"Israel's 9/11" is a dangerous trap The 9/11 parallel is real, in the worst way: Hamas' crimes will become the excuse for mass killing of Palestinians Salon · Oct 13, 2023
Robert F Kennedy Jr expresses skepticism at official 9/11 account The Democratic presidential hopeful appeared to cast doubt on a key finding of the investigation into the September 11 attacks The Guardian - US · Sep 26, 2023
A panel finds torture made a 9/11 defendant psychotic. A judge will rule whether he can stand trial A military medical panel has concluded that one of the five 9/11 defendants held at Guantanamo Bay has been rendered delusional and psychotic by the torture he underwent years ago while in CIA custody The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
US policy of 'pragmatic engagement' in Afghanistan risks legitimatizing Taliban rule For two decades, the conflict in Afghanistan occupied international attention and U.S. resources. But ever since American troops withdrew in 2021, the conflict has seemingly been viewed in Washington more as a concern localized to the region of Central and South Asia. The Conversation · Sep 19, 2023
African Union says its 2nd phase of troop withdrawal from Somalia has begun The second phase of the African Union troop withdrawal from Somalia has begun, under a timeline for the handover of security to the country’s authorities The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023
How 9/11 bred the endless war on terror The crimes of 9/11 wounded America — and fueled an endless, pointless war that could never be won, or even ended Salon · Sep 11, 2023
‘We need food and shelter’: farmers flee for their lives as terrorists attack villages in Mali Civilians who have been displaced by raids want to return home but say there is no protection for them there The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2023
Mali jihadists kill dozens in twin attacks amid growing Islamist threat Group affiliated with al-Qaida target army base and Timbuktu river boat as violence surges in region The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023
Biden refuses to grant some of the conditions that 9/11 defendants were seeking in plea negotiations President Joe Biden has refused to approve conditions that lawyers for the defendants in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks had sought in a possible plea bargain in the case The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023
Saudi reforms are softening Islam's role, but critics warn the kingdom will still take a hard line against dissent The crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, or “MBS,” is bringing a new vision of a “moderate, balanced” Saudi Islam by minimizing the role of Saudi religious institutions once seen as critical to the monarchy. The Conversation · Sep 5, 2023
3 members of Congress make a rare visit to opposition-held northwest Syria It's the first known visit to the country by American lawmakers in six years. GOP Reps. French Hill, Ben Cline and Scott Fitzgerald urged the Biden administration to maintain pressure on Bashar Assad. WEKU · Aug 27, 2023
Members of US Congress make a rare visit to opposition-held northwest Syria Three US Congress members have made a brief visit to opposition-held northwest Syria in the first known trip to the war-torn country by American lawmakers in six years The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2023
Islamic State group almost doubled its territory in Mali in under a year, U.N. says Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, United Nations experts said in a new report. WEKU · Aug 26, 2023
France 24 · Aug 26, 2023 Islamic State group nearly doubled its Mali territory in under a year, UN says Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, and their al-Qaida-linked rivals are capitalizing on the deadlock and perceived weakness of armed groups that signed a 2015 peace agreement, United Nations experts said in a new report.
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2023 UN experts say Islamic State group almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in under a year Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, and their al-Qaida-linked rivals are also capitalizing on the deadlock and perceived weakness of armed groups that signed a 2015 peace agreement
The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023 Plea negotiations could mean no 9/11 defendants face the death penalty, the US tells families Plea agreements under consideration may mean that the suspected architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and his fellow defendants never face the death penalty
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2023 Syria's main al-Qaida-linked group denies it was behind the killing of an Islamic State leader Syria’s main insurgent al-Qaida-linked group denied it was behind the killing of the Islamic State group’s leader in the country’s northwest saying it would have otherwise claimed responsibility
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023 A baby was found in the rubble of a US raid in Afghanistan. But who exactly was killed and why? A baby found in the rubble of a U.S. raid in Afghanistan in 2019 is raising questions about who was killed and why
The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023 The Islamic State group says its leader was killed by militants in Syria and names his successor The Islamic State group has announced the death of its little-known leader, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurayshi, who headed the extremist organization since November
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023 The coup in Niger will only embolden extremists, says a former jihadi fighter A former jihadi fighter says the coup in Niger could boost the ability of Islamic extremists to recruit in the country, potentially increasing violence and further threatening the stability of Africa’s Sahel region
The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023 UK rapper turned Islamic State fighter dies in Spanish jail Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary had been on trial in Madrid and was awaiting the verdict
The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2023 He was the CIA whiz kid in 'Charlie Wilson's War.' His new book offers advice for the US in Ukraine. One of the architects of the covert U.S. strategy against the Soviets in Afghanistan has published a new memoir
WEKU · Jun 30, 2023 Geraldo Rivera, Fox and Me Geraldo Rivera leaves Fox News. He was a war correspondent, a host, a Trump supporter and, in his later years, an unexpected voice of reason — but above all, he was a showman.
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023 UN aid enters Syrian rebel enclave from government territory in first such crossing since earthquake A convoy carrying U.N. aid has entered Syria's last rebel-held enclave from government-held territory, the first such shipment to cross battle lines since February's deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria