How will Mullah Omar's death affect Taliban's future?

There are signs the new Taliban leader, Mullah Mansour, is open to peace talks with the Afghan government, but questions remain

• Jul 31, 2015

​FBI: ISIS sympathizer charged in backpack bomb plot

23-year-old Florida man allegedly plotted to detonate a nail-filled backpack bomb on a Florida beach around the 4th of July

• Jul 28, 2015

Turkey's fight against ISIS prompts rare NATO meeting

NATO proclaims "strong solidarity" with Turkey but members wary of excessive force against extremists, official says

• Jul 28, 2015

Is the U.S. paying to train child soldiers in Iraq?

Iran-backed Shiite militias set up summer camps for kids to learn combat, and the money trail leads back to Washington

• Jul 28, 2015

U.S. and Turkey to set-up "safe zone" for Syrian rebels

Turkey hopes the "safe zone" will eventually encourage some Syrian refugees to return home; Nearly 2 million Syrians have fled to Turkey since the country's civil war began

• Jul 27, 2015

U.S. and Turkey mulling "safe zone" in northern Syria

But U.S. officials adamant plans won't include a formal no-fly zone, so it remains unclear how allies can keep swath of war-torn nation "free" of ISIS militants

• Jul 27, 2015

Turkish soldiers killed by bomb blamed on Kurdish rebels

As Ankara unloads on ISIS and the Kurds simultaneously, rebels in Turkey say 2013 cease-fire has likely ended

• Jul 26, 2015

Friends and foes in ISIS fight even more muddled

As Turkey steps up role in battle against ISIS, it's now also bombing the fighters who've been most effective against the group

• Jul 25, 2015

Reports: Turkish jets hit ISIS in Syria, Kurds in Iraq

If reports of strikes against PKK are true, it will mark first time since 2013 peace deal

• Jul 24, 2015

​Turkey allows U.S. to use key base to strike ISIS

Surge of violence in Turkey blamed on ISIS-linked militants may be reason for about-face on U.S. use of Incirlik Air Base

• Jul 24, 2015

U.K. boy, 15, pleads guilty to role in terror plot

Teen admits to trying to convince boy in Australia to murder police in ISIS-inspired attack on memorial ceremony

• Jul 23, 2015

​FBI chief: ISIS bigger threat to U.S. than al Qaeda

Hundreds of investigations have been opened across all 50 states focusing on targets who have received messages from extremist group

• Jul 23, 2015

Ash Carter visits Iraq ahead of key battle with ISIS

Defense chief didn't pull punches when Iraqi army showed "no will to fight" for Ramadi, now he wants to see if they're ready to take it back

• Jul 23, 2015

Car bomb blasts kill 26 in crowded Baghdad markets

The explosions targeted largely Shiite neighborhoods, but no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks yet

• Jul 22, 2015

Italy: Terror suspects targeting base used by U.S.

2 suspects with alleged ISIS links were plotting to attack an air base where about 100 American personnel are based

• Jul 22, 2015

Bombing shows Turkey vulnerable to ISIS retaliation

While it's not proven that ISIS launched bombing that killed 32 on border, Turkey's crackdown on group has officials fearful

• Jul 21, 2015

Investigators probing pages of notes from Chattanooga gunman

Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez wrote about his drug use, how he was influenced by images of death in the Mideast, sources say

• Jul 20, 2015

Destroyed Iraqi holy sites find new life online

Archaeologists get a second chance to preserve irreplaceable pieces of Iraq's history under attack by ISIS

• Jul 20, 2015

ISIS trains kids for beheadings using dolls

Teen boy who managed to escape militants gives chilling insight on group's tactics to brainwash kidnapped child soldiers

• Jul 20, 2015

Blast hits activists along Turkish-Syrian border

Dozens killed as explosion tears through large gathering of young people headed to rebuild Syrian town destroyed in fighting against ISIS

• Jul 20, 2015

British PM launches 5-year anti-extremism plan

David Cameron says his plan will focus on ways to reach out to Muslim youths who are in danger of radicalization

• Jul 19, 2015

ISIS role eyed in bombings of Hamas, militant leaders

While Hamas battles Israel, it now also fears its fierce crackdown on ISIS may have entrenched a new, bloodthirsty enemy in Gaza

• Jul 19, 2015

Investigators eye Chattanooga gunman's recent overseas travel

"Average citizen" who killed four Marines at two U.S. military facilities recently travelled to Kuwait and Jordan

• Jul 17, 2015

ISIS-linked militants target Egyptian navy ship off Sinai coast

Officials say some crew members suffered injuries and that several of them jumped overboard to escape the raging fire

• Jul 16, 2015

Egypt: Attempted attack on military post foiled

Driver of car carrying 1,100 pounds of dynamite draws fire from troops, Egypt's armed forces says

• Jul 15, 2015

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