Open-Ended Cease-Fire Reached in Israel/Gaza, but How Long Will It Last?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 27, 2014 Israel on the one side and Hamas and Islamic Jihad on the other have announced an open-ended cease-fire brokered by Egypt, the terms of which are similar to those of 2012. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Boko Haram and Lord’s Resistance Army: Hunted Children and Fundamentalism in Africa

Juan Cole / Truthdig May 7, 2014 The horrific story of the kidnapping of nearly 300 girls from their school in Borno Province, northeastern Nigeria, by the Boko Haram terrorist group has again underlined the problem of violent fundamentalism in Africa. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Islamic State of Iraq and Levant Too Extreme for Al-Qaida (Not the Onion)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 4, 2014 Ayman al-Zawahiri, now the leader of international terrorist organization al-Qaida, has disavowed the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gitmo Hunger Strike

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Apr 28, 2013 Dig deeper

Jihadism in North Africa Gets U.S. Attention

William Pfaff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2013 Is the Sahara the newest great threat to the United States -- "a terrorist training ground," hotbed of extremism, the new Afghanistan -- in the Great War against Islamic terrorism that still preoccupies the American political class and the foreign affairs community? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Toulouse Aftermath: Is It Really?

Barry Lando / Truthdig Mar 23, 2012 Mohammed Merah, a teenage loser and a petty thief who achieved instant worldwide notoriety as the latest symbol of Islamic jihad, leaves a string of unanswered questions and paradoxes in his wake. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Retaliatory Attacks Between Israel and Gaza Continue

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2011 Nine Palestinians died and 29 were wounded in a series of Israeli airstrikes that began Wednesday and continued Thursday. The air raids were in retaliation for a recent terrorist attack that killed eight Israelis and for continuing rocket fire over the Israel-Gaza border. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Attack on U.S. Embassy in Yemen

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2008 An attack on the US Embassy in Yemen killed 16 Wednesday, though it failed to breach the inner walls of the building complex The act, which has been claimed by the group Islamic Jihad, is probably a response to both an internal Yemeni crackdown against insurgent groups and the U global "war on terror". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )