FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 8 - The Untold Story

Austin confirms Russians deployed to airbase housing US military in Niger

Officials says Russians do not have access to US forces at Airbase 101 as Moscow’s troops deployed to a separate hanger.

Al Jazeera · May 3, 2024

US acknowledges Syria air strike killed farmer rather than al-Qaeda leader

Botched strike is latest incident to raise questions about lack of accountability for civilian deaths from US strikes.

Al Jazeera · May 2, 2024

Military Acknowledges Mistaken Airstrike Resulting In Civilian Casualty In Syria

The incident, which occurred on May 3, 2023, sparked immediate questions about the accuracy of the target identification and the adherence to civilian protection protocols.

International Business Times · May 2, 2024

US agrees to withdraw troops from Niger amid Sahel region’s pivot to Russia

The US built a base in the desert city of Agadez at the cost of $100m for manned and unmanned surveillance flights.

Al Jazeera · Apr 20, 2024

Anti-Assad Syrians lead protests against prison torture by rebel group

Hay’et Tahrir al-Sham, formed out of group with former ties to al-Qaeda, is accused of torturing prisoners to death.

Al Jazeera · Apr 2, 2024

Terror chief Khalid al-Batarfi with $5 million bounty on his head is dead, says his al-Qaeda group

Al-Qaeda released a video showing al-Batarfi wrapped in a white funeral shroud and al-Qaeda’s black-and-white flag

Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2024

Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula announces death of leader Khalid Batarfi

Armed group says Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki takes over as new leader after Batarfi’s death, according to SITE.

Al Jazeera · Mar 11, 2024

Twenty Years On, Spain Honors Train Bombing Victims

Spain and the European Union pay homage Monday to the 192 victims of the March 11, 2004 Madrid train bombings that marked the start of mass Islamist attacks in Europe.

International Business Times · Mar 11, 2024

Burkina Faso army strikes killed dozens of civilians, says HRW

The army’s fight against rebels has been criticised as heavy-handed, with the HRW report being the latest criticism.

Al Jazeera · Jan 25, 2024

South African held for 6 years in Mali released

A South African paramedic who had been held by jihadists in Mali for over six years has been released, security and humanitarian sources told French news agency AFP on Sunday. Gerco van Deventer was kidnapped in Libya on 3 November, 2017, on his way to a power plant construction site…

Radio France Internationale · Dec 18, 2023