The fighters hold the line in the war’s toughest spots, but officials say their brutal tactics are terrorizing the public and undermining the U.S. mission.
Tag: Terrorism
Egypt Kills 40 Suspected Militants After Deadly Bombing of Tour Bus
Security forces raided sites in North Sinai and Giza, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday, a day after a bomb killed three Vietnamese tourists and their Egyptian guide.
News Analysis: Trump Unites Left and Right Against Troop Plans, but Puts Off Debate on War Aims
A serious debate over the future of America’s wars is worth having. But the way President Trump made and announced his decisions snuffed out any opportunity.
Gatwick Airport Drone: Lots of Second-Guessing, but Not Many Answers
After the London airport was closed for almost 36 hours last week, officials are calling for new investigators, critiquing government readiness and suggesting new solutions.
Suicide Bomber Kills 3 at Libya’s Foreign Ministry, Officials Say
A second assailant was shot and killed by guards before he could detonate explosives hidden in his vest.
Militants Storm Afghan Offices in Kabul, Killing Dozens
Militants entered Afghan government offices after setting off a car bomb, fighting for hours as elite police forces struggled to clear them.
Life After Horrific Death for the Journalist James Foley
Diane Foley let the artist Bradley McCallum see her son’s unpublished journals. The result is a stunning memorial of war and its human toll.
Couple Who Named Their Child After Hitler Are Sentenced for Neo-Nazi Membership
Adam Thomas, 22, and Claudia Patatas, 38, were convicted of being members of National Action, a violent far-right group banned in Britain since 2016.
Winners and Losers in Trump’s Planned Troop Withdrawal From Syria
President Trump’s planned withdrawal of troops from Syria risks upsetting the fragile balance of power in a complex, multi-sided war.
4 Men Held in Tourist Killings in Morocco. Denmark Calls It ‘Act of Terror.’
The bodies of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, of Denmark and Maren Ueland, 28, of Norway were found by other tourists in an isolated area of the High Atlas Mountains.