al-qaeda
Al-Qaeda steps up violence against Syrian government
Middle East
March 21, 2017
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
March 20, 2017
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
March 7, 2017
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
February 27, 2017
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
February 23, 2017
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
February 22, 2017
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
February 20, 2017
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
February 19, 2017
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
February 19, 2017
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
October 10, 2016
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…