

World Dec 24

Government forces also captured a key village held by al-Qaida insurgents in the last rebel stronghold in the war-torn country.
By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
World Dec 22

Syrian government forces pushed deeper in their offensive on the last remaining rebel stronghold in the country’s northwest on Sunday, getting very close to a Turkish observation post in the area, opposition activists said.
By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
Nation Sep 14

The White House says Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late al-Qaida leader who had become an increasingly prominent figure in the terrorist organization, has been killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.
By Zeke Miller, Associated Press
World Aug 20

Government troops moved into northern and western neighborhoods of Khan Sheikhoun, marking a significant gain for President Bashar Assad's forces as they try to chip away at territory controlled by the opposition in Idlib.
By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
Jun 15

By Abdi Guled, Associated Press
A pair of explosions rocked Somalia’s capital and left 11 people dead, the country’s police chief said Saturday, as the al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility.

By PBS NewsHour, Frank Carlson
A new drama takes viewers back to the events that led to the 9/11 attacks. Hulu’s "The Looming Tower," based on Lawrence Wright’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, retells the true story of the hunt for Osama bin Laden in the years…
Jan 02

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
It's all part of a plan the United States hopes will change the course of a war now entering its 17th year.
Nov 05

By James L. Gelvin, The Conversation
Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in the Manhattan bike path attack, wasn't a devout Muslim. He cursed and came late to prayers. A terrorism expert explains why such a man may want to be a martyr.
Nov 01

By Larisa Epatko
The CIA declassified Wednesday hundreds of thousands of documents seized in the 2011 raid of Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. They included a hand-written journal of the slain al-Qaida leader and video of his son’s wedding.
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