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Bangladesh Arrests Over 5,000 in Crackdown on Radicals

The country has been plagued by a wave of sectarian killings

By Rishi Iyengar June 13, 2016

Hindu Monastery Worker Hacked to Death in Bangladesh

He is the fourth victim of an apparent sectarian attack this week

By Rishi Iyengar June 10, 2016

After Egyptair Flight 804, an Eerie Silence from Terrorist Groups

Perhaps clarity on the May 19 crash of EgyptAir Flight 804 will surface with the aircraft’s black box, which sensors have located on the Mediterranean Sea floor. But weeks after officials from Cairo to Washington...

By Karl Vick June 6, 2016

Hindu Hacked to Death in Bangladesh

He is the fifth victim in a month of what are believed to be Islamic extremist attacks

By Rishi Iyengar May 2, 2016

Extremist Violence Grows in Bangladesh

The murder of an LGBT activist on April 25 is only the latest in a series of targeted killings by suspected Islamist extremists in Bangladesh since 2013

By Nikhil Kumar and Rishi Iyengar April 29, 2016

Al-Nusra Front Leader Dies in Air Strike in Syria

Abu Firas was one of at least 20 militants killed

By Nash Jenkins April 3, 2016

Only the Dead Documents an Iraq War Correspondent's Journey to the Abyss—and Back

A former TIME Baghdad correspondent on his colleague Michael Ware's first-hand film about the Iraq war

By Phil Zabriskie March 28, 2016

What Bin Laden's Will and Other al-Qaeda Papers Show

The U.S. intelligence community released today 113 documents captured during the May 2, 2011 raid on Osama Bin Laden’s hide-out in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The documents provide a window into the operations of al Qaeda during...

By Massimo Calabresi March 1, 2016

Al-Qaeda Group Uses Trump in Recruitment Video

The video shows Trump calling for temporary ban on Muslims

By Josh Sanburn January 2, 2016

Mali Arrests Two Over Hotel Attack

Their alleged role in the attack is not yet clear, however

By Rishi Iyengar November 26, 2015

Al-Qaeda Member Sentenced to 40 Years for Bomb Plot

Abid Naseer, 29, was arrested in a thwarted bombing plot in Manchester, England

By Daniel White November 24, 2015

Behind the ISIS vs. al-Qaeda Rivalry

A week after ISIS pulled off a bloody terrorist attack in Paris, a group affiliated with al-Qaeda kills 20 people in Mali

By Jared Malsin/Cairo November 24, 2015

The Terror Groups That Could Be Behind the Mali Hotel Attack

Mali's recent history of violence and conflict means that a number of different groups could be behind the attack on a major hotel in Bamako

By Aryn Baker November 20, 2015

Here's How Hillary Clinton Muddied the 9/11 War Declaration

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she wasn't in favor of a specific declaration of war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria in Saturday's Democratic debate, but she muddied the water...

By Zeke J Miller November 14, 2015

The Sinai Airliner Bombing Shows ISIS's Growing Threat

If it's proved that ISIS carried off the Egypt airliner bombing, it will underscore just how wide-ranging the terrorist group has become

By Karl Vick November 9, 2015

Philippine Islamists Release Video of Foreign Hostages

The hostages were abducted by Islamist extremists from a resort on Sept. 21

By Nash Jenkins October 14, 2015

Al-Qaeda Leader Calls For Lone-Wolf Attacks on American Homes

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on Muslim men to carry out lone-wolf attacks in Western countries, according to a video circulating on the internt in recent days, suggesting Muslim youth follow the example set by...

By Sam Frizell September 14, 2015

This Week's Foreign Policy Must-Reads

From yakuza battles to Russian food policy

By Ian Bremmer August 28, 2015

Being Sarcastic Is Good for You

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute August 10, 2015

Terrorist Leader Killed in Syria

Muhsin al-Fadhli was killed while traveling close to the Turkish border

By Nash Jenkins July 22, 2015

You Really Can't Tell Your Terrorists Without a Scorecard

Shootouts between four Mideast terrorist groups reveal what the label obscures

By Karl Vick June 3, 2015

Pakistan Could Charge CIA Officials in Drone Deaths

A landmark case may open the door for a possible multibillion-dollar class-action lawsuit launched by relatives of the alleged 960 civilian victims of U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan

By Sabrina Toppa April 16, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: March 26

1. Al Qaeda and ISIS are locked in an ideological war, and for once, it’s good to be their mutual enemy. By Daniel Byman and Jennifer Williams in Lawfare 2. For the millions left behind...

By The Aspen Institute March 26, 2015

ISIS Faces a Crowded Landscape of Terror in Pakistan

With the Taliban dominant, ISIS will have trouble making space in Pakistan—though the group is becoming more popular

By Omar Waraich February 26, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: February 25

1. The U.S. wants to hack your phone because it doesn’t have the real spies it needs. By Patrick G. Eddington at Reuters 2. Eight universities account for half of all history professors in the...

By The Aspen Institute February 25, 2015

U.N. Orders Yemeni Rebels to Retreat

The council also demanded the release of the Yemeni President and Prime Minister

By Rishi Iyengar February 15, 2015

U.N. Chief Warns Yemen Is 'Collapsing Before Our Eyes'

Secretary general Ban Ki-moon issued the warning after rebel faction effectively ousted the Yemeni government

By Noah Rayman February 12, 2015

Yemen's Rebel Group Disbands Government

The Houthis' move to seize power could alienate Sunni Muslims and empower al-Qaeda's powerful affiliate in Yemen

By Noah Rayman February 6, 2015

ISIS and al-Qaeda Square Off

They may share similar goals but the two groups are bitter rivals

By Francesca Trianni February 5, 2015

U.S. Downsizes Yemen Embassy Staff as Crisis Builds

U.S. officials say that the embassy won’t be closing

By TIME Staff January 23, 2015

Why Saudi Arabia's Neighbor Is the Real Concern for the U.S.

A smooth succession is all but guaranteed in the Kingdom — but that won't help imperiled U.S. allies in Yemen

By Massimo Calabresi January 22, 2015

Yemen's President Resigns With Capital in Rebel Hands

President Abdel-Rabbo Mansour Hadi has been a key U.S. ally in the fight against al-Qaeda

By Noah Rayman January 22, 2015

Houthis' Rise in Yemen Risks Empowering al-Qaeda

It’s clear who is pulling the strings now in Sana‘a

By Noah Rayman January 22, 2015

Al-Qaeda: We Ordered Attack

Attack killed 12 at the office of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo

By Karl Vick January 9, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: January 9

1. Low oil prices change the math on the Keystone XL pipeline, but politics are still controlling the debate. By Michael A. Levi at the Council on Foreign Relations 2. Terrorists are despicable, but they...

By The Aspen Institute January 9, 2015

Terrorists Could Target Britain Next

"We know we cannot hope to stop everything"

By Rishi Iyengar January 8, 2015

ISIS Casts a Shadow Over the Sydney Hostage Crisis

Before ISIS, the self-proclaimed Sheikh behind the 16-hour hostage drama might have been called a crank instead of terrorist

By Karl Vick December 15, 2014

Senate to Release Torture Report

Avoiding the politics, finding the facts

By Massimo Calabresi December 8, 2014

Behind the Rescue Op in Yemen

The best troops and technology also need some luck

By Mark Thompson December 7, 2014

Hostage Killed in Failed Rescue

Al Qaeda captors had threatened to kill him

By Mark Thompson December 6, 2014

U.S. Attempted to Rescue Al Qaeda Hostage in Yemen

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has threatened to kill photojournalist Luke Somers

By Tessa Berenson December 4, 2014

How TIME Secured Its First Interview with Osama bin Laden

In 1996, the magazine tracked him down

By Lily Rothman November 24, 2014

Five Best Ideas of the Day: November 19

1. Teach data literacy in elementary school. By Mohana Ravindranath in the Washington Post 2. A new app lets kids explore the life and living conditions of other children around the world. By Laura Bliss...

By The Aspen Institute November 19, 2014

Terrorism Deaths Up 60% Last Year

More than 80% of the deaths occurred in Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan and Syria

By Justin Worland November 18, 2014

Coalition Air Strikes in Syria Have Killed 500

Monitors say that dozens of civilians have also been killed by the aerial onslaught

By David Stout October 23, 2014

FBI Tracking a Dozen or So U.S. Jihadists in Syria

They'll be tracked very carefully if they choose to return, he adds

By Helen Regan October 6, 2014

Pilot Laid to Rest at Arlington for Third, and Final, Time

One Year After the Paris Attacks France Is More Frightened—and Exhausted—Than Ever

Pakistan's 'Jihad University' Gets Huge Grant

This is What Drove the Orlando Killer