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Sept. 11 Legacy: One Endless War Against Many Radical Enemies
The U.S. went to war after Sept. 11 and has now been fighting for 15 years, the longest unbroken period in its history. Despite disappointing results, there's broad consensus it should continue.
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One U.S. Service Member Killed, Several Others Injured During Raid In Yemen
U.S. Central Command says the soldiers were conducting a raid against a local al-Qaida affiliate in the region. A former Yemeni minister tells NPR his granddaughter was also killed in the raid.
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U.S. Strikes Terrorism Targets In Yemen As War Against Al-Qaida Persists
American warplanes targeted terrorist fighters, their weapons and equipment in what may be the first U.S. attack in Yemen since a deadly special operations raid in January.
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Bin Laden Son Asked U.S. For Father's Death Certificate, Wikileaks Says
The website has begun the release of 500,000 documents it says are related to Saudi Arabian diplomatic communications. Among them was the request from Abdullah bin Laden.(Image credit: EPA/Landov)
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Al-Zawihiri Pledges Allegiance To New Taliban Chief
In an audio statement attributed to the al-Qaida leader, Ayman Al-Zawihiri says he backs the Taliban's Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, who was chosen to replace the deceased Mullah Omar.(Image credit: Mazhar...
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The New Propagandist For Al-Qaida In Syria And His Link To Hollywood
Lucas Kinney, a 26-year-old Brit, is making propaganda videos for an al-Qaida affiliate. He may have learned a thing or two from his father, a Hollywood assistant director who worked on Rambo.(Image...
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Suspected Al-Qaida Militants Strike Hotel In Burkina Faso
The gunmen attacked a hotel and a cafe in Ouagadougou, the capital of the West African nation. The foreign minister says people have died. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb has claimed...
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Transcript: NPR's Interview With CIA Director John Brennan
In an interview with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly, CIA Director John Brennan discusses the FBI/Apple dispute over over the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone, the state of ISIS and al-Qaida and...
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U.S. Airstrikes Kill At Least 150 Militants In Somalia, U.S. Military Says
The U.S. military has hit an al-Shabab training camp north of Mogadishu using both drones and manned aircraft. Al-Shabab is linked to al-Qaida.
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Ivory Coast Struggles To Keep Economy Afloat After Terror Attack
Ivory Coast's business community is shaken after a deadly al-Qaida attack on a beach resort. The West African nation's economy had been on the rebound after a civil war.(Image credit: STR/AFP/Getty...
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A Day At The Beach Is A Way Of Saying 'We're Not Afraid' Of Terrorists
A mother in Ivory Coast defiantly brings her children to the resort town where al-Qaida terrorists killed 19 people on March 13. A new music video reinforces her stand.(Image credit: Ofeibea...
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Timbuktu's 'Badass Librarians': Checking Out Books Under Al-Qaida's Nose
Librarian Abdel Kader Haidara organized a smuggling operation to keep centuries-old manuscripts out of the hands of al-Qaida. Joshua Hammer wrote about it in The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu.(Image...
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CIA 'Live Tweets' Bin Laden Raid On 5th Anniversary
Osama bin Laden was killed in May 2011. The Internet isn't sure that reconstructing the raid through tweets was the best idea. However you remember that day, here are some things to keep in mind.(Image...
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Maternity Hospital In Northern Syria Is Bombed, Charity Says
Save the Children says the facility in rebel-held Idlib was hit by an apparent airstrike and that there were casualties. A spokesman says it is the only maternity hospital for more than 40 miles.(Image...
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Rebel Forces Push To End Government Siege Of Northern Syria's Aleppo
A former al-Qaida affiliate and their allies are now poised to besiege the government-held side of the divided city, which could impact more than a million civilians.(Image credit: AP)
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Sept. 11 Legacy: One Endless War Against Many Radical Enemies
The U.S. went to war after Sept. 11 and has now been fighting for 15 years, the longest unbroken period in its history. Despite disappointing results, there's broad consensus it should continue.(Image...
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One U.S. Service Member Killed, Several Others Injured During Raid In Yemen
U.S. Central Command says the soldiers were conducting a raid against a local al-Qaida affiliate in the region. A former Yemeni minister tells NPR his granddaughter was also killed in the raid.
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U.S. Strikes Terrorism Targets In Yemen As War Against Al-Qaida Persists
American warplanes targeted terrorist fighters, their weapons and equipment in what may be the first U.S. attack in Yemen since a deadly special operations raid in January.
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Haspel's Nomination As CIA Chief Is Reopening Debate On Torture
Waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods appear set for another round of litigation in the court of public opinion as the Senate prepares to vote on Gina Haspel as CIA director.(Image...
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Report: Counterterrorism Should Pivot To Strengthen Fragile States
The nonpartisan report says the U.S. needs to undertake a long-term effort to prevent groups like the Islamic State and al-Qaida from getting a foothold in vulnerable countries.(Image credit: Craig...
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