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Jordan Strikes At ISIS; Obama Said To Be Preparing To Request War Powers

7:32am February 06, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Repeated airstrikes on the self-described Islamic State are "the beginning of our retaliation" for the extremist group's brutal killing of a captured pilot, Jordan's foreign minister says.

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Jordan's Military Claims New Air Strikes Against ISIS

6:23pm February 05, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

Outraged by the killing of their air force pilot, Jordanians are considering what their country can do to respond.

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Video Of Jordanian Pilot's Death As Horrific As It Was Symbolic

6:23pm February 05, 2015

Robert Siegel talks to Dr. Dawn Perlmutter, director of the Symbol Intelligence Group, which specializes in analysis of symbols and rituals. She says fire is a common method of ritual murder in Iraq.

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Smoke rises behind an Islamic State flag after a Nov. 24, 2014, battle with Iraqi security forces in Diyala province.

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All-Female Jihadi Group Delivers Guide To Life Under Islamic State

4:37pm February 05, 2015

by Jackie Northam

A manifesto posted online by the al-Khanssaa Brigade paints an idyllic picture of life for women and says "there is no greater responsibility for a woman than being a wife to her husband."

Syrian political cartoonist Ali Farzat sits at his desk at a Kuwaiti newspaper on Dec. 14, 2011. Earlier that year, Farzat was badly beaten in retaliation for cartoons that mocked Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Satire In The Muslim World: A Centuries-Long Tradition

3:18pm February 05, 2015

by Neda Ulaby

Ninth-century satirist al-Jahiz remains a beloved figure in Islamic literature, but his modern-day counterparts — including comedian Bassem Youssef and cartoonist Ali Farzat — don't have it easy.

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Jordanian Soldiers mourn Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh in the city of Karak, Jordan, on Wednesday.

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Jordan's Military Conducts Airstrikes Against Islamic State Targets

10:47am February 05, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

King Abdullah has vowed to wage a "harsh" war against the group after it released a video this week that showed a Jordanian pilot being burned alive.

Mourners pray during a ceremony for Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kaseasbeh, who was killed by the Islamic State after he was captured in December. At Wednesday's service, which took place in the city of Karak, mourners called for the destruction of ISIS.

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As Jets Roar Overhead, Jordan Remembers Its Fallen Pilot

8:16am February 05, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

Many Jordanians opposed joining the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS. But at the funeral of the pilot burned to death by the extremists, mourners honored his sacrifice and called for ISIS' destruction.

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Al-Qaida Operative Says Saudi Royal Family Helped Fund Sept. 11 Attacks

7:33pm February 04, 2015

Zacarias Moussaoui claims the Saudi Arabian royal family helped fund the Sept. 11 attacks. Audie Cornish talks to Gregory Gause, a professor of international studies at Texas A&M University.

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Critics Say Abe's 'Interventionism' Made Japan A Target For ISIS

11:39am February 04, 2015

The beheading of two Japanese nationals by ISIS has created political problems for Japanese President Shinzo Abe back home, from those who blame his rollback of Japanese pacifist policies in place after World War II.

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ISIS Video Purports To Show Killing Of Jordanian Pilot

11:02am February 04, 2015

by Alice Fordham

A gruesome video from the self-proclaimed Islamic State, or ISIS, released on Tuesday purports to show the killing of the Jordanian pilot who was captured in Syria in December.

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