• CIA Director: More Islamic State Fighters Worldwide than al Qaeda At Its Height

  Islamic State militants have tens of thousands of fighters around the world, a far greater number than al Qaeda at its height, John Brennan, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, said on Thursday.

  

• UN Says ISIS Committing 'Genocide' Against Yazidis in Syria and Iraq, Attempting to Destroy Ancient Community

  The Islamic State is committing genocide against the Yazidis in Syria and Iraq to destroy the religious community of 400,000 people through killings, sexual slavery and other crimes, United Nations investigators said on Thursday.

  

• Belgian Police Alerted to ISIS Fighters En Route to Europe

  Belgian police have received an anti-terror alert warning that a group of Islamic State fighters recently left Syria en route for Europe planning attacks in Belgium and France, a Belgian security source said on Wednesday.

  

• Federal Grand Jury Could Charge Wife of Orlando Shooter: 'She Had Some Knowledge of What Was Going On'

  A federal grand jury has been convened to look into possible wrongdoing by the wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay nightclub, and criminal charges could be brought against her early as Wednesday, a law enforcement source said.

  

• Orlando Gunman Omar Mateen was Self-Radicalized, Officials Say

  The man who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Florida appears to have acted alone, without direction from the Islamist militant groups he voiced sympathy for, authorities said as they investigated the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.