Weakened Militarily, ISIS Still Has Power to Sow Deadly Mayhem Under nearly constant bombardment, the Islamic State is on the run, but the Berlin truck rampage shows it can still inspire terrorist attacks. By ROBERT F. WORTH
Feature What if PTSD Is More Physical Than Psychological? A new study supports what a small group of military researchers has suspected for decades: that modern warfare destroys the brain. By ROBERT F. WORTH
Feature Behind the Barricades of Turkey’s Hidden War A simmering conflict with the Kurds threatens to consume an American ally and inflame an already unstable region. By ROBERT F. WORTH
Saudis Applaud a Tougher Line Against Tehran Popular opinion in the kingdom appears to show a wave of approval for the death sentences being carried out, and accusations of hypocrisy at the way the events have been portrayed in the West. By ROBERT F. WORTH
‘Street of Thieves,’ by Mathias Énard Mathias Énard’s novel follows an anguished young Moroccan coming of age during the Arab uprisings of 2011.
News Analysis At Risk of Fragmenting, Yemen Poses Dangers to U.S. The chaos could provide greater opportunities both for Iran and Al Qaeda, whose Yemeni branch claimed responsibility for one of the terrorist attacks in Paris this month. By ROBERT F. WORTH
Underwriting Jihad Paying Ransoms, Europe Bankrolls Qaeda Terror While some countries, including the United States, refuse to pay ransoms, European ones do — inadvertently helping to bankroll Al Qaeda’s global operations. By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI
Redrawn Lines Seen as No Cure in Iraq Conflict Fragmentation appears inevitable, but the tensions that divide may fuel new conflicts over ideology and natural resources. By ROBERT F. WORTH
The Saturday Profile Leftward Shift by Conservative Cleric Leaves Saudis Perplexed Salman al-Awda, who won fame for his hard-line views, speaks up for democracy and amplifies his voice with social media. By ROBERT F. WORTH
The Saturday Profile Saudi’s Lonely, Costly Bid for Sunni-Shiite Equality Mikhlif al-Shammari has been jailed and even shot by his own son because he holds a very unusual conviction in his deeply conservative country: that Shiites should be treated equally. By ROBERT F. WORTH
The Saturday Profile Even Out of Office, a Wielder of Great Power in Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen’s former president, is a rarity in the Arab world: an autocrat overthrown by popular revolt who nonetheless remains in his country, undisturbed. By ROBERT F. WORTH
Saudis Back Syrian Rebels Despite Risks The Saudis are bent on ousting Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, and his patron, Iran. But their only real means of fighting them is through a proxy war using fighters over whom they have almost no control.
Power Vacuum in Middle East Lifts Militants The bloodshed that has engulfed Iraq, Lebanon and Syria exposes the emergence of a post-American Middle East in which no broker has the will or power to contain the region’s sectarian hatreds.
Yemen Deaths Test Claims of New Drone Policy The reported deaths of innocent people in a wedding procession this month illuminated the reality behind the Obama administration’s new drone policy.
Drone Strike in Yemen Hits Wedding Convoy, Killing 11 Most of the dead appeared to be suspected militants linked to Al Qaeda, tribal leaders said, but there were also reports that several civilians had been killed.
Jihadist Groups Gain in Turmoil Across Middle East Al Qaeda’s leader, Ayman al-Zawahri, has indicated that he views Syria as a promising staging ground, and officials are concerned that a base there could present a rising threat to Israel and Europe. By ROBERT F. WORTH and ERIC SCHMITT
U.S. and Saudis in Growing Rift as Power Shifts Although Saudi Arabia remains a close American ally, the nuclear accord with Iran is the culmination of a slow mutual disenchantment that began at the end of the Cold War. By ROBERT F. WORTH
Questions on Drone Strike Find Only Silence Faisal bin Ali Jaber, who lost two relatives in a drone strike, struggled to pierce a veil of secrecy and anonymity during a visit to Washington. By ROBERT F. WORTH and SCOTT SHANE
Iran Talks Face Resistance in U.S. Congress The Obama administration is trying to stop efforts in Congress to impose new sanctions on Iran that the White House fears could derail negotiations in Geneva. By JONATHAN WEISMAN
Weakened Militarily, ISIS Still Has Power to Sow Deadly Mayhem Under nearly constant bombardment, the Islamic State is on the run, but the Berlin truck rampage shows it can still inspire terrorist attacks. By ROBERT F. WORTH
Feature What if PTSD Is More Physical Than Psychological? A new study supports what a small group of military researchers has suspected for decades: that modern warfare destroys the brain. By ROBERT F. WORTH
Feature Behind the Barricades of Turkey’s Hidden War A simmering conflict with the Kurds threatens to consume an American ally and inflame an already unstable region. By ROBERT F. WORTH
Saudis Applaud a Tougher Line Against Tehran Popular opinion in the kingdom appears to show a wave of approval for the death sentences being carried out, and accusations of hypocrisy at the way the events have been portrayed in the West. By ROBERT F. WORTH
‘Street of Thieves,’ by Mathias Énard Mathias Énard’s novel follows an anguished young Moroccan coming of age during the Arab uprisings of 2011.
News Analysis At Risk of Fragmenting, Yemen Poses Dangers to U.S. The chaos could provide greater opportunities both for Iran and Al Qaeda, whose Yemeni branch claimed responsibility for one of the terrorist attacks in Paris this month. By ROBERT F. WORTH
Underwriting Jihad Paying Ransoms, Europe Bankrolls Qaeda Terror While some countries, including the United States, refuse to pay ransoms, European ones do — inadvertently helping to bankroll Al Qaeda’s global operations. By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI
Redrawn Lines Seen as No Cure in Iraq Conflict Fragmentation appears inevitable, but the tensions that divide may fuel new conflicts over ideology and natural resources. By ROBERT F. WORTH
The Saturday Profile Leftward Shift by Conservative Cleric Leaves Saudis Perplexed Salman al-Awda, who won fame for his hard-line views, speaks up for democracy and amplifies his voice with social media. By ROBERT F. WORTH
The Saturday Profile Saudi’s Lonely, Costly Bid for Sunni-Shiite Equality Mikhlif al-Shammari has been jailed and even shot by his own son because he holds a very unusual conviction in his deeply conservative country: that Shiites should be treated equally. By ROBERT F. WORTH
The Saturday Profile Even Out of Office, a Wielder of Great Power in Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen’s former president, is a rarity in the Arab world: an autocrat overthrown by popular revolt who nonetheless remains in his country, undisturbed. By ROBERT F. WORTH
Saudis Back Syrian Rebels Despite Risks The Saudis are bent on ousting Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, and his patron, Iran. But their only real means of fighting them is through a proxy war using fighters over whom they have almost no control.
Power Vacuum in Middle East Lifts Militants The bloodshed that has engulfed Iraq, Lebanon and Syria exposes the emergence of a post-American Middle East in which no broker has the will or power to contain the region’s sectarian hatreds.
Yemen Deaths Test Claims of New Drone Policy The reported deaths of innocent people in a wedding procession this month illuminated the reality behind the Obama administration’s new drone policy.
Drone Strike in Yemen Hits Wedding Convoy, Killing 11 Most of the dead appeared to be suspected militants linked to Al Qaeda, tribal leaders said, but there were also reports that several civilians had been killed.
Jihadist Groups Gain in Turmoil Across Middle East Al Qaeda’s leader, Ayman al-Zawahri, has indicated that he views Syria as a promising staging ground, and officials are concerned that a base there could present a rising threat to Israel and Europe. By ROBERT F. WORTH and ERIC SCHMITT
U.S. and Saudis in Growing Rift as Power Shifts Although Saudi Arabia remains a close American ally, the nuclear accord with Iran is the culmination of a slow mutual disenchantment that began at the end of the Cold War. By ROBERT F. WORTH
Questions on Drone Strike Find Only Silence Faisal bin Ali Jaber, who lost two relatives in a drone strike, struggled to pierce a veil of secrecy and anonymity during a visit to Washington. By ROBERT F. WORTH and SCOTT SHANE
Iran Talks Face Resistance in U.S. Congress The Obama administration is trying to stop efforts in Congress to impose new sanctions on Iran that the White House fears could derail negotiations in Geneva. By JONATHAN WEISMAN
