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Jordan Responds Swiftly To Pilot's Grisly Death At The Hand Of ISIS

10:17am February 04, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

A video from the self-declared Islamic State militant group shows Jordanian pilot Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, who had been held by the group since his capture in December, being burned alive.

Free Syrian Army fighters run behind sandbags in Daraa Al-Mahata, in southern Syria, on Jan. 21. Many moderate rebels joined the uprising to fight against President Bashar Assad, but the U.S. plans to train them to fight the self-proclaimed Islamic State.

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Syrian Rebels Want To Fight Assad, But Now They'll Face ISIS

4:00pm February 03, 2015

by Alice Fordham

Moderate Syrian rebels took up arms to topple President Bashar Assad. But the U.S. is planning to train them to fight against a different foe, the self-declared Islamic State, instead.

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Video Appears To Show Beheading Of Japanese Hostage Kenji Goto

7:10pm January 31, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The SITE Intelligence group has acquired footage that appears to show the execution of the Japanese journalist a week after another Japanese hostage was killed by the so-called Islamic State.

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Islamic State Blames Coalition Airstrikes For Losing Kobani

6:59pm January 31, 2015

by Scott Neuman

For the first time, the extremist group acknowledges its defeat earlier this week in the heavily contested Syrian border town.

As Deadline Passes, The Fate Of ISIS Hostages Is Uncertain

8:30am January 30, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The Sunni militants had given Jordan until sunset Thursday to release a convicted terrorist. The exchange did not happen.

Relatives of Jordanian pilot Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, who was captured by ISIS militants in Syria, protest Tuesday in front of the royal palace in Amman, Jordan. Jordan has suggested it might be willing to hold a prisoner exchange for his release.

Jordan Demands Proof Of Life From ISIS Militants

11:18am January 29, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The country wants to know if the Jordanian pilot being held by the Sunni militants is still alive. The Islamic State said it would kill the pilot if a convicted terrorist was not released by sunset.

Passersby watch a TV news program Wednesday in Tokyo reporting on a video posted on YouTube by extremists that purports to show Japanese hostage Kenji Goto.

Jordan Says It's Willing To Swap Prisoner For Hostage Held By ISIS

12:07pm January 28, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

A video released by the Islamic militants demanded the release of the convicted terrorist within 24 hours, or two hostages — a Jordanian military pilot and a Japanese journalist — would be killed.

The Drone War's Bottleneck: Too Many Targets, Not Enough Pilots

1:36pm January 27, 2015

Much of America's military campaign in Iraq and Syria is conducted by drones. NPR's Scott Simon talks with U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh about the shortage of drone pilots.

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Video Purports To Show Beheaded Japanese Hostage

5:02pm January 24, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The unconfirmed video was released after a deadline to pay a $200 million ransom for the lives of Kenji Goto and Haruna Yakawa passed. It appears to change the Islamic State kidnappers' demands.

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Fate Of Japanese Hostages Unclear After Islamic State's Deadline Lapses

1:23pm January 23, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

A video purportedly by the militants says "the countdown has begun." Japan says it's still trying to secure Haruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto's release. The Islamists want $200 million for their release.