The image is iconic: the stubby barrel, the inverted arc of the banana clip. Osama bin Laden included one in his video after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Saddam Hussein had a pair with him when he was ...

Homemade rockets. Modified AK-47s. Decades-old Soviet machine guns. Cheap, second-hand, and purloined weapons comprised Hamas’ deadly makeshift arsenal that fueled a devastating, multi-pronged attack ...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has commenced the formal induction of AK-47 rifles and advanced pistols into its operational arsenal as part of efforts to strengthen its capacity to confront ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Russian Kalashnikov AK-47 and its derivatives have long been the assault rifle of choice for militant groups because of their rugged design, but some Taliban fighters are trading ...

Developed to supply a poorly-trained conscript army, the AK-47 remains one of the most reliable rifles ever built. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Steven L. Galimore) The AK-47 has seen action in numerous ...

GUAJES DE AYALA – Jesús Domínguez pushes through thick brush lining a rugged mountainside with an AK-47 slung over his shoulder and a grenade fastened to his leather belt. He marches alongside a pack ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. A CNN crew was threatened by Taliban fighters with AK-47s in Kabul after the group took over ...

Perhaps the most surprising fact about the company that is known today as the JSC Kalashnikov Concern was that it was actually founded not by gun maker Mikhail Kalashnikov, the gun designer who ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Russia’s military may no longer be using it, but the AK-74 serves a curious purpose elsewhere in contemporary Russian society: schools. It was mandatory for many ...

Ever since New York Times reporter C.J. Chivers published his book on the history and global impact of the Kalashnikov assault rifle, he's been following up on the world-famous AK-47's role in history ...