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Byline: Monitor's Editorial Board As it began to lose more territory last year in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State (IS) posted a 55-page document online that aims to entice Muslims [...]

Byline: Warren Richey Christianne Boudreau never suspected a thing. The mother from Calgary, Canada, was pleased when her oldest son developed a deep interest in Islam. Damian had struggled through [...]

Byline: Warren Richey American families are under assault from an Islamic extremist group that is quietly turning young minds against their parents, against their religious faith, and against their country. [...]

Byline: Nicholas Blanford The rise of the Islamic State has been so quick and its behavior so shockingly brutal that in the world's collective consciousness the Sunni jihadist group has [...]

Byline: the Monitor's Editorial Board An intriguing aspect of Islamic State is its recruitment of women to support the war in Iraq and Syria. 'I wonder if I can pull [...]

Byline: Sara Miller Llana, Alexis Xydias While the self-described Islamic State continues to attract many young European men with its sophisticated social media campaign and mesmerizing brutality, the extremist group [...]

Byline: Howard LaFranchi Ever since the United States cobbled together an international coalition last year to 'degrade and ultimately defeat' the Islamic State, a top priority has been drying up [...]

Byline: Howard LaFranchi Was last week's terrorist attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo Al Qaeda's version of the recruitment fair? Al Qaeda's branch in Yemen may have had [...]

Byline: Sara Miller Llana After what's been viewed by some as a tepid response to the menacing rise of Islamic State, French Muslims have begun to mobilize against a group [...]

Byline: Karen Leigh, Bruce Crumley Judging by Yilmaz's Tumblr account, the armed struggle against the Syrian regime is heartwarming and glamorous. The Dutch national of Turkish descent, who has been [...]

Byline: Heba ALY Correspondent Isiolo, Kenya -- A smattering of wispy clouds dots the blue sky as white-robed worshipers trickle into Taqwa mosque for Friday prayers. Our car is parked [...]