This Month
France marks Charlie Hebdo anniversary amid rekindled terror threat
Attacks in Germany and the US have revived old anxieties, but in France extremism has cost more lives, and opened sharper political divides, than anywhere else.
- Hans van Leeuwen
New Orleans attacker surveyed area using Meta smart glasses, says FBI
Images from the glasses were among a trove of footage that federal authorities recovered showing the planning behind the New Year’s Day attack.
- Faiz Siddiqui
Attacks prompt extra security ahead of Washington events
Preparations are well under way for the roughly two-week stretch that will test security in the nation’s capital.
- Maria Sacchetti, Ellie Silverman, Mark Maske and Justin Jouvenal
Stepson of Prince William’s former nanny among dead in New Orleans
In a statement on social media, the Prince of Wales said he and his wife, Catherine, were “shocked and saddened by the tragic death of Ed Pettifer”.
- Pan Pylas
- Analysis
- Donald Trump
The shadow of Islamic State will loom over the Trump presidency
Whatever ISIS’s operational capacity, it has influenced a wave of radicalised ‘lone wolf’ attackers on both sides of the Atlantic.
- Ishaan Tharoor
Trump uses New Orleans attack to push security and border agenda
The incident and the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas have fuelled Republican narratives that crime is out of control.
- James Politi
FBI finds no link between New Orleans attack and Cybertruck explosion
The FBI also revealed that the driver, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a US citizen from Texas, posted five videos on his Facebook account in the hours before the attack.
- Eric Tucker, Jim Mustian, Kevin McGill and Jack Brook
Deadly attacks rattle US ahead of Trump inauguration
The main attack, by 42-year-old Army veteran Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar in the Bourbon Street area of the French Quarter, is being probed as an act of terrorism.
- Mark Mulligan
‘No terrorist to me’: Relatives, friends saw few signs before attack
Little in his outward persona suggested Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar could be responsible for such a brutal attack along one of the most famous US streets.
- Maria Jimenez Moya, Shannon Sims, J. David Goodman and Mike Baker
Suspect in New Orleans terror attack that killed 15 was an army veteran
US President Joe Biden condemned the “despicable” ISIS-inspired attack that 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar carried out on New Year’s Day.
- Updated
- Andrew Buncombe
- Analysis
- Terror charges
Screams and lifeless bodies filled street as New Year’s celebrations turned to terror
For many, spending New Year’s Eve in the historic French Quarter of New Orleans, which dates back to 1718, would have been a rare experience. For some, it turned deadly.
- Updated
- Susie Coen
December 2024
Assad says Russia forced him to flee Syria
Former president Bashar al-Assad said he wanted to stay and fight the rebels, but he was trapped on a Russian military base in Syria that was under attack.
- Sarah El Deeb and Bassem Mroue
US in direct contact with Islamist rebels in Syria
Western and regional officials are seeking to deal with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham that overthrew the Assad regime despite its designation as a terrorist group.
- Matthew Lee
- Analysis
- Middle East tensions
Have Syrians fought just to replace Assad with an extremist?
The man behind the ouster of Bashar al-Assad has changed his name, his clothes and his brand from global jihadist to nationalist Islamist, but many remain sceptical.
- Anchal Vohra
The urbane, well-educated jihadist who overthrew Syria’s regime
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani is the son of an economist who came back from fighting Western forces in Iraq with bags of cash and a mission to bring down the president.
- Updated
- Raya Jalabi
What led to Syria’s 13-year civil war, and why has fighting surged again?
The sudden assault by Syrian rebels has redrawn the front lines of a war many thought was over. Here’s what to know.
- Kelly Kasulis Cho and Kelsey Baker
Syrian rebels seize Aleppo city in lightning raid
The rapid advance on the nation’s second city came just four days into a surprise opposition offensive that is the most intense escalation of the civil war in years.
- Muhammad Haj Kadour and Raja Abdulrahim
October 2024
Turkey strikes Kurdish targets following deadly attack on defence firm
The defence ministry said more than 30 targets were “destroyed” in the aerial offensive, without providing details on the locations that were hit.
- Suzan Fraser
Germany ‘reopens old wounds’ with border checks
There are fears for the future of Schengen and the freedom of movement it symbolises – regarded by EU citizens as one of the greatest accomplishments of European unity.
- Guy Chazan, Laura Dubois and Raphael Minder
August 2024
Taylor Swift concerts cancelled over terrorist attack fears
Two suspects were arrested one day before the singer’s first concert date in the Austrian capital Vienna.
- Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich and Riham Alkousaa