Armed groups in Mali attack capital in possible coordinated effort, army says

Mali has been plagued by insurgencies fought by affiliates of al Qaeda and the Islamic State group.

• Apr 25

Somalia terror attack kills dozens

A horrific car explosion occurred today in Somalia’s capitol city of Mogadishu, killing 78 people and injuring 125 people. Many of the victims were students on their way to class. The car explosion is being labeled “an act of terror” by the country’s president. Ian Lee reports.

• Dec 28, 2019
• 1:11

Crow on Hegseth's leadership, inclusion

Colorado Rep. Jason Crow pressed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on his leadership and past writings while serving in the military. Crow's comments came during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Hegseth's 2026 fiscal budget.

• Jun 12, 2025
• 5:05

U.S. steps up airstrikes in Syria

On Saturday, U.S. airstrikes were reported to have killed at least 40 members of al Qaeda, it's been intensified as Syrian rebels have launched a major counter attack against the Assad regime's efforts to recapture Idlib. CBS News correspondent Holly Williams filed this report from the embattled province.

• Sep 1, 2019
• 2:45

Lost in Translation

Before and after 9/11, the FBI failed to translate hundreds of foreign language documents with information gleaned from wiretaps and interrogations. Sibel Edmonds, a former FBI translator, tells Ed Bradley her department was riddled with incompetence and corruption.

• Oct 27, 2002
• 13:21

Life at Gitmo

Lesley Stahl gets a rare view inside Guantanamo Bay prison, where 164 accused terrorists have been locked up, most for 11 years without charge or trial.

• Nov 17, 2013
• 13:49

Inside al Qaeda

In his first interview, an FBI undercover operative tells Scott Pelley how he infiltrated al Qaeda and thwarted potential terror attacks planned for New York and Toronto.

• Oct 22, 2017
• 13:08

FBI-operative on infiltrating al Qaeda

An FBI undercover operative tells 60 Minutes how he infiltrated al Qaeda and thwarted terror attacks planned for New York and Toronto

• Oct 19, 2017
• 0:36

Becoming a bad guy

How an undercover FBI operative built trust between himself and an al Qaeda terrorist using some acting skills and the real pain of his mother's death

• Oct 22, 2017
• 1:36

Hollywood acting classes for FBI undercovers?

"My knee-jerk reaction, Scott, was: 'I'm not an actor. This is a waste of time.' Then it essentially transformed me. It transformed my undercover game," Elnoury tells Scott Pelley

• Oct 22, 2017
• 1:32

Undercover with al Qaeda

Devoted to Islam and America, fluent in Arabic and English, able to maintain an alias and work alone among killers -- Tamer Elnoury was a rare find for the FBI's undercover counterterrorism group

• Oct 22, 2017
• 1:13

Befriending bad guys

"There's nothing like putting your arm around a bad guy and telling him you're his best friend, getting him to commit, and tell you all his secrets and all the evil inside of him. And lockin' him up."

• Oct 22, 2017
• 0:55

An FBI operative in disguise

This FBI operative's true identity is classified, and this week on 60 Minutes, we also hide his appearance through hours of meticulous special effects makeup

• Oct 22, 2017
• 1:07

Inside al Qaeda: Living with terrorists

An FBI undercover operative tells Scott Pelley how he infiltrated al Qaeda and thwarted potential terror attacks planned for New York and Toronto

• Jul 29, 2018
• 13:10

Top EU diplomats visit ousted Assad regime's prison of horrors in Syria

The French and German foreign ministers are the most senior Western officials to visit Syria since longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad was toppled by rebels.

• Jan 3, 2025

U.S. on Syrian civil war resurgence

Syria's government forces are fighting to gain back control of Aleppo after an Islamist rebel group seized the city last week. CBS News Pentagon reporter Eleanor Watson has the latest.

• Dec 3, 2024
• 2:05

U.S. military says it killed 37 militants in Syria airstrikes

U.S. Central Command said two of the dead were senior militants affiliated with the extremist Islamic State group and an al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria.

• Sep 29, 2024

Terrorism threat ongoing 23 years after 9/11

Nearly a quarter of a century ago, Al Qaeda carried out the deadliest terrorist attack in modern global history on Sept. 11, 2001. Today, terrorism remains an ongoing threat across the world, and even an escalating threat in some parts of it. Colin P. Clark, director of research at The Soufan Group, joins to discuss.

• Sep 11, 2024
• 4:44

Marking 3 years since Afghanistan withdrawal

Thursday marks three years since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. And at Bagram Airbase, once the center of America's war to unseat the Taliban and topple al-Qaeda, the Taliban held a parade showcasing abandoned U.S. and NATO military hardware. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan joins to discuss the current state of the country and some of the major changes since the U.S. left.

• Aug 15, 2024
• 7:49

Ex-Afghan official on U.S. withdrawal

Thursday marks three years since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Taliban marched straight into the capital of Kabul and has been in control of the country ever since. Nasir Andisha, permanent representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, and a former deputy foreign minister of Afghanistan, joins "America Decides" to reflect on the withdrawal.

• Aug 15, 2024
• 6:13

3rd Taylor Swift terrorism suspect arrested

Austria's interior minister says a third person has been detained in connection to the alleged terror plot at the now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna. A 19-year-old and 17-year-old were arrested Tuesday, while a 15-year-old was also interrogated but not arrested. BBC News correspondent Bethany Bell has more.

• Aug 9, 2024
• 1:41

ISIS, al Qaeda material found at home of suspect in Taylor Swift concert plot

Investigators said they found extensive material related to ISIS and al Qaeda at the home of a 17-year-old Austrian citizen.

• Aug 8, 2024

Swifties try to make best of canceled shows

Taylor Swift was forced to cancel three shows in Austria's capital over an alleged ISIS-linked terrorist plot. Authorities arrested two young men who they say wanted to commit an attack outside of the stadium where the concerts would have taken place. CBS News Pentagon reporter and producer Ellee Watson, who traveled to Vienna to see Swift, joins with more.

• Aug 8, 2024
• 4:15

Attack at Somalia beach hotel by al-Qaeda-linked group kills at least 32

Al Qaeda's East Africa affiliate, al-Shabab, said through its radio that its fighters carried out the attack.

• Aug 3, 2024

9/11 defendants including Khalid Shaikh Mohammad reach plea deal

The Pentagon did not release details of the plea deal.

• Aug 1, 2024

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