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Mar 26 2016
News
How come the US keeps killing ISIS number 2s?
On Friday morning, a US air strike killed Abu Alaa al-Afri, a senior leader in ISIS, whom the US says it considers the organization's second-ranked leader.
This isn't the first time that al-Afri has been reported dead — though the US government has allegedly verified his death.
VoxJun 17 2021
Analysis
How Sisi Beat Biden’s Human Rights Policy
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has had a few good months. The Turkish government has been bending over backward to improve bilateral ties that have been badly strained since Egypt’s July 2013 coup. Egypt’s diplomats have been involved in brokering agreements with Jordan and Iraq aimed at broadening and deepening cooperation. And most recently, Sisi played an important role in securing
Foreign PolicyOct 03 2021
News
Bomb attack on Kabul mosque 'kills 10 and injures more than 30': Memorial service for mother of Taliban's chief spokesman 'is targeted by ISIS militants' in Afghanistan capital
A bomb which targeted the entrance of a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday has left a 'number of civilians dead', according to a Taliban spokesman.
The bomb targeted the Eidgah mosque where a memorial service was being held for the mother of Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahi and represents the first major attack of its kind in Afghanistan since the departure of US forces
Daily MailNov 11 2020
News
Sen Dan Sullivan Wins Reelection In Alaska
Republican Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan won reelection Tuesday, multiple outlets reported.
Sullivan, who was first elected in 2014, was ahead of Independent Al Gross by 20 points when the race was called, leading 57% to 37%.
Though Sullivan held a small but consistent lead over Gross, the race narrowed in the final weeks before the election, polls showed. Gross’s campaign also out-
The Daily CallerNov 23 2019
News
Pence makes surprise stop in Iraq to reassure Kurds, visit troops
Vice President Mike Pence made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Saturday in the highest-level American trip since President Donald Trump ordered a pullback of U.S. forces in Syria two months ago.
Flying in a C-17 military cargo jet to preserve the secrecy of the visit to the conflict zone, Pence landed in Erbil to meet with Iraqi Kurdistan President Nechirvan Barzani. The visit was meant
Fox News DigitalDec 16 2020
News
Man with ties to terror group indicted in alleged plot to stage 9/11-style attack
Federal prosecutors in New York have indicted a man who they say took direction from a “senior al-Shabab commander” and went to flight school in the Philippines so he could hijack a commercial airliner. They say the man also sought information “about the tallest building in a major U.S. city.”
The indictment, unsealed Wednesday, charges Cholo Abdi Abdullah with six counts which include
NBC News DigitalNov 05 2019
Opinion
Donald Trump has no idea what he’s doing on foreign policy
Killing Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State terrorist organization, is an important win for America’s national security. But almost every detail of the raid that has emerged in the days since points to a truth we already knew: Donald Trump is the most reckless and incompetent commander in chief we’ve ever had.
His impulsive decision to withdraw our troops from
Joe BidenDec 17 2017
News
Doug Jones Says Congress Should ‘Move On’ From Trump Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Earlier this month, Alabama’s senator-elect called on Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) to resign over groping accusations.
HuffPostSep 08 2021
Perspectives Blog
Calculating the costs of the Afghanistan War in lives, dollars and years
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Neta C. Crawford, a Professor of Political Science and Department Chair at Boston University. The writer's bias has not been rated.
The U.S. invaded Afghanistan in late 2001 to destroy al-Qaida, remove the Taliban from power and remake the nation. On Aug. 30, 2021, the U.S.
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