Hitting ISIS where it hurts by striking oil trucks Illicit oil sales generate large revenues every day for the Islamic State. The U.S. airstrikes could dry up a significant stream of cash for the group.November 19, 2015
How Syrian refugees are screened before entering U.S. More than half of American governors are now objecting to Syrian refugees being resettled in their states. On Tuesday, White House officials hosted a call with 34 governors to better explain current security screening measures.November 18, 2015
Why ISIS looks very different today than a month ago The Islamic State's claim of responsibility for a trio of major attacks, including the assault on Paris, has led to a rapid reassessment of the extremist group and its aspirations.November 18, 2015
Boko Haram was deadliest terror group in 2014 A new report on global terrorism in 2014 found that deaths from terrorist attacks increased by 80 percent from the previous year, and that Boko Haram was the deadliest terrorist group.November 18, 2015
U.S. Muslims face backlash after Paris attacks Advocacy leaders say they have come to expect some anti-Muslim sentiment following such attacks, but they now see a spike that seems notable, stirred by anti-Muslim sentiment in the media.November 18, 2015
What does ISIS want? As the world considers a response to terror attacks in Paris, a conversation about what ISIS gains from attacking western democracies.November 17, 2015
'Terrorism has no religion': MN faith leaders condemn Paris killings Minnesota faith leaders stood side by side Monday to denounce the ISIS terror group for the killings in Paris. They called on Minnesotans to continue building trust and relationships across different faiths.November 16, 2015