U.S. Commandos Use Secretive Missiles to Kill Qaeda Leaders in Syria
WASHINGTON — U.S. Special Operations forces, with no fanfare, killed a top Qaeda leader in northwest Syria in an unusual drone strike nearly two weeks...
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British Give U.S. Evidence Against ISIS ‘Beatles,’ Clearing Way for Trial
WASHINGTON — The British government has transferred evidence to the United States against two notorious Islamic State detainees from Britain accused of playing a role...
‘Hotel Rwanda hero’ appears in Rwandan court amid tight security
Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, appeared in a Rwandan court amid tight security on Monday, where...
Guantánamo Forever
It’s more than 12 years since the Supreme Court cracked open the prison gates at Guantánamo Bay, ruling that the prisoners held there, the living...
U.S. to Reduce Troop Levels in Iraq to 3,000
WASHINGTON — The United States is cutting troop levels in Iraq roughly in half, to 3,000 forces, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East...
Truck Bomb in Somalia Kills 3 and Wounds 3, Including a U.S. Soldier
NAIROBI, Kenya — Three Somali military officers were killed and two others injured along with an American service member in a bombing in southern Somalia...
President Kagame: ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero was not kidnapped
Rwandan President Paul Kagame denied on Sunday that his government had kidnapped from abroad Paul Rusesabagina, whose widely acclaimed heroism inspired a Hollywood movie but...
Daughter says ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero was ‘kidnapped’ in Dubai
The man portrayed in the film “Hotel Rwanda” as saving the lives of more than 1,200 people from genocide was “kidnapped” while in Dubai, his...
Charlie Hebdo Republishes Cartoons That Prompted Deadly 2015 Attack
PARIS — The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has republished the same cartoons about the Prophet Muhammad and Islam that prompted a deadly attack on...
‘Hotel Rwanda’ Hero, Paul Rusesabagina, Is Held on Terrorism Charge
NAIROBI, Kenya — Paul Rusesabagina, whose bravery in saving more than 1,200 fellow Rwandans from genocide inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda,” has been arrested by...