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Obama, Hollande Speak On Response To ISIS Attacks

2:42pm November 16, 2015

Steve Inskeep speaks with NPR's Scott Horsley in Washington, D.C., and Eleanor Beardsley in Paris to discuss remarks by the American and French presidents about the Paris attacks.

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President Obama speaks to reporters in Antalya, Turkey, on Monday.

Obama Defends U.S. Strategy Against ISIS

12:43pm November 16, 2015

by Brian Naylor

In a press conference in Turkey, the president ruled out sending additional U.S. troops to Syria in the wake of the Paris attacks.

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More Evidence Confirms ISIS Is Behind Paris Attacks

8:21am November 16, 2015

Steve Inskeep talks to Dina Temple Raston about a suspect French police have identified as the mastermind. And, Will McCants, author of The ISIS Apocalypse, comments on the impact of ISIS.

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ISIS Gains A Foothold In Afghanistan

6:00am November 16, 2015

Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi talks about his journey into ISIS-held territory for his Frontline documentary: ISIS in Afghanistan.

Bullet holes are seen in the windows of the cafe 'Bonne Biere' as people stand outside to mourn the victims in Paris, on Sunday, following a series of coordinated terrorist attacks that left 129 people dead and many more wounded.

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Attacks Raise Concern Over Islamic State's New Model Of Terror

9:41pm November 15, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

The terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday could be an early harbinger of a new, more professional kind of terrorist attack leveled against the West.

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Former CIA Chief On ISIS: 'We Have To Go After Them In Their Homeland'

7:57pm November 15, 2015

As French airstrikes hit Islamic State militants Sunday, former CIA Director James Woolsey argues why the U.S. and its allies need to take more forceful action against ISIS.

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Some legal scholars disagree with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's claim that the US is authorized to fight ISIS under a 2001 military authorization.

Fact Check: Hillary Clinton On Using Force Against ISIS

7:30pm November 15, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

In Saturday's Democratic debate, Clinton said the U.S. has the authority to fight ISIS. But not everyone agrees on that.

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People place tributes and flowers outside La Belle Equipe restaurant on Rue de Charonne following Fridays terrorist attack.

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Has The Islamic State Overreached?

11:28am November 15, 2015

by Greg Myre

ISIS has now claimed responsibility for major terror attacks in France, Egypt and Lebanon. This could galvanize its enemies to take stronger action against the extremist group, some analysts say.

Russian Jetliner Disaster Renews Airport Security Concerns

8:59am November 15, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The possibility that a bomb caused the mid-air disintegration of a Russian airliner has officials worried about airport security. Workers in the U.S. undergo background checks, but gaps remain.

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Feeling Heightened Pressure, ISIS Apparently Broadens Strategy Of Spectacle

10:46am November 14, 2015

Audrey Kurth Cronin, director of George Mason University's international security program, discusses the attacks in Paris, ISIS' apparent responsibility — and what it means for the group's strategy.

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