Terrorism

A member loyal to ISIS waves a flag in Raqqa, Syria, in 2014.

World News

Inside The Islamic State's Movement To Spread Terror 'All Over The World'

3:23pm August 11, 2016

New York Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi says ISIS' recruiting efforts focus on both the "mentally unwell" and those who have been "radicalized since birth."

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People look at items on sale during the annual Braderie de Lille in 2013.

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Centuries-Old Flea Market In France Canceled This Year Over Terrorism Fears

3:12pm August 05, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

La Braderie de Lille was first recorded in the 12th century. The annual two-day fair, with mussels, music, drinking and all-night haggling, was reportedly last canceled for World War II.

A cyclist looks at the flowers and messages placed along the beach for victims of the recent terrorist attack in Nice, France, on Wednesday. The recent spate of attacks around the world has raised questions about the limits of counterterrorism.

A Summer Of Terrorism Points To The Limits Of Counterterrorism

7:24am July 24, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

The recent series of major terror attacks — from Orlando to Istanbul to Nice — have exposed some uncomfortable truths about the limits of counterterrorism.

French flags are seen lowered at half-staff in Nice on July 16. The truck attack on July 14 killed 84 people. "I felt coming to celebrate on holiday and people are in mourning didn't seem right," one vacationer says. "But I'm glad I came."

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In Nice, Residents And Tourists Struggle To Adjust After Attack

4:19pm July 22, 2016

by Daniel Estrin

After last week's truck attack, "We're lost," says one resident. "We just don't know how to deal with it. We're living in endless doubt."

U.S. Marine Corps veterans John Tiegen (left) and Mark Geist deliver a speech on the first day of the Republican National Convention on Monday.

Politics & Government

FACT CHECK: The First Night Of The Republican National Convention

3:20pm July 19, 2016

by Scott Detrow

National security was front and center, with speaker after speaker — including Sen. Joni Ernst and Rudy Giuliani — bashing Democrats' responses to ISIS, immigration and the 2012 Benghazi attacks.

People gather and lay flowers on Nice's Promenade des Anglais on July 15. A French-Tunisian attacker left 84 people dead after driving a truck through crowds gathered to watch fireworks during Bastille Day celebrations. The attacker then opened fire on th

Amid Rise In Worldwide Conflict, Reasons For 'Cautious' Optimism

8:34am July 16, 2016

by Hannah Bloch

The number of global killings has jumped by about 600 percent since 2010. But a former U.N. strategic planning director says it's crucial to put the numbers into proper context.

Police officers, firefighters and other rescuers work at the Promenade des Anglais in Nice after a truck drove into a crowd watching fireworks in the French Riviera resort.

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'Sheer Terror' As Attack Along French Riviera Kills At Least 84

3:46pm July 15, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

More than 200 people were injured on Thursday when a truck drove for more than a mile through a crowd of seaside celebrators in Nice, France. The attacker was shot and killed by police.

Saudi Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz (left) visits an injured policeman at a local hospital following a suicide attack near the security headquarters of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina on July 4.

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Monday's Attack In Medina 'An Attack On The Soul Of The Muslim World'

9:18am July 06, 2016

by Leila Fadel

Monday's suicide attack near the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, has shocked Muslims and is expected to intensify anger against ISIS.

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Mistafa Fanouni was the target of one of the more than 3,500 house raids that French police have carried out across the country since last November. After the raid, Fanouni was placed under house arrest until a court ruled in his favor to lift the arrest

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Sweeping Raids In France Raise Concerns About Civil Liberties

4:21pm July 01, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

Emergency powers after last year's terrorist attacks have led to 3,500 house raids and hundreds of house arrests. Police, under pressure to prevent new attacks, risk alienating French Muslims.

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A French police officer lays flowers in honor of his colleagues, who were killed in a knife attack, near their home in Magnanville, west of Paris, Tuesday.

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Stabbing Attack Kills French Police Officers At Home; Their Son Is Saved

11:36am June 14, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The officers, the parents of a 3-year-old, died Monday night; their assailant broadcast a live video from their home via Facebook, according to French news outlets.