approaches ‘tipping point’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with U.S. President Barack Obama at Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Monday, June 8, 2015, during the G-7 summit. (Michael Kappeler/Pool Photo via AP)

Inside the Ring: Congress seeks to block U.S. intel from German NSA probe

By Bill Gertz

A congressional aide said the legislation is aimed to thwart U.S. spy agencies from giving secrets to an investigation of NSA activities by a German parliamentary committee. The panel was formed after spying disclosures from renegade NSA contractor Edward Snowden. (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Congress seeks to block intel from German NSA probe

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, right, stands with a Taliban fighter in eastern Afghanistan. The Taliban on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, released a video showing the handover of Bergdahl to U.S. forces in eastern Afghanistan, touting the swap of the American soldier for five Taliban detainees from Guantanamo as a significant achievement for the insurgents. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

‘Taliban Five’ travel ban set to expire; ex-Gitmo detainees exchanged for Bowe Berghdal

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

FILE- In this Jan. 19, 2015 file photo, a French police officer works at the headquarters of the Pharos reporting platform against cyber criminality, in Nanterre, outside Paris. Fearful of an expanding extremist threat, countries that for years have relied heavily on U.S. intelligence are quickly building up their own capabilities with new technology, new laws and _ in at least one case _ a searing debate on how much the American government should be allowed to spy on their own citizens. (AP Photo/Patrick Kovarik, pool, File)

For U.S. allies, paradigm shift in intelligence collection

By LORI HINNANT and KEN DILANIAN - Associated Press

FBI crime scene investigators document evidence outside the Curtis Culwell Center, Monday, May 4, 2015, in Garland, Texas. Two men opened fire with assault weapons on police Sunday night who were guarding a contest for Muslim Prophet Muhammed cartoons. A police officer returned fire killing both men. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)

White House raises ‘lone wolf’ scenario in Texas attack

By Dave Boyer and Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John F. Kerry talked with Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Oman's minister of foreign affairs, during a meeting of Persian Gulf delegates in March. Oman helped kick-start secret nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington in 2013. (Associated Press)

Oman suited for Middle East peacemaker role amid rising tensions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A Houthi Shiite rebel with Yemen's flag painted on his face chants slogans during a rally to show support for the leader of rebels, Abdel-Malik al-Houthi, in Sanaa, Yemen. (Associated Press)

FRANK GAFFNEY: Houtis grab U.S. intel

By Sean MacCormac

CIA Director John Brennan speaks during a news conference at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., in this Dec. 11, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

CIA’s Brennan to overhaul spy agency’s management structure

By Ken Dilanian - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2014 file photo, CIA Director John Brennan speaks during a news conference at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. Brennan has ordered a sweeping reorganization of the spy agency, an overhaul designed to make its leaders more accountable, enhance the agency&#8217;s cyber capabilities and shore up espionage gaps exacerbated by a decade of focus on counterterrorism. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

CIA creates new office to counter cyber threats

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Hillary Rodham Clinton, as secretary of state, said Libya was in imminent danger of a humanitarian crisis — her main argument for going to war. U.S. intelligence couldn't corroborate her warning and lost key sources with the fall of the Gadhafi regime. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton’s war on Libya lost terror intelligence

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

In this May 30, 2013, photo, Kayla Mueller is shown after speaking to a group in Prescott, Ariz. A statement that appeared on a militant website commonly used by the Islamic State group claimed that Mueller was killed in a Jordanian airstrike on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, on the outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, the militant group's main stronghold. The IS statement could not be independently verified. (AP Photo/The Daily Courier, Matt Hinshaw) MANDATORY CREDIT

Kayla Mueller, U.S. ISIS hostage, is dead, family says

By Deb Riechmann and Julie Pace - Associated Press

People stand with their belongings as they leave there homes traveling by bus after recent fighting between Nigerian government forces and Boko Haram militants in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015. Nigeria's electoral commission will postpone Feb. 14 presidential and legislative elections for six weeks to give a new multinational force time to secure northeastern areas under the sway of Boko Haram, an official close to the commission told The Associated Press on Saturday. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola)

Nigeria elections postponed following Boko Haram violence

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama delivers remarks during a meeting with people that wrote him letters explaining how they benefited from the Affordable Care Act in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, in Washington. Obama also condemned the execution of Jordanian Air Force pilot First Lt. Moaz al-Kasasbeh by the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama, U.S. blind to Islamic State Libya threat, top official warns

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Hillary Rodham Clinton is likely to face questions over whether she had an adequate plan for Libya in 2011 and whether her efforts led to the Benghazi tragedy a year later. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton’s Libya war push armed Benghazi rebels with suspected al Qaeda ties

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

The gap between Hillary Rodham Clinton's rhetoric warning of a Rwanda-like slaughter of civilians in Libya and the facts gathered by career intelligence staff is taking on significance as the former secretary of state prepares another bid for the White House and her national security credentials are re-examined. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton Libya war genocide narrative rejected by U.S. intelligence

By Kelly Riddell and Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

This file photo taken from video by Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorist network, Monday, May 12, 2014, shows their leader Abubakar Shekau speaking to the camera. (AP Photo) (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Boko Haram embraces Islamic State model for extremist jihad

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times