Aris Roussinos
Jihad Selfies: These British Extremists in Syria Love Social Media
Over the past few weeks, foreign fighters have been busy uploading selfies across social networks in an effort to publicize their cause.
Jihad Selfies: These British Extremists in Syria Love Social Media
Over the past few weeks, foreign fighters have been busy uploading selfies across Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, in an effort to publicize their cause and win more recruits.
Is Egypt Doomed to a Civil War?
As the interim government try to wipe out the Muslim Brotherhood, the country is being pushed toward the abyss.
Egypt After Morsi
The morning after the battle on July 5, both sides buried their dead and vowed revenge. More than 30 people were killed in one day of political violence across Egypt, and the country was spiraling out of control. With both sides unwilling to compromise...
Egypt After Morsi
On July 3, Egypt's defense minister General Abdel Fatteh al-Sisi seized power from the country's elected president Mohammed Morsi. But Morsi's supporters in the Muslim Brotherhood weren't about to give up without a fight and began to turn to more...
Egypt After Morsi
On June 30, exactly one year after Egyptians voted for Mohammed Morsi to become their first-ever democratically elected president, millions of protesters filled central Cairo and town squares across Egypt demanding his dismissal. Was this another...
Mali - France Vs. Jihad
Back in February, the only way to reach the city of Gao in northern Mali was to hitch a ride with the French convoys that rolled through the desert every few days. Along the way, a VICE production crew made friends with some French soldiers and chatted...
Mali
'Ground Zero - Mali' was shot in Gao, Mali, on February 21, 2013. Malian soldiers, while very brave, are almost completely untrained and had great difficulty fighting less than a dozen jihadists, some of whom were children.
Al Qaeda Wants Africa
A soldier called our attention to a severed head facedown in the dust. “Is it Malian, do you think?” The gendarme kicked it over and studied the face. Dark blood dripped from its mouth. A fly crawled up its nose. “Nah, maybe Algerian or Nigerien."
Sudan's Forgotten Warriors
“What do people in the West think about Blue Nile?” one general asked me. “Do they think we’re winning? Do they think we’re in the right?” No, I said, no one in the West ever thinks anything about Blue Nile at all.