Did U.S. forces overstep authority in Afghan strike?

Obama said force could be used under 3 specific circumstances, and it's unclear if any were met before deadly hospital strike

• Oct 7, 2015

U.S. gives up effort to train Syrian opposition forces

The $500-million program had once been a linchpin of the strategy to defeat ISIS but has proved a fiasco

• Sep 28, 2015

Coalition-backed ​Syria commander gave equipment to al Qaeda affiliate

Central Command says U.S.-trained Syrian rebel leader "apparently" gave trucks and ammunition to Nusra Front, the al Qaeda affiliate in Syria

• Sep 25, 2015

Al Qaeda-backed train terrorists get life sentences in Canada

Two men found guilty of plotting to derail a passenger train in Canada were convicted earlier this year

• Sep 23, 2015

U.S.-trained Syria rebels lose officer, investigate al Qaeda claims

American effort to put allies on the ground inside Syria dealt another apparent blow, and al Qaeda claims they were gifted U.S. weapons from them

• Sep 23, 2015

Al Qaeda, other groups take last army base in Syria province

Activists say development effectively expels last of Assad's military from northwestern province of Idlib

• Sep 9, 2015

​Pentagon trying to fix Syrian training program

Defense Secretary Ash Carter still believes training and equipping moderate Syrian rebels to fight ISIS is the right strategy, spokesman says

• Sep 8, 2015

British hostage rescued from Al Qaeda in Yemen

United Arab Emirates forces free 64-year-old petroleum engineer who had been kidnapped by militant group in February 2014

• Aug 23, 2015

Al Qaeda releases abducted U.S.-backed Syrian rebels

Nusra Front praised as "brothers" by group of fighters the U.S. hopes will be a spearhead for it in the chaos in Syria

• Aug 16, 2015

Al Qaeda leader pledges allegiance to new Taliban chief

Ayman al-Zawahiri weighs in on militant group's new leader amid apparent rift within Taliban

• Aug 13, 2015

Illinois man pleads guilty to trying to join al Qaeda

Abdella Ahmad Tounisi, 21, was arrested in 2013 after he contacted undercover agents on fake extremist websites

• Aug 11, 2015

Al Qaeda in Syria withdraws from planned "ISIS-free" zone on Turkey border

Nusra Front pulling out of area where U.S. and Turkey hope to drive out extremists

• Aug 10, 2015

AQAP urges attacks against the U.S. for 2nd time in 2 days

"Direct your spears towards America..." says senior leader; "Lone wolf jihad... will always be a strategic weapon."

• Aug 5, 2015

Why Taliban leader Mullah Omar was one of world's most-wanted fugitives

Afghanistan authorities say Mullah Mohammed Omar, the one-eyed figurehead of the Taliban, has been dead for more than two years

• Jul 29, 2015

Afghan gov't: Taliban leader Mullah Omar is dead

Long-persistent rumors that reclusive one-eyed cleric died years ago are credible, White House says

• Jul 29, 2015

Obama in Kenya: "This is personal for me"

Arriving in his ancestral fatherland with a big infusion of investment money, President Obama looks to boost trade and human rights, and tackle terrorism

• Jul 25, 2015

​How Kenya upped security for President Obama's visit

Obama was greeted in Nairobi by family members -- and heightened security amid terror fears

• Jul 24, 2015

What's in store for Obama's Africa visit?

President will be in his father's native country of Kenya, and in Somalia, with security and trade high on the agenda

• Jul 24, 2015

​FBI chief: ISIS bigger threat to U.S. than al Qaeda

Hundreds of investigations have been opened across all 50 states focusing on targets who have received messages from extremist group

• Jul 23, 2015

Pentagon: Leader of Khorasan Group killed in U.S. airstrike

Muhsin al-Fadhli's death in Syria seen as a significant blow against the al Qaeda faction, which has been actively plotting against U.S., West

• Jul 21, 2015

Al Qaeda claims deadly ambush on Algerian troops

At least nine soldiers killed in attack in rugged, rural province that comes after the army had a string of successes

• Jul 19, 2015

10 years after London bombings, threat still "real"

As nation reflects on suicide blasts that killed 52 on trains and a bus, spy chief warns threat still posed by "tiny fraction of the population"

• Jul 7, 2015

Former CIA leader: Heightened security "the new normal"

There are several challenges presented by ISIS changing the way the U.S. approaches national security, Mike Morell says

• Jul 5, 2015

Will Wuhayshi's death strike a blow to AQAP?

The U.S. killed the head of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in a strike in Yemen

• Jun 17, 2015

​U.S. deals major blow to al Qaeda

High-ranking leader Nasir al Wuhayshi confirmed killed by U.S. drone strike in Yemen

• Jun 16, 2015

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