Al Qaeda-linked group claims attack on French troops in Mali
An al Qaeda-linked Islamist group in Mali has claimed responsibility for an attack on French troops in the northern town of Gao, the US SITE...
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Bomb kills up to five during football match in Somalia
A bomb killed up to five spectators at a football match in southern Somalia, police and a lawmaker said on Friday, the first time an...
Islamic State may be over, but al-Qaeda isn’t
By Gwynne Dyer Late last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin met the leaders of Iran, Turkey and Syria, allegedly to discuss a final peace settlement in...
Three suspected al Qaeda militants killed in Yemen drone strike
Three suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in a drone strike in southern Yemen late on Thursday, a local security official and residents said. The...
Bin Laden’s name removed from official terror list, replaced by Isis
A government bill amending the law on combating terrorism by removing Osama Bin Laden’s name while introducing the Islamic State (Isis) as a terrorist threat...
Yemen army pushes al Qaeda fighters from 2 cities, about 40 dead
Yemeni army forces backed by Arab coalition aircraft killed about 40 suspected al Qaeda fighters on Sunday as they fought their way into two militant...
Syria’s Nusra Front says it is breaking ties with al Qaeda to avert attacks
The leader of the Syrian Islamist rebel group Nusra Front said on Thursday it was cutting its ties with al Qaeda to deny foreign powers...
Bin Laden’s son threatens revenge for father’s assassination
The son of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has threatened revenge against the United States for assassinating his father, according to an audio...
Al Qaeda claims attack on south Yemen army base near Aden
Eight Yemeni troops and six militants were killed on Wednesday in an assault claimed by Al Qaeda on a military base near the international airport...
Al Qaeda leader warns of ‘gravest consequences’ if Boston bomber executed
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has warned the United States of the “gravest consequences” if Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev or any other Muslim prisoner...
How Islamic State overtook al Qaeda
By Mohamad Bazzi On June 12, a gunman stormed a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 people and wounding 53 others. During the massacre...
Dhaka arrests five Bangladeshis deported from Singapore
Police in Bangladesh have arrested five men deported from Singapore as part of an investigation into an alleged Islamist plot to carry out attacks in...
Bangladesh professor killed by suspected Islamist militants
By Ruma Paul Suspected Islamist militants brutally murdered a university professor on Saturday in north-western Bangladesh, a police official said, the latest in a series...
Strikes ‘kill at least 50’ at Qaeda Yemen camp
At least 50 militants were killed in a US air strike on an al Qaeda training camp in the mountains of southern Yemen, medics and...
Al Qaeda in Syria seizes bases, weapons of Western-backed group – monitor
The al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front has seized the bases and weapons of a Western-backed rebel group in overnight fighting in northwestern Syria, the Syrian Observatory...
New bin Laden documents show a suspicious, pressured al Qaeda
By Warren Strobel, Phil Stewart and Mark Hosenball Al Qaeda’s leaders were increasingly worried about spies in their midst, drones in the air and secret...
Australian woman freed after kidnap by al Qaeda in Burkina Faso
An elderly Australian woman kidnapped with her husband in Burkina Faso by a group affiliated to al Qaeda has been freed, neighbouring Niger’s President Mahamadou...
Islamic State has ‘revolutionised’ terrorism, FBI director says
By Joseph Ax Islamic State has “revolutionised” terrorism by seeking to inspire small-scale individual attacks around the world through social media, encrypted communications and slickly...
Pakistani man sentenced in US to 40 years prison for al Qaeda plot
By Nate Raymond A Pakistani man was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Tuesday for plotting to bomb a shopping centre in England as...
Nearly 30 dead in Qaeda attack and clashes in Yemen
At least 15 Yemeni soldiers and 14 militants have been killed in an attack by al Qaeda on a military post in the eastern region...