Taliban deny media report that they seek split with al Qaeda
The Afghan Taliban's official spokesman issued a statement rejecting a media report that the group seeks to sever ties with al Qaeda. Zabihullah Mujahid, the official spokesman for the "Islamic Emirate...
View ArticleAfghan intel kills 5 members of Haqqani Network suicide cell in Kabul
The National Directorate of Security killed five members of the al Qaeda and Pakistan-linked Haqqani Network during a raid in the capital last night that targeted a suicide assault cell. The NDS has...
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Egypt requests release of al Qaeda explosives expert
The Egyptian government has requested the release of a top al Qaeda explosives expert from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, according to Agence France Presse and Reuters. Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed al...
View ArticleHamas frees al Qaeda-linked jihadist leader in Gaza
Hamas has freed Abu al Walid al Maqdisi, the leader of one of several al Qaeda-linked jihadist groups in Gaza, after more than one year in custody. Al Maqdisi, who leads the Tawhid and Jihad Group in...
View ArticleSpain arrests 3 al Qaeda suspects
Spanish authorities arrested three men suspected of plotting terrorist attacks this week. Spain's Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz held a press conference to confirm the arrests. "There is a...
View ArticleAl Qaeda-linked fighters killed in airstrike in Kunar
Special operations forces killed several "al Qaeda associated insurgents" in an airstrike in a district in eastern Afghanistan that has served as a key hub for terror groups in Afghanistan. The...
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IMU announces death of emir, names new leader
Abu Usman Adil. Image from Furqon. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan has announced that its emir, Abu Usman Adil, was killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan, and named Usman Ghazi as the new leader...
View ArticleUS drone strike kills 5 AQAP fighters in eastern Yemen
The US killed five al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in a drone airstrike in eastern Yemen. The strike is the first in Yemen in more than a month. The unmanned Predators or Reapers fired a...
View ArticleAl Qaeda emir for Kunar, deputy, and facilitator killed in airstrikes
The Coalition confirmed that al Qaeda's leader for Kunar province and his deputy were killed in Friday's airstrike in the Watahpur district. Both al Qaeda leaders were Pakistani citizens, the...
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'Global jihadists' overrun Egyptian Army outpost on Israeli border
The Kerem Shalom crossing. Click to view larger map More than 10 Egyptian soldiers were killed by "global jihadists" during a complex attack at night on a border crossing between Israel, Egypt, and the...
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Lawyer who defended suspected al Qaeda militants in Turkey killed in Aleppo
Osman Karahan. Osman Karahan, publicly known as the lawyer defending al Qaeda members in Turkey, has been killed in Aleppo, Syria. Turkish jihadist websites announced his "martyrdom" today, saying it...
View ArticleUS adds Saudi al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan to terror list
The US State Department has added a wanted Saudi citizen who serves as a senior al Qaeda leader, trainer, and facilitator in Afghanistan to the list of Specially Designated Global terrorists. Azzam...
View ArticleUS kills AQAP bombmaker, 9 fighters in pair of strikes in Yemen
The US launched two drone strikes against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen today, killing a senior bombmaker and nine other fighters. The US has now conducted three strikes in Yemen in the...
View ArticleTaliban suicide bombers kill 3 ISAF troops in Kunar
The Taliban claimed credit for a coordinated double suicide bombing that killed three Western soldiers and an Afghan civilian in an attack outside the governor's compound in the capital of Kunar...
View ArticleAl Qaeda calls on jihadists to attack NATO supplies, 'secure the back' of the...
Al Qaeda's top spokesman for Pakistan called on jihadists in Pakistan to attack NATO supply convoys to "secure the back" of al Qaeda's ally, the Afghan Taliban. Ustad Ahmad Farooq, al Qaeda's spokesman...
View ArticleAfghan police commander kills 3 US troops in Helmand
An Afghan police commander killed three US soldiers in an attack in the southern province of Helmand today. There have been three green-on-blue attacks reported in the past four days; four US troops...
View ArticleAl Qaeda-linked insurgent targeted in Ghazni raid
Coalition and Afghan special operations forces captured "three suspected insurgents" during a raid that targeted an al Qaeda associate who operates in the southeastern province of Ghazni. The combined...
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Afghan intelligence thwarts complex assault plot in Kabul; Pakistani suspect,...
NDS personnel pose with weapons and explosives confiscated during the Aug.1, 2012 raid in Kabul. A similar raid was conducted on Aug.11, 2012 in the Shur Bazaar area of Kabul. Image: Xinhua. Afghan...
View ArticleToulouse shooter's al Qaeda ties played down by officials
On Aug. 9, the French government released previously classified documents showing that self-professed al Qaeda shooter Mohamed Merah had been identified by French intelligence as a potential threat as...
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Omani jihadist participated in Haqqani Network raid on FOB Salerno
Omani jihadist Ayman bin Saeed with other Haqqani Network fighters before the assault on FOB Salerno. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. A jihadist from Oman was killed during the Haqqani Network...
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