Obama: War Powers Resolution Does Not Signal New Ground War For U.S.
President Obama defended a limited three-year resolution saying the country is not benefited "by being on a perpetual war footing."
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Family Confirms U.S. Hostage Kayla Mueller Dead
In a statement, her family said they had received information the 26-year-old was dead. Mueller, who was captured in August 2013, was a prisoner of the self-described Islamic State when she died.
White House Says There's At Least One Other American Hostage Held In Syria
White House spokesman Joshua Earnest would not say if the hostage was being held by the Islamic State, but he said that the U.S. was aware of at least one other American being held in Syria.
ISIS Seen Profiting From Informal Money System In Spain
The extremist group ISIS is exploiting an informal finance network in Spain to pay its fighters, according to Spanish intelligence officials. The system is often used by immigrants to transfer money.
ISIS Claims U.S. Hostage Was Killed Friday In Jordanian Attack
We do not have confirmation of her fate, but her family says the American hostage is Kayla Mueller, an aid worker from Prescott, Ariz.
Jordan Strikes At ISIS; Obama Said To Be Preparing To Request War Powers
Repeated airstrikes on the self-described Islamic State are "the beginning of our retaliation" for the extremist group's brutal killing of a captured pilot, Jordan's foreign minister says.
ISIS Is Killing, Torturing, Using Children As Suicide Bombers, Says U.N. Report
The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child said it's reviewed reports of the mass execution of boys and of beheadings, crucifixions and the burying of children alive.
Jordan Reacts With Rage And Sorrow After ISIS Burns Pilot Alive
Jordan executed two prisoners in revenge for the horrific killing of the 26-year-old pilot, including the Iraqi woman who was sought by the so-called Islamic State for a hostage exchange.
Syrian Rebels Want To Fight Assad, But Now They'll Face ISIS
Moderate Syrian rebels took up arms to topple President Bashar Assad. But the U.S. is planning to train them to fight against a different foe, the self-declared Islamic State, instead.
As Deadline Passes, The Fate Of ISIS Hostages Is Uncertain
The Sunni militants had given Jordan until sunset Thursday to release a convicted terrorist. The exchange did not happen.