al-qaeda
Saudi Arabia, 20 years after 9/11: ‘A country in the making’
Middle East
September 11, 2021
Saudi Arabia, 20 years after 9/11: ‘A country in the making’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Saudi Arabia of today is far different from the Saudi Arabia of Sept.…
Pentagon chief: al-Qaeda may seek comeback in Afghanistan
Middle East
September 9, 2021
Pentagon chief: al-Qaeda may seek comeback in Afghanistan
KUWAIT CITY (AP) — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday the al-Qaeda extremist group that used Afghanistan as a…
US pullout from Afghanistan half done, but questions remain
Middle East
June 8, 2021
US pullout from Afghanistan half done, but questions remain
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US withdrawal from Afghanistan is more than half done, and US officials say that while it…
Sudan says US Congress moves ahead on ending pariah status
Middle East
December 22, 2020
Sudan says US Congress moves ahead on ending pariah status
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s Justice Ministry said Tuesday the US Congress has moved forward on Washington’s promise to end the…
US, Israel worked together to track and kill al-Qaeda No. 2
Middle East
November 15, 2020
US, Israel worked together to track and kill al-Qaeda No. 2
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Israel worked together to track and kill a senior al-qaeda operative in Iran…
Israeli operatives killed al Qaeda’s No. 2 leader in Iran in August: New York Times
Middle East
November 14, 2020
Israeli operatives killed al Qaeda’s No. 2 leader in Iran in August: New York Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s second-in-command, accused of helping to mastermind the 1998 bombings of two US embassies in Africa,…
French forces kill al-Qaeda-linked commander in Mali
World
November 13, 2020
French forces kill al-Qaeda-linked commander in Mali
PARIS (AP) — French ground forces and military helicopters killed a jihadist commander linked with al-Qaeda in Mali along with…
Afghanistan claims killing an al-Qaeda leader wanted by FBI
Middle East
October 25, 2020
Afghanistan claims killing an al-Qaeda leader wanted by FBI
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan claimed Sunday it killed a top al-Qaeda propagandist on an FBI most-wanted list during an…
French forces kill leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Middle East
June 6, 2020
French forces kill leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
French forces have killed the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Algerian Abdelmalek Droukdel, in northern Mali, France’s defence…
Extremists see global chaos from virus as an opportunity
Middle East
April 2, 2020
Extremists see global chaos from virus as an opportunity
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Both the Islamic State group and al-Qaeda see the coronavirus as a threat, but some of their…