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Al-Qaida
October 15, 2020
Extremists in Somalia kill 8 army soldiers, says official
Somalia's extremist rebels have killed at least eight soldiers in an ambush in the country's south, said a military official.
October 10, 2020
Freed Malian politician details months as al-Qaida hostage
Malian politician Soumaila Cisse's captors kept him constantly on the move in the inhospitable desert, he told French ...
October 08, 2020
Military blindsided by Trump's new Afghan troop withdrawal
The U.S. military was blindsided Thursday by President Donald Trump's assertion that all U.S. troops will be out of ...
October 07, 2020
Families await freed hostages' return in Mali's capital
Relatives and supporters on Wednesday anxiously awaited the return of a prominent Malian politician and a French aid worker ...
October 06, 2020
Relatives: French woman, Mali politician freed by jihadists
Relatives of a prominent Malian politician and a French aid worker held hostage by Islamic extremists said late Tuesday that ...
September 28, 2020
Judge: Man charged in 2006 Iraq slayings to remain jailed
A judge in Arizona has ruled that an Iraqi immigrant arrested on charges of participating in the 2006 killings of two police ...
September 10, 2020
US withdrawing thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan
The United States will pull thousands of troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan by November, the top American commander for the ...
September 08, 2020
Charlie Hebdo artist seized by gunmen recalls sheer terror
The Charlie Hebdo caricaturist who was forced at gunpoint to open the satirical newspaper’s door to two al-Qaida extremists ...
September 07, 2020
US soldier hurt, 2 Somali soldiers dead in al-Shabab attack
A U.S. soldier was wounded and two Somali soldiers were killed when an al-Shabab suicide bomber tried to pass a checkpoint ...
August 26, 2020
US says airstrike kills 6 al-Shabab in Somalia after ambush
The United States military says it killed six al-Shabab extremists with an airstrike in Somalia after the al-Qaida-linked ...
August 25, 2020
French troops stay in Mali after coup, no end in sight
It was a picture postcard meant to portray unity in the vast and fragile lands that once were French colonies: President ...
August 20, 2020
A look at how Mali's coup may affect neighboring countries
African and Western leaders have condemned the junta that forced Mali’s president from power, warning the coup was a deep ...
August 19, 2020
Mali's president announces resignation after armed mutiny
Mali’s president announced his resignation late Tuesday, just hours after armed soldiers seized him from his home in a ...
August 14, 2020
US seizes virtual currency alleged to fund militant groups
The Justice Department said Thursday that it has seized millions of dollars from cryptocurrency accounts that militant ...
August 10, 2020
Niger, French forces in search of gunmen who killed tourists
Armed forces from Niger and France have been deployed to pursue the gunmen who killed seven aid workers, mostly French ...
August 10, 2020
6 French citizens, 2 guides killed by gunmen at giraffe park
Unidentified gunmen killed six French aid workers and two Nigerien guides who were visiting a wildlife park east of Niger’s ...
August 08, 2020
At least 8 soldiers dead in blast outside Somali army base
A car bomb exploded at the gates of a military base in Somalia's capital Saturday, killing at least eight soldiers and ...
July 14, 2020
ICC prosecutor says defendant was 'key' to Timbuktu crimes
An alleged Islamic extremist who went on trial Tuesday on charges that he policed a brutal Islamic regime in Timbuktu after ...
July 04, 2020
US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal
Washington's envoy to Afghanistan on Saturday emphasized the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban, forging ...
July 04, 2020
Explosions rock 2 Somalia cities as 4 killed in Baidoa
Explosions rocked two of Somalia's largest cities on Saturday as officials said a suicide car bomber detonated near the port ...
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