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The Terror Plot in Canada: What You Need to Know
Canada arrests two suspects in a bomb plot and claim they are linked to al-Qaeda and Iran — even though the terrorist group and the Islamic Republic do not quite get along
In the Shadow of Boston, Runners and Police Prepare for the London Marathon
Security is the top priority for the competitors and spectators expected in the British capital on Sunday
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A new World Bank report is released on sub-Saharan Africa’s economic growth, Sunni candidates in Iraq are being assassinated ahead of the country’s elections, and a senior Syrian government minister has alleged that Britain and …
10 Years After the Fall of Baghdad: A Cautionary Tale
TIME International Editor Bobby Ghosh talks about witnessing a dangerous misstep at Saddam’s Presidential Palace and how it foreshadowed things to come.
The Terror of Toulouse: How Much Did the French Know About a Spree Shooter?
A year after Toulouse jihadi Mohammed Merah began a killing campaign that claimed seven lives, France marks the death of his first victim amid new indications that domestic intelligence services missed clear signs of the threat he posed
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The world’s glitterati flock to Singapore, China is set to become the No. 1 solar energy market and Syrian rebels fail to release Filipino peacekeepers
French Officials Warn ‘Success’ in Mali Won’t End Islamist Threat
Despite gains against Islamist militias in Mali, France believes victory in the Sahel will require political reform across Africa to eliminate the threat for good
Chad Says It Killed Belmokhtar, Mastermind of Algerian Terrorist Attack
If the report of Mokhtar Belmokhtar’s death proves true, it would be a fitting end for the Algerian jihadist leader who began his career as a hard-line Islamist fighter when he was just 19 years old
The War in Mali: Does France Have an Exit Strategy?
French officials say advances against Islamist militias in Mali may permit France to begin gradual troop withdrawal in March, as soldiers from African nations assume the lead role in battling the jihadi threat
French Family’s Cameroon Kidnapping Stokes Fears of a Pan-African Islamist War
The Feb. 19 kidnapping of a French family in Cameroon by suspected Islamist radicals raises fears of growing cross-boarder operations by African jihadi groups and the use of abduction as a tactic to counter France’s Mali intervention
France’s Mali Mission: Has al-Qaeda Already Been Defeated?
Despite the French army’s rapid progress in pushing al-Qaeda-linked extremists to the nether regions of Mali, officials in Paris say full elimination of jihadi militias in the Sahel is more than unlikely
France’s Next Move: With Mali’s Islamists on the Run, Time to Talk to the Tuaregs
With France preparing to hand its anti-Islamist intervention in Mali to forces from neighboring states, Paris now encourages Malian leaders to negotiate with Tuareg rebels who teamed up with Islamists to dominate the north.
