Kids face "unspeakable horror" in ISIS siege in Mozambique, U.N. says

Woman tells CBS News her husband and son had to hide in a bush with the body of her other son as they fled an onslaught in northern Mozambique.

• Mar 31, 2021

It has now been almost a week since they boarded a plane for Turkey

Scotland Yard is heading the search for the three missing girls, but it's now been almost a week since they boarded a plane for Turkey. Police believe they are trying to join ISIS. The girls' families are clinging to a slim hope that they haven't yet crossed the border into Syria. Elizabeth Palmer reports from New Scotland Yard, London's police headquarters.

• Feb 23, 2015
• 02:45

Farah Pandith, Danielle Pletka, Hon. Michele Flournoy, and the Washington Post’s David Ignatius discuss how the U.S. plans to combat terror threats

Farah Pandith, Danielle Pletka, Hon. Michele Flournoy, and the Washington Post’s David Ignatius discuss how the U.S. plans to combat terror threats

• Feb 22, 2015
• 15:01

Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, criticizes the administration's response to ISIS and other extremist groups

Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, criticizes the administration's response to ISIS and other extremist groups.

• Feb 22, 2015
• 03:09

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says "we need to do more" to fight the richest, most powerful extremist groups

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says "we need to do more" to fight the richest, most powerful extremist groups.

• Feb 22, 2015
• 03:47

An impending battle against ISIS for the Iraqi city of Mosul is expected to be the U.S.-led campaign's most difficult and strategically important battle yet

An impending battle against ISIS for the Iraqi city of Mosul is expected to be the U.S.-led campaign's most difficult and strategically important battle yet. A big question is how involved U.S. military advisers will get. Julianna Goldman reports.

• Feb 21, 2015
• 02:25

The U.S. and other countries are trying to stop the Islamic State from recruiting followers online

The U.S. and other countries are trying to stop the Islamic State from recruiting followers online. France has asked social media companies to work directly with officials during investigations. Charlie D’Agata reports from London.

• Feb 21, 2015
• 02:40

World governments are turning up the heat on social media companies like Twitter over terrorism

World governments are turning up the heat on social media companies like Twitter over terrorism, as ISIS continues to recruit new fighters online with their sophisticated digital propaganda operations. They believe the sites can take a bolder stand against ISIS and other groups online. Margaret Brennan reports from the State Department where an international summit tried to tackle violent extremism.

• Feb 20, 2015
• 02:21

A CBS News poll shows a growing number of Americans support sending ground troops to Iraq and Syria to fight ISIS

A CBS News poll shows a growing number of Americans support sending ground troops to Iraq and Syria to fight ISIS. Farah Pandith, adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, explains the shift in attitudes toward fighting the terror group.

• Feb 19, 2015
• 05:56

Nearly two out of three Americans say they see ISIS as a major threat to the United States

Nearly two out of three Americans say they see ISIS as a major threat to the United States. And for the first time, more than half favor using U.S. ground troops against ISIS. Michelle Miller reports.

• Feb 19, 2015
• 01:00

We don't know much about the leader of ISIS, but a recently-discovered report card shows Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi may have been been an exemplary student -- except for English, which he barely passed

We don't know much about the leader of ISIS, but a recently-discovered report card shows Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi may have been been an exemplary student -- except for English, which he barely passed.

• Feb 19, 2015
• 00:28

CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Jeff Pegues and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate discuss whether the administration's strategy to defeat ISIS as the group spreads beyond Iraq and Syria

CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Jeff Pegues and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate discuss whether the administration's strategy to defeat ISIS as the group spreads beyond Iraq and Syria.

• Feb 19, 2015
• 05:46

In an article for The Atlantic, Graeme Wood writes: ""the Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths

In an article for The Atlantic, Graeme Wood writes: ""the Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs."" Graeme's piece tracks the origins of what we now know as ISIS.

• Feb 18, 2015
• 07:19

Former acting director of the CIA Michael Morell and CBS News correspondent Holly Williams provide analysis on America's fight against ISIS

Former acting director of the CIA Michael Morell and CBS News correspondent Holly Williams provide analysis on America's fight against ISIS.

• Feb 18, 2015
• 03:38

CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Jeff Pegues and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate discuss what the Obama administration can achieve with a its summit focused on countering groups like ISIS

CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Jeff Pegues and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate discuss what the Obama administration can achieve with a summit focused on countering groups like ISIS.

• Feb 18, 2015
• 05:12

Egypt bombed ISIS targets in Libya Monday in retaliation for the mass beheadings of Egyptian Christians

Egypt bombed ISIS targets in Libya Monday in retaliation for the mass beheadings of Egyptian Christians. CBS News' Alex Ortiz reports from Cairo.

• Feb 16, 2015
• 02:04

Egyptians, both Christians and Muslims, are mourning the deaths of their countrymen

Egyptians, both Christians and Muslims, are mourning the deaths of their countrymen after ISIS released a graphic video appearing to show the execution of 21 Coptic Christians. Retaliation was swift, as Egyptian warplanes bombed ISIS training camps and arms depots in Libya overnight. Alex Ortiz reports from Cairo.

• Feb 16, 2015
• 01:30

ISIS released a video today showing the beheading of 21 Christians kidnapped in Libya

ISIS released a video today showing the beheading of 21 Christians kidnapped in Libya. Jeff Glor speaks to Juan Zarate about its significance.

• Feb 15, 2015
• 01:48

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tennessee, discusses the U.S. efforts to degrade and destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tennessee, discusses the U.S. efforts to degrade and destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

• Feb 15, 2015
• 02:59

White House chief of staff Denis McDonough discusses the president's request for authority to wage war on extremists in Iraq and Syria

White House chief of staff Denis McDonough discusses the president's request for authority to wage war on extremists in Iraq and Syria.

• Feb 15, 2015
• 04:35

In a stunning attack by ISIS in Iraq Friday, eight militants reportedly wearing Iraqi army uniforms tried to infiltrate an air base where more than 300 U.S. Marines are stationed

In a stunning attack by ISIS in Iraq Friday, eight militants reportedly wearing Iraqi army uniforms tried to infiltrate an air base where more than 300 U.S. Marines are stationed.

• Feb 13, 2015
• 04:53

President Obama said the request to Congress balances the authority he needs to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria without putting the U.S. in danger of a prolonged ground war

President Obama said the request to Congress balances the authority he needs to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria without putting the U.S. in danger of a prolonged ground war.

• Feb 11, 2015
• 01:42

CBS News Chief White House correspondent Major Garrett joins CBSN to recap President Obama’s comments following his request to Congress authorizing the use of military force against ISIS

CBS News Chief White House correspondent Major Garrett joins CBSN to recap President Obama’s comments following his request to Congress authorizing the use of military force against ISIS.

• Feb 11, 2015
• 04:31

Kurdish national security adviser Masrour Barzani says his peshmerga forces are simply outgunned by ISIS in northern Iraq and are dying by the hundreds

Kurdish national security adviser Masrour Barzani says his peshmerga forces are simply outgunned by ISIS in northern Iraq and are dying by the hundreds. He tells CBS News' Holly Williams he can't understand why his months-old requests to U.S. officials for armor and armament have gone unheeded.

• Feb 11, 2015
• 02:49

President Obama revealed for the first time that Mueller was one of the hostages U.S. forces tried to rescue in an unsuccessful mission in July

The White House confirmed Tuesday the death of Arizona woman and ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller. For the first time, President Obama also revealed that Mueller was one of the hostages U.S. forces tried to rescue in an unsuccessful mission in July. Major Garrett reports from the White House.

• Feb 11, 2015
• 03:08

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