France, several European and African countries have set up a new task force made up of special forces to fight insurgent groups in the region alongside the Mali and Niger armies.

A Canadian woman and her Italian travelling companion who were suspected to have been abducted in West Africa 15 months ago have been released.

Al-Rimi was the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and a deputy to al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Ali Yousif Ahmed Al-Nouri, 42, is wanted in Iraq on charges of premeditated murder of the Iraqi police officers in 2006, according to a statement by the U.S. Attorney's Office District of Arizona.

Recent months have seen a surge in attacks that threaten to destabilize the region. So why is it happening?

Baba, 32, was captured in 2017 in Mali, where he remains in custody and is being prosecuted. Mali has no extradition treaty with the United States.

Suspected Hayat Tahrir al-Sham gunmen walked off with thousands of dollars worth of Canadian-financed electronics devices, according to declassified documents.

Believed to be in Pakistan, Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al Zawahiri has somehow survived, despite a $25-million reward on his head.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Baghdadi died "whimpering and crying" in a raid by U.S. special forces in the Idlib region of northwest Syria.

The way we travel, cross borders, choose politicians, view religion, even look at each other — as Scott Thompson writes, it all changed 18 years ago.