al-qaeda
Airstrike on market in Syrian rebel-held town kills 10
Middle East
December 2, 2019
Airstrike on market in Syrian rebel-held town kills 10
BEIRUT (AP) — An airstrike on a market in a rebel-held town in the country’s northwestern province of Idlib Monday…
Airstrikes kill 9 in rebel-held northwest Syria
Middle East
November 18, 2019
Airstrikes kill 9 in rebel-held northwest Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes on rebel-held areas in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib killed at least nine people on Sunday,…
37 killed in Burkina Faso’s deadliest attack in five years
World
November 7, 2019
37 killed in Burkina Faso’s deadliest attack in five years
An ambush on a convoy transporting employees of a Canadian mining company in Burkina Faso killed 37 people on Wednesday,…
Trump confirms death of Islamic State group chief Baghdadi in US raid
Middle East
October 28, 2019
Trump confirms death of Islamic State group chief Baghdadi in US raid
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the Islamic State group’s elusive leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed, dying “like…
Jihad, history link Taliban to al-Qaida in Afghanistan
Middle East
September 17, 2019
Jihad, history link Taliban to al-Qaida in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban promised Washington during months of negotiations that the United States would never again be attacked…
FBI seeks to question Egyptian member of al-Qaeda
Egypt
August 14, 2019
FBI seeks to question Egyptian member of al-Qaeda
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) stated on Tuesday that police officers seek to question an Egyptian suspect belonging…
Yemen officials: Al-Qaeda kills at least 20 at military camp
Middle East
August 3, 2019
Yemen officials: Al-Qaeda kills at least 20 at military camp
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Al-Qaeda militants targeted a military camp in Yemen’s southern Abyan province, killing at least 20 troops…
US eyes breakthrough in push for peace with Taliban
Middle East
August 3, 2019
US eyes breakthrough in push for peace with Taliban
Washington is hoping for a breakthrough as talks between the US and the Taliban resumed in Doha on Saturday in…
Syria regime agrees to Idlib truce if buffer zone implemented
Middle East
August 2, 2019
Syria regime agrees to Idlib truce if buffer zone implemented
The Syrian government has agreed to a truce in the war-torn northwestern region of Idlib on condition a Turkish-Russian buffer-zone…
Al-Qaeda heir Hamza bin Laden killed: US media
Middle East
August 1, 2019
Al-Qaeda heir Hamza bin Laden killed: US media
Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza, chosen heir to the leadership of Al-Qaeda, has been killed, US media reported Wednesday citing…