The Irish Times

Afghanistan withdrawal ‘tragic, dangerous, unnecessary’, says Tony Blair

PM who sent in troops says UK ‘at risk of relegation to second division of global powers’

Sun Aug 22 2021 - 12:34

Fall of Afghanistan the fruits of years of US miscalculations

Taliban’s success was signalled by Pentagon but Joe Biden was long determined to withdraw

Sun Aug 15 2021 - 16:02

After two decades of fighting, the Taliban believe they have won the war

Afghan government deeply pessimistic as US faces decision day on full withdrawal of troops

Wed Mar 31 2021 - 15:55

Syria: Pro-Assad forces batter Idlib and spark fears of fresh crisis

Wave of airstrikes force 700,000 civilians to flee towards Turkish border

Fri Jan 31 2020 - 16:36

‘Didn’t the Irish migrate to America? People need to look at it from this perspective’

New to the Parish: Imam Rabeeb Mirza and Ayesha Hasmin Mirza arrived from the UK

Wed Oct 09 2019 - 09:23

How my work mistake caused an ‘international incident’

Early in my career, I was asked to type up a secret memo. The error I made is now in a movie

Tue Sept 24 2019 - 06:00

Taliban kills Afghan soldiers at outposts in northwest

Clashes leave more than 12 dead as peace talks between US and militants terminate

Fri May 10 2019 - 20:22

Political infighting may have contributed to massive Sri Lankan security blunder

Security agencies got specific intelligence on April 11th that a radical Islamist organisation was planning to bomb Catholic churches

Mon Apr 22 2019 - 20:38

US pulls troops out of Libyan capital as rival militias battle

Move comes as a Libyan commander’s forces marches on Tripoli

Sun Apr 07 2019 - 21:44

US air strikes kill hundreds in Somalia as conflict escalates

Rise in air strikes has exacerbated a humanitarian crisis in the country

Sun Mar 10 2019 - 22:20

US and Taliban agree in principle to peace framework, envoy says

Deal could lead to withdrawal of US troops for guarantee terrorists would not use Afghanistan

Mon Jan 28 2019 - 13:36

Activist and broadcaster assassinated in Syria

Assad critic Raed al-Fares and friend killed by armed men in rebel-held Idlib province

Fri Nov 23 2018 - 20:19

Trump marks ‘moment when America fought back’ in Pennsylvania

President visits Shanksville 9/11 memorial site on 17th anniversary of attacks

Tue Sept 11 2018 - 20:22

Path of Blood: al-Qaeda and the wheelbarrow races amid the bloodied corpses

Review: The videos shot between 2003 and 2005, depict stacks of bloodied corpses, propaganda, and young men at play

Mon Jul 16 2018 - 15:00

The reinvention of Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraq’s new face of reform

Once hated by the US and tied to Iran, the Shia cleric’s bloc won the most votes in elections

Mon May 21 2018 - 10:30

Isis may emerge in lethal new form after loss of ‘caliphate’

On retreat in Syria and Iraq, Islamic State is set to return to its guerrilla roots

Thu Oct 19 2017 - 09:39

Former Iraq president Jalal Talabani dies aged 83

Leader of one of country’s main Kurdish factions was first non-Arab Iraqi president

Tue Oct 03 2017 - 19:48

Ex-police jailed over Benazir Bhutto death as militants acquitted

Pakistan opposition leader killed by suicide bomber as she ran against Pervez Musharraf

Thu Aug 31 2017 - 18:30

Four men convicted of terror plot in UK

Subset of guilty men used name ‘three musketeers’ and all believed in ‘violent jihad’

Wed Aug 02 2017 - 18:54

Isis refocuses on insurgency roots as state-building project ends

Loss of Mosul and group’s capital Raqqa does not spell final defeat for Islamic State

Sun Jul 09 2017 - 18:22

Diarmaid Ferriter: Wanted – independent civilian Garda chief

Irish policing is firmly wedded to politics but it has not been a successful marriage

Sat Jun 24 2017 - 05:00

‘Prince of oil and war’ set to take helm in Saudi Arabia

Mohammed bin Salman drove invasion of Yemen and already taunts Iran and Qatar

Fri Jun 23 2017 - 01:00

Terrorism or hate crime? The contentious politics of a label

The labelling of terror has grown charged and made minorities feel that they matter less

Tue Jun 20 2017 - 12:56

Gulf diplomatic crisis as countries cut ties with Qatar

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain accuse Qatar of supporting terror and plan to break off all land, air and sea traffic

Mon Jun 05 2017 - 16:51

Kathy Sheridan: Time to look at link between extremism and sexual violence

Many who kill in the name of religion have a history of assault on wives and partners

Sun Apr 23 2017 - 19:07

Russian authorities arrest seven over subway explosion

Central Asian suspects may be linked to Isis as St Petersburg investigation unfolds

Wed Apr 05 2017 - 21:11

Tony Blair attacks Daily Mail’s ‘hypocrisy’ over suicide bomber

Former prime minister denies his government paid £1m to British jihadi who died in Iraq

Wed Feb 22 2017 - 18:14

US justice department defends ‘lawful’ Trump travel ban

Oral arguments to be heard on Tuesday in a battle that may go to supreme court

Tue Feb 07 2017 - 08:05

Somalia: UN calls for urgent action to avert famine

Feared repeat of 2011 catastrophe in which 260,000 starved due to slow donor response

Fri Feb 03 2017 - 19:07

Military investigates deaths in botched Trump-ordered Yemen raid

US Central Command to examine scale of civilian casualties as mission preparation criticised

Thu Feb 02 2017 - 14:02

What can be done to prevent Berlin-style attacks in cities?

Barriers and bollards can make public areas a more difficult target for terrorists

Wed Dec 21 2016 - 01:00

MailOnline article by Katie Hopkins results in £150,000 libel payout

TV personality wrongly suggested two brothers were extremists with al Qaida links

Tue Dec 20 2016 - 07:51

The boy, the ambassador, and the fatal encounter on the road

Villagers cheering a US convoy in Cameroon watched in horror as a child was struck and killed

Sun Dec 18 2016 - 18:00

Death toll in Pakistan police academy attack climbs to 61

Islamic State claims its fighters responsible, as does Pakistani Taliban breakaway group

Tue Oct 25 2016 - 15:40