Group claims ISIS has taken to the air

According to a U.K.-based monitoring group, locals in Syria say ISIS militants are being taught to fly stolen fighter jets

• Oct 17, 2014

At least 50 killed in wave of Baghdad terror attacks

The militant group ISIS claimed responsibility for the most deadly bombing, unleashed in a commercial area

• Oct 16, 2014

Iraqi police recruits prepare for uncertain war with ISIS

The men are receiving the most basic of training to defend their country against the militant group

• Oct 16, 2014

"Kobani is fighting for the world": Syrian official pleads for weapons to fight ISIS

Syrian Kurdish official says U.S.-led airstrikes are "effective" but not enough to defeat the jihadis

• Oct 16, 2014

U.S.: Iraqi army "hollowed out" before ISIS' rise

Deputy U.S. national security adviser says Iraqi military was "deprofessionalized" under previous prime minister's government

• Oct 15, 2014

Kurds hold their own against ISIS militants in Syria

A month into the ISIS offensive on a strategic border town, Kurdish troops are hanging on Kobani against all expectations

• Oct 15, 2014

Touring Baghdad's ground defenses

CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer tours the security belt around Baghdad which must repel any ISIS attacks

• Oct 14, 2014

U.S. launches massive round of airstrikes in support of Kobani

U.S. still not convinced Kurd-held town in Syria can be saved from extremists, but they are bombing them heavily there

• Oct 14, 2014

ISIS gaining ground despite U.S. airstrikes

The terror group is advancing in Syria and Iraq even after weeks of strikes from the U.S. and other countries

• Oct 14, 2014

Turkey: No agreement with U.S. on base access yet

U.S. defense officials said Sunday that Turkey would allow coalition forces to use bases against ISIS, but Turkey officials say deal not reached

• Oct 13, 2014

Iraqi general tries to hold ground against ISIS

General Jabbar Naeemal is among the few commanders the U.S. is counting on to help turn the tide against the militant group

• Oct 13, 2014

Fierce fighting between ISIS and Kurds resumes in Kobani

Militants launch three-pronged attack on outgunned Kurdish fighters holding on in strategic Syrian border town despite U.S.-led coalition airstrikes

• Oct 13, 2014

"I need to know that I've done everything I can"

For most of the last year, Ed and Paula Kassig kept their son's abduction secret on orders from ISIS, but they can't keep silent anymore

• Oct 13, 2014

What will it take to keep ISIS out of Baghdad?

Elizabeth Palmer sees what U.S. airstrikes and good Iraqi leadership can accomplish -- and a need for much more of both

• Oct 13, 2014

Could ISIS take Baghdad?

The U.S. isn't taking anything for granted as top general says Iraqi capital could sustain "indirect fire" from ISIS in the days ahead

• Oct 12, 2014

Leon Panetta: Obama "has got to get into the ring" with Congress

The former Defense Secretary says the country can't afford two more years of stalemate

• Oct 12, 2014

Activists claim Kurds stopped ISIS advance on Kobani

After two weeks of coalition airstrikes, ISIS fighters appear thinly stretched and slowing down in strategic Syrian border town

• Oct 12, 2014

U.S. carries out more airstrikes on ISIS to defend town

Syrian town near border with Turkey at center of raging battle with ISIS militants

• Oct 11, 2014

Young girl snatched by ISIS tells of her escape

"I was sold in Syria," says girl who was among hundreds from religious minority captured by ISIS fighters during the summer

• Oct 11, 2014

Americans abroad warned of "increased likelihood" of ISIS attack

State Department renews global terrorism alert, citing heightened risk of reprisal attacks from ISIS

• Oct 11, 2014

ISIS encroaches on ultimate prize in Iraq

In spite of U.S. airstrikes, militants are worryingly near to Baghdad's airport, and they're packing missiles which could bring down a plane

• Oct 11, 2014

​How 2 French girls were lured to jihad online

France's troubled relationship with its Muslim community may be contributing to a steep increase in young women joining the jihad in Syria

• Oct 10, 2014

Hundreds face likely massacre if ISIS takes Syrian town, U.N. warns

U.N. envoy invokes some of the worst genocides of the 20th century as he appeals to the world to prevent another catastrophe

• Oct 10, 2014

More airstrikes hit ISIS in Syria border town

But U.S. says air power alone won't keep extremists out of Kobani, and in spite of pressure, Turkey also says it can't save the town

• Oct 9, 2014

Alleged American ISIS follower's camp speaks out

Mohammed Hamzah Khan's lawyer addresses accusations that 19-year-old American was trying to join ISIS militants in Syria

• Oct 9, 2014

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