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As ISIS Resurges, US is Drawn Back Into the Fray
BAGHDAD, Iraq — An audacious attack on a prison housing thousands of former ISIS fighters in Syria. A series of…
Burkina Faso President Ousted in Military Coup
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The military seized power in Burkina Faso on Monday, ousting the country’s democratically elected president after…
A Tense Texas Standoff Leads to Emotional Phone Call Between Brothers
BLACKBURN, England — The conversation was urgent and emotional as Gulbar Akram huddled with police in Manchester, England, on Saturday…
20 Years Later, the Story Behind the Guantánamo Photo That Won’t Go Away
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — Four months to the day after the Sept. 11 attacks, a photographer hoisted a camera above…
U.S. Military Focusing on ISIS Cell Behind Attack at Kabul Airport
In October, Colin H. Kahl, the under secretary of defense for policy, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that ISIS-K…
Pentagon Building New Secret Courtroom at Guantánamo Bay
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is building a second courtroom for war crimes trials at Guantánamo Bay that will exclude the…