Report: Al Qaeda group demands release of 2 well-known jihadists
The al Qaeda group responsible for a raid on a natural gas field in eastern Algeria earlier this week has reportedly demanded the release of two well-known, al Qaeda-linked jihadists in exchange for...
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Nigerien jihadist identified as commander of Algerian hostage operation
Abdul Rahman al Nigeri. Image from the Nouakchott News Agency, via the SITE Intelligence Group. The commander of the raid on an Algerian facility that produces 10 percent of the country's natural gas...
View ArticleUS drone strike kills 2 Saudi AQAP fighters in central Yemen
The US killed eight people, including two Saudi al Qaeda fighters, in a drone strike yesterday in Marib province in central Yemen. The strike is the first recorded in Yemen in 16 days. The...
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Belmokhtar claims Algerian raid, slaying of hostages for al Qaeda
Al Qaeda commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar. Image from Sahara Media. Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the head of the jihadist brigade that launched the deadly suicide assault on the In Amenas gas facility in...
View ArticleTaliban suicide assault team attacks police headquarters in Kabul
The Taliban launched their second suicide assault against a security installation in the capital of Kabul in six days. The suicide assault team targeted the traffic police headquarters in western Kabul...
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Al Nusrah Front claims 2 suicide attacks in Syria
Banner for the Al Nusrah Front, a jihadist group in Syria. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, al Qaeda in Iraq's affiliate in Syria, has claimed...
View ArticleUS kills 3 more AQAP fighters in drone strike in Marib
US drones struck again in Marib province in central Yemen, killing three al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operatives. The strike is the second in the central province in three days. The CIA-operated,...
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AQAP eulogizes jihadist who fought in Iraq and was killed in US drone strike...
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighter Abdullah Bawazir, after his escape from a Yemeni prison in 2011. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula recently eulogized...
View Article4 AQAP fighters killed in drone strike in northern Yemen
US drones targeted al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula for the third time in four days, with a strike aimed at members of the terrorist group in the northern province of Al Jawf. The CIA-operated,...
View ArticleSuicide bomber kills 42 Iraqis at Shia mosque
A suicide bomber killed 42 Iraqis in an attack inside a Shia mosque in northern Iraq earlier today. The suicide bombing, which was likely carried out by al Qaeda in Iraq, is the fourth such attack in...
View ArticleUS drones strike again in Yemen, killing 6 AQAP fighters near capital
US drones yet again targeted al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in Yemen, this time outside the capital of Sana'a. The strike today is the fourth by the US in Yemen in five days. The US has...
View ArticleUS adds wanted Saudi al Qaeda leader to terrorism list
The US State Department has added a wanted Saudi citizen who serves as a senior al Qaeda leader and ideologue in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region to the list of Specially Designated Global terrorists....
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AQAP deputy emir Said al Shihri is dead: Yemeni government
Said al Shihri, from the second edition of Inspire, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's propaganda magazine, which was obtained by The Long War Journal. The Yemeni government claimed today that the...
View ArticleShin Bet: Rise in attacks from the Sinai in 2012
On Thursday, the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency or Shabak) released its 2012 Annual Summary: Data and Trends in Terrorism report. In contrast to previous annual reports from the Shin Bet, this year's...
View ArticleAl Qaeda-linked Taliban commander targeted in Kunar raid
The International Security Assistance Force reported yesterday that an operation targeting an "al Qaeda associated Taliban leader" was conducted in Kunar province, Afghanistan on Jan. 23. Two...
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Mohammed al Zawahiri threatens West, condemns Mali intervention
A banner showing al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri and former emir Osama bin Laden is placed outside the French Embassy in Cairo, Egypt during a protest organized by Mohammed al Zawahiri. Image from...
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Al Nusrah Front claims complex suicide assault on Syrian military base
Banner for the Al Nusrah Front, a jihadist group in Syria. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, al Qaeda in Iraq's affiliate in Syria, launched a...
View ArticleAl Qaeda in Iraq video shows series of attacks against Iraqi security forces
Warning: the video is extremely graphic and shows al Qaeda in Iraq fighters brutally executing Iraqi soldiers and policemen. The Islamic State of Iraq, al Qaeda in Iraq's political front in the...
View ArticleISAF launches another raid targeting al Qaeda in Kunar
On Jan. 25, the International Security Assistance Force reported another operation in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province targeting a Taliban leader associated with al Qaeda. This follows a report...
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Yemeni military launches operation to free Western hostages held by AQAP
Kaid al Dhahab, the new AQAP emir for Baydah province. Photo from The Yemen Post. The Yemeni Army launched an offensive against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in the central Yemeni province of...
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