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1. A Plot Honed by Trial and Error.

Author

Callimachi, Rukmini, Bennhold, Katrin, Fourquet, Laure, Bulos, Nabih, Breeden, Aurelien, Blaise, Lilia, Schmitt, Eric, de Freytas-Tamura, Kimiko, Higgins, Andrew, and Smale, Alison

Subjects
*PARIS Terrorist Attacks, Paris, France, 2015, *HISTORY of terrorism, *BELGIANS, *TWENTY-first century
Abstract

The article looks at the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, France, reporting on the alleged activities of a group of terrorists led by Belgian man, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, in planning and carrying out the attacks. Topics include previous failed terrorist attacks attempted by the group and Abaaoud's association with the Islamic State militant group in the Middle East.

Published
2015

2. Paying Ransoms, Europe Bankrolls Qaeda Terror.

Author

CALLIMACHI, RUKMINI, Worth, Robert F., Schmitt, Eric, and McNeill, Sheelagh

Subjects
*RANSOM, *KIDNAPPING, *KIDNAPPING victims, *TERRORIST organizations, *TERRORISM policy, *TWENTY-first century, *GOVERNMENT policy, *FINANCE, EUROPEAN Union countries politics & government
Abstract

The article discusses the impact of European governments' policies of paying kidnapping ransoms as of July 30, 2014, highlighting ransoms paid to Islamic extremist organization Al Qaeda. Topics addressed include the crucial role of European hostage ransoms in supporting Al Qaeda's recruitment, training, and arms purchases; ransoms allegedly paid by Switzerland and state-owned French companies; and a kidnapping in Algeria.

Published
2014

3. Iraq Opens Assault Against ISIS In West Mosul, With U.S. Help.

Author

CALLIMACHI, RUKMINI, HASSAN, FALIH, Al-Jawoshy, Omar, Cooper, Helene, and Schmitt, Eric

Subjects
*AIRPORT security measures, *TWENTY-first century, *MILITARY history, *SOCIAL history, IRAQ-United States military relations
Abstract

The article discusses Iraq's offensive against the militant group Islamic State (ISIS) in West Mosul, Iraq. Topics include concerns regarding social conditions for civilians in Mosul, support of Iraq's mission from U.S. armed forces, and damage of the Mosul airport by ISIS in anticipation of the offensive.

Published
2017

4. A Global Network of Killers, Built by a Secretive Branch of ISIS.

Author

CALLIMACHI, RUKMINI

Subjects
*INTERNATIONAL cooperation, *TERRORISM, *TERRORISTS, *ORGANIZATIONAL goals, *TERRORIST organizations, *TWENTY-first century, *MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL conditions in Europe
Abstract

The article discusses how the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group's secret service branch built a global network of potential killers by encouraging foreign-born fighters such as Harry Sarfo to leave Syria and move back home in order to carry-out terror attacks in places such as Germany and Europe, and it mentions the experiences of German terror suspect Harry Sarfo. Senior operative Abu Muhammad al-Adnani is addressed, along with ISIS' goal of exporting terrorism around the world.

Published
2016

5. Iraq’s Fast Victory Over ISIS Leaves Much of Tal Afar Damaged but Standing.

Author

CALLIMACHI, RUKMINI, Hassan, Falih, and Mohammed, Alaa

Subjects
*WAR, *TWENTY-first century, *SOCIAL history
Abstract

The article discusses the victory of Iraq over the Islamic State which left much of Tal Afar city damaged but standing. Topics discussed include the speed of victory compared with Mosul, how one soldier described the utter destruction he had witnessed in Mosul and reasons the city of Tal Afar was spared.

Published
2017

6. Qaeda Cleric, Killed in 2011, Is Invoked in New Attack.

Author

SHANE, SCOTT, Callimachi, Rukmini, Fahim, Kareem, and Almosawa, Shuaib

Subjects
*IMAMS (Mosque officers), *MUJAHIDEEN, *HISTORY of terrorism, *CHARLIE Hebdo Shooting, Paris, France, 2015, *TWENTY-first century
Abstract

The article examines how several acts of terrorism over the previous five years have been allegedly inspired by Anwar Awlaki, an American-born imam and member of the terrorist organization Al Qaeda killed by a U.S. drone strike in 2011. It discusses how Awlaki helped recruit members to Al Qaeda, mainly through his English-language communications, and how he continues to be viewed as a martyr for jihadists. Connections to the 2015 massacre at the offices of journal "Charlie Hebdo' in Paris, France are also covered.

Published
2015

8. DRONE MISSIONS CURBED BY OBAMA EXPAND IN AFRICA.

Author

Penney, Joe, Schmitt, Eric, Callimachi, Rukmini, Koettl, Christoph, Hama, Omar, Searcey, Dionne, and Cooper, Helene

Subjects
*DRONE warfare, *TWENTY-first century, *HISTORY, *INTERNATIONAL relations, *SOCIAL history, *GOVERNMENT policy
Abstract

The article discusses how the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's use of drone aircraft to attack the Islamic State and Qaeda insurgent terrorist groups, which were scaled back under then-American President Barack Obama's administration, has been restored by U.S. President Donald Trump and is being expanded to combat insurgents in southern Libya. Drone aircraft surveillance missions are examined, along with American drone aircraft based in northeastern Niger.

Published
2018

9. Qaeda Branch in West Africa Is Making a Lethal Comeback.

Author

Searcey, Dionne, Schmitt, Eric, and Callimachi, Rukmini

Subjects
*TERRORIST organizations, *TERRORISM, *TWENTY-first century, *SOCIAL history, SOCIAL conditions in Africa
Abstract

The article discusses the authors' claim that the Al Qaeda terrorist organization's branch in West Africa (Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb) has regrouped and is advancing into additional territories in places such as Senegal, Burkina Faso, and Ivory Coast as of 2016. According to the article, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb have focused their attacks on West African hotels and seaside resorts that are frequented by Westerners and local elites. Terrorist activities in Mali are also assessed.

Published
2016

10. Somali Militants Kill 147 at Kenyan University.

Author

Gettleman, Jeffrey, Kushkush, Isma’il, Callimachi, Rukmini, Ibrahim, Mohammed, and Baker, Peter

Subjects
*GARISSA University College Attack, Garissa, Kenya, 2015, *TERRORISM, *COLLEGE students, *SHOOTINGS (Crime), *UNIVERSITIES & colleges, *TWENTY-first century, *CRIMES against students, *SOCIAL history
Abstract

The article discusses a terrorist attack in which members of the Somali Shabab Islamic militant organization shot and killed 147 people at the Garissa University College in Nairobi, Kenya. Topics addressed include Kenya's history of struggling with attacks and kidnappings by the Shabab, as well as the gunmen's targeting of Christians at the university.

Published
2015

11. Family and Nation Mourn Pilot Slain by ISIS.

Author

NORDLAND, ROD, KADRI, RANYA, Callimachi, Rukmini, Sengupta, Somini, Sweis, Rana F., and Shoumali, Karam

Subjects
*HOSTAGES, *TWENTY-first century, *SOCIAL history, JORDANIAN politics & government, 1999-
Abstract

The article discusses the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organization's killing of Moaz al-Kasasbeh, a Jordanian pilot who was taken hostage by ISIS. Topics addressed include Jordan's execution of terrorist suspect Sajida al-Rishawi and Ziad al-Karbouli, a liteuteneta in the Al Qaeda terrorist organization, as well as remembrances of al-Kasasbeh by friends and family.

Published
2015

12. Supporters of Al Qaeda and ISIS Tangle Over Who's the Deadliest.

Author

BARNARD, ANNE, MacFARQUHAR, NEIL, Bulos, Nabih, Callimachi, Rukmini, Stack, Liam, and Saad, Hwaida

Subjects
*COMPETITION (Psychology), *TERRORISM & society, *SOCIAL aspects of death, *VICTIMS of terrorism, *TERRORISM, *TWENTY-first century, *SOCIAL history
Abstract

The article discusses the competition and rivalry between the terrorist organizations the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Al Qaeda regarding finances and the deaths caused by their terrorist attacks. An overview of the role that Al Qaeda played in the November 20, 2015 terrorist attack on a hotel in Bamako, Mali is provided.

Published
2015

13. DEADLY SIEGE ENDS AFTER AN ASSAULT ON A MALI HOTEL.

Author

SEARCEY, DIONNE, NOSSITER, ADAM, Diouara, Cheick, Hoije, Katarina, Daniel, Serge, Callimachi, Rukmini, Blaise, Lilia, Bulos, Nabih, de Rothschild, Saskia, Perlez, Jane, Schmitt, Eric, Cooper, Helene, Sengupta, Somini, and Schwirtz, Michael

Subjects
*TERRORISM, *HOTELS, *SOCIAL aspects of death, *TWENTY-first century, *ARMED Forces, *SOCIAL history, SOCIAL aspects
Abstract

The article discusses the terrorist attack on the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, Mali on November 20, 2015, including Malian security forces' breaking the gunmen's siege of the hotel and the deaths caused by the attack. An overview of Malian soldiers' role in combating the gunmen who attacked the Radisson Blu Hotel is provided.

Published
2015

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