extremists

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

May 25, 2017Books

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

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

October 25, 2016Conflict

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

May 18, 2016Culture

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

February 15, 2016Conflict

Nigerians held vigils for the girls kidnapped by the extremist group Boko Haram on the one year anniversary of their abduction, April 14, 2015.

Facebook safety checks arrive in Nigeria, but some ask if it’s worth celebrating

November 27, 2015Conflict

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

April 2, 2015Conflict

Extremists behind the siege at a university in Kenya boast a “pioneering” media strategy that has paved the way for other media-savvy terrorists like ISIS. But it’s still a chilling experience to get a call from al-Shabad amid a terror attack.

An Islamic State fighter gestures from a vehicle in the countryside of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani, after the Islamic State fighters took control of the area in October.

The so-called Islamic State looks bleak to outsiders, but supporters see it as ‘liberating’

February 18, 2015Conflict

One of ISIS’ most influential recruiters describes why life in a medieval caliphate might be more liberating than the modern societies we live in.

Satellite image showing the extent of damage in Doron Baga taken on January 7, 2015, following an attack by Boko Haram.

Satellite images offer ‘vivid’ evidence of Boko Haram devastation

January 15, 2015Conflict

Nigeria’s military has denied reports that a recent Boko Haram attack near the town of Baga took some two thousand lives earlier this month. But satellite images released by Amnesty International offer proof of a wide swath of destruction.

Nigerian pastor Esther Ibanga joined with Muslim leaders in the city of Jos to call for the return of Chibok girls who were kidnapped by the extremist group Boko Haram.

‘It’s not about you being a Muslim and me being a Christian,’ says one Nigerian activist

January 14, 2015Justice

Muslim and Christian women in central Nigeria are banding together to confront violent extremism — in a bid to return safety and security to their communities.

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.

January 13, 2015Justice

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.