What is Khorasan?
Syrian jihadist groups largely focused on fighting each other, but part of al Qaeda's franchise has its eyes on American skies
The Fight Against ISIS
Al Qaeda's quiet plan to outdo ISIS and hit U.S.
Bin Laden's old network still hell-bent on blowing up American planes, and Syrian chaos is bringing it new opportunities
Is Obama tough enough in dealing with ISIS?
A new CBS News/NY Times poll looks at the president's ratings and how voters feel heading into November's midterm elections
Obama says it again: No ground troops in Iraq
The president repeated his opposition to U.S. boots on the ground in Iraq, a day after his top military adviser said he could recommend troops there
House OKs arms for Syrian rebels to combat ISIS
More Democrats voted against the proposal, which was put together at the request of President Obama
Rand Paul repeats debunked report about John McCain meeting ISIS
Paul cited the report to explain his opposition to arming Syrian rebels, and McCain fired back
Sotloffs "bullied and hectored" by NSC
Barak Barfi, friend and adviser to the Sotloffs, said the family was "shot down at every opportunity" to help the executed journalist
FBI director: ISIS may try to take more American hostages
FBI director James Comey also defended the U.S. policy of not paying ransom to kidnappers
Iraq's prime minister says no to foreign troops
Even with the Iraqi army making tentative gains against ISIS, Haider al-Abadi says ground forces from any nation are not necessary
U.S. can't track Westerners fighting in Syria, top intel official says
U.S. officials say they can track Westerners who travel to and from Syria - but inside Syria, there are intelligence gaps
Robert Gates: U.S. will need to put boots on the ground in ISIS fight
Former defense secretary shares concerns about president's strategy to defeat Islamic militant group
NY man arrested on charges of trying to aid ISIS
Rochester man, 30, allegedly tried to aid 3 men to join and fight with ISIS
From hairdresser to ISIS fighter
CBS News speaks with man in Turkey who said he fought with ISIS in Syria, taking advantage of the country's infamously porous border
Dempsey: I'll suggest U.S. troops in Iraq if ISIS strategy fails
Joint Chiefs chair opens the door for boots on the ground, bucking Obama's declaration of no combat troops
Congress forges ahead with Obama's request to arm Syrian rebels
The House and Senate will likely vote before leaving town for another break next week
Obama's ISIS plan faces a grilling from all sides
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Secretary of State John Kerry will spend the week facing tough questions about Obama's ISIS strategy
U.S. conducts airstrikes in first steps of expanded fight against ISIS
The U.S. military conducted the aerial assaults near Baghdad, where Iraqi security forces were being attacked by enemy fighters
U.K. prime minister under increased pressure after ISIS killing
With the killing of a British aid worker last week and the threat to kill another, plus a Scottish secession referendum, Prime Minister David Cameron has his hands full
Kerry: Stopping foreign ISIS fighters more important than air strikes
The coalition against the extremist group needs to "start drying up this pool of jihadis," the secretary of state says
Iran rejects American request for cooperation against ISIS
International conference on ISIS in Paris did not invite Iran nor Syria, both of whom share most of Iraq's border
ISIS' brutality unites nations, but not enough
Age-old animosities between major Muslim sects and regional powers stand in John Kerry's way as he forges a coalition to battle extremists
Is Obama's promise to not use U.S. ground troops premature?
Former CIA deputy director Mike Morell weighs in on the varying opinions regarding the use of American ground troops to fight ISIS
How ISIS is growing, and the fight to stop it
CBS News looks at how ISIS has focused on and succeeded at drawing in foreigners, and what's being done to stop it
Holder upping local involvement in anti-terror fight
AG announces Justice Dept. effort to make local officials, community leaders bigger part of battle vs. violent extremists -- such as ISIS
Arab nations willing to commit military support in fight against ISIS
Some are willing to commit ground troops, but it's too early to name specific nations
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