Middle East

Security Expert: Current Counterterrorism Policy Won't Work Against ISIS

7:44pm November 16, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Audrey Kurth Cronin, director of the international security program at George Mason University, about her article in Foreign Affairs in which she explains why counterterrorism won't stop the latest jihadist threat.

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Yazidi commander Badr al-Hajji says he considers any Arab Muslims who stayed in ISIS-controlled areas to be the same as ISIS. When his forces progress to the ISIS-held Arab villages south of Sinjar, he warns that those who remain will face the Yazidis' wr

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An Iraqi Town Is Retaken From ISIS, And Looting And Retribution Begin

7:20pm November 16, 2015

by Alice Fordham

Yazidis and Kurds have retaken the Iraqi town of Sinjar, which fell to ISIS last year. Yazidis, who have been brutally targeted by ISIS, now warn of dire consequences for those in ISIS-held villages.

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Paris Attacks Put Pressure On Germany To Tighten Its Refugee Policy

7:20pm November 16, 2015

by Esme Nicholson

The Paris attacks increase pressure on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to tighten German refugee policy. There's evidence suggesting one suspect entered Europe with the migrants coming ashore in Greece.

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Several U.S. Governors Come Out Against Resettling Syrian Refugees

7:18pm November 16, 2015

by John Burnett

More than half a dozen governors have come out against Syrian refugees being resettled in their states. The backlash follows terrorist attacks in Paris and heightened security concerns in the U.S. At least one of the identified terrorists had ties to Syria.

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After Paris, Governors Say They Will Oppose Efforts To Resettle Refugees

5:47pm November 16, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

Despite the growing list of governors stating they will no longer resettle people from Syria, it's not clear whether states have the legal authority to keep the refugees out.

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Update On French Airstrikes In Syria

5:20pm November 16, 2015

France has struck back at ISIS. French warplanes hit the capital of the region controlled by the Islamic State, the Syrian city of Raqqa.

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A UNICEF nurse gives the measles vaccine to a Syrian child in a refugee center in Lebanon.

Why The World Is Falling Behind In The Campaign To Kill Measles

4:34pm November 16, 2015

by Vicky Hallett

The goal was to pretty much wipe out the childhood disease this year. There are success stories in Bangladesh and Nepal. But there's bad news, too.

Obama Defends Current U.S. Strategy Against ISIS At G-20 Summit

4:26pm November 16, 2015

by Scott Horsley

In the wake of the Paris attacks, President Obama defended his strategy to combat ISIS against criticism that the effort isn't working and he underestimated the threat posed by that group. Speaking at a gathering of world leaders in Turkey, Obama said the strategy to defeat ISIS will work over time and a massive deployment of U.S. troops is not the answer.

A child walks past an empty merry-go-round near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Monday.

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By The Numbers: The Paris Attacks And ISIS

3:55pm November 16, 2015

by Greg Myre

A look at some of the key figures related to the terror attacks in Paris and the Islamic State.

World leaders attend a working session on the Global Economy during the G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, on Sunday.

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Paris Attacks Cloud Conversation At Summit Of World Powers

3:17pm November 16, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

At the Group of 20 summit, President Obama reassured Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the U.S. will do more to find a solution to Syria's political crisis, while also countering ISIS.

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