The Islamic State's North African front;

Fear and loathing in Beijing...;

...and apprehension in Jakarta;

Pay cuts for ISIS cadres;

Extortion, Taliban style

The ISIS WMD threat;

Belatedly, Al-Azhar enters the fray;

The cost of the anti-ISIS campaign...so far;

Battleground: Afghganistan;

The fight against ISIS moves to cyberspace

Al-Qaeda pushes back;

Hezbollah's growing arsenal...and why Israel worries;

The Islamic State sets its sights on the Kremlin...;

...as Moscow takes stock

Russia's new southwestern barrier;

U.S. inches into Boko Haram fight;

The Taliban, resurgent

Al-Shabaab makes a comeback;

Canada tackles counterradicalization...;

...as Morocco takes on training French imams;

Russia's jihadi legion