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France, Russia step up Islamic State bombing as Paris investigation grows

By PBS News Hour

As the manhunt widened for suspects in the Paris attacks and police conducted dozens of more raids, French planes targeted the Islamic State group in Raqqa, Syria, with more bombing runs. Russia also hammered sites in Syria with renewed fury…

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What do Afghans think about the Islamic State?

By Larisa Epatko

The Islamic State militant group apparently doesn’t need a footprint in Afghanistan for ordinary Afghans to feel its effects.

Mother of slain journalist wants U.S. to review hostage policy

By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press

The mother of American journalist James Foley, who was publicly beheaded in August 2014 by the Islamic State, says her family felt abandoned by the American government. She wants to see a review of the U.S. hostage policy.

Here’s why the Islamic State group has so many names

By Colleen Shalby

There are several iterations of the Islamic State group name -- IS, ISIS, ISIL and “Daesh,” the term French President François Hollande used when referring to the group’s recent havoc on Paris.

Republicans in Congress press Obama administration over plan for Syrian refugees

By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

House Republicans pressed Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Tuesday over the Obama administration's plan to allow thousands more Syrian war refugees into the country following last week's attacks in Paris.

Cease-fire in Syria potentially weeks away, John Kerry says

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

PARIS — A cease-fire between Syria's government and opposition could be just weeks away from reality, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday as he visited Paris to show solidarity with France after last week's attacks.