Top U.S. commander makes secret visit as part of ISIS strategy
Head of U.S. Central Command gets first-hand look at efforts to defeat extremist group
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Is ISIS "reverting" to its roots?
Top U.S. commander in Middle East says series of deadly attacks suggest a possible change in extremists' objectives
ISIS declares state of emergency amid threat to stronghold
U.S. military believes terror organization is planning full-scale defense of its de facto capital
Report: France saw Paris attack coming, failed to stop it
Newspaper says French feared ISIS ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud was plotting attack and tried to kill him
Syria blast kills key Assad ally, enemy of U.S. and Israel
Hezbollah's Mustafa Badreddine led group's effort to shore-up Syrian dictator, and was implicated in attack on U.S. embassy
As cease-fire ends, ISIS advances on Palmyra in Syria
City full of ancient relics ravaged by extremists now threatened with a second takeover, as lightly-regarded truce in Aleppo stops
Putin: Syria war shows "quality" of Russia's new weapons
Strongman leader says war that has left more than 270K dead has "clearly shown" new cruise missiles are "precise and powerful"
Actress, former refugee, seeks to help Syrian migrants
The actress was a toddler when her parents fled Uzbekistan as refugees in 1989
Sec. Kerry swears Syria cease-fire is not dead yet
Just before a key part of the barely recognized truce was set to expire, Kerry says U.S. and Russia had forged a new agreement
Al Qaeda chief tells Syrian rebels: Unite or die
Ayman al-Zawahri releases tape calling on mujahideen to come together to "liberate" Syria from "Russians and Western Crusaders"
Spain: 3 journalists missing in Syria have been freed
Antonio Pampliega, Jose Manuel Lopez and Angel Sastre disappeared in July while reporting on Syria's civil war
Dozens dead in strike on refugee camp in Syria, activists say
At least 28 dead in strike on crowded camp near Turkey border, according to opposition group
New Syrian cease-fire deal over Aleppo reached
City of Aleppo has proved a flashpoint in the slow destruction of a negotiated truce in the bloody war in Syria
Fighting rages in Aleppo as peace effort moves to Moscow
Rebel fighters accused of latest attack on civilians while U.N. envoy brings push for truce to Assad's Russian backers
"Critical hours" for U.S. push to salvage hope for Syria
John Kerry working to convince Russians to convince Bashar Assad to extend a fragile truce to Aleppo, before it's too late
Photos of the week - April 23-29, 2016
The most compelling images from the week's news, April 23-29, 2016
Battered Aleppo not included in latest Syria cease fire
U.S. and Russia agree on a new partial cease fire in Syria, but it doesn't include city where more than 200 people died just this week
Syria touts U.S.-brokered "silence," cease-fire disintegrates
Fresh violence claims dozens more lives as regime announces virtually meaningless halt to operations in select areas
Quiz: Have you been following the news this week? April 29 edition
Between the chaos of the campaign trail and some important global developments, it certainly wasn't a dull week
Fighting rages in Aleppo
A fragile cease-fire in Syria is all but in tatters as air strikes pummel the city
Airstrike destroys hospital, Syria truce "hangs by a thread"
Last pediatrician in rebel-held area, several kids among dozens killed as violence spirals in front-line city
Ted Cruz's former Va. co-chair praises Assad in Syria
Outspoken Virginia state senator Dick Black meets with officials from Assad's government, says "I will be Syria's voice"
Iraqis deliver string of blows to ISIS, but ...
U.S. officials say ISIS has lost around 40 percent of the territory it once controlled in Iraq and the stream of fighters has slowed -- but the numbers don't tell the whole story
Official: U.S. will deploy rocket launchers near Syria
U.S. deputy commander for the fight against ISIS says that the mobile, long-range rocket system will be the fourth one deployed around the region
Obama on why he's increasing Special Ops in Syria
The president spoke with CBS News' Charlie Rose in Hannover, Germany
Oregon school shooter ID'd, used shotgun bought by mother, sources say
Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary after first week
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