Articles filed under Terrorism
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Biden confirms drone strike killed al-Qaida leader al-ZawahriAug 01, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden announced Monday that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, an operation he hailed as delivering...
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Feds settle suit alleging abuse by men detained after 9/11Jul 05, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Tuesday settled a decades-old lawsuit filed by a group of men who were rounded up by the government in the weeks after the Se...
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Sept. 11 mobile exhibit part of expo at Gurnee MillsMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - For the first time, the annual Lake County Fire Safety Expo at Gurnee Mills mall will include a mobile exhibit about Sept. 11. Called "Tunnel to Towers," the exhibit fe...
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Plea discussions launched in stalled 9/11 case at GuantanamoMar 15, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Prosecutors have initiated discussions on a potential plea agreement to resolve the long-stalled case of five men held at the Guantanamo Bay detention...
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The eyes of heroes: Exhibit honoring fallen Illinois soldiers travels to NapervilleFeb 28, 2022 4:30 am - Cameron Schilling always started with the eyes when he embarked upon a new sketch. In memorializing the hundreds of Illinois soldiers killed since Sept. 11, 2001, in the...
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Islamic State leader killed during US raid in SyriaFeb 03, 2022 12:00 am - ATMEH, Syria - The leader of the violent Islamic State group was killed Thursday, blowing himself up along with members of his family during an overnight raid carried ou...
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FBI releases declassified documents on Sept. 11 attacksNov 03, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI released hundreds of pages of newly declassified documents Wednesday about its long effort to explore connections between the Saudi government ...
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Rep. Ocasio-Cortez reintroduces bill for 9/11 cleanup crewsOct 22, 2021 7:00 am - New York (AP) - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and two other legislators reintroduced a bill in the House on Friday to put immigrants who cleared debris after the Sept. 1...
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Taliban official: At least 100 dead, wounded in Afghan blastOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - KABUL, Afghanistan - A Taliban police official says at least 100 people have been killed and wounded in a mosque explosion targeting Shiite Muslims in northern Afghanist...
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Muslims recall questionable detentions that followed 9/11Oct 04, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Around New York City in the weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks, as an eerie quiet settled over ground zero, South Asian and Arab men started vanishing. S...