Jordan's Army Preps For A Bigger Role Against ISIS
After a pilot was burned alive by the Islamic State, Jordanians have become much more supportive of its role in the war against the extremist group.
Middle East
Jordan's King Balances Threats Abroad And Critics At Home
Jordanians now support the military campaign against the self-declared Islamic State. But King Abdullah still faces domestic opponents, religious and secular, who chafe at restrictions at home.
Iraqi Kurds: We're Ready To Fight For Mosul
The Kurdish security chief says his Peshmerga fighters have gained ground against ISIS. But the big prize in northern Iraq is Mosul, and he says the Iraqi army will be needed for that battle.
Saudis Grow Increasingly Critical Of The Campaign Against ISIS
Prince Turki al-Faisal, the ex-Saudi intelligence chief, says the "pinprick" attacks against the Islamic State are not proving effective. He also says the campaign needs to be better coordinated.
Story Of Missing Schoolgirls Captivates Britain
Police in Turkey are looking for three British schoolgirls who are believed to have run away from home to join Islamist fighters in Iraq.
Indonesian Authorities Worried About Return Of Islamic Radicals
Radicals from Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, have traveled to Syria to join ISIS. Some of them seek to establish a new Islamic state that would extend ISIS's caliphate.
3 Missing Teenage Girls Now In Syria, British Police Say
The London teenagers boarded a flight to Istanbul on Feb. 17. Police believe the girls traveled to Syria hoping to join up with militants from the so-called Islamic State.
FIFA Panel Backs Winter World Cup In Qatar In 2022
Soccer's World Cup is typically played over the summer, but temperatures in Qatar during that season can exceed 110 degrees. A winter tournament would coincide with the European club season.
ISIS Reportedly Abducts Dozens Of Christians In Syria
The mass abduction took place in rural villages in a portion of Syria that's less than 150 miles west of Mosul, Iraq, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Ash Carter Says U.S. Is Considering A Slower Exit From Afghanistan
The defense secretary said Saturday that the U.S. may slow its withdrawal from Afghanistan to make sure "progress sticks." NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Kate Clark of the Afghanistan Analyst Network.