The fight against ISIS
Complete coverage of battle against extremist group in Iraq and Syria
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Violence as Iraq tries to block Kurdish independence vote
Ethnic Kurds want to cement control over swath of land they secured as ISIS swept northern Iraq
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U.K. raises threat level, says another attack expected "imminently"
British leader's decision comes after explosion in Underground station injures passengers
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ISIS militants ambush convoy in Egypt's Sinai, killing 18 police
Monday's attack was the deadliest against security forces since July, when ISIS militants attacked a remote army outpost in the border town of Rafah
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U.S. lauds a "stunning victory" by Iraqi forces over ISIS
Iraqi leader Haider al-Abadi says extremists "eliminated and smashed" in province they swept through 3 years ago
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U.S. envoy: ISIS "fighting for their life, block-by-block"
The State Department says ISIS has lost about 78 percent of its territory in Iraq and 58 percent in Syria since its peak in 2014
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ISIS claims boy in propaganda video is American
In Syria, U.S.-backed forces are tightening the noose around ISIS in Raqqa, the terror group's self-proclaimed capital. As ISIS loses ground, it used a young child for propaganda Thursday to threaten the U.S. Holly Williams reports.
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ISIS uses boy "from America" to issue new threat
Losing ground fasts, terror group puts purported 10-year-old "cub" in Raqqa on camera to tell Trump battle won't end in Syria, but "in your lands"
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U.S.-allied strikes allegedly kill 170 civilians in a week
As battle to wrest Raqqa, Syria from ISIS militants grinds on, air support is crucial, and deadly
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PM: Iraqi forces start operation to retake Tal Afar from ISIS
Tal Afar and the surrounding area is one of the last pockets of ISIS-held territory in Iraq after victory was declared in Mosul
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ISIS claims responsibility for Barcelona attack
CBS News reporter Elaine Cobbe joins CBSN from Barcelona with the latest on the deadly terror attack and reactions from witnesses in the city.
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Spain attacks were "much more deliberate," Fran Townsend says
Extra police officers are on patrol in New York City in the wake of the Spain vehicle attacks. CBS News national security analyst Fran Townsend, former homeland security and counterterrorism adviser to President George W. Bush, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the chronology of the attacks and why it was more than "just merely inspired."
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How does the world protect itself from terrorism?
Terrorists rammed a van into a crowded tourist spot in Barcelona, killing 13 people. VP of research for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Jonathan Schanzer and CBS News Security Consultant Frank Cilluffo join CBSN to discuss this latest attack and how to prevent future violence.
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Behind the Lens: Children of ISIS
In the ruins of Mosul, Charlie D'Agata gets a sense of the desperation on which ISIS preys to recruit a new generation
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When ISIS recruits children as killers, how hard is it to reverse the brainwashing?
As ISIS retreats, it leaves behind scores of indoctrinated children, trained to kill. Can they be deprogrammed to avoid becoming Al Qaeda 3.0? Charlie D'Agata investigates for CBSN: On Assignment
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ISIS-trained child soldiers are a ticking time bomb
"CBSN: On Assignment" correspondent Charlie D'Agata visits Mosul and meets children rescued from ISIS -- but still brainwashed
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German girl found in ISIS hideout wants "to go home"
Linda Wenzel, a 16-year-old Muslim convert, was caught with other "ISIS brides" as Iraqi forces reclaimed Mosul
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Trump accuses New York Times of foiling plot to kill ISIS leader
The tweet appears to reference a 2015 story about intelligence on the ISIS leader's whereabouts
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Defense Secretary Mattis believes ISIS leader Baghdadi is still alive
In late June, Russian officials said they believed that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed in an airstrike
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CIA chief: Russia loves to “stick it to America”
Mike Pompeo says that’s why Moscow intends to keep forces in Syria and will keep trying to meddle in U.S. affairs; calls U.S.-Russia ties “complicated”
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Woman freed from ISIS captivity returns for revenge
"I am carrying this weapon to take revenge," says Heiza Shankal, an ethnic Yazidi who was kidnapped as ISIS seized Mount Sinjar
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Revenge killings: Iraqis admit they want ISIS blood, not justice
One Iraqi lieutenant's quest to deliver "slow death" to his nemeses highlights risk of rampant revenge killings
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Kids at ISIS car bomb factory prevent U.S. airstrike
U.S. military official says children have been seen gathering around site at all hours
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2 Americans killed fighting ISIS near Raqqa
Kurdish militia says men from New York among "martyrs" in ongoing fight to retake ISIS' de-facto capital city
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Monitoring group says ISIS members confirm leader's death
Weeks after Russia claims airstrike hit Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, independent group in London claims confirmation he's dead
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Iraqi PM declares victory over ISIS in Mosul, but fight isn't over
Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory over ISIS in Mosul, the country's second-largest city. ISIS captured Mosul three years ago, and the fight to liberate it began in October. But as Holly Williams reports, clearing the city of all threats, and rebuilding, will take years.
U.S. Options
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U.S. faces challenges backing battle against ISIS
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U.S. again offers to cooperate with Russia on Syria
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U.S. troops threatened by deadly mines planted by ISIS
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Activists: U.S.-led coalition strike kills dozens of ISIS prisoners
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U.S.-backed forces gain ground on ISIS militants
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