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U.S. forces 'building pressure' on Islamic State: military chief

U.S. efforts against Islamic State militants in Iraq are "a drumbeat, a steady building pressure" on...

Jan 08, 2015 10:50 PM EST

Turkey, U.S. ease strains on Islamic State but differences remain

Turkey and the United States smoothed over some differences in the fight against Islamic State durin...

Nov 24, 2014 11:00 PM EST

For Obama and Xi, fight against Islamic State a brief moment to agree

When the United States and China discuss cooperating against Islamic State later this month, the mos...

Nov 02, 2014 05:19 AM EST

East of Kobani, Turkish town appreciates 'peace' brought by Islamic State

Residents of a Turkish border town, an hour's drive from where Islamic State is battling for control...

Oct 23, 2014 10:11 AM EDT

Islamic State video shows second British hostage beheaded

Islamic State militants beheaded British aid worker Alan Henning in a video posted on Friday, trigge...

Oct 04, 2014 03:30 AM EDT

Obama: U.S. intelligence underestimated militants in Syria - CBS

U.S. intelligence agencies underestimated Islamic State activity inside Syria, which has become "gro...

Sep 28, 2014 11:06 PM EDT

Obama orders U.S. air strikes in Syria against Islamic State

President Barack Obama told Americans on Wednesday he had authorized U.S. air strikes for the first ...

Sep 10, 2014 09:46 PM EDT

U.N. accuses Islamic State of mass killings

The United Nations condemned on Monday "appalling, widespread" crimes by Islamic State forces in Ira...

Aug 25, 2014 11:09 AM EDT

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