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Counterterrorism and violent extremism experts testified at a hearing on combating terrorism threats in Europe. The witnesses outlined recent terrorism trends in Europe and provided recommen…

Brett McGurk testified at a hearing on the threat posed by ISIS* in Iraq, Syria, and Libya. Mr. McGurk had recently returned from the region where he met with Syrian Kurdish groups in rebel-…

Witnesses testified on ISIS* attacks on religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria, as well the looting of cultural and religious sites. The hearing focused on humanitarian and securi…

Retired General John Allen, the special presidential envoy for the global coalition to counter ISIS, was joined by two Defense Department officials in testifying before the House Foreign Aff…

Witnesses testified at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the national security threat posed by ISIS. They discussed terrorist strategy and tactics, how they could be called defeat…

Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), chair of the House Foreign Affairs Emerging Threats Subcommittee, talked about President Obama’s Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) reques…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on citizens from Britain, France, Germany, and other countries who fight for Islamist groups in Syria, and the potential for those citizens to return to thei…

Secretary John Kerry testified at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on President Obama’s announced strategy for battling Islamic State* militants in Syria and Iraq. He announced that…

Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), House Foreign Affairs Emerging Threats Subcommittee chair, talked about his reasons for voting against authorization to fund training of Syrian rebels…

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iraq and Iran Brett McGurk testified on the resurgence of al-Qaida in Iraq.

Witnesses testified about the al-Shabaab terrorist group, which claimed responsibility for the September 2013 attack and hostage-taking last at a Nairobi, Kenya, shopping mall. Among the top…

Patrick Kennedy testified on State Department internal actions to address its responsibility for the terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The Accountability Review Boar…

Representative DanaRohrabacher (R-CA), chair of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats,talked by remote video from Irvine, California, about issues involv…

Witnesses testified about Islamic extremism in the Northern Caucasus and Chechnya, and potential links between extremist groups and the Boston Marathon bombing. Among the topics they address…

State Department Deputy Secretaries William Burns and Thomas Nides testified on the findings of a report on the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. They deta…

Security officials testified on their efforts to improve diplomatic safety in Libya before four people were killed in the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.

Witnesses testified about the international influence exerted by Hezbollah and its supporters. They also testified about Hezbollah activities in the periods before and after the September 11…

Witnesses testified about stolen passports and their use by members of terrorist organizations.

Rep. Kirk, a House International Relations Committee member, testified about his findings from his recent trip to the Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier. He talked about the “Rewards Program” tha…

Witnesses testified about the history of the al-Qaida network and its global reach. Among the issues they addressed were the influence of Osama bin Laden, interpretations of Islamic law, and…