List of Terrorism articles
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Afghan men line up for food ration distribution. The Afghan Crisis Demands a Coordinated Response on Refugees
This is a chance to display democratic values—and establish a better order.
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Members of Syria's top jihadist group the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) alliance, led by al-Qaeda's former Syria affiliate, parade with their flags and those of the Taliban's declared "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" through the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib on August 20, 2021. Rebel-Held Syria Is the New Capital of Global Terrorism
The question of who controls the region around Idlib has become an international problem.
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A masked man carrying an upside-down U.S. flag stands in front of a marble building where police look out a window. How Far-Right Terrorists Choose Their Enemies
Debates over which targets to prioritize aren’t exclusive to jihadi groups.
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Members of the Taliban enter the compound of the Ministry of Women's Affairs in Kabul on Sept. 10, 2021. ‘I Wanted to Stay for My People’
Thousands of Afghans fled the Taliban. Many civil servants stayed behind to keep the lights on—whatever the cost.
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Soldiers stand near a large military vehicle on a muddy street. The Islamic State Has Become a Resilient Insurgency
The group may no longer have its caliphate, but it’s far from defeated.
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Red tape is extended and objects are set on fire, around the house in which the leader of Islamic State (IS) group Amir Mohammed Said Abd al-Rahman al-Mawla , aka Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi died, during an overnight raid by US special forces, in the town of Atme in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, on February 3, 2022. Qurayshi Is Replaceable
He wasn’t a super creative leader on the battlefield. But he didn’t need to be.
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A military device lies on the ground in Syria. Inside the U.S. Commando Raid Targeting the Islamic State Leader
Islamic State leader kills himself during a raid by elite U.S. forces.
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Uniformed soldiers wearing surgical face masks and holding weapons stand at attention. U.S. Security Assistance to Burkina Faso Laid the Groundwork for a Coup
Since 2009, the United States has supported the country’s military with funding, weapons, and training.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the virtual Summit for Democracy in Washington on Dec. 9, 2021. Strengthening Democracy Is a Better Counterterrorism Strategy
The spread of transnational violent groups is primarily a governance problem. Time to start treating it like one.
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Hamdullah Mohib, Afghanistan's then newly appointed national security advisor, attends a ceremony in Kabul in 2018. Former Afghan Advisor: Biden’s Withdrawal Was the ‘Tipping Point’ for Afghanistan
Hamdullah Mohib, former Afghan national security advisor, spoke about what went wrong, who’s to blame, and what lies in store for his country.
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A member of security forces loyal to Yemen's Houthi rebels stands guard. Biden’s Yemen About-Face
The White House prepares a reversal on a key foreign-policy pledge.
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Police vehicles sit outside of Congregation Beth Israel synagogue. How Aafia Siddiqui Became a Radical Cause Célèbre
The Pakistani citizen, a U.S. federal prisoner, has attracted support from extremists around the world.
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The emblem at the entry of the Afghan Embassy in Rome. ‘You’re Very Vulnerable’: Afghan Diplomats Fear Violent Taliban Reprisals
The Taliban are pressuring exiled diplomats in an attempt to take back Afghanistan’s embassies.
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An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System drone is towed into the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on May 13, 2013 in the Atlantic Ocean. Over-the-Horizon Is Far Below Standard
Why terrorists will welcome Biden’s counterterrorism strategy.
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KKK protesters in Charlottesville America Drops the Ball on White Supremacist Terrorist Groups
Other countries are taking the lead in cracking down on U.S.-based groups.