Topic: Islamist terrorism

Muslim pilgrims perform the ritual walk back and forth between the two small hills of Safa and Marwah, at the Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, (AP/Khalil Hamra)

What are Wahhabism and Salafism?

Pierre Conesa
Somalis gather and search for survivors by destroyed buildings after a huge explosion from a truck bomb in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, Oct. 14, 2017. (AP/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

History-making terror in Somalia

Matthew Rozsa
A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright of Lyons, Ga., late Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP/Aaron J. Jenne)

Is this Trump's Benghazi?

Sophia Tesfaye
(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran to Trump: Nah, we're good

Matthew Rozsa
In this June 2, 2016, photo, Clay Higgins, a former Captain for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office, and candidate for Congress, poses for a photograph in Lafayette, La. His wristband is printed with the word "redemption." The man dubbed the “Cajun John Wayne” has set his sights on a congressional seat. Higgins, a Republican, is one of seven candidates vying for the seat in Louisiana’s southwestern district, which is being vacated by Republican Rep. Charles Boustany, who is running for Senate. (AP Photo/Kevin McGill) (AP)

GOP congressman: "Kill them!"

Matthew Rozsa
(AP/Getty/Olivier Douliery)

Trump's ISIS plan: No plan

Danielle Ryan