UNCOVERED: 11 | History Defined

9/11 families angry with PGA tour

In partnering with LIV, families of the 9/11 victims say the PGA has “done a complete 180”

Salon · Jun 15, 2023

More than 2 million people displaced, Burkina Faso's government says, as aid falls short

Violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group has made Burkina Faso a country with one of the world’s fastest-growing populations of internally displaced people

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023

Guantánamo detainee accuses UK agencies of complicity in his torture

Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri wants to bring case examining alleged role of MI5, MI6 and GCHQ in his mistreatment by CIA

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2023

Syria: US strike on al-Qaida leader allegedly kills civilian

The U.S. military says it is investigating reports that it killed a civilian in a recent strike in northwest Syria that meant to target a senior al-Qaida leader

The Independent UK · May 9, 2023

Cattle raiding by jihadis soars in Mali, fuels conflict

Cattle raiding by Islamic extremists is soaring at unprecedented levels in Mali, with jihadis linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group stealing millions of dollars' worth of cattle to buy weapons and vehicles to fund their insurgency across the war-torn West African country and region below the Sahara Desert,…

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

Commentary: Biden was right to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan

The U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 was the lowest point of Joe Biden’s presidency. The optics, including chaotic scenes at the barricaded Kabul International Airport and desperate Afghans clinging to U.S. transport planes, were grim. The entire withdrawal process was aired live on cable news networks, with…

Chicago Tribune · Apr 14, 2023

US military says senior IS commander killed in Syria

The United States military says a drone strike carried out by the U.S.-led coalition in northwestern Syria has killed a senior member of the Islamic State group who was in charge of planning attacks in Europe, The man killed Monday in the strike was identified by a U.S. military statement…

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023

'We’ll kill you': Troops film boys' killings in Burkina Faso

A video in Burkina Faso showing men in military fatigues walking among the bloodied bodies of boys with their hands bound surfaced on social media in mid-February

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023

Why the debate over repealing Iraq War approval matters

Congress is now considering doing something it hasn’t done since the Vietnam War — repealing authorizations for the use of military force

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

Iraq WMD failures shadow US intelligence 20 years later

Two decades ago, U.S. spy agencies wrongly believed Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023