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Antigovernment fighters brandish their guns as they ride a vehicle in Syria's northern city of Aleppo on Nov. 30. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP hide caption

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Who are the rebels who have toppled the regime in Syria?

December 2, 2024 • Syrian rebels have swept through the country at lightning pace, forcing President Bashar al-Assad to flee. But who are they and what are their aims?

Who are the rebels who have seized control of Aleppo, Syria?

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3 Missing Teenage Girls Now In Syria, British Police Say

February 24, 2015 • 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.

From German Teen To ISIS Jihadist: A Father's Struggle To Understand

Alfons R. of Hamburg, Germany (shown in this undated photo), converted to Islam at age 17. Later, he went to Turkey, then Syria, to join ISIS. He was killed this past summer. Courtesy of Manfred Karg hide caption

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From German Teen To ISIS Jihadist: A Father's Struggle To Understand

December 3, 2014 • Manfred Karg's 19-year-old son, a convert to Islam, is one of at least 60 Germans killed fighting alongside ISIS militants. Karg says efforts to stop the flow to Syria and Iraq are taking too long.

From German Teen To ISIS Jihadist: A Father's Struggle To Understand

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4 Key Things To Know About The Islamist Surge In Iraq

Kirkuk province's Kurdish governor, Najim al-Din Omar Karim (center, wearing a bulletproof vest), listens to a commander of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces as troops are deployed on the main road between Kirkuk, Mosul and Baiji in response to the offensive by ISIS, an extremist Islamist group. Marwan Ibrahim/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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4 Key Things To Know About The Islamist Surge In Iraq

June 12, 2014 • The extremist Sunni group ISIS has taken several cities and is threatening to take more. But the triumphs have come in Sunni areas and the fighting will get much harder if ISIS attacks Shiite turf.

Nigeria Declares State Of Emergency In 3 States

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declares a state of emergency during a live broadcast on state television on Tuesday. Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty hide caption

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Nigeria Declares State Of Emergency In 3 States

May 15, 2013 • Nigeria has been accused of doing "too little, too late" to stem militant Islamist violence, and President Goodluck Jonathan has acknowledged he's not fully in control.

NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton on Nigeria's state of emergency

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U.S. Sends Limited Troops To Niger; Will Assist In Intelligence-Gathering

A French soldier battles Islamist fighters in Gao, Mali on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. AP hide caption

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U.S. Sends Limited Troops To Niger; Will Assist In Intelligence-Gathering

February 22, 2013 • About 100 U.S. troops will help France gather information on Islamist fighters in neighboring Mali, many of whom escaped from French troops who've retaken towns from the militants.