Obama administration to meet with all members of Congress on Islamic State -sources
IRAQ-CRISIS/CONGRESS-BRIEFINGS:Obama administration to meet with all members of Congress on Islamic State -sources
Israel provides intelligence on Islamic State - Western diplomat
MIDEAST-ISLAMICSTATE/ISRAEL:Israel provides intelligence on Islamic State - Western diplomat
Shooting from across Syrian frontier wounds Israeli soldier
MIDEAST-SYRIA/ISRAEL:Shooting from across Syrian frontier wounds Israeli soldier
Men walk past a damaged building in Raqqa, an Islamic State power base in Syria
Men walk past a damaged building in Raqqa, an Islamic State power base in Syria, September 8, 2014. Syrian government warplanes killed at least 60 civilians including a dozen children in two days of air strikes on Islamic State-held territories at the weekend, including the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, activists said on Monday. President Bashar al-Assad's military has stepped up an aerial campaign over the last three months against Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot that controls about a third of Syria's territory, much of it desert in the north and east. REUTERS/Stringer (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
People inspect the damage at a site hit by what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Assad in Raqqa, an Islamic State power base in Syria
A man walks past the wreckage of a car as others inspect the damage at a site hit by what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Raqqa, an Islamic State power base in Syria, September 8, 2014. Syrian government warplanes killed at least 60 civilians including a dozen children in two days of air strikes on Islamic State-held territories at the weekend, including the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, activists said on Monday. President Bashar al-Assad's military has stepped up an aerial campaign over the last three months against Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot that controls about a third of Syria's territory, much of it desert in the north and east. REUTERS/Stringer (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Children stand on a damaged balcony in Raqqa, an Islamic State power base in Syria
Children stand on a damaged balcony in Raqqa, an Islamic State power base in Syria, September 8, 2014. Syrian government warplanes killed at least 60 civilians including a dozen children in two days of air strikes on Islamic State-held territories at the weekend, including the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, activists said on Monday. President Bashar al-Assad's military has stepped up an aerial campaign over the last three months against Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot that controls about a third of Syria's territory, much of it desert in the north and east. REUTERS/Stringer (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A general view shows the rubble of damaged buildings in Raqqa, an Islamic State power base in Syria
A general view shows the rubble of damaged buildings in Raqqa, an Islamic State power base in Syria, September 8, 2014. Syrian government warplanes killed at least 60 civilians including a dozen children in two days of air strikes on Islamic State-held territories at the weekend, including the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, activists said on Monday. President Bashar al-Assad's military has stepped up an aerial campaign over the last three months against Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot that controls about a third of Syria's territory, much of it desert in the north and east. REUTERS/Stringer (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A man walks past the wreckage of a car in Raqqa, an Islamic State power base in Syria
A man walks past the wreckage of a car in Raqqa, an Islamic State power base in Syria September 8, 2014. Syrian government warplanes killed at least 60 civilians including a dozen children in two days of air strikes on Islamic State-held territories at the weekend, including the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, activists said on Monday. President Bashar al-Assad's military has stepped up an aerial campaign over the last three months against Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot that controls about a third of Syria's territory, much of it desert in the north and east. REUTERS/Stringer (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Nigeria says retakes Bama, blocks Boko Haram move on Borno state capital
Thousands of civilians have fled the recent offensive by the Sunni jihadist movement, which has killed thousands in its five-year-old insurgency in the northeast
New U.N. rights boss warns of "house of blood" in Iraq, Syria
Jordanian prince urges the world to protect women and minorities targeted by Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria