Hannah Allam

Hannah Allam covers national security issues, with a focus on militant movements and counterterrorism efforts.

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Petraeus Resigns From CIA, Admits Affair

CIA Director David Petraeus ends a 37-year military and intelligence career.

By: Hannah Allam &; Jonathan S Landay ,; McClatchyNewspapers

November 10, 2012

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Five Pre-9/11 al Qaeda Suspects Are Extradited to US

The five are accused of a wide range of alleged crimes, including the 1998 bombings of two American embassies in East Africa.

By: Hannah Allam &; Lindsay Wise ,; McClatchyNewspapers

October 6, 2012

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Accounts of Syria Rebels Executing Prisoners Raise New Human Rights Concerns

This week, a rebel commander in Damascus said that over the months his unit had executed perhaps 150 people it had detained on suspicion of being pro-Assad informants.

By: Austin Tice &; Hannah Allam ,; McClatchyNewspapers

August 4, 2012

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War Forever Changed Lives of Six Iraqis We Knew Well

Cairo - On June 28, 2004, the day the U.S.-led occupation authority in Iraq officially was dissolved, our Baghdad news bureau held a staff dinner to mark the beginning …

By: Hannah Allam ,; McClatchyNewspapers

December 12, 2011

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Thousands of Egyptians Press Demand for Military Council to Step Down

Cairo - Egypt on Friday appeared on the cusp of a protracted battle for control of the country’s once-promising revolution, with military rulers and protesters staging rival demonstrations and …

By: Hannah Allam ,

November 26, 2011

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Tens of Thousands Call for Tantawi to Go in Cairo’s Tahrir Square

Cairo - Tens of thousands of anti-military protesters streamed into downtown Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square on Tuesday as the nation waited anxiously for the head of the embattled ruling …

By: Hannah Allam &; Mohannad Sabry ,

November 22, 2011

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53 Bodies Found in Libya Raise More Questions about Fighters

Fifty-three bodies discovered over the weekend were those of loyalists of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi who appeared to have been executed after capture, the latest in a string …

By: Hannah Allam ,

October 25, 2011

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Moammar Qaddafi Reported Killed in Final Battle for Sirte

Libyan leader Col. Moammar Qaddafi in an undated photo from a collection of family photos taken from Qaddafi's home, in Tripoli, Libya. (Photo via The New York Times) …

By: Hannah Allam &; Mohamed Albuaishi ,; McClatchyNewspapers

October 20, 2011

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Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Three Women Activists

Tripoli, Libya - The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to three women activists, two from Liberia and one from Yemen, in recognition of their nonviolent campaigns toward peace …

By: Hannah Allam &; Adam Baron ,; McClatchyNewspapers

October 7, 2011

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Jubilation Sweeps Tripoli as Rebels Hunt Desperate Qaddafi

Benghazi, Libya — The long, brutal reign of Col. Moammar Gadhafi appeared to collapse Sunday as rebels swept into Tripoli, captured three of his sons and set off wild …

By: Suliman Ali Zway ,; Hannah Allam ,; Shashank Bengali ,; McClatchyNewspapers

August 22, 2011

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Trump Administration Announces New Rules Targeting Care for Transgender Youth

Humanitarian Crisis Deepens as War in Sudan Expands

Immigrants Are Skipping Vital Health Care Appointments Amid Federal Raids

House Republicans Squash Venezuela War Powers Resolutions

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