Guy Taylor
Articles by Guy Taylor
Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish President, claims Gulenists controlled intel service; overhaul coming
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he's restructuring Turkey's intelligence apparatus, claiming the spy services were under the control of a U.S.-based Muslim cleric he blames for staging last month's coup attempt against him. Published August 2, 2016
U.S. launches airstrikes against ISIS in Libya
U.S. forces have begun a series of "precision airstrikes" against the Islamic State's main branch in Libya, the Pentagon said Monday, signaling an expansion of American military action against the group, whose footprint has spread into North Africa over the past year. Published August 1, 2016
ISIS calls for attacks in Russia: ‘Carry out jihad’
The Islamic State is calling on its followers to "carry out jihad" against Russia, according to a new propaganda video attributed to the terror group over the weekend. Published August 1, 2016
Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, Nice truck attacker, was ‘radicalized very quickly’
Authorities detained seven people over the weekend in a probe of Thursday's attack that killed 84 people, but officials were still scrambling Sunday to figure out whether the truck driver who plowed through Bastille Day crowds acted alone or as part of a terrorist cell. Published July 17, 2016
ISIS claims responsibility for Bastille Day attack in Nice
NICE, France -- The Islamic State claimed responsibility Saturday for the attack that killed at least 84 people in this southern French city, as authorities scrambled to determine whether attacker acted on an order from the terrorist group or may have been inspired by its extremist propaganda. Published July 16, 2016
Nice reels as officials probe deadly Bastille Day truck terror attack
A blanket of shock, sadness and fear hung thick in the air here Friday, as residents and tourists struggled to comprehend the horror that left 84 people, including an American father and son, dead on Thursday night when a large truck mowed down crowds of Bastille Day revelers along the city's vast beachfront promenade. Published July 15, 2016
Truck crashes into Bastille Day crowd in Nice, France
France's national holiday turned bloody and violent Thursday night in the southern resort city of Nice, as a weapons-laden truck drove through crowds of Bastille Day revelers for more than a mile in an attack the French president labeled as terrorism. Published July 14, 2016
Iranian dissidents rally with former U.S. leaders against Tehran’s theocracy
Tens of thousands of supporters of a dissident Iranian opposition group filled a vast convention hall north of Paris this weekend to call for the downfall of Iran's theocratic government. Published July 10, 2016
Newt Gingrich acknowledges he’s being vetted for Trump veep; ‘no idea’ if he’ll be picked
LE BOURGET, France -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he has "no idea" if presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is going to pick him as a running mate, but he knows he's being vetted closely and a decision is coming soon. Published July 9, 2016
Iranian dissidents gather in Paris for massive rally
In the biggest gathering of its kind, thousands of Iranian dissidents -- and no shortage of former high-level American officials from both sides of the aisle -- will converge here Saturday for a giant rally calling for the downfall of Iran's theocratic government. Published July 7, 2016
Turkey airport attack gives Recep Tayyip Erdogan incentive to battle ISIS
Turkey has for years been an ambivalent partner in the U.S.-backed military campaign against the Islamic State, but that may be about to change. Published June 29, 2016
2 explosions rock Istanbul airport, at least 10 killed and dozens injured
Two explosions rocked Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport Tuesday when two suicide bombers detonated their explosive vests near the entrance of the main terminal, according to officials and initial reports, which said at least 10 people were killed and as many as 40 injured. Published June 28, 2016
Brexit pushes British pound to 31-year low as world leaders plead for calm amid chaos
The Brexit fallout continued to unsettle Britain and the European Union on Monday, as another leading credit rating agency slashed the U.K. government's credit rating, Britain's leading parties were consumed by infighting and visiting Secretary of State John F. Kerry urged EU leaders to avoid "half-cocked" theatrics as they struggled to work out the mechanics and timing of Britain's divorce from the 28-member bloc. Published June 27, 2016
John Kerry warns Europeans not to ‘go off half-cocked’
Secretary of State John F. Kerry urged European Union leaders Monday to avoid political theatrics and "revengeful" infighting as they cope with the uncertainties surrounding Britain's departure from the 28-member bloc. Published June 27, 2016
Brexit: World leaders scramble to manage political, financial fallout
Fears mounted over the prospect of crumbling European unity, as world markets tried to manage the economic fallout from Britain's shock decision to exit the European Union and U.S. political leaders scrambled to measure the development's effects on the presidential race. Published June 26, 2016
Brexit referendum turnout heavy; U.K. votes to leave EU
The voters of the United Kingdom spoke Thursday and, to the surprise of pundits and their elected officials, declared that they want out of the European Union. Published June 23, 2016
Colombia, FARC to make cease-fire, disarmament official after half-century civil war
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and regional leaders are set to descend Thursday on Havana to celebrate what could be the last major step toward ending the Western Hemisphere's longest-running war, as Colombia's government and leftist FARC rebels sign a much-anticipated cease-fire and disarmament deal. Published June 22, 2016
Bahrain’s crackdown on Shiites troubles U.S.
U.S. officials said they were "deeply troubled" by Bahrain's decision to strip an influential Shiite cleric of his citizenship Monday, a move that has triggered major protests in the tiny Persian Gulf nation and stoked regional tensions between nearby Saudi Arabia and Iran. Published June 20, 2016
John Kerry: Internal cable slamming Obama’s Syria policy is ‘very good’
Secretary of State John F. Kerry says he's preparing to meet with the 51 American diplomats who signed an internal State Department cable slamming the Obama administration's Syria policy and calling for U.S. military strikes against forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad. Published June 20, 2016
Obama admin struggles to contain fallout from leaked Syria memo
The Obama administration has struggled to downplay the fallout from a leaked internal State Department cable signed by more than 50 midlevel diplomats slamming the White House's Syria policy and calling for "targeted [U.S.] military strikes" against forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad to boost embattled pro-U.S. rebel forces. Published June 17, 2016