At least 32 people killed in Somalia beach attack
State media says militant Islamist group al Shabaab behind explosion in Mogadishu
Al Qaeda
‘The reason I forgive is that I did a lot of bad things’: A former Guantánamo prisoner’s new life in Belize
Majid Khan, a former al-Qaeda courier who was imprisoned in Guantánamo Bay for two decades, has had an eventful year since his release
How fake news about the Madrid bombings continues to divide Spanish politics
The attack and its aftermath ended up driving a toxic wedge into Spanish politics and society which would coarsen public debate and sow a mistrust in the country’s democratic institutions
Netherlands raises terror threat level, with attack deemed ‘a realistic possibility’
National counterterrorism co-ordinator warns that al-Qaeda and Islamic State are using the Gaza conflict as a ‘call to action’
A Stranger in Your Own City, and Taking Sides: hard-hitting Middle East journalism memoirs
Lara Marlowe on notable new works by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad and Sherine Tadros
Muqtada al-Sadr: Part popular mystical figure and part militia boss who whips up a mob at a whim
Politically powerful Shia cleric has stood up to Iran and his volatile persona continues to mesmerise his Iraqi compatriots
‘Iraq is now a teenage country’: Artists under pressure in Iraq
After decades of Iraq’s creative sector being held back, the country is ready to set out its own narrative. Three artists explain how they see their role
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan
‘Justice has been delivered’: Biden says death a major blow to terrorist network behind September 11th, 2001, attacks
Biden signs order to deploy troops to Somalia day after country elects new president
Decision made amid growing concerns about power held by Islamist group al-Shabaab
Erdogan plans to repatriate a million Syrian refugees to north of country
Turkish president facing potential voter backlash over his refugee policy
Why it took the UK a long time to become a Russia hawk
Repositioning happens to now mesh with need to reset relations with EU but Putin was courted for years
No grand theory can explain the Ukraine crisis
Politics: The past couple of months have been embarrassing for intellectual elegance
Guantanamo Bay inmate sent home to Algeria after nearly 20 years
Sufyian Barhoumi was captured in Pakistan and taken to US base in Cuba in 2002
Lisa Smith chose to go to area controlled by ‘demonic’ terrorist group, court told
Michael O’Higgins SC told court his client did not travel to Syria to take part in combat
Islamic State announces new leader as terror group sets out to rebuild
New caliph must remain hidden to stay alive while ruling over fragmented organisation
Madrid letter: Rancour lives on two decades after bombing
Horrific 2004 train attack killed 193 and left legacy of division
Fintan O’Toole: West needs to think carefully about endgame in Ukraine
Shock of Al-Qaeda’s attacks on the US in 2001 led to some catastrophic responses
Janan Ganesh: The incoherence at the heart of anti-westernism
The West can’t stop its rivals reading it wrong, but it can choose not to encourage them
Isis leader killed in US raid was a low-key figurehead dubbed ‘the ghost’
Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi’s death was more dramatic than his brief reign over group
Islamic State leader dies during US raid in north-west Syria
Six children reported among dead as militant chief ‘detonates bomb’ in village hideout
Lisa Smith planned to die in Syria and ‘be a martyr’ court hears
A woman who knew former Defence Forces member told the Special Criminal Court she was ‘indoctrinated’
Burkina Faso army deposes president in west Africa’s latest coup
Ousted leader Roch Kabore’s whereabouts unknown as government dissolved and borders closed
Iraq’s new parliament to hold first session since October election
Party headed by reformist Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr won most seats in election
Joe Biden’s democracy summit risks flattering the enemy
US Politics: The democratic faultline runs mostly through countries, not between them
At least 25 killed, more than 50 injured in explosions, gunfire at Kabul hospital
Blasts at Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital underline insecurity under Taliban rule
Millions of Afghans endure hunger crisis as US warns of terror attacks
Intelligence agencies say Islamists in Afghanistan could attack US in six months
Life with Robert Fisk: I realised I would not be at peace until I wrote this book
In a new memoir, journalist Lara Marlowe recalls the life she shared with her former husband
Colin Powell’s death sparks complex array of blame and praise
Former US secretary of state’s role in US invasion of Iraq led to fatalities and misery
Colin Powell obituary: Respected military leader criticised for role in Iraq War
General who became first black US secretary of state made faulty claims about Hussein’s weapons
Noam Chomsky: ‘Ireland has robbed poor working people of tens of trillions of dollars’
The 92-year-old author on US foreign policy and Ireland’s immoral tax regime
Iraq election: Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr the main winner
‘Good election machine’ propels Mahdi Army leader and Reform bloc Sadrists to success
Assad steps in from the cold, but Syria is still shattered
Neighbours are re-establishing contact with leader known for gassing his own people
US has agreed to give Afghanistan humanitarian aid, claims Taliban
Statement follows first direct talks between former foes since US withdrawal in August
Muhammad cartoonist Lars Vilks killed in car crash
Police say ‘no indication of criminal intent’ in deaths of artist and two police bodyguards
Saudi King Salman expresses hope for direct talks with Iran
Saudi king voices support for efforts to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons
Leader of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara killed by France
Macron hails extrajudicial killing of Sahrawi in Africa as ‘major success’
Blinken defends Afghan withdrawal at US congressional hearing
US secretary of state blamed previous administration for lacking withdrawal plan
US commemorates 20th 9/11 anniversary as Biden visits three attack sites
‘Children have grown up without parents and parents have suffered without children’
Taliban takeover shines light on awkward relationship with Pakistan
Islamabad fears takeover will spark flood of refugees and rouse extremist groups in region
First flight with passengers leaves Kabul since US withdrawal
Qatar Airways plane with Americans on board takes off after Taliban agreement
‘I don’t need a grave site to remember Anne’: Sister recalls Galway woman who died on 9/11
Maura McHugh recalls her fun-loving sister who was killed in the September 11th attacks
Taliban’s all-male government adhere to narrow interpretation of Islam
Hardliners get key posts as international community’s call for inclusive cabinet rejected
Afghan women to be banned from playing sport, Taliban say
Cricket included in ban, as interim government containing no women starts work
Afghan fallout: Irish Times view on rise of radical jihadism
Western and other richer states must avoid provoking anti-Muslim prejudice by simplistic reduction of Taliban ideology to wider Islamic beliefs
Fintan O’Toole: The deepest wounds of 9/11 are those the US inflicted on itself
By dividing the world into bad guys and good guys, the US did bin Laden’s work
Watching 9/11 unfold: A scene of endless horror
Conor O’Clery recalls how viewing the Twin Towers attack left a lasting sense of guilt and inadequacy in the face of catastrophe
Member of Islamic State ‘Beatles’ cell pleads guilty in hostage cases
Alexanda Kotey was part of terror group cell of four Britons known for its extreme brutality
America’s 20-year ‘war on terror’ cost $8tn and caused 900,000 deaths, report finds
Costs of War project looks at consequences of conflicts the US has waged since 9/11 attacks
Taliban celebrate victory after last US troops leave Afghanistan
Celebratory gunfire heard across Kabul as coffins paraded draped in US and Nato flags
Explainer: who are Isis-K, blamed for the Kabul airport attack?
There had been fears the group would strike Taliban fighters, US troops and Afghans and foreigners
Chaotic Afghanistan exit likely to embolden Islamist elements
Emergence of Isis-K a taste of things to come in wake of calamitous withdrawal of allied forces
Three British among 85 killed in Kabul airport suicide bombing
‘We will shift heaven and Earth’ to complete evacuations from Afghanistan, Johnson says
Afghanistan exit a potential Jimmy Carter moment for Joe Biden
Tragic events at Kabul airport show US elephant unable to squash Islamist mosquito
Joe Biden: ‘We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay’
Twelve US soldiers among casualties at Kabul Airport amid reports 60 civilians have also died
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