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Former Taliban defense minister dies in Pakistani custody

Mullah Obaidullah Akhund. Photo from Voice of Jihad. A former Taliban defense minister who was close to both Mullah Omar and Osama bin Laden has died in Pakistani custody, according to a statement...

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Report: New leader of al Qaeda network in Iran named

Muhsin al Fadhli, who is said to be al Qaeda's new leader inside Iran. A notorious Kuwaiti terrorist named Muhsin al Fadhli has reportedly taken over leadership of al Qaeda's network inside Iran. Sky...

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US Predators kill 19 'militants' in 2 North Waziristan strikes

Unmanned US Predator or Reaper strike aircraft killed 19 "militants," including foreign fighters, in a pair of strikes in the Miramshah and Mir Ali areas of Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency...

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Treasury: Iranian intelligence supporting al Qaeda

The US Treasury Department today designated the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) "for its support to terrorist groups as well as its central role in perpetrating human rights abuses...

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Attempted suicide attack on US Capitol thwarted by FBI

The FBI has yet again employed a counterterrorism tactic that has proven extremely useful over the past few years in disrupting terror plots aimed at the United States. Amine el Khalifi, an illegal...

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Al Qaeda 'operates in Afghanistan under the flag of the Islamic Emirate':...

A Taliban spokesman who identified himself as an "Authorized Correspondent by the Media Committee of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" said that the Taliban will not renounce al Qaeda and that the...

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US announces a 'surge' of military trainers to Afghanistan

The US Army recently announced the next round of unit deployments to Afghanistan. Five brigades and one army headquarters will deploy to Afghanistan between April and August 2012. While deployments are...

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Turkish jihadists eulogize commander killed in Waziristan

Sinan Tekin, a Turkish national who was known as Emir Yunis and Abu Yunis Turki. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. A Turkish jihadist Internet forum announced the death of a military commander...

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Shabaab abandons western city as Ethiopian troops advance

View Larger Map As Ethiopian forces continue to press their offensive in Somalia, Shabaab forces have relinquished control of a key southern city that has been under the terror group's control for...

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Taliban incite Afghans to kill 'Crusaders' over Koran burning

The Taliban have urged all Afghans to move beyond "mere protests" and attack US military personnel throughout the country for burning copies of the Koran. The Taliban's call has been echoed by some...

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US adds Indonesian group, 3 leaders to terrorism list

The US government has added an Indonesian group and three of its leaders who are responsible for attacks in the country to the list of terrorist organizations and individuals. Today the State...

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Suicide assault team attacks police in Peshawar

A suicide assault team from the Abdullah Azzam Brigade killed four policemen during an attack on a police station in the Pakistani city of Peshawar today. The attack was carried out by the Abdullah...

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Moroccan jihadist killed in Somalia airstrike

Moroccan jihadist Abu Ibrahim. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. A Moroccan jihadist was among several Shabaab fighters, including other foreigners, who were killed in an airstrike in southern...

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Egyptian Islamic Group plans to sue Interior Ministry over torture

The Egyptian Gama'a al-Islamiyya plans to sue the Egyptian Interior Ministry because members of the organization were "tortured by the State Security Bureau in the last three decades," according to a...

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Somali Islamist group formally declares allegiance to Shabaab, al Qaeda

A senior Islamist commander and weapons smuggler in northern Somalia who has long been tied to Shabaab has officially declared allegiance to the terror group and al Qaeda. The merger was confirmed by...

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Al Nusrah Front claims suicide attack in Syria

A screen shot of the video released on Feb. 26 by the Al Nusrah Front. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. A recently formed jihadist group known as the Al Nusrah Front claimed credit for a...

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Taliban suicide bomber kills 9 at Jalalabad Airfield

The Taliban claimed credit for a suicide attack outside of a US airbase in eastern Afghanistan that is used to launch drone attacks in Pakistan. Nine people were killed and several more were wounded in...

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Jundallah kills 18 Shia travelers in northern Pakistan

An al Qaeda and Taliban-linked terror group known as Jundallah claimed credit for murdering 18 Shias who were traveling on a bus in a relatively quiet area of northern Pakistan. In the past, the terror...

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Taliban claim CIA 'fabricated' truce letter from Mullah Omar

The Afghan Taliban have denied the authenticity of a letter that ordered fighters to cease attacks in Afghanistan and was purportedly signed by Mullah Omar, saying the letter was "fabricated" and...

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Afghan soldier and teacher kill 2 ISAF soldiers in south

An Afghan soldier and a teacher opened fire on NATO troops in Kandahar province today, killing two soldiers before being killed in return fire. Afghan security personnel have killed seven International...

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