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ISIS Video Purports To Show Beheading Of British Aid Worker

7:46am September 14, 2014

by Camila Domonoske

The militant group calling itself the Islamic State claims to have killed British aid worker David Haines. The video has been condemned by British prime minister David Cameron and by President Obama.

Yemeni soldiers hold up their weapons at an area seized from al-Qaida in the southeastern province of Shabwa, Yemen, on May 8. President Obama said Wednesday that U.S. strategy against the so-called Islamic State would be similar to how it targeted milita

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Are Yemen And Somalia Good Examples Of U.S. Anti-Terror Strategy?

12:19pm September 12, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

President Obama says the strategy the U.S. would pursue against the Islamic State would be similar to how it targets al-Qaida affiliates in Yemen and Somalia. But both countries are deeply unstable.

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on Capitol Hill on Thursday. Boehner says Congress stands ready to work with the president on the threat from Islamic State militants.

Boehner: House GOP 'Ready To Work With The President'

3:31pm September 11, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The House speaker said Congress "ought to give the president what he's asking for" but also expressed skepticism, saying the White House plan to defeat Islamic State militants doesn't go far enough.

President Obama delivers a prime-time address from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday. He pledged to lead a broad coalition against the Islamic State insurgents and vowed to target the terrorist group with airstrikes "wherever they exist."

Opinion Pages Offer Support On Plan To Combat Islamic State

1:25pm September 11, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Editorials in major U.S. dailies signaled cautious backing of President Obama's plan to broaden an American-led offensive against the insurgency.

Former White House press secretary Jay Carney and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) faced off on CNN.

WATCH: Carney, McCain Spar On CNN Over ISIS Strategy

1:25pm September 11, 2014

by Lauren Hodges

The former White House press secretary went toe to toe with the Republican senator after President Obama's address to the nation about the Islamic State.

Obama Says U.S. Will 'Take Out' Islamic State 'Wherever They Exist'

10:51pm September 10, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Signaling a broadening of the American offensive to date, the president said he would not hesitate to order strikes inside Syria. "If you threaten America, you will find no safe haven," Obama warned.

Obama Tells Lawmakers He Has Authority He Needs For Islamic State Fight

6:28pm September 09, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

The implication is that President Obama will not seek Congressional approval for any military action against the militant Sunni group.

Journalist James Foley in 2011. He was killed by Islamic State militants in Syria earlier this month.

Foley's Mother: We Didn't Want Him To Go Back To Syria

7:28pm August 28, 2014

Diane Foley tells NPR that her son, slain journalist James Foley, "could have done so many other things. But he, I think, was drawn to some of the drama, some of the rawness of the conflict zones."

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This image posted on a militant website shows ISIS fighters marching in Raqqa, Syria, where the extremist group trains recruits, including Westerners.

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European Fighters Take On More Prominent Roles In The Islamic State

9:18pm August 21, 2014

by Ari Shapiro

The hunt is on to identify the man in the James Foley execution video who speaks with a British accent. An estimated 2,000 Europeans have left home to join the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.

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Yazidi Community In America Watches Events In Iraq With Horror

6:24pm August 17, 2014

by NPR Staff

Lincoln, Neb., is home to a sizable group of Iraqi Yazidis, members of the minority group being persecuted in Iraq. One of them, Sulaiman Murad, describes the agony of watching the crisis from afar.

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