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The U.N. and human rights groups have condemned the Syrian military for dropping barrel bombs, which cause appalling civilian carnage.
CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Bob Orr and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate discuss the escalating danger of Iraq being swept up again by sectarian bloodletting.
Activists and aid workers say attack on hospital in Aleppo province is 5th strike against a health facility this year by Bashar Assad's forces or his Russian allies.
Elizabeth Palmer reports from inside the city of Aleppo -- a first-hand account of what life is like in a Syrian city ravaged by over three years of civil war.
ISIS appears to be taking their fight to Jordan -- a problem that has caught the attention of Secretary of State John Kerry. So, what does he plan on doing about it? Margaret Brennan reports.
Miss the second half of the show? The latest on the violence in Iraq and the American response. Plus a panel of experts.
President Obama says the Islamic militants on the march in Iraq and Syria are dangerous, but they're only "one of a number" of organizations the U.S. must monitor.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Mich., warns that Islamic militants are entrenching themselves in Iraq and Syria, where they could begin planning terror attacks.
The stated goal of the militants is to set up a strict Islamic regime in Iraq and Syria. In an interview, President Obama told Norah O’Donnell that ISIS has exploited a power vacuum in Syria to amass arms and resources.
The al Qaeda inspired militant group known as ISIS now controls a key border crossing in Iraq. The post is in the town of al Qaim, about 200 miles west of Baghdad, and opens a strategic supply line between Syria and Iraq. Clarissa Ward reports.
In an interview with "CBS This Morning" host Norah O'Donnell, President Obama said that there was not a large enough moderate Syrian force that could have provided a legitimate challenge to President Bashar al-Assad, and that American support would have done little to help the rebellion.
The president says U.S. arms support wouldn't have thwarted the security vacuum in the Middle East.
President Obama urged Iraq’s political leaders – including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki – to help put an end to violence raging in the country amid sectarian tensions.
The president announced he is sending up to 300 military advisers to assist the Iraqis, but says the United States will be prepared to take targeted military action with congressional approval.
Destitute families are fleeing the violence from both Iraq and Syria into neighboring Jordan, worsening what is already being called the world's greatest humanitarian crisis. Scott Pelley reports.
CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Bob Orr and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate discuss the al Qaeda-inspired militant group that has seized parts of Iraq and threatens Baghdad's government.
With conflict in Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the U.S. should be more patient with "those that have thrown off the yoke of tyranny."
The same ISIS militants that are in Iraq battled Syria’s army for years in Homs, a city of 650,000 people. Elizabeth Palmer reports that once the militants take over a town, getting them out is extremely difficult.
The mysterious leader of ISIS is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who commands several thousand men in Syria and Iraq, where he's trying to establish a state based on Islamic law. CBS News' Holly Williams explains who the insurgents' leader is and how his group became such a force.
President Obama says the U.S. will help halt the advance of extremists fighting the Iraqi government, but Iraqis themselves must reach a political solution.
Voting in Syria’s presidential election began Tuesday, but with little doubt Bashar al-Assad will win a new seven-year term, the election is not so much a show of democracy as a declaration of victory. Clarissa Ward reports that the Syrian government may also have found a loophole regarding chemical weapons.
More information is emerging about the man who was arrested for a deadly shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels. It is believed that he converted to radical Islam during a stint in a French prison and later spent time in Syria. Holly Williams reports.
U.S. intelligence believes an American citizen carried out a suicide bombing while fighting for al Qaeda in Syria. The terrorist group had promised an attack from an American, and the FBI says several dozen Americans have gone to Syria to join the fighting. Bob Orr reports.
Secretary of State John Kerry talks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about America's involvement in Syria's civil war and how the president has been increasing efforts.
Kerry said President Obama will be announcing a new terrorism partnership fund of $5 billion. He talks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about the remaining troops in Afghanistan and the role of U.S. leadership in the world.
The Senate failed to pass a House bill to keep the government open ahead of a midnight deadline. Follow live updates here.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth touted the new name, the Department of War, saying "the era of the Department of Defense is over."
A judge gave a blistering assessment of the Trump administration's efforts to go after international students who expressed pro-Palestinian views on college campuses.
Last week, U.S. Secret Service investigators found SIM servers in the Tri-State area that were capable of disabling cell towers and launching cyber attacks.
The government will shut down at 12 a.m. on Wednesday if lawmakers do not reach an agreement to extend government funding.
Victor Tony Jones, 64, was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. Eastern Time Tuesday following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke, the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
Imelda, the ninth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, strengthened into a hurricane on Tuesday.
Pfizer's CEO said President Trump's threat of tariffs motivated his company to take swift action.
A nationwide event drew 30,000 people and marked a broader trend of rising baptisms, with Gen Z men leading a new wave of faith.