Iraq captures ISIS finance chief and former deputy leader

Sami Jasim al-Jaburi left al Qaeda in Iraq to join ISIS in the early days, and quickly became a top leader – with a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head.

• Oct 11, 2021

ISIS-K is working to undermine, even infiltrate the Taliban regime

Sources tell CBS News the leader of Afghanistan's ISIS affiliate is working against the Taliban rulers from both inside and outside the group. That could quickly become a U.S. problem.

• Oct 8, 2021

Top general warns of al Qaeda resurgence

General Mark Milley warned that al Qaeda could be months away from reconstituting in Afghanistan, saying that the Taliban's takeover of the country has given terrorists a new lifeline. Weijia Jiang reports.

• Sep 29, 2021

France says leader of Islamic State in Sahara has been killed

French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted that Adnan Abu al-Walid al-Sahrawi "was neutralized by French forces," but gave no further details.

• Sep 15, 2021

ISIS "Beatle" pleads guilty in connection with capture, murder of Americans

The ISIS cell – dubbed "the Beatles" because of their British accents – were infamous for releasing videos that showed grisly beheadings.

• Sep 3, 2021

ISIS still controls about a third of Syria and Iraq, including Mosul. The Iraqi city is isolated from the world since ISIS took it over in 2014

ISIS still controls about a third of Syria and Iraq, including Mosul. The Iraqi city is isolated from the world since ISIS took it over in 2014. Holly Williams spoke with citizens that managed to escape Mosul by crossing the front lines of a fierce battle.

• Mar 14, 2016

The wife of a dead ISIS leader has been charged in the death of American aid worker Kayla Mueller who was kidnapped in Syria in 2013

The wife of a dead ISIS leader has been charged in the death of American aid worker Kayla Mueller who was kidnapped in Syria in 2013. CBSN's Elaine Quijano has the latest information.

• Feb 8, 2016

How one man died saving his father and brother from an ISIS siege

Adrian Nel was gunned down by ISIS militants as he sped his father and brother away from the besieged city of Palma. This is their story.

• Apr 6, 2021

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

ISIS-linked militants reportedly beheading kids in Mozambique rampage

U.S. steps up support as a brutal insurgency claims thousands of lives and forces almost 700,000 to flee in the space of just one year.

• Mar 18, 2021

Pope Francis visits areas ransacked by ISIS in Iraq trip

The pontiff visited the Church of the Immaculate Conception, which was vandalized, desecrated, burned and even used as target practice by ISIS.

• Mar 7, 2021

Pope pays Iraq a historic, but controversial visit as COVID surges

Iraq's beleaguered Christians welcome 1st-ever papal visit, but some fear he'll draw virus super-spreader-size crowds in a country also grappling with terrorism.

• Mar 5, 2021

ISIS claims killing of 3 female journalists in Afghanistan

The ISIS claim of responsibility contradicted an accusation by the Afghan government that the Taliban carried out the murders.

• Mar 3, 2021

ISIS bride who fled as teen to Syria loses bid to return to U.K.

Shamima Begum, now 21, was one of three east London schoolgirls​ who traveled to Syria in 2015.

• Feb 26, 2021

Dozens killed as 2 suicide bombs tear through Baghdad market

Military commander blames ISIS for the carnage, saying the battered group was trying to "prove its existence."

• Jan 21, 2021

Iran killing, U.S. troop cuts could make Mideast thornier for Biden

The new president will take over with a shrinking U.S. military footprint eroding trust, and Tehran vowing to take revenge for a brazen assassination it blames on Israel.

• Nov 30, 2020

Dozens beheaded by ISIS-linked militants in Mozambique

The militants attacked several villages where they killed civilians, abducting women and children and burned down homes.

• Nov 11, 2020

President Obama, part one

The president sits down with Steve Kroft to discuss the current strategy in the Middle East to combat ISIS.

• Sep 28, 2014

14 arrested in wake of deadly terror attack in Austria

Authorities say a suspect killed after the shootings was an ISIS sympathizer, and videos suggest he may have acted alone.

• Nov 3, 2020

2 ISIS "Beatles" members charged with hostage-taking of Americans

The pair are being held at the Alexandria Adult Detention Center in Virginia, the Alexandria Sheriff's Office confirmed to CBS News.

• Oct 7, 2020

Secretary of State John Kerry announced the U.S. will offer assistance to the Iraqi government after the city of Fallujah was taken by an al Qaeda-linked group

Secretary of State John Kerry announced the U.S. will offer assistance to the Iraqi government after the city of Fallujah was taken by an al Qaeda-linked group. CBS News foreign correspondent Clarissa Ward reports.

• Jan 6, 2014

ISIS accused of selling fake PPE online to finance terrorism

Their alleged aim is to raise money by offering bogus personal protective equipment at a time of desperate shortages.

• Aug 13, 2020

Italy reports "biggest seizure of amphetamines in the world"

War-torn Syria has become the capital of Captagon, as ISIS produces the drug to fight and fund its terror operations.

• Jul 1, 2020

New Iraqi leader caught between Iran and the U.S.

Mustafa Al-Kadhimi must fix a coronavirus-hit economy and crumbling infrastructure - and keep his U.S. and Iranian allies from turning his country into a battlefield.

• May 8, 2020

4 arrested for alleged ISIS plans to attack U.S. bases in Germany

Prosecutors said the group had already obtained firearms and ammunition to carry out their attacks, while the suspected ringleader had ordered materials to build an explosive device.

• Apr 15, 2020

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