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Iraqis look at the damage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, a Shiite area north of the capital, Baghdad, on Wednesday.

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Suicide Bombings In Baghdad Kill More Than 85 People

4:07pm May 11, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The Islamic State has claimed that it carried out three attacks in different parts of the Iraqi capital. Two of the bombings targeted checkpoints, while another hit a crowded outdoor market.

Three Somali-American men accused of plotting to join the Islamic State are on trial in Minneapolis. Fadumo Hussein (left) is the stepsister who reared one of the defendants, Guled Omar. She calls him her son and says, "we are not terrorists." Sadik Warfa

ISIS Trial May Offer A Window Into How The Extremist Group Recruits

1:41pm May 10, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

Three Somali-American men are on trial in Minneapolis for allegedly plotting to join the Islamic State. They are part of a larger case that involves six more young Muslims who already pleaded guilty.

A video produced by Exit-Deutschland describes the work it does to de-radicalize neo-Nazis. Hayat Germany is trying to use similar techniques to help Germans who may be radicalized by groups like the Islamic State.

Methods For Reforming Neo-Nazis Help Fight The Radicalization Of Muslims

10:44am May 10, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

To fight radicalization of young Muslims, a German program applies lessons from an unexpected source: reformed neo-Nazis. "There is a commonality between extremist ideologies," says a counselor.

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The picturesque town of Odense — the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen — is one of the Danish cities battling ISIS and its recruitment efforts. Denmark has one of the worst radicalization problems in Europe.

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To Stop Kids From Radicalizing, Moms In Denmark Call Other Moms

4:20pm May 09, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

The story of a young Danish Muslim woman who was lured by a radical Islamist shows how a grass-roots program is fighting the influence of ISIS recruiters. The key: harnessing mothers' intuition.

U.S. Navy air wing captains pause on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt last September. Every day, the steam-powered catapult aboard this massive ship flings American fighter jets into the sky, on missions to target the extremi

U.S. Army Captain Is Suing Obama Over Legality Of The War Against ISIS

1:29pm May 05, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Capt. Nathan Michael Smith, who is currently on active duty in Kuwait, says he is concerned that an "illegal" war "forces him to violate his oath to 'preserve, protect and defend' the Constitution."

Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden speaks to a selected group of reporters in the mountains of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan in 1998. It has been five years since he was killed in a U.S. raid in Pakistan.

CIA 'Live Tweets' Bin Laden Raid On 5th Anniversary

8:12pm May 02, 2016

by Dana Farrington

Osama bin Laden was killed in May 2011. The Internet isn't sure that reconstructing the raid through tweets was the best idea. However you remember that day, here are some things to keep in mind.

Ahmed Darwish appears in a police station in Rumeilan, northern Syria, after being captured by Kurdish fighters as he was running away from a battle. He was wounded in a coalition airstrike in support of anti-ISIS forces. "There was camaraderie, friendshi

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Joining ISIS: It's Not Always For Reasons You Might Assume

8:26am April 30, 2016

by Alice Fordham

Two ISIS fighters captured in Syria say they joined the militant group as a way to fight an oppressive regime. But it also provided friendship, and it didn't seem much more violent than other options.

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Bangladeshi Professor Hacked To Death In Islamic State-Claimed Attack

3:55pm April 23, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Bangladesh has seen a string of attacks against outspoken atheists and secularists, and the government has been accused of not doing enough to protect them.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, shown here at the Pentagon in March, has said the "new breed of warrior" — cyberwarriors — will be expected to fight just as hard as their colleagues on conventional battlefields.

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Rules For Cyberwarfare Still Unclear, Even As U.S. Engages In It

6:18pm April 20, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

President Obama has confirmed the U.S. is conducting cyber operations to disrupt ISIS. The Pentagon officially recognizes cyberspace as the fifth domain of warfare — after land, sea, air and space.

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A replica of Palmyra's 2,000-year-old Arch of Triumph is constructed in London's Trafalgar Square on Monday. The arch, a replica of a monument demolished by ISIS, was made using 3-D imaging produced from photographs.

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Palmyra's Ancient Arch, Destroyed By ISIS, To Rise Again In London

7:37pm April 18, 2016

by Deborah Amos

As cultural heritage advocates grapple with how to fight the destruction of ancient treasures, a full-size replica of the ancient Syrian town's triumphal arch will go on display in London on Tuesday.