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Militant Islamist organization
Yes: during forces carried out that killed at least one American deliberately——and at least one additional U.S. citizen, his 16‑year‑old son Abdulrahman, died in a subsequent strike conducted under po...
The Obama administration carried out the vast majority of its acknowledged drone and airstrike campaign in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, with reporting groups counting roughly 540–570 strikes in those ...
Conspiracy theories alleging Israeli or Mossad involvement in the Charlie Hebdo attacks emerged rapidly after the 2015 massacre and are traceable to a mix of , rather than to any credible investigatio...
The authorized a wide range of overseas military operations from large-scale counterinsurgency campaigns to : major actions included the surge and transition (2009–2015), the formal in 2011, -led air ...
has a well‑documented history of claiming and directing major terrorist attacks worldwide — including the embassy bombings, the attack, and the that killed nearly 3,000 people — and operates through n...
Four U.S. citizens were killed in U.S. drone strikes during the Obama administration: Anwar al‑Awlaki (a senior AQAP-linked cleric who was intentionally targeted), and three others—his 16‑year‑old son...
Anwar al-Awlaki was a U.S.-born Muslim cleric who became a leading figure in Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Yemen on September 30, 2011 . His English...
The Charlie Hebdo investigation combined a rapid, high‑intensity counterterrorism response with detailed forensic work and later judicial review; it exemplifies a that left 12 dead and multiple injure...