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The article reports on the capture of a 16-year-old American boy on the battlefield in Syria for fighting on behalf of the terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS), according to an announcement from the Syrian Democratic Forces.

The article reports on the views of Iraqi civil engineer Mohammed on theU.S. Supreme Court's decision to reinstate President Donald Trump's freeze on refugee resettlement, dealing with topics including his experience of being tortured for being gay.

The article reports that the U.S. military has been spending substantial funds to help detain thousands of Islamic State fighters and their family members in makeshift camps run by Kurdish militias in northern Syria, reaching deeper into the war zone detention operations.

The article reports on the air raids by the U.S. government on Islamic State militants in Syria which has enabled the Syrian government to intensify its systemic attacks on towns and neighborhoods that are rebellious.

The article discusses the role that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's (C.I.A.'s) and Guantánamo Bay, Cuba military guards' torturing of prisoners and detainees plays in development of ex-prisoners' mental illnesses. An overview of U.S. interrogation techniques, including playing loud music, is provided.

The article reports that Ibraheem Musaibli and Samantha Elhassani, two Americans who believed to have ties to the Islamic State (ISIS), were captured by Syrian forces and plans to bring them to the U.S. for prosecution.

The article discusses the impact of an American-led aerial bombing campaign against the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist organization in Iraq and Syria. Topics addressed include a weakening of ISIS and internal dissension within the organization, the organization's resilience and expansion through affiliates in other Middle Eastern countries, and defectors from ISIS who opposed the organization's beheadings.

The article focuses on the decisions of U.S. President Donald Trump to close doors for immigration for refugees to the U.S. and its impact on dreams of some of the refugees to fly to the U.S. including Sardar Hussain, was orphaned at age 13 by a Taliban bomb in Afghanistan.

The article discusses U.S. airstrikes against the Sunni extremist organization ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) and examines reaction from civilians and the potential effects on Syria during its ongoing civil war. It notes that attacks targeted ISIS training facilities, military bases it had captured, and its economic infrastructure. Civilian casualties are covered as well as skepticism from Syrians that the involvement of the American-led coalition will improve conditions.

The article discusses the U.S. government's policy of not paying ransoms for hostages, focusing on a lack of active government support for the family of James Foley, an American journalist captured and eventually executed by extremist organization the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Topics addressed include differences between U.S. policy and many European countries' policies of paying ransoms to terrorists, as well as the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's (F.B.I.) handling of Foley's case.

The article discusses the release of American journalist and hostage Peter Theo Curtis by Islamic extremist organization the Nusra Front, an affiliate of extremist organization Al Qaeda. Topics addressed include the role of the Qatari government in negotiating Curtis's release, U.S. policy of not paying ransoms for hostages, and the death of American journalist and hostage James Foley.

The article reports on the announcement of the Syrian government on April 21, 2014 regarding the presidential election to be conducted on June 3, 2014 as rebel leader Mohammad al-Laham acknowledged the American weapons received for the destruction of the tanks of President Bashar al-Assad.