Category: Al-Qaida

‘We can barely believe what’s happening’: how Syria’s frozen conflict flared into hot war that could topple Assad

With insurgents closing in on Damascus, questions remain over whether the Assad regime will dig in, and if Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are as moderate as they seemWhen Islamist militants swept into her home town of Aleppo little over a...

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Joe Biden’s warning to Israel is a nod to US failures in the ‘war on terror’

The US response to 9/11 was dogged by a threat posed by an ill-defined enemy, which led to human rights abuses associated with GuantánamoIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesWhen Joe Biden, the US president, spoke...

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Blair asked Bush during first phone call if he could call him by first name

Archives reveal PM’s early attempts to establish personal relationship with president after 2000 US electionTony Blair moved swiftly to place his relationship with George W Bush on a personal footing after the Republican...

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Queen commemorates ‘terrible attacks’ of 9/11 in message to Joe Biden

The Queen, Keir Starmer and the PM sent messages to mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacksThe Queen has sent a message to the US president, Joe Biden, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11, and remembered her...

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