Latest "counterterrorism" stories

US operation killed al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri, sources say

A U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend killed Ayman al-Zawahri, who took over as al-Qaida leader after Osama bin Laden’s death in a U.S. raid.

10 months ago

No strikes in Afghanistan since US withdrawal, DoD leaders confirm

But military leaders insisted they can still provide over-the-horizon monitoring of Afghanistan from bases outside the region.

By Leo Shane III

14 months ago

Six questions with US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall

Can this cold warrior bring lasting change to the Air Force and Space Force?

By Rachel S. Cohen

21 months ago

US, coalition airstrikes in CENTCOM region plummet amid withdrawal plans

American and coalition aircraft have conducted more than 400 airstrikes across the Middle East since Jan. 1.

By Rachel S. Cohen

22 months ago

Cyber Command shifts counterterrorism task force to focus on higher-priority threats

U.S. Cyber Command is shifting Joint Task Force-Ares' focus from counterterrorism to nation-state actors, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region.

By Mark Pomerleau

2 years ago

With limited resources, US military shifts strategy from degrading militants in West Africa to containment

Resources for the thinly spread American troops across U.S. Africa Command may be further constrained should the Pentagon decide to curtail the counterterror mission in the region following a defense-wide posture review that is still pending.

By Shawn Snow

3 years ago