Kasia Anderson / TruthdigSep 10, 2014
In what is hopefully not one of the seven signs of imminent apocalypse, former Vice President Dick Cheney once again darkened the halls of Congress on Tuesday, huddling with House Republicans to strategize about the simmering war zone that is Iraq. Yes, it is 2014 and not 2004. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigAug 13, 2014
As of Tuesday, longtime Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was on his way out, as the long-term outcome for his divided country seemed troubled at best. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 18, 2014
The Islamist militant onslaught in Iraq raises the specter of a sectarian conflict spilling across the embattled nation's borders, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJun 14, 2014
Although an international campaign drawing attention to the hundreds of kidnapped girls this past April under the social media banner of #BringBackOurGirls has gathered serious momentum, little attention has been paid to the conditions that have nurtured a group like Boko Haram.Although an international campaign drawing attention to the hundreds of kidnapped girls this past April has gathered serious momentum, little attention has been paid to the conditions that have nurtured a group like Boko Haram. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 22, 2014
The United States deployed 80 military personnel to Chad on Wednesday to help find 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, as Nigeria probed its deadliest attack ever, two car bombings in the city of Jos, with the militant group the main suspect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 17, 2014
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday canceled a visit to the hometown of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamic militants, provoking fresh criticism of his handling of the crisis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 13, 2014
The commander of U.S. forces in Africa held talks Tuesday in Nigeria as Washington sought to help the government in Abuja trace more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militants. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 7, 2014
Nigerian parents on Tuesday said their worst fears about their daughters' fates had been confirmed after Boko Haram, which kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls last month, threatened to sell the hostages as "slaves." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 2, 2014
Republican lawmakers compared Barack Obama's White House to the secretive Nixon administration Thursday, denouncing its response to the 2012 attack on a U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 14, 2014
Gunmen on motorbikes in northwest Nigeria's Katsina state killed at least 69 people and torched several homes in attacks on four villages, a local lawmaker told the news agency AFP on Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 15, 2014
According to the United Nations, more than 100,000 people have died in Syria since the country began imploding in 2011. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 12, 2012
Thousands of Egyptians have taken to the streets to protest a referendum planned for Saturday on a new constitution promoted by Islamist President Mohamed Morsi that would give Muslim clerics a role in shaping laws. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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