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US concerned at "climate of impunity" in Egypt
Militant Threats Test Role of a Pentagon Command in Africa
Army veteran Clinton Romesha receives Medal of Honor for Afghan fight
The National Intelligence Estimate stated that the US is being targeted by sustained cyber-espionage efforts that are undermining US economic competitiveness. The major offender by far is said to be China, and the losses to the US are thought to be in the tens of billions of dollars.
A Terror Leader Emerges, Then Vanishes, in the Sahara
U.S. said to be target of massive cyber-espionage campaign
Code Name 'Murat': What Germany Knew About Ankara Bomber
Timbuktu: al-Qaeda's terrorist training academy in the Mali desert
The Qatar initiative: JUI-F chief features in Doha talks
Obama Plan to Visit Mideast Stirs Hopes, but Not Much
Classified Defense Department studies summarized by the General Accounting Office cast doubt on the feasibility and practicality of a multibillion-dollar missile shield designed to protect the US from Iranian missiles. General Allen said he did not believe a more moderate branch of the Taliban supporting women's right to education had emerged. Defense Secretary Panetta lobbied against looming cuts in defense spending.
US Sets Stage for Exodus from Afghanistan
Some Taliban prisoners released by Pakistan are back in battle, officials fear
Looted Libyan Arms in Mali May Have Shifted Conflict's Path
Why Pakistan should not talk to the TTP
France plays down report of ransom paid for Niger hostages
Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsani Nafis, a Bangladeshi man who came to the US for violent jihad, pled guilty in Manhattan to plotting to blow up the Federal Reserve Building. He said he was influenced by al Qaeda's Inspire magazine and ideologue Anwar al Awlaki. Secretary of State John Kerry said the US was looking at possible new approaches to the Syrian conflict, and cited the threats posed by the Al Nusrah Front and the influx of fighters from al Qaeda in Iraq.
Can Social Media Disarm Syria's Chemical Arsenal?
CIA director nominee John Brennan testified that US drone strikes meet "rigorous standards" in "full compliance with the law" and that civilian casualties are "exceedingly rare, and much, much rarer than many allege." He also said the US remains "at war with al Qaeda and its associated forces." The US is urging the European Union to designate Hezbollah a terrorist entity.
