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Al-Qaida
John Walker Lindh
May 23, 2019
'American Taliban' fighter to be released after 17 years
John Walker Lindh, the young Californian who became known as the American Taliban after he was captured by U.S. forces in the ...
Khalifa Hifter
May 22, 2019
UN envoy warns Libya is on verge of descending to civil war
The U.N. envoy for Libya warned Tuesday that the oil-rich nation "is on the verge of descending into a civil war" that could ...
May 11, 2019
Syrian troops expand offensive despite calls for calm
Syrian government forces expanded their ground offensive in northwestern Syria, pushing Saturday into the last rebel ...
May 10, 2019
Why does Facebook fail to fix itself? It's partly humans
The question comes up over and over, with extremist material, hate speech, election meddling and privacy invasions. Why can't ...
Daniel Hale
May 09, 2019
Ex-intelligence analyst charged with leaks to reporter
A former government intelligence analyst has been charged with leaking classified documents about military campaigns against ...
May 04, 2019
Syrian government intensifies bombardment of rebel-held area
Syrian government bombardment of rebel-held areas in the country's northwest has killed and wounded dozens and forced ...
Najibullah Zazi
May 03, 2019
Would-be NYC bomber gets 10 years in foiled al-Qaida plot
A man who plotted to bomb New York City's subways, then switched sides after his arrest and spent nearly a decade helping the ...
Masood Azhar
May 02, 2019
UN adds leader of outlawed Pakistan group to sanctions list
In a major diplomatic win for India, the United Nations added the leader of an outlawed Pakistani militant group to its ...
May 01, 2019
IS leader outlines path forward for his group post-caliphate
No longer burdened by territory and administration, Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi outlined the new path ...
April 23, 2019
Militants blamed in Sri Lanka attacks had incendiary leader
The purported leader of an Islamic extremist group blamed for an Easter attack in Sri Lanka that killed over 320 people began ...
April 23, 2019
Sri Lanka, like world, again sees scourge of suicide attacks
The Easter attacks in Sri Lanka are a bloody echo of decades past in the South Asian island nation, when militants inspired ...
April 12, 2019
Suspected Islamic extremists abduct 2 Cuban doctors in Kenya
Suspected Islamist militants abducted two Cuban doctors in an ambush that killed a police bodyguard in northern Kenya near ...
April 08, 2019
US pulls forces from Libya as fighting approaches capital
The United States has temporarily withdrawn some of its forces from Libya due to "security conditions on the ground," a top ...
April 01, 2019
Former US resident at Guantanamo seeks to cut prison term
A former U.S. resident who joined al-Qaida and is now jailed at the Guantanamo Bay detention center returned to court Monday ...
March 28, 2019
16 dead after blast outside restaurant in Somalia's capital
An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside a busy restaurant in Somalia's capital, killing at least 16 people, police said ...
March 28, 2019
The Latest: Death toll in Mogadishu car bombing up to 16
The Latest on explosion in Somalia's capital (all times local): 5:30 p.m. Police say the death toll in a car bombing in ...
March 24, 2019
US backed Syrian force clears area retaken from IS
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters cleared explosives in the last area retaken from the Islamic State group on Sunday and arrested ...
March 23, 2019
The Latest: Somali forces end attack by Islamic extremists
The Latest on an extremist attack in Somalia's capital of Mogadishu (all times local): 4:30 p.m. A Somali police officer says ...
March 23, 2019
IS loses all territory but its shadowy leader still at large
The Islamic State group has lost all the territory it once controlled in Iraq and Syria, but its shadowy leader and ...
March 23, 2019
Q&A: The end of the Islamic State group's "caliphate"
The announcement of victory over the Islamic State group in Syria marks the end of the extremists' self-styled caliphate, a ...
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