US facing 'unprecedented threat environment' in wake of ISIS' rise

December 24, 2015 04:39

The reach of ISIS into the US this year brought a pace of federal prosecutions not seen even in the aftermath of 9/11, U.S. authorities say.

US prosecutors have charged more than 80 people with terror-related offenses since the start of 2014 -- at least 60 alone this year, and the lion's share of the cases are related to ISIS, according to the Justice Department.

President Barack Obama recently chided the media for seeding Americans' anxiety by focusing excessively on ISIS. But the pace of prosecutions and investigations by his Justice Department underscore the cause for concern.

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