Tag: Al Qaeda

Militias of the al-Qaida breakaway group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) deploy in an area in Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Al-Qaida-inspired militants seized effective control Wednesday of Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, expanding their offensive closer to the Iraqi capital as soldiers and security forces abandoned their posts following clashes with the insurgents. (AP Photo)

National Security

Al-Qaida breakaway pursuing an Islamic state

Ryan Lucas · June 11, 2014 10:50 pm

Shiite pilgrims beat themselves as a sign of grief outside the holy Shiite shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, May 24. (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim)

Did al Qaeda win the Iraq war?

Terence Jeffrey · June 11, 2014 3:11 pm

There Is No War on Terror?

There Is No War on Terror?

Geoffrey Norman · June 11, 2014 12:13 pm

Hillary: Benghazi ‘More of a Reason to Run’ for President

Hillary: Benghazi ‘More of a Reason to Run’ for President

Daniel Halper · June 9, 2014 9:16 pm

State Dept. in January: Giving In to Terrorist Demands ‘Perpetuates the Action’ of Kidnappings

State Dept. in January: Giving In to Terrorist Demands ‘Perpetuates the Action’ of Kidnappings

Jeryl Bier · June 6, 2014 10:29 am

Intel Official: Three Biggest National Security Threats Are Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda, and Al Qaeda

Intel Official: Three Biggest National Security Threats Are Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda, and Al Qaeda

Jeryl Bier · June 5, 2014 10:01 am

President Obama's decision to swap Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban leaders isn't the first time a release of detainees from Guantanamo Bay set off shock waves on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo)

2010 Flashback: Bowe Bergdahl release is not the first time White House, Hill clashed over detainees

Susan Crabtree · June 4, 2014 3:52 pm

Diane Walker takes a picture of a sign celebrating U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's release in front of Zaney's coffee shop in Hailey, Idaho. (AP/The Idaho Statesman, Kyle Green)

National Security

GOP aides say Obama administration admitted transfer of prisoners skirted law

Susan Ferrechio · June 3, 2014 7:15 pm

A yellow ribbon honoring captive U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl tied to a tree in Hailey, Idaho. (AP/Jae C. Hong)

Saving Sgt. Bergdahl

Mona Charen · June 3, 2014 2:46 pm

President Obama, accompanied by Jani Bergdahl, left, and Bob Bergdahl, speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Saturday, May 31, 2014 about the release of their son, U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Examiner Editorial: Troubling questions about Obama’s deal with the Taliban

Washington Examiner · June 2, 2014 9:19 pm

National Security

Al-Qaida decentralized, but not necessarily weaker

Deb Riechmann · June 2, 2014 9:05 am

National Security

Al Qaeda has changed shape, but is it weaker?

Deb Riechmann · June 1, 2014 5:33 pm