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
Syria Crisis
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
15 Syrian children die after measles vaccinations
Doctor describes "shouting and screaming" as children showed signs of "severe allergic shock"
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
Obama, Clinton celebrate 20 years of AmeriCorps
"We're here to rededicate ourselves to the work that lies ahead," Obama said, celebrating years of American service
John Kerry: No need for "war fever" in ISIS operations
The secretary of state says that war is the "wrong terminology" for U.S. involvement in Iraq and Syria
Syria's battlefield balance about to shift?
As ISIS seems poised to draw U.S. into Syria's messy civil war, the delicate balance between rebel factions could be facing an upset
Obama will strike ISIS "wherever they exist," including Syria
After weeks of questions and criticism, Obama lays out the U.S. strategy to "degrade and ultimately destroy" ISIS
Congress' spending bill in flux over Obama's Syria request
The push to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government open without any drama has hit a few roadbumps
Chemical weapon used "systematically" in Syria, watchdog says
Without placing blame on who was using it, watchdog group says chlorine was likely used in attacks on villages in northern Syria
Bombing kills head of Syrian rebel group, activists say
Apparent death of Hassan Aboud of Ahrar al-Sham likely to further weaken the country's already shaky armed opposition
Rubio accuses Obama of "presidential malpractice" in Mideast
The Florida senator backs U.S. airstrikes in Syria against growing threat of ISIS, and addresses whether he'll run for president in 2016
Obama to detail new plans to "hunt down" ISIS in speech
The president has yet to publicly lay out a strategy to combat the Islamic militants who control swaths of Iraq and Syria
ISIS too extreme for the extremists?
A European jihadist tells Clarissa Ward why he and many other seasoned fighters are leaving the battlefields of Syria
U.N. seeks helps in freeing kidnapped Fijian peacekeepers
"Countries with influence" asked to press al Qaeda-linked insurgents to release 45 peacekeepers held in Syria
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
Filipino peacekeepers escape al Qaeda militants in Syria
Nusra Front in Syria tried to seize U.N. peacekeepers near Israel, but Filipinos fought back; contingent of Fijian peacekeepers still held
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
Should Obama consult Congress before conducting airstrikes in Syria?
Legal experts say it is probably unnecessary, and few members of Congress are calling on him to do so
U.N.: 43 peacekeepers seized by armed group in Syria
Another 81 peacekeepers from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force are trapped in Golan Heights
President Obama authorizes surveillance flights over Syria
While no airstrikes have been ordered yet, the Pentagon is drawing up plans to disrupt ISIS operations and kill its senior leaders everywhere
As Pentagon preps for more airstrikes on ISIS, U.S. faces conundrum
U.S. officials face imperfect options in trying to halt ISIS' growth
World
Zelenskyy says Russia isn't honoring Trump's energy ceasefire
Hackers heat up refrigerators at hundreds of supermarkets
Pope Leo to go to hospital Tuesday for lung nodule surgery
Stolen Renoir paintings found hidden behind cinder block wall
Russell Brand goes on trial to face rape and sexual assault charges
139 people dead, including 15 children, after migrant boat capsizes
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Saudi airport stays shut as Houthi attacks kill 20 people in a week
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles in continued weapons tests
