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ISIS is claiming to have possession of weapons airdropped in Syria by the U.S. An ISIS-associated YouTube account posted a video Tuesday showing ISIS fighters in possession of American hand grenades, rounds for small rockets, and other supplies...

Retired General John Allen is citing progress in the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Allen is President Obama's special diplomatic envoy for the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS. In a briefing at the State Department, Allen said all members of the coalition have different and vital roles to play...

President Obama is warning that there can be no quick fixes in the campaign against ISIS. At Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Obama praised the roughly 60 nations that have joined the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.  The President met with military leaders from more than 20 other nations that are part of the coalition...

An Internet video purports to show an Islamic State group fighter beheading British hostage Alan Henning. The video was released Friday night. It mirrored other beheading videos shot by the Islamic State group, which now holds territory along the border of Syria and Iraq...

As countries across the world align themselves against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, many people are asking questions about ISIS and it's origins. Brian Williams, Professor of Islamic History at UMass Dartmouth, appeared on WBSM earlier this week, answering many of those frequently asked questions...

The Pentagon says the U.S. and partner nations have begun airstrikes in Syria against Islamic State militants, using a mix of fighter jets, bombers and Tomahawk missiles fired from ships in the region. Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm...

Democratic U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey are opposing President Barack Obama's request to train and arm Syrian rebels for a war against Islamic state militants.

Legislation to arm Syrian rebels is on its way to the White House after passage by the Senate.

A measure to train and arm up to five-thousand Syrian rebels will soon be on its way to the Senate after passage by the House.

President Obama's tan summer suit is generating plenty of chatter on the Internet. Much ado has been made about the President's suit selection Thursday during his presser on the conflict in Iraq and Syria. Tweets on the subject offered quips such as "The Audacity of Taupe" and "Yes we tan...