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A Somali soldier patrols a street following a suicide car bomb and gun attack.

The death of a Navy SEAL reveals US mission creep in Somalia

Books

A longtime Africa correspondent looks behind the headlines in Somalia and talks about his new memoir.

The death of a Navy SEAL reveals US mission creep in Somalia
A police cadet injured during the attack on the Police Training Center lies in bed in a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan.

Attackers kill dozens of sleeping cadets at Pakistani police academy in Quetta

Conflict
Attackers kill dozens of sleeping cadets at Pakistani police academy in Quetta
Suhaib Webb

Why both ISIS and some US right-wingers are threatening to kill this American imam

Culture
Why both ISIS and some US right-wingers are threatening to kill this American imam
Zara John, 16, holds her baby, with her mother watching in the background.

A teen rescued from Boko Haram captivity still pines for her militant husband

Conflict
A teen rescued from Boko Haram captivity still pines for her militant husband
A Kenya Defense Force soldier runs for cover during al-Shabab's attack on a university compound in Garissa on April 2, 2015.

Al-Shabab are masters of terror — and masters of the media

Conflict
Al-Shabab are masters of terror — and masters of the media
Christianne Boudreau and her son Damian Clairmont who died fighting for an extremist group in Syria.

Christianne Boudreau lost her son when he went to fight with ISIS. Now she's doing something about it.

Justice

Damian Clairmont converted to Islam and died fighting for ISIS in Syria one year ago this week. His mother is reaching out to other parents who fear the same future for their children.

Christianne Boudreau lost her son when he went to fight with ISIS. Now she's doing something about it.