Counter-terrorism - Page 25

November 18, 2022

Former Chicago college student sentenced to more than 7 years for attempting to help the Islamic State group

Thomas Osadzinski, a former DePaul computer science student, has been sentenced to 7 and a half years in prison for attempting to help the Islamic State group.

November 11, 2022

Our veterans are made of grit, honor and duty that last a lifetime

Our veterans are made of grit, honor and duty. Those strengths last a lifetime and become a way of life for the veterans who aid fellow service members.

November 6, 2022

Former CIA Intelligence officer suggests using ‘counterterrorism’ strategies against ‘right-wing’ Americans

A former CIA official compared counterterrorism strategy in the middle-east to stopping right-wing rhetoric in America, suggesting ways to crack down on American citizens.

October 25, 2022

US forces kill two al-Shabaab terrorists in airstrike in Somalia, Pentagon says

U.S. forces launched an airstrike targeting the militant network al-Shabaab in Somalia on Sunday, killing two terrorists, according to the Pentagon.

September 10, 2022

9/11 anniversary makes it easy for veterans to remember why we were in Afghanistan

9/11 anniversary makes it impossible for veterans to forget why we invaded Afghanistan. But there's a generation of Americans who don't remember attack.

August 29, 2022

One year later: More fallout from an Afghan drone strike

A year after a botched U.S. drone strike that killed 10 Afghan citizens some 144 people including extended family members and aid workers are deemed at risk from the Taliban, ISIS and others.

August 29, 2022

Lessons and memories from Afghanistan one year after

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan one year ago this month took me back 20 years to Sept. 11, 2001, a day of infamy originating in an al Qaeda headquarters under the Taliban's protection.

August 29, 2022

Biden's dumb, dangerous Afghanistan decision: it will haunt us for decades

It's been a year since President Biden withdrew American forces from Afghanistan and terrorists are in the strongest position they have been since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

August 28, 2022

Afghanistan withdrawal anniversary: Painful lessons from 20 years at war

Costing a trillion dollars and the tragic loss of more than 7,000 U.S. and allied lives, the Afghanistan war ended in abject failure that had two root causes.

August 27, 2022

World 'less safe' with Afghanistan under Taliban: 'Hostile medieval death cult' complicates global security

The Taliban claimed to have had no knowledge that al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahir was in Kabul, but past ties between the groups have caused experts to question those claims.