War on terror: special report

Mohammed Emwazi grew up in Shepherd’s Bush and Queen’s Park, areas of north west London that have had a long and uncomfortable history of radical extremism. Channel 4 News looks back.

The scale of the crisis in Iraq has led many to wonder what was once unpalatable: would the country be more stable if Saddam Hussein had remained in power?

Kareem Khan’s brother and son were killed in a Pakistan drone strike in 2009. Now he is in the UK to meet MPs and tells Channel 4 News “most drone strikes are killing innocent people”.

Tony Blair warns that extreme religion, not politics, is at the heart of global terrorist acts and that the West needs to change its strategy to deal with radical beliefs.

As US Secretary of State John Kerry defends a raid in which Anas al-Libi was captured, Channel 4 News explores who the “senior” al-Qaeda operative is, and what significance his arrest carries.

Eighteen of the 19 United States embassies closed across the Middle East due to fears of a potential terrorist attack will reopen on Sunday, the US State Department said on Friday.

Britain pulls all embassy staff out of Yemen due to “increased security concerns”, whilst the US orders all non-essential personnel to exit the country.

Gardening competitions and cowboy hats – a leaked report into the killing of Osama bin Laden gives an unusual glimpse into the family life of the terrorist leader on the run.

Former senior members of the US military and political establishment accuse the country’s most senior officials of contributing to the spread of torture.

Violent clashes, hunger strikes and growing calls for its closure – what is happening in Guantanamo Bay, three years after its promised closure?

US Marine Corps veteran Brandon Blackstone suffered severe injuries when his unit ran over a tank mine. But 10 years on from the invasion, he still believes George W Bush was right to go into Iraq.

It was the most divisive war of modern times. In our second special report a decade after the Iraq invasion, Channel 4 News asks leading figures what have we learned from it all?

They were familiar figures of the Iraq war. A decade on from the start of the invasion, some have faded into obscurity while the legacy of others endures. Where are they now?

Three men from Birmingham accused of plotting suicide attacks potentially deadlier than those of 9/11 face life sentences after being found guilty of terrorism.

India’s major cities have been put on a state of high alert after two blasts shook the southern city of Hyderabad, killing at least a dozen people and injuring many more.