Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon), who also serves as Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, voted in favor of a bill that declares the actions of ISIS genocide against Christians and other ethnic groups.
Fort Hood officials confirmed Monday that a former Fort Hood soldier was one of 100 U.S. service members included in an online "kill list" posted by possible Islamic State agents, which also names more than 60 U.S. cities as ISIS targets, including seven in Texas.
The U.S. began "intense" operations in Syria against the terror group ISIS early Tuesday, sending bombers, fighters, and Tomahawk missiles into ISIS-dominated territory in the northern part of the country.