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Boehner: Surveillance Law Thwarted Capitol Bomb Plot

The House speaker on Thursday credited the controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in the recent arrest of an Ohio man on terrorism charges. By Dustin Volz

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Anti-Terrorism Raid in Belgium Kills Two Suspected Jihadists

Two suspected jihadists killed by Belgian police in the city of Verviers were part of a group that was allegedly planning to commit a large terror attack. By Dashiell Bennett

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Boko Haram Is Fanning the Flames of a New Refugee Crisis

Since May, nearly 100,000 Nigerians have fled to the neighboring countries of Chad and Niger while Boko Haram's rampage of terror continues unchecked. By John Campbell

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How Scared Should You Be of Al Qaeda’s New Butt Bomb?

Al Qaeda’s most recent publication offers a recipe for a new explosive that goes where no one should go. By Patrick Tucker

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Obama's Careful Dance Around Radical Islam

To not call the attacks in France Islamic extremism whitewashes from public debate an important detail: These terrorists are invoking a great religion to do evil. By Ron Fournier

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How Obscurity Helps Boko Haram's Reign of Terror

The killings in France struck directly at the core Western values -- and kept the world's attention away from a new, disturbing tactic in Nigeria's bloody conflict. By John Campbell

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ISIS, al-Qaeda and Why It Doesn't Matter to Would-Be Jihadists

Despite divergent personal and political aims, the real differences between al-Qaeda and ISIS are often irrelevant to aspiring jihadis like the Paris attackers. By Bobby Ghosh

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Why It Remains Difficult To Shut Down Jihadist Propaganda Online

Online companies are struggling to figure out how to balance free speech with promoting extremist content and propaganda, and it is not easy. By Heather Timmons

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Boko Haram Kills 'Too Many to Count' in Nigeria

According to Amnesty International, the group's assault on a Nigerian border town may be its "deadliest act" yet. By Adam Chandler

Ideas

Could the Paris Attack Change Europe's Approach to Radical Islam?

Jihadists constitute a tiny minority within the European Muslim population, but their ideas are by no means marginal. By David Frum

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A Dramatic End to the French Hostage Standoff

As French police surrounded the Paris gunmen, where the two have at least one hostage, another related hostage crisis is unfolding in a Paris supermarket. By Adam Chandler and Dashiell Bennett

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Manhunt Underway for Paris Attackers

Despite the surrender of a possible accomplice, the two main suspects remain at large. By Dashiell Bennett

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Europe Under Siege

The view from Brussels, where the Charlie Hebdo massacre has quickly come to represent an attack on the entire region's security and freedom. By Jeffrey Goldberg

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Here’s Why Security Cameras Were No Help In Capturing Paris Terrorists

The City of Light is rather dark when it comes to close-circuit security cameras. In the wake of a terrorist attack, what does that mean? By Patrick Tucker

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Gunmen Open Fire at Paris Magazine, Killing 12

A dozen people were killed after gunmen opened fire at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical publication that has been targeted before. By Adam Chandler

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The Dramatic Rise of Terrorism in Pakistan

From less than 50 incidents in 2002 to almost 2,000 last year, Pakistan has become one of the worst victims of terror attacks anywhere in the world. By Devjyot Ghoshal

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The Taliban Massacres Students in Pakistan

An attack in Peshawar killed more than 145 people, most of them the young children of army officers and soldiers. By Dashiell Bennett

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How Jihadists Are Reacting to the CIA Torture Report

Extremists say the Senate’s report on torture is proof of a global war against Islam. By Adam Chandler

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This Is Your Brain on Torture

Two CIA interrogators sought to create a state of ‘learned helplessness‘ in their interrogation subjects. Here’s what that means. By Patrick Tucker

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The Failure of American Hostage Rescues

Saturday's raid in Yemen was the third failed rescue attempt of an American hostage in five months. By Adam Chandler