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Brent crude surpassed $56 and continued to climb after Russia and Kazakhstan joined OPEC's production cut.

This is the first time the U.S. has filed a lawsuit to recover antiquities believed to be held by the militant Islamic State group.

It took a failed evacuation for the White House to strengthen its response to the destruction of Aleppo.

Washington is a vocal supporter of the Syrian opposition's cause, but a reluctant sponsor.

The militant group had a “robust and reliable” supply of raw materials from Turkey, according to a report by an arms monitoring group.

The terror group recently found scores of weapons at an abandoned Russian military base in Syria.

Nearly 34,000 people are forced from their homes every day because of conflict or persecution.

The term "gaslighting" is typically used in discussions about abusive relationships.

The force fighting ISIS in Mosul includes about 54,000 members of the Iraqi Security Forces, 40,000 Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, 14,000 members of paramilitary units and roughly 500 U.S. service members.

The National Security Entry-Exit Registration System was introduced following the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

The editor-in-chief of Allenbwest.com, who also manages the former Republican congressman's Facebook page, issued an apology for the meme.

Netflix offers a variety of Christmas-themed episodes that can be watched during the 2016 holiday season.

Missile and troop buildup is expected along NATO's eastern border next year, ushering in the president-elect's first foreign policy test.

A U.S. military official said coalition airstrikes may be more aggressive in places like Mosul where Iraqi forces are fighting to liberate the city from the Islamic State group.

There have been 227 cases of homegrown terror cases since the 2001 attacks, with 115 jihadist cases reported in 2015 and 2016 alone, according to the House Homeland Security Committee.

ISIS is estimated to have up to 6,000 fighters in Mosul. The operation to retake Mosul from ISIS began in October.

A report from a human rights group says Russia has granted one Syrian permanent asylum and has deemed Syria safe for return.

Abu Hassan al-Muhajir replaced Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike near al-Bab, Syria, on Aug. 30.

The terror group's new spokesperson has implored ISIS fighters "not to flee."

OPEC's decision to curb production last week sent oil prices soaring, but the cartel promised Monday to work with nonmember countries to keep prices from fluctuating too wildly.

Statistics show that Muslim extremists are not the main source of terrorism.