terrorism
9/11 artifacts share ‘pieces of truth’ in victims’ stories
World
September 8, 2021
9/11 artifacts share ‘pieces of truth’ in victims’ stories
Those everyday items were the remnants of a young life that ended when a hijacked jetliner struck the north tower…
Algeria arrests members of MAK separatist group after attacks
Middle East
September 7, 2021
Algeria arrests members of MAK separatist group after attacks
ALGIERS, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Algeria has arrested 27 suspected members of a separatist group that the government has declared…
New Zealand to criminalize attack planning after mall stabbing
World
September 4, 2021
New Zealand to criminalize attack planning after mall stabbing
WELLINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed on Saturday to tighten counter-terrorism laws this month…
Police in New Zealand kill “extremist” who stabbed six in supermarket
World
September 3, 2021
Police in New Zealand kill “extremist” who stabbed six in supermarket
WELLINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – New Zealand police on Friday shot and killed a knife-wielding “extremist” who was known to…
Taliban: US airstrike hits suicide bomber targeting airport
Middle East
August 29, 2021
Taliban: US airstrike hits suicide bomber targeting airport
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban said that a U.S. airstrike targeted a suicide bomber in a vehicle Sunday who…
US braces for more ISIS attacks after 85 killed in Kabul airport carnage
Middle East
August 27, 2021
US braces for more ISIS attacks after 85 killed in Kabul airport carnage
Aug 27 (Reuters) – US forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule braced for more attacks on…
Afghans told to leave Kabul airport over ‘very credible’ Islamic State threat
Middle East
August 26, 2021
Afghans told to leave Kabul airport over ‘very credible’ Islamic State threat
Aug 26 (Reuters) – The United States and allies urged people to move away from Kabul airport on Thursday due…
Taliban takeover prompts fears of a resurgent al-Qaida
Middle East
August 24, 2021
Taliban takeover prompts fears of a resurgent al-Qaida
WASHINGTON (AP) — The lightning-fast changes in Afghanistan are forcing the Biden administration to confront the prospect of a resurgent…
Friends, enemies, neighbors? The Taliban and the Middle East
Middle East
August 23, 2021
Friends, enemies, neighbors? The Taliban and the Middle East
A recent editorial in Al-Alam, an Iranian-owned Arabic-language publication, warned people not to trust the Americans the way the Afghan people did. The people…
Algeria accuses groups it links to Morocco, Israel of setting wildfires
Middle East
August 19, 2021
Algeria accuses groups it links to Morocco, Israel of setting wildfires
ALGIERS, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Algeria on Wednesday blamed devastating wildfires this month on two groups it recently designated as…