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The article discusses that according to officials in France, French troops in Burkina Faso will leave the West African country in the latest deterioration of relations between France and a one-time African partner.

Reports on the agreement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to help rebuild Iraq's security forces just hours after the American-led occupation forces transferred formal sovereignty to Iraq. Citing of the agreement by the administration of United States government George W. Bush as proof that the alliance could overcome divisions; Failure to reach the administration's goal of dispatching NATO ground troops to join the American-led forces in Iraq; Opposition of France and Germany to the original plan.

The article reports that tools of terrorism are undergoing a drastic shift in the age of the Islamic State that has led to a reimagining of the common notion of who is and who is not a terrorist. The Bastille Day carnage in Nice, France, in which Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel slaughtered dozens of people by driving a truck, indicates that the spectrum of terrorism is widening and the Islamic State have broad appeal to the mentally unbalanced, the displaced and others on the fringes of society.

The article discusses terrorist attacks at an American owned chemical plant in France, a seaside resort in Tunisia, and a mosque in Kuwait, highlighting the global implications in terms of global counterterrorism efforts. Topics addressed include the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) extremist organization's claims of responsibility fro the Kuwait and Tunisia attacks, as well as a concern regrading increasing terrorism in Arab countries affected by civil war and government collapses.

The article discusses problems with the French intelligence service's surveillance methods that were brought to attention after it was revealed that France stopped monitoring Islamist terrorists Saïd Kouachi and Chérif Kouachi prior to their attack on the offices of satirical newspaper "Charlie Hebdo." Topics addressed include a lack of consensus on how to balance counterterrorism surveillance measures with privacy concerns, as well as intelligence on Chérif Kouachi's time spent in Yemen.

The article discusses debate over the alleged role of terrorist organization Al Qaeda in Yemen (the Arabian Peninsula or AQAP) in organizing a terrorist attack on the offices of satirical newspaper "Charlie Hebdo" in Paris, France. Topics addressed include suspects Chérif Kouachi and Saïd Kouachi's ties to the organization prior to the attack, as well as a formal statement by AQAP claiming responsibility for the attack.

The article discusses the background of Saïd Kouachi and Chérif Kouachi, two suspects in the terrorist attacks of French satirical newspaper "Charlie Hebdo," noting that the brothers had been under scrutiny by officials in France and the U.S. prior to the attack. Topics addressed include Saïd Kouachi's alleged training by the Yemeni branch of Islamic extremist organization Al Qaeda, as well as Chérif Kouachi's history of connection to jihadist activities.

The article reports on the efforts of the French military to prevent Islamist insurgents from gaining control of the government in Mali. The article details how Malian rebels are using guerrilla and stealth tactics to avoid French bombing campaigns, comments on on the training and armament of Islamist groups in Mali, and discusses potential dangers to Malian civilians.

The article discusses military intervention pursued by France against Islamist rebel fighters in Mali at the request of Mali's government. Topics include U.S. military strategy of limited engagement in the fighting, U.S. national security concerns related to Islamist activity in Mali, as well as comments by French president François Hollande and Sanda Ould Boumana of the Islamist group called Ansar Dine.

The article reports on thousands of French soldiers deployed in North Africa to fight the affiliates of terrorist group Al Qaeda in the region, other Islamist extremists and Boko Haram.

The article reports on the debate in the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama on how much more aid the country can give to France's military forces who are battling Islamic militants in Mali.

The leaders of France, Germany and Britain called Sunday night for an international conference to work out a plan to shift responsibility for security in Afghanistan to the Afghan government. The call by the three governments, the largest contributors of troops to the war in Afghanistan after the United States, came as mounting military casualties and doubts about the mission there have fueled growing public opposition to the war in Europe. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Examines the deepening impasse between the U.S. and France over military action in Iraq after an effort to reach a compromise stalled. Insistence of the French that the U.S. must go back to the United Nations Security Council before using force; Efforts of President George W. Bush to avoid a permanent rift; Disagreement over how the Security Council should authorize force; Options which are being considered by the U.S., including fomenting an uprising in Iraq.

Reports about France surpassing US in arms sales to third world countries in 1994. Statistics of arms sales; Opinion about decline in US arms sale.

The article discusses the infuriation of France over the U.S.'s deal to help Australia deploy nuclear-powered submarines as of September 2021. Topics covered include the American-European conflict on confrontation with China, the deal's purpose to reinforce and update alliances and its alienation of an important European ally, and Australia's withdrawal from a 66-billion-dollar acquisition of French-built submarines. Also noted is a projected strain on an old Paris-Washington friendship.

The article covers the increased security in Paris, France ahead of a planned unity rally following the terrorist attack at the headquarters of magazine "Charlie Hebdo" and the subsequent hostage situation and shootouts between police and suspects Amed Coulibaly, Saïd Kouachi and Chérif Kouachi. It notes that several world leaders were expected to attend the rally, including Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, British Prime Minister David Cameron, and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.

The article discusses the personal background of Chérif Kouachi, who along with his brother, Saïd Kouachi, committed a terrorist attack on the offices of the French satirical newspaper "Charlie Hebdo" in Paris, France. Topics addressed include Chérif Kouachi's training by the Al Qaeda in Yemen terrorist organization, as well as his criminal background, his Islamic views, and the process of his radicalization as a jihadist.

The article offers information on the complaint of centrist presidential candidate of France Emmanuel Macron sating that the campaign was targeted by a massive and coordinated hacking operation. Topics discussed include potential of hacking operation to destabilized the nation's democracy; comment of Macron campaign on the mixing of fake documents along with authentic ones; and views of Gérard Araud, the French ambassador to Washington on the hacking attack.

The article reports that on April 20, 2017 a gunman killed a police officer at the Champs-Élysées boulevard in Paris, France arousing fears of a terrorist attack among the citizens of the country prior to the presidential elections.

The article discusses France's alliance with Russia in fighting the terrorist organization Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS, or ISIL) amidst Syria's Civil War. An overview of the impact that the 2015 terrorist bombing of the Russian Metrojet Airbus A321 has on Russian President Vladimir Putin's policy of increasing Russian airstrikes on ISIS, including in regard to the Egyptian government's claim that the Metrojet incident was not terrorism, is provided.

The article discusses the French President François Hollande's address to the French Parliament seeking an extension of France's state of emergency and constitutional amendments allowing for police raids without warrants, within the context of the November 13, 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, France. An overview of the terrorism investigation of the Belgian suspect Abdelhamid Abaaoud, including in regard his relationship with the terrorist organization the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS, or ISIL), is provided.

The article reports on the announcement of the French government that its airstrikes in Mali seemed to stop an Islamist rebel advance while West African countries have authorized measures to deploy troops to support the Malian government.