Al Qaeda

Jan. 6 was a classic example of propaganda by the deed—a revolutionary approach favored by everyone from 19th-century anarchists to Osama bin Laden.

After the pandemic pushed people online, Islamist extremist groups reached an even wider audience. But the authorities are fighting back.

Normalizing ties with Israel could mean removal from the U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list, allowing the country to rebuild its shattered economy—but U.S. legislators are standing in the way.

Bipartisan congressional support for removing Sudan from U.S. terrorism lists grows as Khartoum pledges hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation to American victims.

Ayman al-Zawahiri isn’t trying to plan another 9/11 attack—because he doesn’t need to.

Tensions with Iran almost scuttled a major international training exercise in the Sahel.

Today’s university freshmen were born after the Twin Towers fell. In the Trump era, lack of historical perspective makes young people susceptible to alarmism and more likely to misread threats.

Eighteen years after 9/11, the terrorist group has found a new home—and rediscovered its old mission.

A generation ago, the Taliban promised to prevent Osama bin Laden from targeting Americans—then came 9/11.

Anger at the presence of U.S. troops on sacred Saudi soil led Osama bin Laden to found al Qaeda and wage jihad on the West. The crown prince’s decision to welcome them back could light the fuse again.

Hamza bin Laden was the son of al Qaeda’s founder—and the future leader that the terrorist group needed.

Despite claims by Pompeo, Tehran and al Qaeda have been at odds more often than they've been aligned since 9/11.

That’s what the CIA said when it had Osama bin Laden in its sights after 9/11. Instead, America veered off into Iraq, and the result is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who appeared in a new video this week.

The amorphous Boko Haram splinter group is taking inspiration where it can get it and bringing disaster to the Lake Chad Basin in the process.

The brutal attack in Kenya is designed to show Washington and the world that the terrorist group is still a force to be reckoned with in East Africa.

Washington should hand over U.S. military and political roles to other countries, including China.

In the social media age, what you share is deciding what happens on the battlefield.

Washington has left a vacuum in the Middle East, letting U.S. allies do as they please—no matter how high the body count.

On the podcast: Ambassador Prudence Bushnell survived the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya. Now she tells her story.

With options limited for fighting terrorists, negotiations may be the best remaining alternative.