Mitch Prothero
Gambia’s President Is Paying Mercenaries To Help His Cause After Shocking Election Defeat
“Jammeh is ready to fight to the teeth and spend money to stay in power,” said an ex-Liberian soldier who said he is being recruited by the strongman’s forces.
Monica Mark
ISIS Terror Plans For Germany Are Crude But Deadly
ISIS appears to lack networks in Germany to mount sophisticated attacks and has spent months inciting sympathizers to attack with knives and trucks — anything they have.
Mitch Prothero
ISIS Suicide Bombers In Mosul Are Terrifyingly Effective
It is the biggest suicide attack operation since Japan in World War II. One expert said ISIS is using hundreds of car bombers like “a poor man’s” smart bomb.
Mitch Prothero
European Counterterrorism Officials Warn Of Fresh Wave Of ISIS Attacks As Fighters Return Home
Officials expect a rise in attacks as ISIS loses territories in Syria and Iraq.
Mitch Prothero
EU Faces New Refugee Crisis Amid Fears Over Turkey And Trump
The refugee agreement between Turkey and the EU could collapse amid threats from Ankara, and fears that a Trump administration will roll back US support. It risks bringing down the Greek government, and a domino effect across Europe.
Mitch Prothero
Europe’s Spies And Cops On Trump: “Bomb The Shit Out Of ISIS Isn’t Exactly A Policy”
After Trump's win, officials across Europe are now scrambling to figure out what it means for the fight against ISIS.
Mitch Prothero
There's No Way The Syrian Regime Didn't Know It Was An Aid Convoy Being Bombed
“They knew exactly where this convoy would be.”
Mike Giglio
Belgium Called In The NSA To Catch Europe's Most Wanted Man
A breakthrough in the four-month-long manhunt for key suspect in the Paris attacks only came when Belgian officials asked the NSA for assistance, two investigators told BuzzFeed News. Read the full story here.
Mitch Prothero
Inside The World Of ISIS Investigations In Europe
A small, well-organized ISIS cell has been at work in the heart of Europe for years, recruiting criminals, exploiting freedom of movement, and evading counterterrorism efforts. This spring and summer, as multiple attacks rocked Europe, Mitch Prothero spoke to the people shuttling between investigating the crimes that had already happened, while struggling to prevent new ones.
Mitch Prothero
This Is What's New About ISIS's Claim On The Nice Attack
“It is unusual for ISIS to claim to have inspired an attack before the media has reported the attacker's affinity for the Islamic State,” one analyst said.
Mitch Prothero
Here's What We Know About The Suspect In The Nice Attack
Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel was identified by French officials as the truck driver who plowed through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, killing at least 84 people. BuzzFeed News World Correspondent Mitch Prothero is reporting from Nice.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Looks Like This ISIS Commander Is Actually Dead This Time
Abu Omar al-Shishani, described by the U.S. as the group’s “Minister of War,” was recently killed, according to ISIS-affiliated news agency.
Mitch Prothero
Istanbul Airport Bombing Shows Turkey Has Become A Battlefield For Middle East’s Wars
The attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport shows how the country has gone from a destination for international commerce and tourism to becoming a magnet for terrorist violence.
Borzou Daragahi
Officials In The U.S And Europe Worry Brexit Will Distract From Security Concerns
But they say that, in the longer term, intelligence sharing and security cooperation will likely continue as they have — on the bilateral level.
Ali Watkins
New Video Calls On ISIS Supporters To Attack The West
The video, released by an ISIS-linked propaganda network, is the most explicit call to date asking that ISIS followers wage attacks in the West: “Kill them wherever you find them.”
Sheera Frenkel
Man Who Killed Police Officer In France Had Been In Prison For Recruiting Terrorists
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the killing of 40-year-old commander Jean-Baptiste Salvaing and wife.
Sheera Frenkel
This Is Why This Hezbollah Operative's Death In Syria Is A Big Deal
Mustafa Badreddine, who is believed to have masterminded attacks across the Middle East over the last three decades, was killed in an explosion in Damascus.
Mitch Prothero
Paris Attacks Suspect Salah Abdeslam Charged With Terrorist Murders, Using Bombs
Abdeslam was handed over to French authorities Wednesday morning, the Belgian prosecutors office confirmed.
Alicia Melville-Smith
Sources Say Belgium Attackers Originally Planned To Strike The Day After Easter
The attack was moved up after suspected Paris plotter Salah Abdeslam was arrested — and investigators now believe he may have signaled the attack in a statement made after he was detained.
Mitch Prothero
Police Say These Three People Are Suspects In The Brussels Airport Attack
One person is suspected to be at large.
Mitch Prothero
Belgian Authorities Overwhelmed By Terror Investigations
“It’s literally an impossible situation,” one counterterrorism official told BuzzFeed News.
Mitch Prothero
Leaked ISIS Documents Tell The Stories Of Hundreds Of Foreign Jihadis
A cache of documents used by ISIS to register foreign fighters, which was obtained by BuzzFeed News, reveals the personal details of jihadis who normally keep to the shadows. Thousands of pages of bureaucratic details tell their stories for the first time.
Mike Giglio
Belgian Prosectors Say Accomplice Of Paris Attack Suspect Still On The Run
Prosecutors said they had used DNA testing to identify an accomplice of Salah Abdeslam. They named the man as Najim Laachraoui, 24.
Tom Namako
