Islamic State

A Tunisian woman waves her national flag as international activists gather for the World Social Forum in Tunis on March 25, 2015.

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Young Arabs Reject ISIS, Worry About Lack Of Jobs, Poll Finds

1:55pm April 12, 2016

A survey of 3,500 Arab youths in the Middle East and North Africa found that most say ISIS is the biggest obstacle facing the Middle East. The threat of terrorism and cost of living are also concerns.

Tunisian Olfa Hamrouni points at pictures of her daughters Rahma (above) and Ghofran. The teenage girls were exploited by extremist recruits and left their homeland to join ISIS in neighboring Libya.

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She's Lost 2 Daughters To ISIS; Will Her Younger Girls Be Next?

2:07pm April 06, 2016

by Leila Fadel

A Tunisian mother says poverty and a lack of education and opportunity drove her older daughters to join ISIS. Without help, she fears that her younger girls will become "two little bombs."

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A photo of the Temple of Bel taken on March 14, 2014, in front of the remains of the historic temple as seen on Thursday.

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In Palmyra, Islamic State Left Behind Mass Grave, Destroyed Monuments

10:33am April 02, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Syrian soldiers took the ancient city back from ISIS last week. A mass grave with the bodies of 40 people, 23 of them women and children, was found in the area, according to Syrian media.

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An Assyrian Christian woman prays at a church service in Tell Tamer, Syria. The service is to remember members of the community killed after about 300 people were taken captive by ISIS in March 2015.

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In Syria, Assyrian Christians Cling On After ISIS Onslaught

12:43pm March 27, 2016

by Alice Fordham

In northeastern Syria, Christians are mourning those killed by ISIS when the militants tore through a band of Assyrian villages a year ago. The towns were recaptured, but the community is scarred.

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With support from Russian air forces, the Syrian army drove out Islamic State militants from Palmyra on Sunday, since the extremists captured the city last May.

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Syria Says Its Troops Have Retaken Palmyra, Held By ISIS Since May

9:29am March 27, 2016

by Emma Bowman

The Russian-backed Syrian army recaptured the ancient city on Sunday, according to state TV. It's a strategic and symbolic victory for the regime against the extremist group.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter (left) and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, speak at the Pentagon on Friday. They announced that U.S. forces killed a senior Islamic State leader in an airstrike.

Pentagon's Evolving Strategy: Treat The Islamic State Like A State

2:30pm March 26, 2016

by Philip Ewing

The U.S. government objects to calling ISIS a state. But the military bombs the trappings of statehood: oil facilities, financial resources and "cabinet ministers."

Defense Secretary Ash Carter, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on Friday.

ISIS' Finance Minister Has Been Killed, U.S. Defense Secretary Says

12:39pm March 25, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"We are systematically eliminating ISIL's cabinet," U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said at a press conference Friday.

Manaf Ibrahim takes a break from making sandwiches in a small town close to an airstrip he believes the U.S. is using to supply its advisers on the ground in eastern Syria.

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A Remote Syrian Airstrip Hints At A Growing American Military Role

3:46pm March 24, 2016

by Alice Fordham

In northeastern Syria, local residents are watching the comings and goings from a rural airstrip they say is America's Syria footprint in the anti-ISIS war.

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A man wears the Belgian flag as people observe a minute of silence Wednesday at the Place de la Bourse, in honor of the victims of Tuesday's terrorist attacks in Brussels.

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Brussels Attacks, One Day After: What We Know

4:08pm March 23, 2016

by Meghan Collins Sullivan

Terrorist attacks in Brussels killed at least 31 and wounded at least 270 on Tuesday. As the city mourns, police continue to search for a suspected accomplice.

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President Obama answers questions during a joint news conference with Argentine President Mauricio Macri at the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires on Wednesday.

LISTEN: Obama Explains His Approach To ISIS In 7 Minutes

4:02pm March 23, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

President Obama said stopping attacks like those in Brussels is "difficult work." His advisers, he said, are working on "every strategy possible."

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