UN recognizes ties between Ansar al Sharia in Libya, al Qaeda
The United Nations Security Council today added Ansar al Sharia in Libya to its al Qaeda sanctions list. "As a result of the new listings," the UN announced, "any individual or entity that provides...
View ArticleUS launches drone strike in North Waziristan
The US killed five suspected "militants" in the latest drone strike in Pakistan's jihadist haven of North Waziristan. The strike is just the second by the US in Pakistan this month. The CIA-operated,...
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Jihadist group 'Soldiers of Egypt' claims responsibility for attack on police...
Ajnad Misr, or the "Soldiers of Egypt," has claimed credit for a terrorist attack on a police post near Helwan University in Cairo earlier today. Initial accounts say that five policemen were injured...
View ArticleAQIS announces death of 2 senior leaders in US operation
Two senior leaders of al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), the newest branch of the global jihadist group, were killed in a recent US operation along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, AQIS'...
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AQAP rejects Islamic State's 'caliphate,' blasts group for sowing dissent...
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), an official branch of al Qaeda, has released a video rejecting the Islamic State's announced caliphate and chastising the group for sowing discord among...
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5 transferred Gitmo detainees served al Qaeda, leaked files allege
The Defense Department announced on Nov. 20 that five detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba were transferred to two nations. Three of the detainees were transferred to the Government of Georgia, while...
View ArticleEx-Gitmo 'poet' now recruiting for the Islamic State in Afghanistan and Pakistan
A version of this article was originally published at The Weekly Standard. An ex-Guantanamo detainee based in northern Pakistan is leading an effort to recruit jihadists for the Islamic State, an al...
View ArticleMore jihadist training camps identified in Iraq and Syria
Map of known provincial locations of training camps run by the Islamic State, the Al Nusrah Front, and allied jihadist groups since 2012. Map created by Caleb Weiss and Bill Roggio. Four new terrorist...
View ArticleHaqqani Network launched suicide attack at soccer game, Afghan intel claims
The National Directorate of Security (NDS), Afghanistan's intelligence service, accused the Pakistan-supported Haqqani Network of executing yesterday's mass-casualty suicide attack at a soccer match in...
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AQAP releases biography of American jihadist Samir Khan
A Twitter account linked to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) today posted a biography of slain AQAP operative Samir Zafar Khan, founder of the terror organization's English-language Inspire...
View ArticlePakistan condemns drone strike that targeted 'good Taliban' and foreign fighters
The Pakistani government condemned a US airstrike in North Waziristan that is reported to have killed members of two Taliban groups favored by the Pakistani establishment. The attack also killed...
View ArticleJihadists tout training camps for children in Iraq and Syria
Map of known provincial locations of training camps run by the Islamic State, the Al Nusrah Front, and allied jihadist groups since 2012. Map created by Caleb Weiss and Bill Roggio. The Islamic State,...
View ArticleTaliban assault Camp Bastion, storm foreign guest house in Kabul
Fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban inside Camp Bastion, the large military complex in Helmand province that was evacuated by US and British troops just one month ago, continues for the...
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Islamic State supporters advertise Sinai as jihadist destination
The Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot that controls large portions of Iraq and Syria, and its supporters are marketing the Sinai as a destination for young recruits seeking to wage jihad. On Nov....
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Sinai jihadists take credit for killing American
Picture posted on Wilayat Sinai's Twitter page showing William Henderson's identification cards The Islamic State's Wilayat Sinai (formerly known as Ansar Bayt al Maqdis, or ABM) recently took credit...
View ArticleUS airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan target Pakistani Taliban
The US has targeted senior leaders of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, including the group's emir, in three airstrikes in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar over the past nine days....
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AQAP claims bombing of Iranian ambassador's residence in Yemen
"The Iranian flag thrown upon the rubble of the residence of Tehran's ambassador following the explosion." Source: Al Malahem Media Foundation. A Twitter account linked to al Qaeda in the Arabian...
View ArticleAQAP threatens to execute American hostage
"Statement regarding the American hostage Luke Somers." Source: Al Malahem Media Foundation. In a new video released by its media wing, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) threatened to kill...
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Caucasus Emirate attacks police, press in Chechen capital of Grozny
The Press House in Grozny aflame. Photograph from ITAR-TASS. Fighters from the Caucasus Emirate entered the Chechen capital of Grozny last night and launched a major assault on security forces and...
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Pakistani army kills senior al Qaeda commander tasked with attacking the West
Adnan G. el Shukrijumah, al Qaeda's operations chief for North America. Photos from the Rewards for Justice website. The Pakistani military said it killed Adnan Shukrijumah, a senior al Qaeda leader...
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