Why European Countries Are Reluctant to Repatriate Citizens Who Are ISIS Fighters Hundreds of ISIS fighters from Europe are in prison facilities in Syria. The prospect of repatriating them is deeply unpopular in much of Europe, and some countries have stripped them of citizenship.
ISIS Confirms Baghdadi's Death And Names His Successor The Islamic State named Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi as its new leader days after ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed himself during a U.S. raid on his compound in northwest Syria.
'We Didn't See A Body': Baghdadi's Death Draws Doubts In Lands Where ISIS Ruled In Iraq and Syria, the ISIS leader's death has stirred a mix of responses — from joy to disbelief to dread that the militants will rise again.
Dog Injured In Syrian Terrorist Raid Is Hailed As A Hero In The Mission The world got to know the Belgian Malinois a little better on Monday when President Trump shared a declassified portrait of the dog, whose name and back story have not been released by authorities.
Syrian Troops Move To Support Kurds After U.S. Withdrawal Kurdish forces in northern Syria relied on American troops to help them maintain control of the region. Now, they are aligning themselves with Syrian forces that are backed by Russia.
Former Trump Envoy: Syria Withdrawal Is 'Haphazard' And 'Almost Unprecedented' "You can't make decisions on a haphazard basis after a single call with a foreign leader," says Brett McGurk, the president's former special envoy for the fight against ISIS.
Weekend Edition Sunday A German Dad's Search For His Daughter, Taken By ISIS A German father struggles to find and bring home his young daughter, taken by his ex-wife when she went to Syria five years ago with her new husband, an ISIS fighter.
Morning Edition The Philippines' Marawi City Remains Wrecked Nearly 2 Years After ISIS War The city has a rich heritage of buildings and mosques. Today, the battle scars are as prominent as ever and residents displaced by the conflict complain about the sluggish reconstruction.
All Things Considered 'Revenge Is For The Weak': Kurdish Courts In Northeastern Syria Take On ISIS Cases Kurdish Syrian authorities have tried 7,000 ISIS suspects in a justice system that bans torture and the death penalty. Some of the judges are women, which comes as a shock to ISIS fighters on trial.
All Things Considered France Won't Take ISIS Fighters Back, But Doesn't Want Them Executed Either France doesn't want to bring back French ISIS members captured in Iraq, but French authorities are dismayed that an Iraqi court has sentenced four of them to death.
