Family says Steven Sotloff was "no war junkie"
They say 31-year-old journalist tried to give voice to weak and suffering; family spokesman, speaking in Arabic, says he was "martyred"
The Fight Against ISIS
Tech insiders: Sotloff video halted from spreading
Grisly video showing beheading of 2nd American journalist stopped from going as far as video of James Foley's execution
Biden: We'll follow ISIS to "gates of hell"
The vice president promises justice for executed American journalists as GOP campaign operatives slam Obama's foreign policy
U.S.: Video showing Sotloff beheading is authentic
Steven Sotloff's execution is second in as many weeks of an American journalist by the Islamic terror group
Steven Sotloff remembered as conscientious reporter
The 31-year-old was a news reporter for much of his adult life, shedding light on some of the world's darkest places
Video purports to show beheading of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff
Apparent execution of Steven Sotloff by ISIS comes after Sotloff's mother issued a direct plea to the extremist group's leader to spare her son's life
Ukraine, ISIS loom large as Obama starts Europe trip
President will reassure Baltic leaders nervous about Ukraine crisis and seek to shore up allied support for fight against ISIS
More U.S. military personnel being sent to Iraq
In bid to address growing threat from ISIS, president is ordering additional troops to Baghdad to protect U.S. facilities and personnel
Russia and ISIS take center stage on Obama's Europe trip
While the NATO summit in Wales is expected to focus on the situation in Ukraine, ISIS will also be a major topic of discussion
As Obama considers ISIS strategy, militant group continues propaganda push
Islamic extremists release latest edition of slickly produced online magazine as Western nations ponder best approach to combat them
U.S. helicopter goes down in Gulf of Aden
17 Marines and 8 sailors aboard the helicopter when it crashed during landing attempt; not caused by hostile activity, Navy says
Satire emerges as weapon against ISIS brutality
From "Looney Tunes"-style cartoons to even jokes about mass executions, Arab public expresses their dislike for militant extremists with humor
Obama's delay on ISIS strategy leads to strange bedfellows
There's a new twist in the debate over how the U.S. should respond to ISIS: the traditional party lines are starting to disintegrate
Is it too risky to bomb ISIS inside Syria right now?
Democrats, Republicans divided over whether the U.S. should start attacking extremists in Syria and Iraq without help from allies
Iraqi army breaks ISIS siege of Shiite Turkmen town of Amirli
Fears of a humanitarian disaster in besieged town of 15,000 lifted for now; U.S. airstrikes and humanitarian aid part of mission
U.S. airstrikes and aid for Iraqi city under siege
Thousands of Shiite Turkmen in Amirli have been cut off from food and water for nearly two months by ISIS fighters
Amid ISIS violence, Saudi king warns of threat to U.S.
King's statement appears aimed at drawing Washington, NATO forces into wider fight against terror group
"We are coming for you": Extremists returning home at heart of Syria fears
Counterterrorism officials fear attacks from Europeans and Americans who have gone to fight for extremist armies in Syria and now Iraq
Pentagon: U.S. operations in Iraq cost $7.5 million a day
U.S. military operations in Iraq, including airstrikes and surveillance flights, have cost about $560 million since mid-June
U.K. raises terror threat level to "severe"
British official cites developments in Iraq and Syria for heightened level, but says there is no specific threat
ISIS recruits fighters through powerful online campaign
Short promotional videos show softer side of jihad, urging viewers to sign up for Islamist extremism
How would airstrikes impact Syria's humanitarian crisis?
Millions of Syrians are in need of humanitarian aid, and millions have been displaced, leaving Syria's future unclear
Syria civil war refugee total passes 3 million: U.N.
ISIS's spread adding to what one official calls "biggest humanitarian emergency of our era"
Obama on ISIS: "We don't have a strategy yet"
The president said voices in Congress "will be heard" once there are plans to defeat Islamic militants
ISIS militants carry out apparent mass execution in Syria
Dozens of Syrian soldiers dead in latest apparent mass executions by extremist group; U.N. peacekeepers detained further south
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