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How Is The Arab Press Covering Its Own Crisis?

6:29pm September 27, 2014

NPR's Arun Rath talks with Lina Khatib, director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, about how the Arab press is covering the self-proclaimed Islamic State and the international campaign against the group.

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Air Campaign Against ISIS Continues As Rebels Look To Regroup

6:29pm September 27, 2014

Air strikes continue against ISIS and the U.S. is considering establishing a no-fly zone in Syria to protect civilians and allow rebels to regroup. Arun Rath talks to NPR's Deborah Amos and Leila Fadel.

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Two Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 fighter jets prepare to take off Saturday from an airbase in Cyprus. The British warplanes were heading on their first mission over Iraq since being given parliamentary authority to strike at ISIS Friday.

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U.S. Leads More Airstrikes Against ISIS In Iraq And Syria

1:57pm September 27, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Seven airstrikes hit in Syria and three in Iraq, according to U.S. Central Command, which adds that Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates participated in some strikes.

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To Become Oil Barons, ISIS Has Sold To Neighbors And Enemies

11:07am September 27, 2014

Existing black-market structures have helped the Islamic State convert oil into cash - and their customers have included their ardent foes across borders in Turkey and Southern Iraq.

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Progress In Nuclear Talks With Iran Is Still Glacial

11:07am September 27, 2014

by Peter Kenyon

One expert says that the negotiators in the room are inclined to move faster, but the deeply opposed domestic constituencies leave both sides skittish.

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Ground Forces Needed To Play A Role In Strategy Against ISIS

8:54pm September 26, 2014

Steve Inskeep talks to Michele Flournoy, a former Pentagon official during President Obama's first term, about the American-led strategy, and what will be needed to ensure success.

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British Parliament Approves Airstrikes Against ISIS

5:51pm September 26, 2014

by Ari Shapiro

The British Parliament voted Friday to join U.S.-led airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq. It's an important political marker for the Obama administration's efforts to build a worldwide alliance.

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Syria Airstrikes Targeted Command Sites, Training Facilities

3:30pm September 26, 2014

by Tom Bowman

The U.S., along with several Arab states, launched airstrikes inside Syria overnight. The strikes targeted the group that calls itself the Islamic State.

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U.S. Regional Partners Offer Vocal Support Of Syria Airstrikes

3:29pm September 26, 2014

by Deb Amos

Overnight airstrikes in Syria mark a major expansion of the U.S.-led war on ISIS — one that's bound to be controversial in the Middle East.

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Airstrikes Against Islamic State Involve Dance With Assad

3:29pm September 26, 2014

Melissa Block speaks with Andrew Tabler, senior fellow at the Washington Institute, about how U.S. strikes on ISIS impact the Bashar Assad regime.

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