al-qaeda
Iraq briefed on US special forces plan: Kerry
Middle East
December 2, 2015
Iraq briefed on US special forces plan: Kerry
The Iraqi government is fully briefed on US plans to deploy American special forces to Iraq and the two governments…
Syria Qaeda affiliate frees 16 Lebanese servicemen in swap: report
Middle East
December 1, 2015
Syria Qaeda affiliate frees 16 Lebanese servicemen in swap: report
Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate on Tuesday freed 16 Lebanese soldiers and police held for more than a year in exchange for…
Islamic State claims Yemen attack
Middle East
November 20, 2015
Islamic State claims Yemen attack
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on the army in the eastern region of Hadramawt on Friday that a…
Pentagon says Khorasan leader killed in Syria air strike
Middle East
October 18, 2015
Pentagon says Khorasan leader killed in Syria air strike
An air strike by the US-led coalition has killed Sanafi al-Nasr, a Saudi citizen and the leader of an Al-Qaeda…
Egypt acquits Al-Qaeda chief’s brother of terrorism plot
Egypt
October 15, 2015
Egypt acquits Al-Qaeda chief’s brother of terrorism plot
The Cairo Criminal Court acquitted on Thursday Mohamed al-Zawahiri, brother of Al-Qaeda’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, of charges of plotting terrorist…
Insurgents killed 56 government troops at captured air base: Syria monitor
Middle East
September 19, 2015
Insurgents killed 56 government troops at captured air base: Syria monitor
A group tracking the Syrian war said on Saturday that Islamist insurgents shot dead 56 members of Syrian government forces…
12 Somali soldiers killed in Shebab attack: officials
World
September 19, 2015
12 Somali soldiers killed in Shebab attack: officials
Twelve Somali government soldiers have been killed in an attack by Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab militants, officials and witnesses said Saturday. The attack…
Philippines: Abu Sayyaf blamed for bus blast in south
World
September 19, 2015
Philippines: Abu Sayyaf blamed for bus blast in south
Philippine authorities have blamed a powerful bomb explosion that killed a girl and injured more than 30 other people in…
Al-Qaeda leader to ISIS: You’re wrong, but we can work together
Middle East
September 15, 2015
Al-Qaeda leader to ISIS: You’re wrong, but we can work together
After a prolonged spell of silence, Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has come alive with a series of audio messages. And…
Official: Four Qaeda suspects killed by ‘US drone’ in Yemen
Middle East
August 23, 2015
Official: Four Qaeda suspects killed by ‘US drone’ in Yemen
Four suspected Al-Qaeda militants were killed overnight in an apparent US drone strike in Mukalla, the southern Yemeni city that…