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Terrorists on death row for hacking blogger to death escape court on motorbikes

Suspected members of the Al-Qaeda militant group stormed a motorcade once it arrived at the Dhaka court complex in Bangladesh, seizing the two suspects and sparking a nationwide manhunt

Daily Mirror · Nov 23, 2022

Burkina Faso schoolchildren pay double price in ongoing conflict

One-fifth of the country’s schools are closed and experts warn of dire consequences ahead for Burkinabé children.

Al Jazeera · Nov 21, 2022

Did France's Operation Barkhane win the fight against terror in the Sahel?

This week, President Emmanuel Macron announced the official end of France's anti-jihadist mission in West Africa – Operation Barkhane. The move was accelerated by a collapse of relations with Mali's military junta, leading to the withdrawal of French troops as the jihadist insurgency across the Sahel continues.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 12, 2022

US will not fund non-state actors in Afghanistan: Taliban sources

Taliban sources tell Al Jazeera that US officials assured them during a meeting in Doha.

Al Jazeera · Oct 17, 2022

Heavy gunfire, soldiers on the streets in Burkina Faso capital

Soldiers seen along the main avenue in Ouagadougou leading to the presidential palace and national television station.

Al Jazeera · Sep 30, 2022

Al-Qaeda Releases Book Detailing How it Carried Out 9/11 Attacks

The Al-Qaeda terrorist network on Sunday released a book written by a senior member including a detailed timeline leading up to the attacks on several US airliners on September 11, 2001 which left nearly 3,000 people dead in three locations. Marking the 21st anniversary of the attacks, the book was…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 12, 2022

Appeal to start in French court over Charlie Hebdo attack

An appeal trial is set to begin Monday as two men ruled to have helped Islamist gunmen prepare a 2015 terrorist attack on satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo seek to overturn their convictions.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 12, 2022

9/11 Attacks Still Reverberate as US Marks 21st Anniversary

Americans remembered 9/11 on Sunday with tear-choked tributes, and pleas to "never forget," 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on US soil. Bonita Mentis set out to read victims' names at the ground zero ceremony wearing a necklace with a photo of her slain sister, Shevonne Mentis, a 25-year-old…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 11, 2022

What Is Left of the War on Terror?

Can three planes sum up a portion of history and the future? It seems that this has already happened. While two of these planes hit the World Trade Center in New York on 9/11, the third took off around twenty years later, departing from Afghanistan as desperate Afghans chased it,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 11, 2022

What happened on 9/11 and how many people were caught up in the attacks?

A detailed look at what happened on one of the most traumatic days in history

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2022