Islamic extremism

Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in the New York City truck attack, is seen in this courtroom sketch appearing in Manhattan federal courtroom in a wheelchair in New York, NY, U.S., November 1, 2017.

No, Uzbekistan is not a hotbed for violent extremism and radicalism, experts say

November 2, 2017Conflict

A terror attack carried out by an Uzbek citizen in New York this week is reviving false media narratives about Uzbekistan and Central Asia as breeding grounds violent extremism.

Some former Islamic State fighters, like this captive Abdel Rahman in Kirkuk, say if they hadn't agreed to join ISIS they would have been killed.

Sitting across from ‘the Ghost of ISIS’

March 29, 2017Conflict

A Syrian Army soldier inspects a damaged emergency room inside National Hospital after explosions hit the Syrian city of Jableh in May.

This Syrian American says Western media puts too much faith in ‘moderate’ Syrian rebels

October 4, 2016Conflict

Young migrants and refugees walk through a town in northern Serbia toward the Hungarian border. There's a fear that young men like these might bring violence with them.

These men say they’re leaving Syria because they don’t want to fight anyone

January 13, 2016Conflict

In Brussels, a woman holds a copy of Charlie Hebdo to pay tribute to the victims of a shooting at the offices of the weekly satirical magazine in Paris on January 7, 2015.

France reels after the Charlie Hebdo attack kills 12

January 7, 2015Conflict