Islamic state
Syrian Christian town becomes frontline with IS
Middle East
November 22, 2015
Syrian Christian town becomes frontline with IS
On the outskirts of the Syrian Christian town of Sadad, children play in front of a cannon fired just hours…
Turkey-backed Syria rebels take 2 border villages from IS: report
Middle East
November 21, 2015
Turkey-backed Syria rebels take 2 border villages from IS: report
Syrian rebels backed by Turkey and the United States have seized two villages from Islamic State (IS) jihadists close to…
IS claims deadly Iraq mosque attack
Middle East
November 21, 2015
IS claims deadly Iraq mosque attack
The Islamic State jihadist group has claimed an attack at a Shi'ite mosque south of the Iraqi capital that officials…
ISIS makes Telegram messaging app a major marketing tool
Science
November 21, 2015
ISIS makes Telegram messaging app a major marketing tool
The mobile messaging service Telegram, created by the exiled founder of Russia’s most popular social network site, has emerged as…
Islamic State claims Yemen attack
Middle East
November 20, 2015
Islamic State claims Yemen attack
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on the army in the eastern region of Hadramawt on Friday that a…
Obama says summit to focus on Islamic State militancy
World
November 20, 2015
Obama says summit to focus on Islamic State militancy
US President Barack Obama said summit meetings among world leaders this weekend in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur will…
CNN VIDEO: Egypt’s Grand Mufti condemns ISIS
Egypt
November 20, 2015
CNN VIDEO: Egypt’s Grand Mufti condemns ISIS
Egypt's Grand Mufti, one of the highest religious authorities in Sunni Islam, is condemning ISIS.
CNN Opinion: Bombing terrorists feeds their ideology
Opinion
November 20, 2015
CNN Opinion: Bombing terrorists feeds their ideology
In spring 2013, a then 22-year-old man named Farea al-Muslimi testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about an American drone…
Several Paris attackers were on US watchlists: officials
World
November 20, 2015
Several Paris attackers were on US watchlists: officials
At least four of the Paris attackers were listed in a central counter-terrorism database maintained by the US intelligence community,…
Turkey deports Moroccan suspects, warns of Islamic State risk from Africa
World
November 19, 2015
Turkey deports Moroccan suspects, warns of Islamic State risk from Africa
Turkey began deporting a group of Moroccans detained at Istanbul's main airport over suspected links to Islamic State on Thursday…