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Rock Paper Scissors in France

Christopher Lord / Truthdig Jul 12, 2024 The far right is down but not out in Paris. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

French President Says 33 Jihadists Killed in Central Mali

ALEXIS ADELE / The Associated Press Dec 21, 2019 During a visit to Ivory Coast, Emmanuel Macron vows that France will continue fighting terrorism in the Sahel region. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Israel Says It Has Completed Gaza Strikes After Rocket Fire

FARES AKRAM and JOSEPH KRAUSS / The Associated Press Nov 15, 2019 Hamas cancels the weekly protests it organizes along the perimeter fence—apparently in an effort to preserve the calm. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Israel Targets Islamic Jihad Leader, Sending Message to Iran

JOSEF FEDERMAN and FARES AKRAM / The Associated Press Nov 12, 2019 A senior commander from the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad is killed in the Gaza Strip; Israel is hit with retaliatory rocket fire. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Fighting Intensifies Between Israel, Palestinians; Death Toll Rises on Both Sides

JOSEF FEDERMAN and FARES AKRAM / The Associated Press May 5, 2019 At least 30 rockets strike urban areas of Israel, which pounds Gaza with 250 airstrikes and masses forces at the Gaza front. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Israel, Hamas Trade Heavy Fire After Deadly Incursion

FARES AKRAM and JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated Press Nov 12, 2018 The fighting in Gaza casts doubt over recent understandings brokered by Egypt and U.N. officials to reduce tensions. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Rockets Fall on Israel, Warplanes Strike in Gaza

FARES AKRAM / The Associated Press Oct 26, 2018 Eighty sites in the Gaza Strip have been attacked, the Israeli military reports. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Israeli Warplanes Target Gaza as Militants Fire Rockets, Mortars

JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated Press May 29, 2018 The sudden burst of violence is the largest flare-up between Israel and the Palestinians since a 2014 war. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Caliphate of Trump

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch May 9, 2018 With the rise of a new kind of American death cult, our president might be considered the superpower version of Islamic State's leader. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Circle of Absurdity: Killing the Extremists We Create

Maj. Danny Sjursen / AntiWar.com Apr 11, 2018 The U.S., which remains mired in wars in the Greater Middle East, would do well to remember that today’s convenient friend is too often tomorrow’s sworn enemy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Islamic Extremists Return Girls Kidnapped in Nigeria

HARUNA UMAR and KRISTA LARSON / The Associated Press Mar 21, 2018 The group Boko Haram brings back nearly all of the 110 girls taken from a boarding school last month, and it leaves a warning: "Don't ever put your daughters in school again." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

110 Nigerian Girls Missing After Boko Haram Militants’ Raid

HARUNA UMAR and SAM OLUKOYA / The Associated Press Feb 25, 2018 It's feared that the girls will be forced to become brides of the extremists. The abduction follows a 2014 case in which Boko Haram seized 276 young Nigerian females. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )