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Al-Qaeda steps up violence against Syrian government
Middle East

Al-Qaeda steps up violence against Syrian government

Under pressure from fellow insurgents and escalating airstrikes by the US-led coalition, Syria's al-Qaeda branch is stepping up violence against…
Syrian army retakes Damascus areas captured by rebels
Middle East

Syrian army retakes Damascus areas captured by rebels

Syrian government forces on Monday regained control of parts of Damascus that were attacked and captured by rebels and militants…
Yemen’s al-Qaeda leader says US refused to trade ‘Blind Sheikh’ for hostage
Middle East

Yemen’s al-Qaeda leader says US refused to trade ‘Blind Sheikh’ for hostage

The leader of al-Qaeda's Yemeni wing has said the United States refused to exchange jailed Muslim cleric Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman…
New anti-IS strategy may mean deeper US involvement in Syria
Middle East

New anti-IS strategy may mean deeper US involvement in Syria

A new military strategy to meet President Donald Trump's demand to "obliterate" the Islamic State group is likely to deepen…
Mourners gather for funeral of ‘Blind Sheikh’ in Daqahlia town
Egypt

Mourners gather for funeral of ‘Blind Sheikh’ in Daqahlia town

Thousands of mourners gathered in a small Egyptian town on Wednesday for the funeral of the Muslim cleric known as…
Body of ‘Blind Sheikh’ to be repatriated to Cairo Thursday
Egypt

Body of ‘Blind Sheikh’ to be repatriated to Cairo Thursday

Jama'a al-Islamiya group said Tuesday that the body of its spiritual leader Omar Abdel-Rahman, known as the Blind Sheikh, who died in…
Death toll rises to 39 in Mogadishu bombing
World

Death toll rises to 39 in Mogadishu bombing

The toll has climbed to 39 dead in an unusually deadly suicide bombing at the weekend in the Somali capital…
Jama’a al-Islamiya to open headquarters, receive condolences for death of ‘Blind Sheikh’
Egypt

Jama’a al-Islamiya to open headquarters, receive condolences for death of ‘Blind Sheikh’

The Construction and Development Party, the political arm of al-Jama'a al-Islamiya group, will open its headquarters in different governorates to…
Blind Egyptian cleric behind 1990s terror plots dies in US prison
Egypt

Blind Egyptian cleric behind 1990s terror plots dies in US prison

Omar Abdel-Rahman, the so-called Blind Sheik convicted of plotting terror attacks in New York City in the decade before 9/11…
Syrian insurgent group says loyal to former al-Qaeda branch: statement
Middle East

Syrian insurgent group says loyal to former al-Qaeda branch: statement

A powerful Syrian Islamist insurgent group on Sunday pledged allegiance to former al-Qaeda branch Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, a statement circulated…
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