​Boston police captain's son jailed in bomb plot case

Veteran Boston cop alerted FBI to son's plans to join ISIS, detonate a bomb on a university campus

• Jul 14, 2015

Son of Boston police captain charged in ISIS-inspired terror plot

Alexander Ciccolo allegedly bought a pressure cooker similar to ones used in the Boston Marathon bombings of April 2013

• Jul 13, 2015

ISIS' chief singer and songwriter killed in Syria, activists say

Maher Meshaal is the author of jihadi hymns that are regularly played as background music in combat and execution videos

• Jul 13, 2015

ISIS releases audio of leader allegedly killed in strike

Afghan officials said last week that Hafeez Sayeed was dead, but he appears to be the speaker in new propaganda message released by militant group

• Jul 13, 2015

Iraq launches operation to dislodge ISIS from Anbar

Military spokesman says offensive has begun involving government forces and Shiite militias, but makes no mention of U.S. role

• Jul 13, 2015

​Afghanistan says U.S. strikes destroy ISIS branch

U.S. officials haven't confirmed claim by Afghan government that airstrikes have wiped out leadership of local ISIS affiliate

• Jul 11, 2015

​Inside Syria: Militia aids Syrian army near Jordanian border

CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from the southern front of Syria's war

• Jul 9, 2015

FBI director: "We disrupted efforts to kill people" around July 4

More than 10 people inspired by ISIS online recruitment arrested in last four weeks, FBI Director James Comey says

• Jul 9, 2015

Joint Chiefs nominee: Russia is top threat to U.S. security

Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford tells Congress Russia's recent behavior is "nothing short of alarming"

• Jul 9, 2015

Tragic milestone: 4 million have fled Syria war

"This is the biggest refugee population from a single conflict in a generation," UN agency says as war rages with no end in sight

• Jul 9, 2015

Effort to train Syrians to fight ISIS off to slow start

$500 million program to train 15,000 Syrian troops to fight ISIS has attracted only 60 recruits, according to Defense Secretary Ash Carter

• Jul 8, 2015

Lindsey Graham: I'm not a candidate for the "war-weary"

The GOP 2016 candidate laid out an aggressive foreign policy plan that he acknowledged may not be popular with everyone

• Jul 8, 2015

U.S., U.A.E. launch anti-ISIS messaging center in Dubai

The propaganda arm of the growing terrorist group has been slick and successful, so the White House and its partners take direct aim at it

• Jul 8, 2015

A key to ISIS' success: Troops who want to die

Fanatical and disciplined, ISIS' shock troop units often set off battles by literally fighting until they die, sometimes with suicide bombings

• Jul 8, 2015

Activist: Boko Haram offering swap for captive girls

Human rights group says ISIS-linked group in Nigeria willing to free 200 teen girls in exchange for prisoners

• Jul 8, 2015

Death sentence for 24 ISIS fighters over Iraq massacre

Men were convicted of raiding army base near Tikrit during extremist group's 2014 sweep across Iraq and executing dozens of troops

• Jul 8, 2015

Afghan official: Senior ISIS member killed in airstrike

The rise of ISIS in Afghanistan has not gone unnoticed by either the government in Kabul, nor the Taliban

• Jul 7, 2015

U.S. only training 60 Syrian fighters, Ash Carter tells Congress

Obama says fight against ISIS depends on local support, but effort to support moderate Syrians has fallen short so far

• Jul 7, 2015

Obama: Success against ISIS depends on local forces

As the U.S.-led coalition continues military operations against extremists in the Middle East, the president stresses the need for local cooperation

• Jul 6, 2015

Dozens killed as Boko Haram continues reign of terror

Militant Islamic group blamed for multiple bombings in central Nigerian city that has become a hotbed of religious violence

• Jul 6, 2015

ISIS claims small victory after weekend pummelling

Extremists claw back town north of de facto Syrian capital from Kurds just hours after U.S. jets took aim at crucial infrastructure in the region

• Jul 6, 2015

Former CIA leader: Heightened security "the new normal"

There are several challenges presented by ISIS changing the way the U.S. approaches national security, Mike Morell says

• Jul 5, 2015

U.S. coalition hammers de facto ISIS capital Raqqa

Rare targeting of ISIS stronghold hits city center, going after ISIS' "ability to move"; Iraq claims to hold off latest ISIS assault on key dam

• Jul 5, 2015

America celebrating Fourth of July on guard

Security officials on alert through Independence Day weekend with ISIS calling for attacks against U.S. military, law enforcement, public

• Jul 4, 2015

Lindsey Graham tells Iowan: "I don't want you to vote for me"

2016 Republican candidate interrupts voter in key state to tell him he should vote for somebody else

• Jul 3, 2015

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