US drones kill 8 AQAP fighters in Yemen strike
US drones launched the first strike in Yemen in 12 days, killing eight "militants" in an attack on an convoy in a southern town controlled by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The remotely piloted...
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Iraq breaks up al Qaeda chemical weapons cell
Iraqi soldiers wearing gas masks hold precursors used to make chemical weapons. The Iraqi military announced today that it arrested five members of an al Qaeda cell that was seeking to manufacture...
View ArticleSuicide bomber kills 10 Afghan students, 2 US soldiers
A suicide bomber killed 10 Afghan students, two US soldiers, and an Afghan Local policeman in an attack today outside a school in Paktia province, a haven for the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network. No...
View ArticleUS offers rewards for Boko Haram, African al Qaeda leaders
The US State Department yesterday added the emir of the Nigeria-based Boko Haram terrorist group and four al Qaeda commanders to the "Rewards for Justice" list. The State Department also noted that the...
View ArticleTaliban suicide bomber kills 7 Georgian troops at base in Helmand
The Taliban claimed credit for a suicide attack today at a base in the southern Afghan province of Helmand that killed seven Georgian soldiers. The suicide attack is the sixth of its kind by the...
View ArticleUS adds al Qaeda explosives expert to list of global terrorists
The US Treasury Department has added an al Qaeda explosives expert who once served as the commander of the terror group's military committee to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists. The...
View ArticleUS drones kill 6 in North Waziristan
The US launched a drone strike in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan today. Six "militants," including an unnamed "high value target," are said to have been killed in the...
View ArticleAfghan soldiers kill 2 ISAF troops, civilian in latest insider attack
Afghan soldiers opened fire on US troops in eastern Afghanistan today, killing two US soldiers and a civilian, and wounding three other Americans. The attack took place in an area where the al...
View ArticleLocal Taliban commander killed in latest drone strike in Pakistan
A US drone strike two days ago killed a "key" local Taliban commander who was preparing to lead a group of fighters into Afghanistan, according to the Pakistani press. The drone strike has drawn the...
View ArticleUS drones kill AQAP commander, 5 fighters in northern Yemen
US drones killed an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commander and five fighters in a strike today in northern Yemen near the border with Saudi Arabia. The remotely piloted Predators or the more...
View ArticleISAF targets al Qaeda leaders in Kunar
The International Security Assistance Force executed multiple operations targeting al Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province late last week. In total, five operations were conducted in...
View ArticleAnalysis: Zawahiri's letter to al Qaeda branches in Syria, Iraq
Al Jazeera has published a letter that was purportedly written by Ayman al Zawahiri to the heads of al Qaeda's franchises in Iraq and Syria. Two senior US intelligence officials contacted by The Long...
View ArticleSuicide bomber strikes at supreme court in Kabul
A suicide bomber killed up to 16 civilians, including employees who worked at the supreme court in Kabul. The Taliban claimed credit for the deadly attack. The suicide bomber detonated his...
View ArticleTreasury designates Hezbollah operatives in West Africa
The Treasury Department today designated four Lebanese men who operate for Hezbollah in four separate West African nations. Ali Ibrahim al Watfa (Sierra Leone), Abbas Loutfe Fawaz (Senegal), Ali Ahmad...
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Mohammed al Zawahiri rejects 'filthy market of democracy'
Mohammed al Zawahiri, the younger brother of al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri, and two other jihadist ideologues have released a statement criticizing the Democratic Jihad Party in Egypt. Ahmed Ashush...
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Online jihadists discuss fate of al Qaeda operative held by Saudi Arabia
In recent days, prominent online jihadists have used Twitter to discuss the fate of Saleh al Qarawi, who is reportedly being held in Saudi Arabia. Al Qarawi was a senior leader in the Abdullah Azzam...
View ArticleSuicide bomber kills 4 in Christian neighborhood in Damascus
A suicide bomber killed four people in an attack in a Christian area of the Syrian capital of Damascus earlier today, according to the state-run Syrian media. The suicide bombing is the 24th reported...
View ArticleAl Nusrah Front claims joint operations, including a suicide assault, with...
The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, claimed it launched two suicide assaults and other attacks with Syrian rebel groups, including an Islamist unit and two...
View ArticleShabaab confirms 2 top leaders were killed in infighting
Shabaab, al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, has confirmed that it killed two of its top leaders, including Ibrahim al Afghani, who was on the US's wanted list for his ties to al Qaeda. Additionally,...
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New al Qaeda video features magazine editor, discussion of Arab Spring
Hossam Abdul Raouf, editor of al Qaeda's "Vanguards of Khorasan" magazine. Image courtesy of SITE. A new video released by As Sahab, al Qaeda's propaganda arm, on jihadist forums on June 28 features...
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