Feds say they foiled NY terror plot

Federal prosecutors say they've thwarted an ISIS terror plot that targeted New York City. Three men allegedly planned to set off explosives in Times Square, on subways and at concert venues. Paula Reid reports.

• Oct 7, 2017
• 01:23

Defining domestic terror

This week we've seen a nation can be terrified without the cause necessarily labeled "terrorism." Currently there is a criminal statute for international terrorism, but not domestic. Jim Axelrod has more.

• Oct 6, 2017
• 02:05

ISIS child propaganda

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.

• Aug 24, 2017
• 01:52

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.

• Aug 18, 2017
• 06:03

Spain attacks "more deliberate"

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."

• Aug 18, 2017
• 03:03

Dealing with 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.

• Aug 17, 2017
• 10:36

Declaring victory in Mosul

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.

• Jul 10, 2017
• 01:36

ISIS fight turns to Raqqa

Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has declared his nation's second largest city, Mosul, liberated from ISIS. As CBS News correspondent Holly Williams reports, the battle against the extremists has taken a devastating toll, and it isn't over yet

• Jul 10, 2017
• 01:35

U.S. challenges backing ISIS battle

U.S.-backed forces in Syria are marking an important milestone in the fight against ISIS. U.S. Central Command says the fighters broke through a key defensive wall and entered the old city of Raqqa, but with multiple countries vying for influence in the region, the fight to oust ISIS has become complicated. Holly Williams reports.

• Jul 4, 2017
• 02:22

ISIS surrounded in Raqqa

In Iraq Monday, ISIS sent female suicide bombers to attack Iraqi soldiers in Mosul, killing one. It was an act of desperation, with U.S.-backed Iraqi forces close to recapturing the entire city. In Syria, ISIS is surrounded in Raqqa, with several competing armies jockeying for position. Holly Williams reports from northern Syria.

• Jul 3, 2017
• 02:28

Inside Raqqa

U.S.-backed forces are getting closer to ridding Raqqa of ISIS, who have made the city their stronghold. But much of the city is already destroyed and some ISIS gunmen are determined to fight to the end. Holly Williams reports from inside the city.

• Jul 2, 2017
• 03:24

Ex-ISIS recruits

As ISIS loses ground in Syria and Iraq, it is also losing fighters. Holly Williams reports from inside Syria, where former ISIS recruits are now committed to fighting the terror group.

• Jun 29, 2017
• 02:26

Clearing Syria's ISIS-planted mines

In eastern Syria, a CBS News crew joined a group of American troops 12 miles north of Raqqa, ISIS' self-proclaimed capital. The fight to oust ISIS from Raqqa is intensifying. Holly Williams reports from Kobani, Syria.

• Jun 28, 2017
• 02:35

Inside Raqqa

Iraq's army may be just days away from retaking all of Mosul -- Iraq's second largest city -- from ISIS. And in Syria, U.S.-backed forces have moved into Raqqa City, ISIS' self-declared capital. CBS News' Holly Williams is the first U.S. network correspondent to report from inside the city.

• Jun 26, 2017
• 02:49

Inside Raqqa City, ISIS' capital

U.S.-backed fighters in Syria say they have captured a key neighborhood in ISIS' self-proclaimed capital, Raqqa. The advance comes after three days of intense fighting. The area under ISIS control in Syria is shrinking. Holly Williams and a CBS News crew were the first American network inside Raqqa City.

• Jun 26, 2017
• 02:31

Fight for Mosul

Iraqi forces, backed by the U.S. military, opened exit routes this weekend for hundreds of civilians to escape Mosul as they close in the Old City. Charlie D'Agata has more from the frontline.

• Jun 25, 2017
• 02:25

ISIS' last stand in Mosul

In Iraq, government forces backed by the U.S. are on the verge of retaking the city of Mosul. But ISIS has mounted a bloody last stand in the few neighborhoods it still controls. Charlie D'Agata reports from the Old City.

• Jun 23, 2017
• 02:04

ISIS destroys mosque

Iraqi commanders have been warning for weeks that ISIS would blow up the al-Nuri mosque rather than see it return to Iraqi forces; It was where ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared the creation of the so-called Islamic State in 2014. ISIS claimed it was hit by a U.S. airstrike, which the U.S. military denied. Charlie D'Agata reports.

• Jun 21, 2017
• 00:54

American saves girl in Mosul

Mosul is one of the most dangerous places in the world. While hundreds of thousands fled, an American and his family moved in, risking their lives to save others. One recent rescue was caught on camera. Jamie Yuccas reports.

• Jun 21, 2017
• 02:12

Military gains ground on ISIS

U.S.-backed forces in Syria and Iraq continue to gain ground on ISIS militants in the cities of Raqqa and Mosul. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

• Jun 11, 2017
• 01:42

Iran terror attacks

CBS News' Mark Phillips reports on the terror attacks in Tehran that killed at least 12 people in a market and Iran's parliament building.

• Jun 7, 2017
• 02:37

Cutting ties with Qatar

CBS News' Margaret Brennan breaks down the decision by several Middle Eastern nations to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, complicating the U.S.-led fight against ISIS.

• Jun 6, 2017
• 02:39

Calls for cyberspace regulation

Prime Minister Theresa May says technology companies need to stop terrorists from working together online. CBS News senior national security analyst Fran Townsend, who was President George W. Bush's homeland security adviser, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the importance and challenges of fighting terror in cyberspace as well as physical space.

• Jun 5, 2017
• 04:23

U.S. response to London?

Fran Townsend, a former homeland security adviser to President George W. Bush and a CBS News senior national security analyst, discusses how the U.S. and others should respond to the London terror attack.

• Jun 4, 2017
• 04:17

ISIS in Mosul

A small portion of Mosul remains under ISIS control, and the terror group is not giving up. The UN estimates that 200,000 residents remain trapped inside the dense, urban terrain of the Old City, and warns they're in "grave danger" as Iraqi forces try to hunt down ISIS fighters hiding among them. Charlie D'Agata reports.

• May 29, 2017
• 02:12

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