Al Qaeda

Historic, anxious handover as Afghanistan swears in new leader

KABUL: Afghanistan inaugurated its first new president in a decade on Monday, swearing in technocrat Ashraf… Read More

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Saudi Arabia warns Yemen violence could threaten global security

DUBAI: The world's largest oil exporter, which shares a long border with Yemen, welcomed an… Read More

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Al Qaeda-linked militants in Yemen say fire rocket towards U.S. embassy

SANAA: An al Qaeda splinter group said it launched a rocket towards the U.S. embassy in… Read More

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Lebanon detains 450 suspected militants in Syria border crackdown: sources

BEIRUT: Lebanon has detained about 450 suspected Islamist militants near its border with Syria over… Read More

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Yemen president warns of civil war as factions collide

SANAA: President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has warned Yemenis their country is heading towards civil war… Read More

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Syria militants kill captive Lebanese soldier, bomb kills two

BEIRUT: The Nusra Front, al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, killed one of the Lebanese soldiers… Read More

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Modi says al Qaeda will fail in India

NEW DELHI:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said al Qaeda will struggle to recruit members… Read More

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New York marks September 11 with a largely rebuilt World Trade site

NEW YORK: Until a few months ago, the part of New York City where crowds… Read More

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Pakistani militant Asim Umar given tough task as al-Qaeda’s South Asia chief

MULTAN/ISLAMABAD: Pakistani militant Asim Umar has been handed a very tough job. Read More

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Eighteen Islamic State militants killed in Syrian raids

AMMAN: Eighteen foreign fighters from the Islamic State, including an American jihadist, were killed in… Read More

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Al Qaeda announces India wing, renews loyalty to Taliban chief

DUBAI: Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahri on Wednesday announced the formation of an Indian… Read More

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Al Qaeda in Yemen executes three ‘spies’ for guiding drone strikes

SANAA: Al Qaeda militants in Yemen executed three local men in the easterly Hadramout province… Read More

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U.S. seeks life in prison for bin Laden son-in-law Abu Ghaith

NEW YORK: The United States on Monday said Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama… Read More

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Canada’s intelligence head says returning Islamist militants pose threat

TORONTO: Canadians who go abroad to join militant groups such as Islamic State pose a… Read More

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Drone kills three suspected al Qaeda militants in Yemen: official

ADEN: A drone attack killed three suspected al Qaeda militants on Saturday in Yemen's eastern… Read More

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Al Qaeda tells family to press US to negotiate hostage release

DUBAI: Al Qaeda told the family of a U.S. hostage kidnapped three years ago in Pakistan to… Read More

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Yemen militants shoot 14 soldiers, drone kills three al Qaeda suspects

ADEN: An al Qaeda-affiliated group in Yemen said it killed 14 soldiers in an eastern… Read More

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Pakistan officials say al Qaeda trainer, not Adnan Rasheed, arrested

ISLAMABAD:  Pakistan security officials said on Thursday they had arrested a top militant near the Afghan… Read More

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Wave of bombings in Baghdad kills 27 people – police, medics

BAGHDAD: At least 27 people were killed in a wave of bombings in mostly Shi'ite… Read More

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Saudi Arabia investigates imams who did not condemn al Qaeda attack

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Islamic Affairs Ministry is investigating 17 mosque imams in the capital Riyadh… Read More

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