Repeating History The history of ISIS is closely linked to U.S. military operations in the Middle East. The extremist Sunni Muslim group has its origins in Al-Qaeda in Iraq, which launched a violent ...

FRONTLINE first reported on the emergence of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in early February 2014, months before the group made international headlines declaring its own caliphate. Since then, ...

U.S. Africa Command said it conducted the strikes on what it claims were ISIS positions in Sokoto state, which borders Niger to the north, “in coordination with Nigerian authorities.” But as CNN’s ...