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In Recent Months, ISIS Targeted Hospitals, Doctors, Journalists
Late last year, the extremist jihadists began attacking "soft" targets in Syria -- a move that has raised questions about its relationship with the Assad regime.
February 11, 2014
Battle Against ISIS May Help Unify Fractured Syrian Rebels
The disparate rebel factions coalesced earlier this year to drive the extremist jihadis from al-Atareb, a strategic town in northern Syria.
February 11, 2014
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Syria's Second Front
Three years in to Syria's civil war, another enemy has emerged: factions aligned with Al Qaeda. Go inside the rebels' new fight with rare, exclusive footage from inside the country.
February 11, 2014
A Syrian Native Reports From Inside the War's Second Front
Journalist Muhammad Ali was seriously injured by government shelling on a reporting trip to Syria one year ago. That didn’t stop him from going back.
February 4, 2014
Four Guantanamo Detainees Sent Home in Recent Weeks
Six years after President Obama promised to shutter the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, his administration has picked up the pace on repatriating detainees. The only problem: not all of the prisoners want to go home.
December 18, 2013
Meet the New Head of the Pakistani Taliban
Watch rare video of Maulana Fazlullah, the mastermind behind the shooting of education activist Malala Yousafzai.
November 7, 2013
Report: Medical Professionals Participated in Torture of Terror Suspects
They helped to force-feed detainees, participated in waterboarding, and failed to report abusive treatment, according to a two-year task force review.
November 4, 2013
Did NSA Surveillance Help Thwart Plotter of Mumbai Attack?
Officials have credited the program with helping to capture David Coleman Headley, but a closer examination shows the U.S. only caught up with him after a tip from British intelligence.
June 12, 2013
Four Obama Policies That Help Keep Guantanamo Open
Obama blames Congress for keeping Guantanamo open, but he's also helped to preserve a situation that he described on Tuesday as "not sustainable."
May 1, 2013
The Magazine that "Inspired" the Boston Bombers
As investigators uncover details about what motivated the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, an early report suggests the two brothers learned their violent tactics online from an English-language Al Qaeda propaganda magazine.
April 30, 2013
Six Reasons the "Dark Side" Still Exists Under Obama
Obama banned torture, but hasn't taken steps to keep it from happening again, according to a recently released report.
April 22, 2013
Guantanamo Commissions Paralyzed by Data Breach
All defense counsel representing detainees facing charges before the military commissions in Guantanamo Bay have been forced to stop work as a result of an internal data breach in the Pentagon’s computer system.
April 12, 2013