Tag: Al-Qaida
Biden’s gamble: Will pulling troops revive extremist threat?
BRUSSELS — At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and...
Explosions in two Somalia cities kill at least 5
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a cafe in Somalia's city of Baidoa on Saturday, killing at least four people...
Remains in Mali identified as kidnapped Swiss missionary
BAMAKO, Mali — The body of a Swiss woman who was held hostage for more than five years by an extremist Islamic group in...
Bus in Kenya’s hostile north hits roadside bomb, 4 killed
NAIROBI, Kenya — A Kenyan official says four passengers were killed and dozens wounded when a bus hit an improvised bomb on a main...
State TV: Explosion kills 1, wounds 3 in southeastern Iran
TEHRAN, Iran — An explosion Sunday killed one person and wounded three others in the restive southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchistan, state...
Russia hosts Afghan peace conference, hoping to boost talks
MOSCOW — Russia hosted a peace conference for Afghanistan on Thursday, bringing together government representatives and their Taliban adversaries along with international observers in...
EXPLAINER: Stakes high as Moscow opens 1st of 3 Afghan meets
ISLAMABAD — Russia is to host on Thursday the first of three international conferences aimed at jump-starting a stalled Afghanistan peace process ahead of...
Jihadists on motorbikes ambush Mali’s military, 33 killed
BAMAKO, Mali — About 100 suspected Islamic extremists on motorcycles ambushed the Malian military convoy in the country's volatile north, killing at least 33...
War’s timeline as Syrians mark 10 years since uprising began
BEIRUT — Syrians are marking 10 years since peaceful protests against President Bashar Assad’s government erupted in March 2011, touching off a popular uprising...
AP Interview: Afghan minister warns US against hasty retreat
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s Interior Minister Masoud Andarabi warned on Saturday against a hasty U.S. retreat from the war-ravaged country, saying that the Taliban's...
