ISIS could unleash a new wave of terror by springing fighters from camps like the one holding Shamima Begum, a top general ...

to head the CIA. And as Burns prepares to leave office, the geopolitical landscape is still deeply volatile with the war in ...

The president-elect may want to withdraw U.S. troops from the area, but if he does, he’d put a victory he’s proud of at risk.

New reporting shows the New Orleans New Years attacker used a rare explosive compound and had a transmitter to set off IEDs he previously placed. Former CIA military analyst Tara Maller discusses the ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to outgoing CIA Director Bill Burns about the handling of Russia, the Mideast, and security threats during his tenure, plus what lies ahead for the intel community.

and the resurgence of ISIS. Mary Louise Kelly: I will say you have been generous in giving interviews to the media as CIA director, and on behalf of my profession, thank you. And thank you for ...

according to the CIA's factsheet. At its height in 2015 ISIS had seized a massive area in Iraq and Syria with an estimated population of between 8 and 12 million people although a U.S.-led ...

In an exit interview with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly, CIA Director William Burns says he still thinks "there's a chance" for a ...

The CIA had never stopped looking for the guy ... And, you know, that's the one I'm most familiar with anyway as well. KELLY: ISIS, which I was not expecting to come in and ask you about in ...