President Barack Obama's national security team believes there is "no specific, credible threat" to the United States from "Islamic State" (ISIS) terrorists, the White House said Tuesday, amid stepped up coalition strikes on the extremist group, according to AFP.
Underlining heightened global fears of attacks after violent extremists killed scores in Mali, Lebanon, Nigeria and Turkey in recent weeks, the US government issued a worldwide travel alert on Monday warning American citizens of "increased terrorist threats." But Obama "was briefed that there is currently no specific, credible threat to the homeland from ISIL," the White House said in a statement.