State Dept. ups bounty by more than double for ISIS leader

The U.S. State Department is looking to end ISIS once and for all. The agency announced Friday that it will raise the bounty for Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, more than doubling the amount that has been offered since 2011. ISIS MANUFACTURING ARMS ON INDUSTRIAL SCALE, REPORT FINDS “Protecting the homeland and the American people is our top counterterrorism priority, and just as we have intensified our efforts against ISIL, we are increasing the means available to us to gain information on their leadership and bring them to justice,” reads a statement State Department officials provided to Fox News Channel, using the administration's term for the terrorist group. Under the department’s Rewards for Justice Program, the bounty will be increased from $11 million to $25 million for any information that leads to the location, arrest and/or conviction of Al-Baghadi.