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Islamic State Reportedly Seizes Last Syria-Iraq Border Crossing

2:02pm May 22, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The checkpoint at al-Tanf, known as al-Waleed in Iraq, has been seized, according to a British-based monitoring group that says ISIS fighters now control half of Syria.

A photo released on Sunday by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows a general view of the ancient Roman city of Palmyra, northeast of Damascus, Syria. Fears have intensified that the self-declared Islamic State, which captured the city on Wednesday,

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Fears Grow That ISIS Might Target Palmyra's Ancient Treasures

12:52pm May 21, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Ancient ruins in the Syrian city captured by Islamist extremists could suffer the same fate as priceless artifacts that were destroyed in other cities seized by the group.

Smoke rises after a Syrian Rocket launcher shell on Islamic State positions in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, about 215 kilometers northeast of Damascus on Tuesday. News reports say the Islamic State has taken control of the city.

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Islamic State Takes Control Of Ancient City Of Palmyra

12:35pm May 21, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The city is on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites, and it gives the militant group access to gas fields and roads across the Syrian desert.

A car is engulfed by flames during clashes in Ramadi on Saturday. Islamic State militants drove Iraqi security forces out of the city, which is just 70 miles west of Baghdad.

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After A Big Victory For ISIS, Iraqi Forces Look To Regroup

3:01pm May 20, 2015

by Alice Fordham

With a victory in Ramadi, the Islamic State controls a city just 70 miles from Baghdad. Many civilians are on the move, and Iraq's armed forces are again looking weak.

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Displaced Iraqis from Ramadi rest before crossing the Bzebiz bridge as they flee toward Baghdad on Saturday.

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Islamic State Claims Capture Of Iraqi City Of Ramadi

12:06am May 18, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The Islamist extremist group says it has seized all of the city in Anbar province, but some Iraqi officials say parts of it are still under the control of government-backed militias.

4 ISIS Leaders Reportedly Among 32 Killed In U.S. Raid, Airstrikes

2:44pm May 17, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The raid, carried out on Saturday by U.S. forces, killed Abu Sayyaf, a senior commander. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says three other leaders were killed in ground and air operations.

U.S. Troops Kill Senior ISIS Commander In Syria

1:42pm May 16, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The U.S. says that Abu Sayyaf, a senior leader of the self-declared Islamic State, was killed during a U.S. military operation authorized by President Obama.

African migrants, many from Eritrea and Sudan, raise their hands as part of a protest at the Holot detention center in southern Israel on Feb. 17, 2014. Tesfai Kidane, an Eritrean who left the center last year and returned to Africa, was later killed by t

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From Israel To ISIS: How A Search For A Safe Haven Took A Wrong Turn

4:37pm May 05, 2015

by Emily Harris

Tesfai Kidane, an Eritrean migrant, made his way to Israel, where he was detained. He returned to Africa. It's not clear what happened next, but he was killed recently by the Islamic State in Libya.

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An FBI crime scene investigator documents evidence outside the Curtis Culwell Center on Monday in Garland, Texas.

ISIS Claims Credit For Shooting In Garland, Texas

11:05am May 05, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

In a bulletin, the self-declared Islamic State said the two suspects were "soldiers from the soldiers of the Caliphate." U.S. officials said they were investigating a link to international terrorism.

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New ISIS Video Purports To Show Shooting, Beheading Of Christians

2:04pm April 19, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The footage shows some 30 people it says are Ethiopian Christians killed in two separate locations in Libya.