Groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group have conquered ... a minor issue could send them into the arms of extremists.” Trump issued an executive order in January directing a ...

But after jihadis attacked a nearby community in Mali five years ago and set up a base in a forest straddling the border, the U.S. committed to spending $20 million to counter the spread of al-Qaida ...

the U.S. committed to spending $20 million to counter the spread of al-Qaida and the Islamic State group here and in dozens of other villages. The Trump administration's sweeping foreign aid cuts ...