Feb 23 Watch Who Was Behind Latest Coordinated Attacks Across Iraq? A spree of shootings and deadly explosions across Iraq killed at least 55 people and wounded more than 225 Thursday. The Interior Ministry and a member of the Baghdad City Council blamed al-Qaida. Jeffrey Brown discusses the implications amid Iraq's… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch Syria’s Claims Over ‘Unusual’ Bombings in Damascus Draw Much Skepticism Two bombs erupted in Syria's capital Friday, killing at least 47 people and wounding more than 150, but many activists and regional analysts are skeptical of the Assad government's claims that al-Qaida is behind them. Ray Suarez gets an update… Continue watching
Dec 06 What Makes Recent Attacks on Shiites in Afghanistan So Unusual? By Larisa Epatko Afghanistan saw the worst sectarian violence since the Taliban's fall from power when two suicide bombers struck Shiite Muslims celebrating the holy day of Ashura on Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 02 American’s Abduction in Pakistan Reveals Growing Trend By Larisa Epatko The August kidnapping of Warren Weinstein, an American aid worker in Pakistan, came into the spotlight again this week when al-Qaida announced it has him in custody. His abduction is nothing new in the security-challenged country and marks a growing… Continue reading
Oct 07 In Photos: 10 Events of the Afghan War By Larisa Epatko The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan began on Oct. 7, 2001. Soon after, the ruling Taliban regime fell, followed by the formation of a new government and Afghans holding their first parliamentary elections in more than 30 years. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch Somalis ‘Shocked’ at Scale of Deadly al-Shabab Attack in Mogadishu Al-Shabab took responsibility for a truck bomb that rammed a checkpoint Tuesday near the education ministry in Mogadishu, Somalia, as students and parents were crowding in to learn about scholarships. Ray Suarez discusses that attack that killed at least 70… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch Obama Hails al-Awlaki Death as ‘Significant Milestone’ in al-Qaida Fight A U.S. airstrike in Yemen killed Anwar al-Awlaki, a high-level U.S.-born cleric linked to al-Qaida who had been involved in several terror plots against the United States. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Sep 30 Anwar al-Awlaki Describes Post-9/11 Mood in U.S.: Watch the Interview Editor's note: Anwar al-Awlaki, a high-level U.S.-born cleric linked to al-Qaida, was killed in Yemen Friday, according to U.S. and Yemeni officials. After the shooting at Fort Hood at 2009, suspected gunman Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's relationship with al-Awlaki-became the… Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch Ten Years After 9/11, How Safe Is the U.S. Against Terror Attacks? 10 Years After 9/11, How Safe Is the U.S. From Terror Attacks?… Continue watching
Jun 30 New Counterterrorism Plan Too Narrow, Some Analysts Say By Larisa Epatko One day after the White House released its counterterrorism strategy to conquer al-Qaida and its partners, the Defense Department announced the death of a leader of the Haqqani terrorist network. Continue reading