'We Didn't See A Body': Baghdadi's Death Draws Doubts In Lands Where ISIS Ruled
In Iraq and Syria, the ISIS leader's death has stirred a mix of responses — from joy to disbelief to dread that the militants will rise again.
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Dog Injured In Syrian Terrorist Raid Is Hailed As A Hero In The Mission
The world got to know the Belgian Malinois a little better on Monday when President Trump shared a declassified portrait of the dog, whose name and backstory have not been released by authorities.
Syrian Troops Move To Support Kurds After U.S. Withdrawal
Kurdish forces in northern Syria relied on American troops to help them maintain control of the region. Now, they are aligning themselves with Syrian forces that are backed by Russia.
Civilians Flee As Turkish Forces Strike Kurds In Northern Syria
The attack that began Wednesday has uprooted civilians in the area. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insists that the Trump administration did not "greenlight" the incursion.
Former Trump Envoy: Syria Withdrawal Is 'Haphazard' And 'Almost Unprecedented'
"You can't make decisions on a haphazard basis after a single call with a foreign leader," says Brett McGurk, the president's former special envoy for the fight against ISIS.
'They Will Have To Die Now' Is A Bare-Knuckles Account Of The Fight Against ISIS
James Verini's book will stand up with some of the best war reporting, as he takes an unblinking look at the dirtiest kind of battle — urban combat — and the human wreckage it leaves in its wake.
Trump Rules Out Sending Captured ISIS Fighters To Guantánamo Bay
Few foreign ISIS fighters captured in Syria and Iraq have been repatriated. Unless European allies accept nationals who are ISIS prisoners of war, Trump said, "we're releasing them at the border."
'I Would Do Anything For Her': A German Dad's Search For His Daughter, Taken By ISIS
A German father struggles to find and bring home his young daughter, taken by his ex-wife when she went to Syria five years ago with her new husband, an ISIS fighter.
The Philippines' Marawi City Remains Wrecked Nearly 2 Years After ISIS War
The city has a rich heritage of buildings and mosques. Today, the battle scars are as prominent as ever and residents displaced by the conflict complain about the sluggish reconstruction.
'Revenge Is For The Weak': Kurdish Courts In Northeastern Syria Take On ISIS Cases
Kurdish Syrian authorities have tried 7,000 ISIS suspects in a justice system that bans torture and the death penalty. Some of the judges are women, which comes as a shock to ISIS fighters on trial.