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An escalating border war in Southeast Asia, a deadly dorm shooting in New Mexico, and the hero’s welcome of a convicted terrorist in Beirut all point to a world growing more volatile, where violence—whether across borders, on campuses, or from decades-old grudges—keeps finding new ways to erupt. Welcome to your morning brief for Saturday, July 26, 2025.
The dramatic deportation of notorious terrorist Ziad Balaam from Turkey to Libya adds a surprising twist to the pursuit of justice for the lives lost in the infamous 2012 Benghazi attacks.
Although the death of Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011, marked a triumphant day for the United States, the death of the charismatic leader of al-Qaeda did not mark the end of his terrorist organization. Al-Qaeda continues to operate globally and still poses a severe threat to international and homeland security. Of particular interest […]
Two U.S. service members were reportedly killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday. The U.S. military has not provided any further details into the incident, but the Taliban have claimed responsibility through a spokesman that offered the Taliban’s version of events to reporters. The Pentagon refuted the Taliban’s claims however, saying that […]
On Tuesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani responded to news of new American troop deployments to the Middle East with measured words. Despite rising tensions between the United States and Tehran and a history of fiery rhetoric from Iranian officials, Rouhani adopted an almost victim-like posture. Iran will not wage war against any nation,” Rouhani said […]
A deadly shootout between Sri Lankan soldiers and militants believed to have ties to the Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people broke out late Friday night in eastern Sri Lanka. When the dust settled, the bodies of six suspects were recovered, as well as those of 10 civilians, six of whom were […]
On Easter Sunday, Sri Lanka was rocked by a series of bombings targeting Christians at churches and hotels across the nation that claimed 290 lives and injured more than 500. Now, government officials acknowledge they failed to act on multiple warnings indicating that such an attack was imminent. Among the hundreds killed were at least […]
The Trump administration made headlines all over the world Monday with the announcement the U.S. government has designated Iran‘s elite military unit known as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a “foreign terrorist organization.” While this specific designation has been discussed a number of times in the past, many media outlets have pointed out […]
Abu Iyadh al-Tunisi, a senior al-Qaeda member and the architect of the Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia, has been killed in an operation by French forces, according to Menastream. The operation took place in El Aklé, nearly 186 miles northwest of Timbuktu, Mali, on the border with Mauritania. Abu Iyadh, an Afghanistan veteran, founded […]
Night fell over the desert. U.S. Air Force aircraft soared overhead, lowering their ramps and emptying their cargo into the night sky. Vehicles were heavy dropped on pallets while operators assigned to 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta parachuted out into the darkness, conducting a military free-fall jump. Hitting their assembly area below, the operators quickly […]
Amadou Koufa, the senior member of the Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), is alive—despite French forces claiming to have killed him. The top militant commander purportedly died in a November 2018 raid led by French forces in the central Mopti region. French media shared the story that Koufa appeared “in a 19-minute-long video, answering […]
Algerian Yahya Abu al-Hammam, a senior commander in Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) was killed in a special operation led by French forces. Yahya Abu al-Hammam ranked number two in the organization behind the Malian Tuareg Iyad Ag Ghaly. The assassination was conducted by French soldiers from the task force Operation Barkhane, an anti-insurgent operation in Africa’s […]
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