Pakistani Taliban assault prison, free hundreds of inmates
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan launched a complex assault that included suicide bombers against a prison in Dera Ismail Khan, freeing more than 200 prisoners, including at least 30 "hardcore...
View ArticleUS drones strike again in Yemen, kill 3 AQAP operatives
The US launched its second drone strike in four days in Yemen, killing three al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operatives today as they traveled in the south of the country. The remotely piloted...
View ArticleAl Nusrah Front launches joint assaults with numerous Syrian rebel groups
The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, has claimed that it launched three separate operations in recent months with various other Syrian rebel groups,...
View Article3 al Qaeda military 'training experts' killed in US drone strike in Pakistan
A Pakistani Taliban commander said that the US killed three al Qaeda military "training experts" in a drone strike in North Waziristan that took place last weekend. Al Qaeda continues to support...
View ArticleUS drones kill 5 AQAP operatives in Yemen
The US launched its third drone strike in Yemen in the past five days, killing five al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operatives in an area in eastern Yemen that is said to be under the control of the...
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US closes diplomatic facilities in response to al Qaeda threat
The US government has ordered 21 diplomatic facilities closed this weekend in response to an al Qaeda threat. "The Department of State alerts US citizens to the continued potential for terrorist...
View ArticleLocal AQAP commander reported killed in recent US drone strike
An al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader who commanded forces in the restive southern Yemeni province of Abyan is reported to have been killed in a US drone strike that took place in a neighboring...
View ArticleSalafi jihadists claim that Israeli drones are operating over Sinai
Two days ago, al Salafiyya al Jihadiyya in Sinai issued a new report to jihadist forums that condemned actions taken by Egyptian security forces in recent weeks. The report also alleged that Egyptian...
View ArticleUS kills 6 AQAP operatives in Yemen drone strike
The US launched its fourth drone strike in Yemen in the past 10 days, killing four al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operatives in an area in central Yemen that is known to host jihadists. The strike...
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AQAP's emir also serves as al Qaeda's general manager
Nasir al Wuhayshi, the leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Image from the SITE Intel Group. Nasir al Wuhayshi, the emir of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), has recently been...
View ArticleUS adds emir of Pakistan-based Mullah Nazir Group to list of global terrorists
The US State Department has added the emir of the Mullah Nazir Group, a Taliban subgroup based in South Waziristan that supports al Qaeda, to the list of terrorists. Pakistani military and government...
View ArticleUS strikes twice in Yemen, kills 7 AQAP operatives in drone attacks
The US launched two drone strike in Yemen in the past 24 hours, killing seven al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operatives in areas in southern and central Yemen where the terror group is known to...
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MSC in Jerusalem praises slain member in new video
The Ibn Taymiyyah Media Center (ITMC), a jihadist media unit tied to the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem (MSC), yesterday released the second episode in a series titled "Journey...
View ArticleUS targets AQAP in 2 more drone strikes, kills 6 operatives
The US launched two more airstrikes in Yemen, killing six more al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters as part of an effort to disrupt a global plot to target Western facilities and allied...
View ArticleIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant leads charge to take Syrian airport
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, one of al Qaeda's two official affiliates operating in Syria, led a recent decisive rebel assault on a Syrian military airbase in the north. The group used a...
View Article5 jihadists reportedly killed in Sinai, source unclear
Egyptian security officials alleged that an Israeli drone strike today killed five jihadists near Rafah. "The officials say the attack was in cooperation with Egyptian authorities," the Associated...
View ArticleAnalysis: Recent embassy closures triggered by Zawahiri communications with...
On Aug. 7, the Daily Beast's Eli Lake and Josh Rogin reported that the US government's decision to shutter more than 20 diplomatic facilities was based in part on intercepted communications between al...
View ArticleBahrain blocks Hezbollah's al Manar television website
While the camera's eye has been focused on the July designation of Hezbollah's so-called "military wing" by the European Union, the Iran-backed organization was dealt another blow. The government of...
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Islamic Jihad Union fighters attack US base, plant 'anti-helicopter' mine
The Islamic Jihad Union (IJU), an al Qaeda-allied jihadist group, has released a video of attacks against a US base in Paktia province, and claimed to have deployed an "anti-helicopter fragmentation...
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Ansar Jerusalem and MSC in Jerusalem comment on death of jihadists in Sinai
Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Bayt al Maqdis), a Sinai-based Salafi jihadist group, yesterday announced that four of its fighters were killed in an apparent Israeli drone strike near Rafah. In a statement...
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