al-qaeda
Twenty-five police killed in western Iraq shooting spree
World
March 5, 2012
Twenty-five police killed in western Iraq shooting spree
BAGHDAD — A gang of gunmen disguised in military-style uniforms and carrying forged arrest warrants killed 25 police Monday, then…
Yemen army toll from Al-Qaeda assault rises to 78
World
March 5, 2012
Yemen army toll from Al-Qaeda assault rises to 78
An attack by Al-Qaeda extremists on troops in Yemen’s restive south sparked fierce clashes in which at least 78 soldiers…
Report: Cairo airport security mistook former jihadist for Al-Qaeda leader
Egypt
March 1, 2012
Report: Cairo airport security mistook former jihadist for Al-Qaeda leader
Security forces mixed up the identities of Al-Qaeda leader Seif al-Adl and Egyptian Salafi jihadist Mohamed Ibrahim Makkawi after the…
Identity of Islamist militant arrested at Cairo airport in question
Egypt
February 29, 2012
Identity of Islamist militant arrested at Cairo airport in question
Egyptian security officials said a man they arrested at Cairo airport on Tuesday believing him to be a senior Al-Qaeda…
Yemen’s Saleh formally steps down after 33 years
World
February 27, 2012
Yemen’s Saleh formally steps down after 33 years
Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh stepped down after 33 years at the helm on Monday, making him the fourth veteran Arab…
Clinton: Arming Syria rebels could help Al-Qaeda
World
February 27, 2012
Clinton: Arming Syria rebels could help Al-Qaeda
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday warned against the US arming rebels in Syria because such a move could…
New Yemen president sworn in to replace Saleh
World
February 25, 2012
New Yemen president sworn in to replace Saleh
Yemen’s new president Abed Rabo Mansour Hadi took the oath of office before the country’s parliament Saturday. He replaces Ali…
US says Yemen’s Hadi ‘has vowed’ to destroy Al-Qaeda
Egypt
February 19, 2012
US says Yemen’s Hadi ‘has vowed’ to destroy Al-Qaeda
Yemen's sole presidential candidate who will be voted in this week is committed to "destroying" Al-Qaeda, US Deputy National Security…
Suicide bomb kills 15 at Baghdad police academy
World
February 19, 2012
Suicide bomb kills 15 at Baghdad police academy
A suicide car bomber blew himself up in front of a Baghdad police academy on Sunday, killing 15 people and…
Saudi renews call for Taliban to renounce Al-Qaeda
World
February 18, 2012
Saudi renews call for Taliban to renounce Al-Qaeda
A senior Saudi official on Saturday called on the Taliban to lay down their arms and renounce Al-Qaeda as preconditions…