| 单词 | al-Qaida |
| 例句 | It warned that the US was still the principal target for al-Qaida, and that "Pakistan and Afghanistan continue to be the operational base for the group that attacked us on 9/11". US troops to start Afghan withdrawal next year, says White House 2010-12-16T13:17:19Z The al-Qaida founder was well aware that CNN, ABC and every other major outlet who sought him were granting a broad, powerful platform to espouse his views. Megyn Kelly, NBC’s first lady of normalizing 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Rodriguez ordered interrogation tapes of suspected al-Qaida members destroyed so the identities of the questioners could not be found out. CBS hides ID of Navy SEAL who wrote bin Laden book 2012-08-31T00:35:18Z The movie told the story of the decade-long hunt for the al-Qaida leader and the Navy SEALs raid in which he was killed. Report finds security lapses to Hollywood on bin Laden raid 2013-06-05T20:07:18Z Being England, they'd be colonising blameless wee planets all over the shop on the pretext of national security and telling us they are harbouring al-Qaida and space weapons of mass destruction. If only a Scotsman had boldly gone… 2013-07-13T23:05:54Z The second discovery was that Ibrahim Ahmed was apparently still working for al-Qaida. The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man 2012-10-12T22:00:09Z Meantime, there's yet another plot to foil as, on a ship in Tangier, handsome Lucas joins battle with terrorists led by a Somalian al-Qaida operative. Tonight's TV highlights 2010-09-20T07:00:00Z Internal emails revealed that initial references to al-Qaida were removed. Fighting dirty: could Michael Bay’s Benghazi movie take down Hillary Clinton? 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z "We used to kill people in terrible ways, torturing them to give al-Qaida more influence." How the US let al-Qaida get its hands on an Iraqi weapons factory 2011-01-07T07:59:02Z An Old Etonian like Johnson, the actor, who plays a former soldier held captive by al-Qaida, added the allure of Hollywood to the proceedings, which were also attended by London-based Murdoch editors and executives. Boris Johnson and Rupert Murdoch have another private meeting 2013-01-26T20:04:04Z The title refers to an oath of loyalty al-Bahri made to al-Qaida. May 23 at SIFF: 'The Oath,' 'Nowhere Boy,' 'Queen of the Sun' 2010-05-19T21:51:00Z "He started screaming about al-Qaida and possibly a bomb on the plane and Iraq and Iran and about how we were all going down," Schonzeit told the Amarillo Globe-News. JetBlue captain: 'They're going to take us down' 2012-03-28T11:26:00Z In the meantime, this amusing chap seems to be suggesting that the Pink Panthers are a bit like al-Qaida, and lack a conventional command structure. Kim Kardashian, the Pink Panthers and the missing jewels 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Lawmakers are also investigating whether the CIA gave Bigelow and Boal false information as to whether enhanced interrogation tactics led directly to the 2011 capture and killing of the al-Qaida leader in Pakistan. Will torture questions hurt `ZDT's Oscar chances? 2013-01-16T18:31:06Z “His angle was that al-Qaida has got a ‘bad rap’ in the country community, so we should sing a pro-al-Qaida song. Comedian Eric Andre: 'We don't tell guests a thing ...' 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z It was a major victory for al-Qaida and a stunning defeat for the CIA. Review: 'The Triple Agent' is a page turner 2011-07-18T10:17:08Z On the one hand we had al-Qaida and on the other the militias in the armed forces who were killing Sunnis. Iraq war 10 years on: 'My brother was tortured and held without charge for 40 days' 2013-03-17T00:00:04Z Many of them were suspected of being low-level staff working for al-Qaida, once our ally in Afghanistan against the Russians. My heartbreaking journey to Gitmo: A widow, a military prison & the enigma of human compassion 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z What intrigued me was that it was an everyman's look at al-Qaida -- why they attacked us, and why they came to be what they were. Jack Abramoff, Eliot Spitzer: A tale of two swindlers 2010-05-06T16:01:00Z The author of a Pulitzer Prize-winning book on al-Qaida, "The Looming Tower," and a New Yorker magazine staff writer who reports throughout the Middle East, Wright regularly crosses borders that most haven't. US reporter/actor plays to tough crowd in Israel 2011-05-20T12:26:08Z A dermatologist recalls his shocked disbelief at hearing George Bush say on TV that "we will fight the sons of al-Qaida on Iraqi soil". Review 2010-07-09T00:58:00Z This new al-Qaida magazine for women has beauty tips and suicide-bomber tips! Victoria Jackson calls "Glee's" gay kiss disgusting 2011-03-21T20:22:00Z Much of McChrystal's career was spent on the front lines in the war on terrorism, studying al-Qaida and orchestrating secret raids. Former Afghan commander McChrystal writing memoir 2010-12-21T22:03:47Z So they are decentralized -- I hesitate to put it this way, but -- like al-Qaida. Better to light a fire than curse the darkness 2011-09-14T00:14:00Z The president will offer a spirited defense of his aggressive record in pursuing al-Qaida, the killing of Osama bin Laden and the collapse of Moammar Gadhafi's government in Libya. Fall's must-see political TV: Obama-Romney debates 2012-09-08T13:48:12Z But another critic suggested it gave al-Qaida "an almost dangerously fair hearing". Homeland's Howard Gordon: 'The Brody-Carrie story has to evolve' 2013-04-07T17:18:01Z Two other prisoners recruited militants for the group’s operations outside Yemen, and another was once detained in Syria after fighting with al-Qaida in Iraq. AIDS test at drugstores 2012-06-26T13:17:00Z The message was a word-play reference to Spain's armed Basque group ETA and al-Qaida. Spain: Court drops terrorism probe against puppeteers 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Violence by groups linked to IS and al-Qaida is on the rise in the Sahel region. 6 French citizens, 2 guides killed by gunmen at giraffe park 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z "It made the basic, basic error of getting the Taliban – as they were at that stage – mixed up with al-Qaida." Blood and Gifts: it's Afghanistan, Jim, but not as we know it 2010-09-20T11:04:00Z In November 2008, when al-Qaida terrorist attacks ripped into the luxury hotels of Mumbai, the atrocities the play imagines seemed almost to be coming to life. Sarah Kane's debut play Blasted returns 2010-10-24T20:31:00Z In the context of the whole world being terrified of al-Qaida, this made you rethink received opinion; he made us look again at our own world. 50 documentaries you need to see 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z We realised that al-Qaida hadn't come to rescue us. How the US let al-Qaida get its hands on an Iraqi weapons factory 2011-01-07T07:59:02Z On al-Qaida, the review spoke of major progress in dismantling the Pakistan-based leadership of the terror network. US troops to start Afghan withdrawal next year, says White House 2010-12-16T13:17:19Z She's gotten a hold of a lead she can't shake: the notion that following one of bin Laden's couriers will lead to the elusive al-Qaida chief. Review: 'Zero Dark Thirty' is massive, meticulous 2012-12-01T03:31:06Z Armed militias and al-Qaida affiliates were known to be active in the city. Fighting dirty: could Michael Bay’s Benghazi movie take down Hillary Clinton? 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z The "Awakening" in the title refers to the moment in late 2006 when key insurgents turned against al-Qaida and sided with coalition forces, a turning point that finally brought some measure of stability to Iraq. TV review: Mad Men and Secret Iraq 2010-10-07T07:00:00Z They returned only after the 2001 U.S.-led assault that ousted the Islamic movement and its al-Qaida allies. Afghan boys from nominated film to walk red carpet 2013-02-07T17:30:11Z Wright's acclaimed book contains by far the most rounded biographical portrait of the central figures of al-Qaida, and how they took root in Afghanistan. William Dalrymple's top 10 books on Afghanistan 2013-03-27T11:27:32Z And Maya, the main character, is an obsessive, whose relentless search for the al-Qaida leader doesn't include pausing for explanations. Zero Dark Thirty: a bluffer's guide 2013-01-21T12:04:50Z Earlier this year, he admitted using the site as an outlet for al-Qaida propaganda. Man faces sentence for online 'South Park' threat 2012-06-22T11:16:04Z Presumed dead, US marine sergeant Brody turns out to have been held as a prisoner of war by al-Qaida for eight years. Claire Danes on the end of Homeland: 'It was so nice to play such a badass' 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z Since 9/11, there has been an outpouring of books about Osama bin Laden, al-Qaida, the Sept. Reading bin Laden and his world 2011-05-06T21:32:04Z The first videotaped message from the al-Qaida leader for more than a year pushed the looted explosives story out of the public eye. How the US let al-Qaida get its hands on an Iraqi weapons factory 2011-01-07T07:59:02Z Someone needed to dismantle the al-Qaida training camps in the country and the Taliban certainly weren't going to do so. Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan by William Dalrymple – review 2013-01-26T14:00:01Z Both "The Longest War" and Lawrence Wright's "Looming Tower" give readers a visceral sense of what day-to-day life was like in al-Qaida training camps. Reading bin Laden and his world 2011-05-06T21:32:04Z It is thus odd, however, that Axworthy, so careful to counter myths about Iran, states so baldly that the US financed "al-Qaida and the Taliban to prevent pro-Iranian groups taking over Afghanistan". Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic by Michael Axworthy – review 2013-03-25T10:00:01Z It tells the story of an American soldier freed from captivity in Iraq and a CIA officer who suspects him of being an al-Qaida turncoat. Mandy Patinkin talks peace in Israel 2012-05-13T21:01:05Z He was being jointly run by Jordanian intelligence and the CIA when al-Qaida flipped him. Review: 'The Triple Agent' is a page turner 2011-07-18T10:17:08Z This new bomb was also designed to be used in a passenger's underwear, but this time al-Qaida developed a more refined detonation system, U.S. officials said. U.S.: CIA thwarts underwear bomb plot 2012-05-07T21:44:00Z Al-Asiri constructed the first underwear bomb and two others that al-Qaida built into printer cartridges and shipped to the U.S. on cargo planes in 2010. U.S.: CIA thwarts underwear bomb plot 2012-05-07T21:44:00Z The Oath of the original title is the al-Qaida pledge that Abu took and Salim did not. TV review ? Natural World: Panda Makers and I Was Bin Laden's Bodyguard 2010-12-08T08:00:00Z If al-Qaida could destroy the twin towers, what next? Hitch-22 by Christopher Hitchens 2010-05-17T22:00:00Z The intelligence suggested that al-Qaida planned to car bomb one of the two cities that were hit 10 years ago. 'No credible threat to Chicago' 2011-09-09T07:40:00Z The old runway was renovated and extended, the makeshift jail converted to one of the most notorious detention facilities run for suspected al-Qaida and Taliban captives, power plants built and vast dining halls opened. Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan by Rajiv Chandrasekaran – review 2012-07-06T10:00:02Z He said his idea gained extra inspiration after the May killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Mexican soap opera takes close look at 9/11 2011-08-26T14:22:08Z In neither case were US funds deliberately directed to either the Taliban or al-Qaida. Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic by Michael Axworthy – review 2013-03-25T10:00:01Z In 2001 came the terrorist attacks of 9/11, propelling al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden into the public consciousness. 'You've caused an international incident': how my work mistake came back to haunt me 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z With a sudden decline in tourism, Mauritania is spending all available resources on security and combating al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb. Mauritania's hidden manuscripts 2010-07-27T13:00:00Z There are many great things about this fine investigative history, but the way Coll nails the idea that the US created Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida is one of the most valuable. Jason Burke: the key books on Muslim extremism 2012-11-07T19:08:19Z The Associated Press reported U.S. counterterrorism officials were chasing a credible but unconfirmed al-Qaida threat to use a car bomb on bridges or tunnels in New York City or Washington. 'No credible threat to Chicago' 2011-09-09T07:40:00Z "Do they have an al-Qaida ad?" he asked. O'Reilly's gay comment: Defamatory or just dumb? 2010-06-04T16:30:00Z The most startling example of that is an al-Qaida style video starring Heath Ledger’s Joker. From Memento to Interstellar: our writers pick their favourite Christopher Nolan films 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z It also recognised the role of Pakistan in sustaining the Taliban and sheltering al-Qaida but refrained from pointed accusations. Barack Obama: Afghanistan war is on track 2010-12-16T21:31:39Z It is the story of an American marine taken captive by a top al-Qaida terrorist who turns out, wouldn't you know, to be Palestinian. And the winner is … Islamophobia 2013-01-15T08:30:03Z Instead, the skit that was deemed too offensive to air was a simple country ditty … dedicated to the global Salafist terrorist network, al-Qaida. Comedian Eric Andre: 'We don't tell guests a thing ...' 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z It was the worst terror assault in the nation's history, and al-Qaida has long dreamed of striking again to mark the anniversary. NY, D.C. dealing with potential terror threat 2011-09-10T00:13:00Z It's also why the primary villains are the KGB rather than al-Qaida or China. Life of spy: the return of Archer 2013-07-12T13:00:00Z Exploring al-Qaida with a one-man stage show apparently wasn't enough for Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright. Lawrence Wright brings Mideast conflict to stage 2010-10-07T20:10:00Z Random House says it hopes to have a collection of essays out quickly on the al-Qaida terrorist leader, who was killed in a helicopter raid and gunfight on Monday in Pakistan. New books on Osama bin Laden coming soon 2011-05-03T02:17:08Z No lyrical stanzas were allowed in al-Shabab-controlled areas, and the al-Qaida linked militants banned music as a "sin" punishable by public flogging. Mogadishu festival helps move past sounds of war 2013-04-08T13:02:13Z In January 2015, two French-born al-Qaida extremists angered by the caricatures stormed its newsroom and killed 12 people, including the chief editor and several cartoonists. Charlie Hebdo: Proud to provoke Islamists, despite violence 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Within days, two dozen more of the world's worst al-Qaida pirates were safely in custody. Digested read: Rip Tide by Stella Rimington 2011-07-18T20:00:09Z It isn't a term that is unique to the special forces units that found the al-Qaida leader hiding in Pakistan. Zero Dark Thirty: a bluffer's guide 2013-01-21T12:04:50Z The west has done more to radicalise a generation of disaffected Muslims than al-Qaida. TV review: Dispatches: City of Fear; Accused; The Trip 2010-11-23T06:59:00Z Navy SEALs' hunt for the al-Qaida leader, Owens said. Film dramatizing bin Laden raid airing Nov. 4 2012-10-05T03:13:08Z Is this really the conversation we're having about this war, that if we don't defeat al-Qaida in Iraq, they'll follow us home? Vintage chat: Moyers and Stewart 2011-05-18T16:30:00Z Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden is the first high-profile dramatisation of the attack on the al-Qaida leader's Pakistan hide-out. Seal Team Six: Harvey Weinstein film about Bin Laden killing to air in the US 2012-10-05T14:30:54Z Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said there was "a specific, credible but unconfirmed report that al-Qaida, again, is seeking to harm Americans and in particular, to target New York and Washington." NY, D.C. dealing with potential terror threat 2011-09-10T00:13:00Z In the age of al-Qaida, it's hard to see how a movie about a North Korean invasion of the U.S., with Russian help, ever got a green light by the geniuses in Hollywood. 'Red Dawn': Remake is off target 2012-11-20T00:33:04Z And while some of the jokes and memes circulating during the days following the al-Qaida leader's demise may have been funny, some people wondered whether "it was too soon to laugh." "Too Soon?": Internet makes light of the London riots 2011-08-10T23:11:00Z On Sunday night, the network had to backtrack from an initial Brian Ross report that bin Laden had been killed several days earlier along with about two dozen other al-Qaida operatives. Bin Laden story shows changing media nature 2011-05-02T22:28:32Z Director Rupert Goold and his Headlong theatre company have put together a theatrical experience that reflects on the aftermath and legacy of the al-Qaida attack on New York's twin towers. This week's new theatre 2011-08-26T23:06:09Z The president will offer a spirited defense of his aggressive record in pursuing al-Qaida, the killing of Osama bin Laden and the collapse of Moammar Gadhafi's regime in Libya. Fall's must-see political TV: Obama-Romney debates 2012-09-08T09:46:06Z They found her living near the mountains of Tora Bora, which had been targeted by American bombing to flush out al-Qaida and Taliban fighters. Bibi Aisha, victim of the Taliban's political strategy 2010-12-05T00:06:00Z In this reading, al-Qaida and similar terrorist groups are just the overt expression of a philosophy to which every Muslim subscribes, and so-called moderates within Islam are pursuing the same goals by other means. “Horses of God”: The real roots of Islamic terrorism 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z The operation unfolded even as the White House and Department of Homeland Security assured the American public that they knew of no al-Qaida plots against the U.S. around the anniversary of bin Laden's death. U.S.: CIA thwarts underwear bomb plot 2012-05-07T21:44:00Z Josh Redick, who was sitting near the middle of the plane, said the captain seemed "irate" and was "spouting off about Afghanistan and souls and al-Qaida." JetBlue captain: 'They're going to take us down' 2012-03-28T11:26:00Z It's a wave of chaos surfed by the secretive Zealots – Reclaim the Streets crossed with al-Qaida. The Hit by Melvin Burgess – review 2013-04-17T10:24:26Z Marshale gained huge popularity in Somalia for comedy routines that included lampoons of al-Shabaab, a hardline group linked to al-Qaida that still controls large swaths of the country. Somali comic received death threats before murder 2012-08-02T16:24:40Z Their aim was to thwart an al-Qaida attack on London by two submersibles in the Thames. TV review: Spooks and Unequal Opportunities 2010-09-21T06:00:00Z Coll chronicles the failures of both the Clinton and Bush administrations to mount a serious attack on al-Qaida and to implement a coherent counterterrorism strategy. Reading bin Laden and his world 2011-05-06T21:32:04Z "If the goal were body counts, al-Qaida would just invest in KFC," one character says. Playwright Jon Kern looks at terrorism, and laughs 2012-10-17T14:37:08Z It tells the story of an American soldier released from captivity in Iraq and a CIA officer who suspects him of being an al-Qaida turncoat. Hit TV series 'Homeland' coming home to Israel 2012-03-13T16:36:07Z Watching the full clip, it doesn't sound like he's comparing gay people to al-Qaida at all — it sounds like he's being cynical about the hubris behind a marketing strategy. O'Reilly's gay comment: Defamatory or just dumb? 2010-06-04T16:30:00Z For al-Qaida, Yusifiyah was important not only because it was home to Iraq's largest armaments facilities, but also because it was strategically extremely well positioned. How the US let al-Qaida get its hands on an Iraqi weapons factory 2011-01-07T07:59:02Z The president said that the goal is to destroy al-Qaida not nation build in Afghanistan. Barack Obama: Afghanistan war is on track 2010-12-16T21:31:39Z The more he saw, the closer Qadir became to the men who were, unbeknown to him, recruiters for al-Qaida. ‘A threat to health is being weaponised’: inside the fight against online hate crime 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z The movie’s plot takes many turns before culminating in the raid on the al-Qaida leader’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Movie ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ stokes debate on CIA torture 2012-12-15T03:44:31Z Bergen argues that bin Laden overreached with the 9/11 attacks and that al-Qaida has a growing list of enemies, including Muslims who don't share its "ultra-fundamentalist worldview." Reading bin Laden and his world 2011-05-06T21:32:04Z Despite relentless special forces operations, very few al-Qaida supporters were found in the caves, and the caves themselves were just, well, caves. Zero Dark Thirty: a bluffer's guide 2013-01-21T12:04:50Z Momentum to cut off or reduce funding began growing this year following the covert U.S. raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in a garrison town not far from Islamabad. US uses jazz music to improve Pakistan relations 2011-09-30T09:56:14Z Subsequently, Omar and Waj journey to Pakistan to join an al-Qaida training camp where they disgust professional terrorists by not knowing in which direction to pray when east of Mecca. Four Lions 2010-05-08T23:08:00Z He also corresponded with American al-Qaida member Samir Khan on writing an article for use as al-Qaida propaganda. Man sentenced for online 'South Park' threat 2012-06-22T17:03:08Z Only a year ago, my sister lost her husband and we have no idea if he was captured by al-Qaida or the Iraqi army. Son of Babylon: 'I made it for my family, for Iraq' 2011-02-03T23:30:00Z Bergen, for his part, observes that al-Qaida became a highly bureaucratic organization with bylaws dealing with matters like salary levels, furniture allowances and vacation schedules. Reading bin Laden and his world 2011-05-06T21:32:04Z Some of these were the sort of exiled Arab radicals who were at that moment forming al-Qaida in Peshawar. Curfewed Night 2010-06-19T23:10:00Z When Haki's uncle was caught smoking a cigarette, al-Qaida broke all his fingers with a hammer. How the US let al-Qaida get its hands on an Iraqi weapons factory 2011-01-07T07:59:02Z After invading Afghanistan in pursuit of al-Qaida, US forces were ordered into Iraq, leaving Afghanistan to languish and fester. Little America by Rajiv Chandrasekaran - review 2012-07-20T21:55:03Z PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani officials say the government plans to build a recreation complex in the town where al-Qaida founder Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. commandos in 2011. Pakistan plans park where bin Laden was killed 2013-02-04T19:22:10Z The book, titled "No Easy Day" and written by one of the men in the room when the al-Qaida leader was killed, was written under the pseudonym Mark Owen. CBS hides ID of Navy SEAL who wrote bin Laden book 2012-08-31T00:35:18Z The Sunnis who were being killed turned to al-Qaida militias for protection, and the war on terror continued with Iraqis as victims on both sides. TV review: Mad Men and Secret Iraq 2010-10-07T07:00:00Z It's not just that she's a Muslim woman, from a country best known for harbouring al-Qaida operatives – Yemen – but that she wears an altogether new kind of super-person costume: a burqa. Meet the Islamic superheroes 2010-10-23T23:03:00Z The Power of Nightmares is a three-part BBC documentary where he addresses al-Qaida and the fact that it’s been very useful for governments to have something to be scared of. 50 documentaries you need to see 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z Government troops captured both towns in a two-month offensive to uproot al-Qaida fighters from large swaths of land they captured during last year’s political turmoil. AIDS test at drugstores 2012-06-26T13:17:00Z A Virginia man known for a threatening the creators of "South Park" is due in federal court on charges of offering himself as a fighter to a Somali terror group linked to al-Qaida. 'South Park' critic faces unrelated terror charge 2010-07-22T10:50:00Z But then, at an al-Qaida training camp in Pakistan, he bumps into a young man who's over from the north of England, a Yorkshire jihadist. TV review: The Taking of Prince Harry 2010-10-21T21:35:00Z Baime also said in the documentary that his organization’s work is based on a doctrine used to fight al-Qaida and the Taliban. Pro-Israel group secretly ran misleading Facebook ads targeting pro-Palestinian activist 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Law enforcement officials have been particularly wary after information gleaned from Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan indicated that al-Qaida had considered attacking the U.S. on this anniversary and other important American dates. 'No credible threat to Chicago' 2011-09-09T07:40:00Z However, he admitted that the website devolved into coarse calls for violent jihad, and that he crossed the line by posting the al-Qaida magazine Inspire on the site. Man sentenced for online 'South Park' threat 2012-06-22T17:03:08Z If this had been Bin Laden's hideout for years, it might hold a trove of valuable information, perhaps the kind that would enable the US to further dismantle al-Qaida. The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man 2012-10-12T22:00:09Z Like his "My Trip to al-Qaida" play, Wright is alone on a sparse stage. Lawrence Wright brings Mideast conflict to stage 2010-10-07T20:10:00Z The West African nation has been grappling with a jihadi insurgency linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group for years. Burkina Faso authorities say 70 people, mostly children and elderly, slain in village massacre 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group have been spreading for years from the vast arid expanse south of the Sahara Desert — the Sahel — into wealthier West African coastal states like Benin. Groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State take root on the coast of West Africa 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z JNIM, an extremist group with links to al-Qaida, has claimed responsibility for the two earlier attacks. 22 UN peacekeepers injured when convoy leaving rebel area hit improvised explosive devices, UN says 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z JNIM, an extremist group with links to al-Qaida, claimed responsibility for the earlier attacks, in which at least two peacekeepers were injured. 15 UN peacekeepers in a convoy withdrawing from northern Mali were injured by 2 explosive devices 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z “Whatever we may say about this case, however we may feel about it, I think we can agree we’re not dealing with al-Qaida,” Faraone told a judge Friday, referring to the Middle East terrorist group. Judge wants to know why men tied to Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot were moved to federal prisons 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z In the Sahel, the semiarid region bordering the Sahara that runs across the African continent, tens of thousands of teenagers have joined militant groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. The world is becoming more African 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z The killing of Osama bin Laden did not get rid of al-Qaida. Israel-Hamas war: ‘No greater security asset than peace’ 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Switzerland has joined the United Nations in labeling al-Qaida and Islamic State group as terrorists. A Swiss populist party rebounds and the Greens sink in the election. That’s a big change from 2019 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Compounding the rebel violence are increasing attacks by Islamic extremists linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, which have wracked the country for a decade and led to two coups. U.N. peacekeepers in Mali withdraw from two bases in the north as fighting intensifies 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z What made them an axis, in his rhetoric, was simply their ample cruelty, their shared pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and their potential willingness to share such weapons with groups like al-Qaida. How Israel’s 9/11 tests American grand strategy | Ross Douthat 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z In the name of fighting terrorism, the U.S. inflicted collective punishment on huge numbers of people who had no connection to al-Qaida and literally nothing to do with 9/11. "Israel's 9/11" is a dangerous, bloody trap — just like America's 9/11 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Niger has battled a jihadi insurgency linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group for years. Blinken calls deposed Niger leader ahead of expected US declaration that his overthrow was a coup 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Central Intelligence Agency set up a fake hepatitis vaccination program in an attempt to gather intel on former al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden. Pakistan officials consider a new way to boost polio vaccination: prison 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Such brutal actions deepen local resentment toward governments and their hired-gun Russian partners, fueling more political instability, which then creates an even bigger power vacuum that Islamic State and al-Qaida affiliates rush in to exploit. ‘Almost insurmountable’ task: Africa emerges as unstable hot spot for terror, coups 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z But the U.S. is suspected of still carrying out drone strikes targeting suspected members of Yemen’s local al-Qaida branch. Delegation from Yemen’s Houthi rebels flies into Saudi Arabia for peace talks with kingdom 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z “So understand, responsibility for every single casualty in this war, whether they’re innocent Afghans or innocent Americans, rests at the feet of al-Qaida and the Taliban.” "Israel's 9/11" is a dangerous, bloody trap — just like America's 9/11 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Nearly four weeks had passed since 9/11, the newspaper noted, and America had finally stepped up its "counterattack against terrorism" by launching airstrikes on al-Qaida training camps and Taliban military targets in Afghanistan. A short history of America's disaster: How 9/11 bred the endless war on terror 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Where President Barack Obama and his team watched the raid that took down al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in 2011. Inside the renovated White House Situation Room: Cutting-edge tech, mahogany and that new car smell 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z The al-Qaida plot killed nearly 3,000 people outright in New York, the Washington, D.C.-area and Pennsylvania. Biden refuses to grant some of the conditions that 9/11 defendants were seeking in plea negotiations 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z France has some 1,500 military personnel in Niger who trained and conducted joint operations with Nigerien security forces to beat back a growing jihadi insurgency linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. Niger’s military regime orders police to expel French ambassador and revokes his diplomatic immunity 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z The military training has focused mainly on the volatile Sahel region to combat extremism, particularly groups linked to al-Qaida. EU examines its training of African armies as another coup rocks the continent 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z In recent years, the group’s leadership have attempted to publicly distance themselves from their al-Qaida origins. US Congress members make a rare visit to opposition-held northwest Syria 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z In African countries where Wagner provided security against extremist organisations like al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, officials and commentators predicted Russia would likely maintain a presence, placing the mercenaries under new leadership. Russia’s Wagner mercenaries face uncertainty after the presumed death of their leader in plane crash 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z The attack also changed the course of U.S. foreign policy and sparked deadly U.S. military invasions of Afghanistan, which had hosted al-Qaida, and Iraq, which had no role in the plot. Biden refuses to grant some of the conditions that 9/11 defendants were seeking in plea negotiations 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z The stalled implementation of the peace deal and sustained attacks on communities have offered the IS group and al-Qaida affiliates a chance “to re-enact the 2012 scenario,” they said. UN experts say Islamic State group almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in under a year 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z In African countries where Wagner provided security against groups like al-Qaida and the Islamic State, officials and commentators predict Russia will likely maintain its presence, placing the forces under new leadership. Russia’s Wagner mercenaries face uncertainty after the presumed death of its leader in a plane crash 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z “The confrontations between this group and an al-Qaida affiliate in the region, coupled with the uncertain situation after the coup d’etat in the Niger, present a complex and multi-faceted challenge,” Voronkov said. US warns military takeovers in Africa’s Sahel hamper fight against terrorism in the volatile region 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z On Sept. 11, 2001, conspirators from the al-Qaida militant group seized control of jets to use them as passenger-filled missiles, hitting New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon near Washington. Plea negotiations could mean no 9/11 defendants face the death penalty, the US tells families 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Niger was seen by Western nations as one of the last democratic countries in the Sahel region it could partner with to beat back growing jihadi violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. Niger’s coup leaders say they will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for ‘high treason’ 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z The panel added that Mali’s military rulers are watching the confrontation between the IS group and al-Qaida affiliates from a distance. UN experts say Islamic State group almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in under a year 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group have ravaged the Sahel region, a vast expanse south of the Sahara Desert. Niger’s military junta, 2 weeks in, digs in with cabinet appointments and rejects talks 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Security Council meeting that the United States is focused on the increasing terrorism threat across Africa and continues providing its African partners with “critical assistance in disrupting and degrading” IS and al-Qaida affiliates. US warns military takeovers in Africa’s Sahel hamper fight against terrorism in the volatile region 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z The attacks led to the U.S. “war on terror,” which included U.S. invasions and prolonged wars in Afghanistan, where al-Qaida was based, and in Iraq, which had no connection with the attacks. Plea negotiations could mean no 9/11 defendants face the death penalty, the US tells families 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z He insists that the child is the stateless orphan of foreign fighters who were living in an al-Qaida compound, and convinced a rural Virginia judge to grant him an adoption from 7,000 miles away. A baby was found in the rubble of a US raid in Afghanistan. But who exactly was killed and why? 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z The Islamic State group broke away from al-Qaida a decade ago and attracted supporters from around the world. Islamic State says its leader was killed by militants in Syria, names his successor 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z The Sahel has become overrun by jihadi violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. The coup in Niger will only embolden extremists, says a former jihadi fighter 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Mali and Burkina Faso have each undergone two coups since 2020, as soldiers overthrew governments claiming they could do a better job fighting increasing jihadi violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. As regional bloc threatens intervention in Niger, neighboring juntas vow mutual defense 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z While Niger’s security situation is dire, it’s not as bad as neighboring Burkina Faso or Mali, which have also been battling an Islamic insurgency linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. The French embassy in Niger is attacked as protesters waving Russian flags march through the capital 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z While Niger’s security situation is dire, it’s not as bad as neighboring Burkina Faso or Mali where all three countries have been battling an Islamic insurgency linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. As regional and global powers decry Niger’s coup, the country’s future remains uncertain 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z Mali and Burkina Faso have had four coups since 2020, and both are being overrun by extremists linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. Mutinous soldiers claim to have overthrown Niger’s president 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Interpol’s counter-terrorism director, Gregory Hinds, said al-Qaida and Islamic State-related groups continue to inspire and carry out attacks in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, North America, Europe “and now across Africa and Asia at alarming pace.” Counter-terrorism experts say Africa is the world’s terrorism hot spot with half of 2022’s victims 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Consider that a form of terrorism even al-Qaida couldn't have imagined. My visit to Mars, in NYC: Is living on a smoke-bomb planet our future? 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The Saudi royal family was a declared enemy of al-Qaida. Why the 9/11 families are so angry with the PGA tour 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z It has faced destabilizing attacks by armed extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group since 2013. UN peacekeeper killed, 8 seriously injured in northern Mali attack 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Security Council encouraged Iraq’s recently formed government to deliver on reforms and combat corruption in a resolution adopted unanimously Tuesday that backs the country’s ongoing fight against the Islamic State, al-Qaida and other terrorist groups. UN urges Iraq to deliver on reforms and combat corruption — and backs it fight against terrorism 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Somalia is also grappling with insecurity due to the al-Shabab extremist group, which has ties to al-Qaida and has fought the Somali federal government in Mogadishu for years. U.S. announces $524M for Horn of Africa drought, climate crisis while Germany, UK also make pledges 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z I mean, is it about treating it like al-Qaida or ISIS? “We got to rise up, everyone”: Rep. Jamaal Bowman battles the normalization of Trump 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Awlaki later became a leader of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula and was killed in a 2011 drone strike ordered by President Barack Obama. Why the 9/11 families are so angry with the PGA tour 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z In July 2016, the Nusra Front changed its name to Fatah al-Sham Front and said it was cutting ties with al-Qaida, in what was seen by many as an attempt to improve its image. Syria’s main insurgent group seeks to move away from al-Qaida past, get off Western terrorism lists 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z The Islamic State group broke away from al-Qaida about a decade ago and ended up controlling large parts of northern and eastern Syria as well as northern and western Iraq. Erdogan says Turkish forces killed IS chief in Syria 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z Jihadi fighters linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group have waged a violent insurgency in Burkina Faso for seven years. Burkina Faso investigates alleged abuses by security forces 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z It was intended to hold and interrogate prisoners suspected of having links to al-Qaida or the Taliban. US transfers Guantanamo detainee to Algeria 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group has ravaged both Burkina Faso and Mali for years. Hunger is soaring and spreading across West Africa, says UN 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Militants and top officials from Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida flocked to the group’s base of operations in northern Syria, where many of them were later killed in U.S. strikes. Syria’s main insurgent group seeks to move away from al-Qaida past, get off Western terrorism lists 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z Yemen also remains home to al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, viewed by Washington as a dangerous offshoot of the Islamic extremist group. Red Cross: Yemen rebels, Saudi coalition begin prisoner swap 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Post-2003, it became part of the notorious “Triangle of Death” as Sunni and Shiite extremist groups targeted each other’s communities with vicious killings and Sunni al-Qaida insurgents attacked American forces. Thousands still missing from 20 years of Iraq’s turmoil 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z For seven years, Burkina Faso has been wracked by violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. ‘We’ll kill you’: Troops film boys’ killings in Burkina Faso 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Jihadi fighters linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group have been waging a violent insurgency in Burkina Faso for seven years, that’s killed thousands and displaced nearly 2 million people. Burkina Faso expels 2 French journalists, no reason given 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z They point particularly to a separate 2001 congressional authorization for military force against extremist groups that was passed in the immediate aftermath of al-Qaida attacks on the United States. Why the debate over repealing Iraq War approval matters 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z The U.S. was already at war then in Afghanistan, the country that hosted the al-Qaida plotters responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, something Iraq played no part in. Senate poised to vote on repeal of Iraq war powers 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Austin noted that a separate 2001 authorization for the use of military force against al-Qaida and other insurgents allows the U.S. to have forces in the region conduct missions against the Islamic State group. McConnell opposes as Senate nears repeal of Iraq war powers 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z To aid the fight against the Islamic State group and al-Qaida, the U.S. and EU provided Burkina Faso with tens of millions of dollars in military training and equipment. ‘We’ll kill you’: Troops film boys’ killings in Burkina Faso 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Burkina Faso and Mali have each endured two coups in recent years, and local offshoots of al-Qaida and the Islamic State group operate in the area known as the Sahel, which is north of Ghana. In Ghana, Kamala Harris ‘excited about the future of Africa’ 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Critics of repeal say Congress willingly yielded too much of its war powers to presidents, especially on the so-called “Forever Wars” in Afghanistan and Iraq that followed the 2001 al-Qaida attacks. Why the debate over repealing Iraq War approval matters 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush ordered an invasion of Afghanistan, where the ruling Taliban sheltered al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and allowed the group to run training camps. Iraq WMD failures shadow US intelligence 20 years later 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Militants with links to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are still believed to be holding captives, including a German priest. US aid worker and French journalist freed in West Africa 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z “Begin interrogations using measures we used on al-Qaida to gain evidence on the coup,” he wrote. Former Air Force officer gets prison term for Capitol attack 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z The sun bakes down on Fallujah, the main city of the Anbar region — once a hotbed of activity for al-Qaida of Iraq and, later, the Islamic State group. 20 years after U.S. invasion, young Iraqis see signs of hope 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Late 2008: After a year of escalating chaos, coalition forces begin to root out both al-Qaida and Shiite militias opposing the elected government. Timeline of events: 20 years since U.S.-led invasion of Iraq 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Some U.S. officials also suggested Iraqi officials had ties to al-Qaida leaders despite evidence of deep antipathy between the two sides. Iraq WMD failures shadow US intelligence 20 years later 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z The sun bakes down on Fallujah, the main city in the Anbar region that was once a hotbed for al-Qaida of Iraq and, later, the Islamic State group. 20 years after U.S. invasion, young Iraqis see signs of hope 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Zardari said Pakistan would like to see the Taliban take action against all terrorist groups, including those linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic state. Foreign minister says Pakistan in `perfect storm’ of crises 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Top officials have given broad examples of successes under the program, saying that they used its data in the operation to kill al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri last year. Lawmaker says FBI wrongly sought surveillance info about him 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z U.S. officials over the years depicted al Sharbi as a loyal al-Qaida supporter and collaborator. Al-Qaida suspect transferred from US prison to Saudi Arabia 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Some former intelligence officials argue the Bush administration stretched available information to make the case for war, particularly on allegations of ties between Iraq and al-Qaida. Iraq WMD failures shadow US intelligence 20 years later 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group has wracked the country for seven years killing thousands and displacing nearly 2 million people. More than 70 soldiers killed in Burkina Faso, extremists say 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z That same year, Ramzi Binalshibh, a top al-Qaida leader, was arrested by Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence on a tip from the CIA. 2 Pakistani brothers home after release from Guantanamo 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z It was the same year Ramzi Binalshibh, a top al-Qaida leader, was arrested by Pakistan’s spy agency on a tip from the CIA. 2 Pakistanis reach home after being freed from Guantanamo 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z The George W. Bush administration set it up at a naval base in Cuba for extremist suspects rounded up after the Sept. 11, 2001 al-Qaida attacks on the United States. 2 Pakistanis leave Guantanamo after 20 years without charges 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Jihadi violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group has wracked Mali for a decade and left thousands of people dead. 3 UN peacekeepers killed, 5 wounded by roadside bomb in Mali 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z After 9/11, when the U.S. pressured Musharraf to help fight al-Qaida and its Taliban supporters in Afghanistan, the so-called “Talibanization” of Pakistan increased. The Pakistan-India peace plan that might have been 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z But in the largely conservative community, dominated by a group once affiliated with al-Qaida, jobs for women are not easy to come by. For Syrian women, quake adds disaster on top of war’s pain 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Former President George W. Bush’s administration set it up to house extremist suspects after the Sept. 11, 2001 al-Qaida attacks on the United States. 2 Pakistanis reach home after being freed from Guantanamo 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z U.S. officials accused the two of helping al-Qaida members with housing and other lower-level logistical support. 2 Pakistanis leave Guantanamo after 20 years without charges 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Some countries feel that al-Zawahri’s presence in Kabul embarrassed the country’s Taliban rulers who are seeking legitimacy “and that al-Qaida chose not to exacerbate this by acknowledging the death,” the experts said. UN report: Sayf al-’Adl widely seen as new al-Qaida leader 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z “If the perpetrator turned out to be al-Qaida, then that wounded bear would come charging straight toward us.” Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan martial ruler in 9/11 wars, dies 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Khan, who is in his early 40s, said in a statement through his legal team that he deeply regretted his period of working with al-Qaida in his early 20s. US releases Guantanamo prisoner once tortured at CIA sites 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z U.S. officials accused the brothers of helping al-Qaida members with housing and other logistical support. 2 Pakistanis reach home after being freed from Guantanamo 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z It was in Peshawar that bin Laden founded al-Qaida in the late 1980s, joining forces with veteran Egyptian militant Ayman al-Zawahri. Peshawar, the city of flowers, becomes epicenter of violence 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z He is described in the U.N. listing as taking over as military commander of al-Qaida following the death of Mohammed Atef — one of bin Laden’s top aides — in a U.S. attack in November 2001. UN report: Sayf al-’Adl widely seen as new al-Qaida leader 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Diplomats, analysts and human rights groups say indiscriminate violence against civilians has grown since the mercenaries arrived, warning that extremists linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group have only become stronger. Experts seek investigation of Wagner Group, Mali forces 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Jihadi violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State Group has ravaged the West African country for years killing thousands and displacing nearly 2 million people. Recent extremist attacks kill 32 people in Burkina Faso 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Thousands of United Nations peacekeeping troops have been in Mali for nearly a decade to protect civilians from extremist violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group that nonetheless has killed thousands. Man sentenced to death in Mali for UN peacekeeper killings 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z But others turned their guns against the government, angered by heavy security crackdowns and by frequent U.S. airstrikes in the border region targeting al-Qaida and other militants. Peshawar, the city of flowers, becomes epicenter of violence 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Jihadi groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group have used hostage-taking for ransom as a way to fund operations and expand their presence. World Health Organization employee abducted in northern Mali 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z He insisted he never met al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden, who was killed in a U.S. Pakistani listed by UN as terrorist denies links to al-Qaida 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Security Council committee overseeing sanctions against al-Qaida and Islamic State extremists and their associates put Makki on the sanctions blacklist after approval by the council’s 15 members. UN names Pakistani linked to Mumbai attacks as terrorist 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Jihadi violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group has overrun Burkina Faso, killing thousands and displacing nearly 2 million people in the West African nation. Official: Jihadis abduct at least 50 women in Burkina Faso 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Mali has been embroiled in jihadi violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group for a decade. Freed Ivorian soldiers return home after six months 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z Two French-born al-Qaida extremists attacked the newspaper’s office in 2015, killing 12 cartoonists, and it has been the target of other attacks over the years. Iran closes French institute over Charlie Hebdo cartoons 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Violence by extremists linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group has wracked much of West Africa’s inland Sahel region for more than seven years. Jihadi violence hits Benin, shows spread across West Africa 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Marines fought al-Qaida extremists in deadly house-to-house combat. Navy to name ship after Marine battles in Fallujah, Iraq 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Burkina Faso has been wracked by violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group that has killed thousands and displaced nearly 2 million people — creating a growing humanitarian crisis. Burkina Faso expels top UN official in West African country 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z It strongly condemned the flow of weapons, military equipment, drones and explosive devices to Islamic State and al-Qaida extremists and their affiliates. UN warns terrorist threat has increased and is more diffuse 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z An Egyptian surgeon who became a mastermind of jihad against the West and who took over as al-Qaida leader after Osama bin Laden’s death in a U.S. raid. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Al-Udeid’s birth and growth mirrors the “forever wars” that followed the Sept. 11 attacks in New York and Washington by al-Qaida. US forces monitor Mideast skies at Qatar base amid World Cup 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z The State Department said Thursday it has designated TTP and al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent as “Specially Designated Global Terrorists.” US names anti-Pakistan groups ‘terrorist’ organizations 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z But despite an attempt by al-Qaida to stir up extremists, the monthlong World Cup in energy-rich Qatar so far has seen unity among the Gulf Arab nations. Flashes of Arab unity at World Cup after years of discontent 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z The Taliban had sheltered al-Qaida and its leader, Osama bin Laden. UN experts denounce Taliban treatment of women as crime 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z The al-Shabab militants, who are affiliated with al-Qaida, are also active in the country which occupied a strategically important position in the Horn of Africa. In war-torn states hurt by climate, scant hope for new funds 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z However, the al-Qaida arm did not directly threaten the tournament and has been weakened by years of drone strikes from American forces and engulfed by Yemen’s ongoing war. Qatar to open Mideast’s first World Cup before leaders, fans 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Groups such as IS and al-Qaida have been weakened, but still pose “a very real risk that we are dealing with every day.” MI5 spy chief says Russia, China, Iran top threat list to UK 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Under Sheikh Hamad and flush with cash, Qatar created Al Jazeera, the satellite news channel that became known worldwide for airing statements from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Qatar at World Cup pinnacle after years of Mideast turmoil 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Al Jazeera became famous for running statements from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. EXPLAINER: Qatar’s history, politics ahead of FIFA World Cup 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z In late 2016, as Benghazi was in the process of being liberated from al-Qaida and ISIS, I returned to the city — another risky venture — to dig deeper. Benghazi! The day that launched America's dizzying downward spiral — and I was there 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z The weapons networks targeted by the sanctions “operate primarily between Yemen and Somalia and have strong ties to al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula and al-Shabab,” the Treasury Department said. Treasury sanctions IS-Somalia weapons traffickers, al-Shabab 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z He has maintained that he didn’t know they were al-Qaida and denied any involvement in terrorism. Pakistan: Oldest prisoner freed from Guantanamo, back home 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Al-Shabab, which has ties with al-Qaida, regularly carries out attacks in the Horn of Africa nation. Militants attack hotel in Somali port city of Kismayo 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Britain’s deputy U.N. ambassador James Kariuki said the military response to “the terror” imposed by Islamic State and al-Qaida affiliated extremist groups must protect human rights. Mali accuses France of `duplicitous acts’ which it denies 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z “We will continue to take action against the weapons smuggling and fundraising activities of al-Shabab and other al-Qaida affiliates.” U.S. hits al-Shabab finance facilitators with sanctions 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z The attack has not been claimed but bears the hallmarks of armed groups linked to al-Qaida. 3 UN peacekeepers die in Mali roadside bomb attack 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z That didn’t stop the speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament on Tuesday from likening Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to deceased al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Missiles hit Ukrainian city, alarms elsewhere keep up fear 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z At the heart of this crisis, in areas where famine likely will be declared, is an Islamic extremist group linked to al-Qaida. ‘So many children dying’: Somalia drought brings famine near 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The extremists, affiliated with al-Qaida, continued to heavily tax residents by asking up to half of their harvest, even as people began to starve. Climate Migration: Blind and homeless amid Somalia’s drought 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Opponents of the administration and some analysts question whether al-Zawahri’s presence in a Kabul neighborhood suggests extremist groups like al-Qaida or the Islamic State are growing stronger under the Taliban, who now rule the country. CIA unveils model of al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri’s hideout 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z After 9/11, a U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan toppled the Taliban who had harbored al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden and his followers. Taliban freed from Guantanamo, claims exchanged for American 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z While the White House last month released declassified points from an intelligence assessment saying al-Qaida had not reconstituted in Afghanistan, the points did not address the Islamic State in Khorasan, the local IS group affiliate. Declassified report shows US predictions of IS group threat 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The families want to expose how 19 al-Qaida hijackers — 15 of them Saudi nationals — crashed four jets, killing nearly 3,000 in one day, got financial help. America made a ‘deal with the devil,’ families of 9/11 victims say, as they sue Saudi Arabia 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Hungry for information that might lead to the capture of other al-Qaida figures, CIA operatives subjected them to enhanced interrogation techniques that were tantamount to torture, human rights groups say. 2 decades later, 9/11 self-professed mastermind awaits trial 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The stubborn fact that none of al-Qaida were Afghan is lost to the wind. Way up there in blue: Seven children dead in Kabul — who is to blame? 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z The Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, which has ties with al-Qaida, claimed responsibility for the attack, the latest of its frequent attempts to strike places visited by government officials. Somali forces end hotel attack in which 20 were killed 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z A U.S.-led invasion toppled the previous Taliban government, which had hosted al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. Bombing at Kabul mosque kills 10, including prominent cleric 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z He says the U.S. had accomplished its goal in Afghanistan — to prevent al-Qaida from planning and launching attacks against the U.S. from within the country again. EXPLAINER: Dueling views remain a year after Afghan pullout 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z The Trump administration released just one prisoner from Guantánamo, a confessed al-Qaida operative who is currently serving a prison sentence in Riyadh under an Obama-era plea agreement. As U.S. weighs Guantánamo options, Saudi center may offer solution 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z But why attack Iraq when al-Qaida was in Afghanistan? Way up there in blue: Seven children dead in Kabul — who is to blame? 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z A U.S.-led invasion drove the Taliban from power months after the 9/11 attacks in 2001, which al-Qaida orchestrated from Afghanistan while being sheltered by the Taliban. Afghan rights leader heartbroken after year of Taliban rule 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z To defeat Daesh in Africa, Ewi said, “the strategy must transcend the group and include its alliances with al-Qaida and other criminal groups including bandits, herders, gangs and various organized crime groups.” Security expert warns UN Africa could be future IS caliphate 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z And it argues that the successful airstrike last month that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri in a Kabul safe house is proof the U.S. can monitor and eliminate terror threats in Afghanistan. EXPLAINER: Dueling views remain a year after Afghan pullout 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z CIA officers landed in Afghanistan on Sept. 26, 2001, and were part of operations to displace the Taliban and find and kill leaders of al-Qaida including Osama bin Laden. One year after Afghanistan, spy agencies pivot toward China 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z To sell the war, Rumsfeld claimed Iraq had chemical weapons, links with al-Qaida, and the war would be swift. Way up there in blue: Seven children dead in Kabul — who is to blame? 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z He occasionally gave speeches from a White House balcony, such as when he marked the killing of an al-Qaida leader or a strong jobs report. Biden leaves White House for 1st time since getting COVID-19 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z The Taliban had promised in the 2020 Doha Agreement with the U.S. that they would not harbor al-Qaida members or those seeking to attack the U.S. Taliban claim they unaware of al-Qaida leader in Afghanistan 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z But his biggest concern, he said, is that al-Qaida, Islamic State militants or other affiliated insurgents will be able to generate an attack against the U.S. from a haven in Afghanistan. EXPLAINER: Dueling views remain a year after Afghan pullout 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z That includes people who served in Afghanistan and other missions against al-Qaida and other terrorist groups. One year after Afghanistan, spy agencies pivot toward China 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z In 2012 extremist rebels linked to al-Qaida started their attacks saying they were fighting for Mali to be governed by Muslim Shariah law. Mali’s capital Bamako boosts security fearing jihadi attacks 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Concerns about al-Qaida efforts to regroup inside Taliban-controlled Afghanistan are hardly new. The downside: US strike shows Afghanistan still terror base 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z More recently, the al-Qaida affiliate in Yemen proved itself capable of plotting attacks on U.S. soil with an attempted 2009 bombing of an American passenger jet and an attempted package bomb the following year. Al-Zawahri’s path went from Cairo clinic to top of al-Qaida 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Ryan Crocker, a former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, said Tuesday that he and others warned “right from the beginning that if the Taliban could ever get back in power, they would bring al-Qaida with them.” EXPLAINER: Dueling views remain a year after Afghan pullout 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Osama bin Laden, then the leader of al-Qaida, was the the son of one of Saudi Arabia's wealthiest oligarchs. Trump's N.J. golf resort hosts Saudi-sponsored event — 9/11 families outraged 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z The Taliban had promised in the 2020 Doha Agreement on the terms of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan that they would not harbor al-Qaida members. Taliban under scrutiny as US kills al-Qaida leader in Kabul 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Before the strike, U.S. military officials, including Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had said al-Qaida was trying to reconstitute in Afghanistan, where it faces limited threats from the now-ruling Taliban. The downside: US strike shows Afghanistan still terror base 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z After Bin Laden was killed in a U.S. raid on his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, al-Qaida proclaimed al-Zawahri its paramount leader less than two months later. Al-Zawahri’s path went from Cairo clinic to top of al-Qaida 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z So, despite Taliban promises to not harbor terrorists again ”they have brought al-Qaida back.” EXPLAINER: Dueling views remain a year after Afghan pullout 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z U.S. lawyers also considered the legality of the strike, concluding that al-Zawahri’s continued leadership of the terrorist group and support for al-Qaida attacks made him a lawful target. Watching al-Qaida chief’s ‘pattern of life’ key to his death 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z A look at the al-Qaida leader, who evaded U.S. capture for 21 years after the suicide airliner attacks that in many ways changed America and its relations with the rest of the world. EXPLAINER: Who was al-Zawahri — and why did US kill him? 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z “These entities work hand in glove,” Clarke said of the Taliban and al-Qaida. The downside: US strike shows Afghanistan still terror base 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z The 2011 Arab Spring uprisings around the Mideast threatened a major blow to al-Qaida, showing that jihad was not the only way to get rid of Arab autocrats. Al-Zawahri’s path went from Cairo clinic to top of al-Qaida 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z They say the complete withdrawal of U.S. forces opened the door to a resurgence of al-Qaida and Islamic State militants in the country. EXPLAINER: Dueling views remain a year after Afghan pullout 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Bin Laden provided al-Qaida with charisma and money, but al-Zawahri brought tactics and organizational skills needed to forge militants into a network of cells in countries around the world. Al-Qaida mastermind Ayman al-Zawahri, 71, reportedly killed 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Seven years later, al-Zawahiri was present when bin Laden founded al-Qaida. EXPLAINER: Who was al-Zawahri — and why did US kill him? 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z The Taliban had promised in the 2020 Doha Agreement on the terms of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan that they would not harbor al-Qaida members or those seeking to attack the U.S. The downside: US strike shows Afghanistan still terror base 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z But al-Zawahri would bring to al-Qaida the tactics that he honed in Islamic Jihad. Al-Zawahri’s path went from Cairo clinic to top of al-Qaida 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z The White House released portions of an unclassified intelligence assessment summary on Sunday that concluded that al-Qaida hasn’t rebuilt and doesn’t have the ability to launch an attack against the U.S. from Afghanistan. EXPLAINER: Dueling views remain a year after Afghan pullout 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Twice, the al-Qaida affiliate in Yemen tried to attack on U.S. soil with an attempted 2009 bombing of an American passenger jet and an attempted package bomb the following year. Al-Qaida mastermind Ayman al-Zawahri, 71, reportedly killed 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z He brought al-Qaida the organizational skill and experience — honed underground in Egypt, evading Egyptian intelligence — that allowed al-Qaida to organize cells of followers and strike around the world. EXPLAINER: Who was al-Zawahri — and why did US kill him? 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z The Taliban remain sanctioned by the U.S. government for its role harboring al-Qaida before the 9/11 attacks. The downside: US strike shows Afghanistan still terror base 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z And some al-Qaida militants whose association with bin Laden predated al-Zawahri’s always saw him as an arrogant intruder. Al-Zawahri’s path went from Cairo clinic to top of al-Qaida 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z President Joe Biden was set to address the nation Monday following what the White House says was a “successful” counterterrorism operation on an al-Qaida target in Afghanistan over the weekend. Biden to speak on operation against al-Qaida in Afghanistan 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z But while Islamists gained prominence in many places, they have stark ideological differences with al-Qaida and reject its agenda and leadership. Al-Qaida mastermind Ayman al-Zawahri, 71, reportedly killed 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z After the years of quietly assembling the suicide attackers, funds and plans for the Sept. 11 attack, Zawahri ensured that al-Qaida survived the global manhunt that followed to attack again. EXPLAINER: Who was al-Zawahri — and why did US kill him? 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z “Killing al-Zawahri is a success, but the underlying resurgence of al-Qaida terrorists into Afghanistan is a growing threat that was foreseeable and avoidable,” McConnell said. The downside: US strike shows Afghanistan still terror base 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z The bombers in the Madrid attacks that killed 191 were said to have been inspired by al-Qaida, although direct links remain uncertain. Al-Zawahri’s path went from Cairo clinic to top of al-Qaida 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Both are half-brothers of the former al-Qaida leader, who was killed by U.S. special forces in Pakistan in 2011. Report: Prince Charles’ charity got donation from bin Ladens 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z IS’s “caliphate” was brought down by a U.S.-led campaign after years of fighting, but the jihadist movement was irrevocably splintered and al-Qaida lost much of its luster in radicals’ eyes. Al-Qaida mastermind Ayman al-Zawahri, 71, reportedly killed 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z On the run after 9/11, al-Zawahri rebuilt al-Qaida leadership in the Afghan-Pakistan border region and was the supreme leader over branches in Iraq, Asia, Yemen and beyond. EXPLAINER: Who was al-Zawahri — and why did US kill him? 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z However, Pakistan’s military, which has directly ruled the country for more than half of its 75-year history, has closely worked with the U.S. and was an official ally in the war on terror against al-Qaida. Pakistan military chief seeks US help on release of IMF loan 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z With his concentration on a “Muslim vanguard” carrying out dramatic attacks, he never gained widespread popular support for al-Qaida in the Islamic world beyond a fringe of radical sympathizers. Al-Zawahri’s path went from Cairo clinic to top of al-Qaida 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Following the pattern of recruitment and indoctrination seen with al-Qaida and ISIS, Trump's followers were radicalized into committing irrational acts of violence. Was this finally enough? Trump and his terrorist confederates must be prosecuted 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z It was during his years leading Egypt’s Islamic Jihad militant group in the 1990s that al-Zawahri honed the skills he would bring to al-Qaida. Al-Qaida mastermind Ayman al-Zawahri, 71, reportedly killed 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z With a credo of targeting near and far enemies, al-Qaida after 9/11 carried out years of unrelenting attacks: in Bali, Mombasa, Riyadh, Jakarta, Istanbul, Madrid, London and beyond. EXPLAINER: Who was al-Zawahri — and why did US kill him? 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z As international sanctions crippled Afghanistan, Omar got closer to al-Qaida, until eventually the terrorist group became the Taliban’s only source of income. Hope and despair: Kathy Gannon on 35 years in Afghanistan 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z Under their leadership, the al-Qaida terror network carried out the deadliest attack ever on American soil, the Sept. 11, 2001, suicide hijackings. Al-Zawahri’s path went from Cairo clinic to top of al-Qaida 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z The U.S.-led coalition bombed it because they were told the convoy bore fighters from the Taliban and al-Qaida. Hope and despair: Kathy Gannon on 35 years in Afghanistan 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z The mujahedeen would falsely identify enemies – even those who had worked with the U.S. before – as belonging to al-Qaida or to the Taliban. Hope and despair: Kathy Gannon on 35 years in Afghanistan 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z On this day, a U.S. drone fired two Hellfire missiles at the al-Qaida leader as he stood, according to U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the strike. EXPLAINER: Who was al-Zawahri — and why did US kill him? 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z All but four of the 19 hijackers on Sept. 11 were Saudi citizens, and the Saudi kingdom was the birthplace of Osama bin Laden, the head of al-Qaida and mastermind of the attack. Sept. 11 families plan protest as LIV tees off in Oregon 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z It was intended to hold and interrogate prisoners suspected of having links to al-Qaida or the Taliban at the time. Afghan national freed from Guantanamo Bay after 15 years 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z “You’d think that after 20 years of dealing with al-Qaida, they’d have a good understanding of the language they use, the symbolism.” Study: Facebook fails to catch East Africa extremist content 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Hired by the CIA in 2010, Schulte said he worked on a team that helped verify the location of Osama bin Laden before the al-Qaida leader was killed in a U.S. overnight raid in Pakistan. At second trial, ex-CIA employee defends himself in big leak 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Attacks linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are soaring in Burkina Faso, particularly in the north. 55 people killed in latest attack in northern Burkina Faso 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z After the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in response to the attacks, Hadi al-Iraqi organized deadly al-Qaida attacks against American and allied forces along with civilians in the country and in neighboring Pakistan. Iraqi held by US at Guantanamo pleads guilty to war crimes 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z But violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State increased nearly 7% during the junta’s first three months of rule compared with the three months prior, according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project. Jihadi attacks mount in Burkina Faso despite junta’s efforts 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z All but four of the 19 hijackers on 9/11 were Saudi citizens, and the Saudi kingdom was the birthplace of Osama bin Laden, the head of al-Qaida and mastermind of the attack. Schwartzel wins $4.75 million in richest golf event amid Saudi outcry 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z He admitted to becoming a courier for al-Qaida and pleaded guilty in 2012 to conspiracy, murder and providing material support to terrorism in a deal that granted him credit for time served since his capture. US accused of stalling on deal to free Guantanamo prisoner 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z It notes that al-Qaida supporters celebrated the January standoff at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. US sees heightened extremist threat heading into midterms 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Defense teams have been asking military judges to exclude certain evidence from the war crimes trials of accused al-Qaida operatives as tainted by not just torture but also cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Gina Haspel observed waterboarding at CIA black site, psychologist testifies 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, it said the presence of IS, al-Qaida, and “many other terrorist groups and fighters on Afghan soil” is raising concerns in neighboring countries and the wider international community. UN: Taliban faces threat from Islamic State, new resistance 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Djibo has been at the epicenter of the violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group that has killed thousands and displaced nearly 2 million people. ‘We don’t have food’: African leaders meet as crises grow 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Khan cannot return to Pakistan because he would be in danger as a cooperating witness against al-Qaida. US accused of stalling on deal to free Guantanamo prisoner 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z U.S.-Pakistani ties deteriorated under Khan, who as prime minister tapped into anti-American sentiment in Pakistan that has spread ever since the 9/11 terror attacks by al-Qaida, and the U.S. war on terror. The AP Interview: New Pakistani FM seeks better ties with US 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Another interrogator revved a drill next to the naked detainee’s hooded head, apparently to try to get him to divulge al-Qaida plots. Gina Haspel observed waterboarding at CIA black site, psychologist testifies 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z “The Haqqani Network is still regarded as having the closest links to al-Qaida,” the panel said, and the relationship between the Taliban and al-Qaida also remains close. UN: Taliban faces threat from Islamic State, new resistance 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z A prominent case was when the United States detained hundreds of fighters allegedly linked to terrorist groups like al-Qaida. EXPLAINER: What might happen to 100s of Ukrainian POWs? 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z The Taliban were ousted in 2001 by a U.S.-led coalition for harboring al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and returned to power after America’s chaotic departure last year. Afghanistan’s Taliban order women to cover up head to toe 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z The 2011 American raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan angered many hardliners in the country. The AP Interview: New Pakistani FM seeks better ties with US 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z She had been kidnapped by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, which has bankrolled its insurgency by kidnapping Westerners. Cardinal: Pope OK’d spending 1M euros to free kidnapped nun 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Majid Khan, an al-Qaida courier, told a court last year that, when he was forced to undergo the procedure, the CIA used “green garden hoses.” CIA captive was too small for waterboard, interrogator testifies 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Hunger is soaring across conflict-ridden Burkina Faso, a result of increasing violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, which has killed thousands and displaced millions, preventing people from farming. Hunger grips Burkina Faso due to increasing jihadi violence 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z The attacks are the latest in a series of increased violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic state across the country that’s killed thousands and displaced 2 million people. Nine soldiers among 15 killed in Burkina Faso’s north 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z While no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State has ravaged the nation for eight years. Six soldiers die in attacks targeting Mali military bases 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z In October 2005, Texas Gov. Rick Perry traveled to the border city of Laredo and announced Operation Linebacker, a new initiative that he said would protect the state's residents from terrorist groups such as al-Qaida. Texas governors spent billions on doomed border operations suspiciously timed around campaign bids 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z “Any change in the posture of Russian forces or pro-regime militias creates security gaps that anti-regime actors including Turkey, ISIS, al-Qaida and Syrian opposition groups can exploit,” the ISW report said. Syrian fighters ready to join next phase of Ukraine war 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z The once peaceful West African nation has seen a great deal of violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group over the past six years. Sister: Gunmen took 83-year-old nun from bed in Burkina Faso 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z The once peaceful nation of Burkina Faso has seen a great deal of violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group over the past six years. Armed men kidnap nun, 83, from convent in Burkina Faso 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Moura had been largely controlled by extremists linked to al-Qaida who taxed villagers and imposed strict Shariah law, according to residents. 300 killed by Mali’s army and foreigners, says rights group 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z He concluded al-Qaida wasn’t part of an internal uprising or violent political disturbance under one court standard and instead that the killings were acts of international terrorism. Extradition bid certified for man accused in Iraq killings 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z These were later used as an al-Qaida hideout, and at least one was bombed by the U.S. in 2001. With eye to China investment, Taliban now preserve buddhas 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Jihadi groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State in the Sahel, the vast expanse south of the Sahara Desert, have been taking hostages for ransom to fund operations and expand their presence. Sister: Gunmen took 83-year-old nun from bed in Burkina Faso 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Still, the idea that Putin posed any serious threat to U.S. interests was largely dismissed in a Washington focused on defeating al-Qaida. The making of Vladimir Putin 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Al-Shabab, which has ties with al-Qaida, frequently stages deadly attacks in Mogadishu and other parts of Somalia. Prominent Somali woman lawmaker among 15 killed in bombing 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z The U.S.-led coalition unseated the Taliban in 2001 after they refused to hand over al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in America. China’s foreign minister makes surprise stop in Kabul 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z The four men Jackson represented were alleged to have been an al-Qaida bomb expert, a Taliban intelligence officer, a man who trained to fight American forces in Afghanistan, and a farmer associated with the Taliban. Judge Jackson grilled on Guantanamo detainee representation 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z He was captured in a raid on the Pakistan home of a man then thought to be a high-ranking al-Qaida member, Abu Zubaydah. Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Guantanamo clients an issue for GOP 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z But he said it is more difficult for the Taliban to control al-Qaida elements in the country, because the two groups have long been more closely aligned. Generals say Afghanistan, Somalia pullouts hurt terror fight 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Among the five defendants are Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, a senior al-Qaida figure who has described himself as the mastermind of the plot. Plea discussions launched in stalled 9/11 case at Guantanamo 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z The kingdom also said some of those executed were members of al-Qaida, the Islamic State group and backers of Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Saudi Arabia says it has executed 81 convicts in single day 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z Sunardi was also accused of recruiting and providing assistance and funds to several Indonesian militants who traveled to the Middle East to join militant groups there affiliated with al-Qaida, Ramadhan said. Indonesian police kill suspected militant resisting arrest 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z The U.S. government’s 9/11 Commission found Iranian officials met with al-Qaida leaders in Sudan in either 1991 or early 1992. Court filing seeks to seize Iran oil on US-owned tanker 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z The designation lumped the FBK together with terrorist groups such as al-Qaida. A year after Navalny’s return, Putin remains atop a changed Russia 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z In Mali, the Barkhane force aimed to help the nation’s army and administrative officers to return to northern areas that were occupied by jihadi groups linked to al-Qaida in 2012. Uncertainty looms in Mali as France announces troop pullout 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z He called it “unjust and unfair,” saying Afghans have also been victims of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Ex-Afghan president: Biden order on frozen funds an atrocity 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z It is unclear what might change under the new junta, as the ill-equipped military has struggled to battle the jihadists linked to the al-Qaida and Islamic State extremist groups. UN council refuses to condemn Burkina Faso military coup 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z The CIA in 2017 also released documents seized during the raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden that appeared to bolster the U.S. claims. Court filing seeks to seize Iran oil on US-owned tanker 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Tuzu expects the majority may have gone to the rebel province of Idlib, where al-Qaida is dominant but where IS also maintains a presence. Adrift after enslavement, Yazidi teen says she can’t go home 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Senators quizzed Kurilla on efforts to monitor al-Qaida and Islamic State extremists in Afghanistan, now that there are no longer U.S. forces in the country. US general says Russia turmoil could spill to Middle East 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z "This is a peaceful, political protest. No one has shown any evidence to the contrary. It's not a drug trafficking or human trafficking operation. It's not al-Qaida," Carlson said during a Fox News broadcast. Tucker Carlson: Canadian truckers protesting vaccine mandate being treated like "terror group" 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z In the wide-ranging report, the experts also said extremists linked to both al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are successfully advancing in Africa, especially in the turbulent Sahel. UN experts: `Terrorist groups’ enjoy freedom in Afghanistan 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Iran long has denied having ties to al-Qaida. Court filing seeks to seize Iran oil on US-owned tanker 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z The numbers of Lebanese apparently joining IS is nowhere near the hundreds who went to neighboring Syria to join rebels there, including ones linked to al-Qaida, at the height of that country’s civil war. As economy collapses, some young Lebanese turn to militancy 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z While the commandos were clearing the second floor, a number of foreign fighters linked to al-Qaida in Syria “began maneuvering with weapons toward U.S. forces” at the scene, McKenzie said. Lethal US raid on IS encounters a doll, crib, bomb, bullets 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Attacks linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group have killed thousands and displaced more than an estimated 1.5 million people. Soldiers declare military junta in control in Burkina Faso 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z The Taliban first ruled Afghanistan from 1996-2001 and were ousted for harboring al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden for masterminding the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. in 2001. UN experts: `Terrorist groups’ enjoy freedom in Afghanistan 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Complicating matters, families of people killed in the Sept. 11 attacks have filed a claim to the funds to pay the judgment in a lawsuit they filed against al-Qaida and the Taliban. EXPLAINER: Why effort to help Afghanistan is falling short 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z However, it’s unclear what might change under the new junta, as the ill-equipped military has struggled to battle the jihadists linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. Burkina Faso wakes to find new junta rulers, closed borders 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Attacks linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are escalating, killing thousands and displacing more than an estimated 1.5 million people. Mutinous soldiers say they detained Burkina Faso’s president 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist who is suspected of having ties to al-Qaida and was convicted of trying to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan, is serving a lengthy sentence in a prison in nearby Fort Worth. Jewish leaders renew antisemitism fight after hostage case 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z But the experts said that like al-Qaida, ISIL’s leadership “faces difficulties.” UN experts: `Terrorist groups’ enjoy freedom in Afghanistan 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z But the U.S. has not recognized the new government or lifted sanctions on the Taliban and its senior leaders for providing a haven to al-Qaida while it plotted the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. EXPLAINER: Why effort to help Afghanistan is falling short 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z The architect of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, described her to interrogators as a top al-Qaida courier and financier, though her supporters discount that and say his statement was the result of torture. British hostage-taker at Texas synagogue bought gun ‘on the street’, Biden says 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z For the Justice Department, which had accused Siddiqui of being an al-Qaida operative, it was a significant conviction in the fight against international extremism. A closer look at the case of Aafia Siddiqui, jailed in Texas 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z The Taliban’s longtime ally al-Qaida is not seen as a strong threat. Analysts: Afghan Taliban do little to stop Pakistan fighters 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Police and prosecutors say Zulkarnaen is the former military commander of Jemaah Islamiyah, a Southeast Asian militant group with ties to al-Qaida. Indonesian prosecutors seek life for Bali bombing suspect 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z Waterboarding is designed to simulate the feeling of being drowned and became the subject of heated debate when the CIA used it to interrogate al-Qaida detainees after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. He was waterboarded at VMI; his tormentors still got into the military 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z U.S. officials came to describe her as “Lady al-Qaida,” and the FBI placed her on its list of seven-most-wanted terrorists in 2004. British hostage-taker at Texas synagogue bought gun ‘on the street’, Biden says 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Top FBI and Justice Department described her as an “al-Qaida operative and facilitator” at a May 2004 news conference in which they warned of intelligence showing al-Qaida planned an attack in the coming months. A closer look at the case of Aafia Siddiqui, jailed in Texas 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Since then, armed groups have proliferated, including local and tribal militias, nationalist and mainstream Islamist groups, al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. EXPLAINER: Libya future at stake after failing to hold vote 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Aris Sumarsono, 58, better known as Zulkarnaen, is the former military commander of Jemaah Islamiyah, a Southeast Asian militant group with ties to al-Qaida which the U.S. has designated a terrorist group. Indonesian prosecutors delay sentence for top terror suspect 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z The Obama administration in 2013 also seized the phone records of 20 Associated Press reporters to uncover who leaked the information about a foiled al-Qaida terrorist plot. PEN America, the "human rights" careerists and the betrayal of Julian Assange 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Violence in the once-peaceful West African nation is escalating as attacks linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State increase. 41 killed in Burkina Faso ambush including volunteer leader 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z Treasury on Wednesday designated three men in Brazil as being affiliated with al-Qaida and having given support to the terrorist group. US designates 3 men in Brazil as affiliated with al-Qaida 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Qureshi also warned that if Afghans are left without help, militant groups such as al-Qaida and the regional Islamic State affiliate will regroup and flourish amid the chaos. Pakistan to rally Muslim countries to help Afghanistan 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie who told the AP last week that the al-Qaida extremist group has grown slightly inside Afghanistan since U.S. forces left in late August. The AP Interview: Taliban seek ties with US, other ex-foes 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z On Afghanistan, McKenzie said the al-Qaida extremist group has grown slightly since U.S. forces left and that the ruling Taliban leaders are divided about their 2020 pledge to break ties with the group. US to keep troops in Iraq for foreseeable future, top commander says 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Central Command, said in an interview with The Associated Press that the departure of U.S. military and intelligence assets from Afghanistan has made it much harder to track al-Qaida and other extremist groups inside Afghanistan. US commander: Al-Qaida numbers in Afghanistan up ‘slightly’ 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z The Treasury said the action targets the international financing of al-Qaida. US designates 3 men in Brazil as affiliated with al-Qaida 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z For years, the U.S. military has used drones to kill top al-Qaida operatives in northern Syria, where the militant group became active during Syria’s civil war. Family of 6, including child, wounded in US strike in Syria 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z The attack has not been claimed, but it bears the mark of local armed groups linked to al-Qaida. At least 30 civilians reported killed in Mali truck attack 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z And the government already was struggling before the pandemic with the humanitarian crisis fueled by jihadi violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, preventing people from accessing health clinics and virus testing. Women step up, fill the gaps in Burkina Faso’s virus fight 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Speaking at the Pentagon, McKenzie said it’s clear that al-Qaida is attempting to rebuild its presence inside Afghanistan, which was the base from which it planned the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks against the United States. US commander: Al-Qaida numbers in Afghanistan up ‘slightly’ 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z About 300 citizens allegedly affiliated with al-Qaida and other extremist groups have been targeted. US designates 3 men in Brazil as affiliated with al-Qaida 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Idlib at one point was described as having one of the largest al-Qaida concentrations since Osama bin Laden’s days in Afghanistan. Family of 6, including child, wounded in US strike in Syria 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Attacks by armed groups linked to al-Qaida against the Malian army began in 2015. At least 30 civilians reported killed in Mali truck attack 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z It reflects a shift from the focus on al-Qaida and other organizations following the creation of DHS after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. US faces ‘heightened threat’ in holiday season, DHS says 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z The Taliban and al-Qaida have maintained ties ever since. US commander: Al-Qaida numbers in Afghanistan up ‘slightly’ 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z The FBI noted in the memo that al-Qaida compartmentalized the roles within its major attacks and “did not make the attack plans known in advance to others” for fear of word getting out. FBI releases declassified documents on Sept. 11 attacks 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Among those killed in Syria over the years were al-Qaida members who were close to the group’s founder and leader. Family of 6, including child, wounded in US strike in Syria 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z She asked to be called by the name Mariam, not Sophie, and said she had even received a message from her son while held by her al-Qaida captors. Former French hostage returns to Mali without visa 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z It warns that foreign groups such as al-Qaida and the Islamic State celebrated the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and may use it to encourage violence by their supporters. US faces ‘heightened threat’ in holiday season, DHS says 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z He called al-Qaida a more difficult problem for the Taliban because of their longstanding ties. US commander: Al-Qaida numbers in Afghanistan up ‘slightly’ 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z But for at least the last 20 years, Washington was focused more on countering al-Qaida and other terrorist threats in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pentagon rattled by Chinese military push on multiple fronts 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z If the government will go to this length to persecute someone who was alleged to have been involved in sending waterproof socks to al-Qaida, what can we expect the government to do to Assange? Why the Julian Assange case is the most important battle for press freedom of our time 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Khan, 41, has admitted to being a courier for al-Qaida and taking part in the planning of several plots there were never carried out. Prisoner gives Guantanamo court first account of CIA abuse 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Zubaydah was captured in Pakistan in 2002 and thought to be a high-ranking member of al-Qaida, the terrorist group that carried out the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington. Lawyer: Guantanamo case should be put on hold at high court 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z McKenzie declined to provide an estimate of the number of al-Qaida operatives inside Afghanistan. US commander: Al-Qaida numbers in Afghanistan up ‘slightly’ 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z He said al-Qaida “uses Syria as a base for threats reaching into Syria, Iraq and beyond.” US military says it killed al-Qaida leader in drone strike 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z The acquaintance planned to deliver the items to al-Qaida. Why the Julian Assange case is the most important battle for press freedom of our time 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z But prosecutors argued that Gul’s ties to al-Qaida went deeper, and that the U.S. government remained at war with al-Qaida. Judge rules Afghan militant has been held in Guantánamo illegally 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z But Zubaydah’s lawyers say the CIA was mistaken in believing he was a high-ranking member of al-Qaida. Lawyer: Guantanamo case should be put on hold at high court 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Zubaydah was thought to be a high-ranking member of al-Qaida when he was captured in Pakistan in 2002, and the government still says he was “an associate and longtime terrorist ally of Osama bin Laden.” US says Guantanamo detainee can pen letter about torture 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Additionally, the Taliban’s longtime support for al-Qaida makes the group an unreliable U.S. counterterrorism partner. Qatar diplomat emphasizes engagement with Taliban at forum 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z For similar reasons, IS has long been a staunch enemy of al-Qaida. EXPLAINER: Can the Taliban suppress the potent IS threat? 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z At his May hearing, prosecutors said they would provide the judge with classified evidence to support their allegations of Gul’s ties to al-Qaida. Judge rules Afghan militant has been held in Guantánamo illegally 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Officers, on the lookout for al-Qaida and Islamic State extremist threats, had discovered illegal cargo on board. A bird stars in rare feel-good tale about Afghan evacuations 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z But Zubaydah’s lawyers say the CIA was mistaken in believing he was a high-ranking member of al-Qaida, the terrorist group that carried out the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington. US says Guantanamo detainee can pen letter about torture 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z While ruling Afghanistan during the late 1990s, the Taliban sheltered al-Qaida and its chief, Osama bin Laden. Qatar diplomat emphasizes engagement with Taliban at forum 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z However, he warned that the Taliban’s longtime support for al-Qaida make them unreliable as counterterrorism partners with the United States. Taliban says US will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z That success gave hope to quashing an emerging insurgency, but in 2004 the insurgency gained greater momentum and led to the deadly rise of al-Qaida in Iraq. Army general who commanded in Iraq dies of cancer at age 67 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Intelligence officials have assessed that al-Qaida remains closely linked to the Taliban and could regain the capability to strike the U.S. within as little as one to two years. CIA creates working group on China as threats keep rising 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z “That is the government’s position,” he said, “that notwithstanding withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, we continue to be engaged in hostilities with al-Qaida, and therefore that detention under law of war remains proper.” Supreme Court justices make a surprising proposal in torture case 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Zubaydah’s lawyers say the CIA was mistaken in believing he was a high-ranking member of al-Qaida. High court to hear Guantanamo prisoner’s state secrets case 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z The Taliban gave refuge to al-Qaida before it carried out the 9/11 attacks. Taliban says US will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z In that suicide attack, a Jordanian doctor the CIA thought it had persuaded to penetrate al-Qaida had in fact been turned against the United States. Captured, killed or compromised: CIA admits to losing dozens of informants 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z “And we must remember that the Taliban was and remains a terrorist organization and they still have not broken ties with al-Qaida,” Milley said. Joint Chiefs chairman calls Afghan war a ‘strategic failure’ 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z The three officials struggled to quantify how much of a threat Afghanistan — and the al-Qaida elements reconstituting there — will pose to the United States in the future. Military leaders call Afghan exit ‘strategic failure’ 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Cotton and others have questioned the viability of U.S. plans to contain al-Qaida and the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate by using intelligence-collection assets and attack planes based outside of Afghanistan. Pentagon leaders to face Congress on Afghan pullout decision 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z “It is insane for the U.S. to think the Taliban can be a reliable counterterrorism partner, given the Taliban’s enduring support for al-Qaida,” Roggio said. Taliban says US will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z The group was then ousted from power in 2001 by a U.S.-led coalition after the 9/11 attacks for harboring al-Qaida. UN and Afghanistan’s Taliban, figuring out how to interact 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z The Taliban gave refuge to bin Laden and other leaders of al-Qaida, which launched deadly attacks on Americans abroad in 1998 and then struck the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001. US, Pakistan face each other again on Afghanistan threats 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Some U.S. national security officials worry that the absence of an American military presence there will allow al-Qaida or other groups such as Islamic State-Khorasan to strengthen and rebuild. FBI director says Afghanistan withdrawal raises concern of terror groups rebuilding 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and American intelligence officials have warned that al-Qaida or the Islamic State group could regenerate and pose a threat to the United States in one year to two years. US top military officer meets with Russian counterpart 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and American intelligence officials have warned that al-Qaida or the Islamic State group could regenerate in Afghanistan and pose a threat to the United States in one year to two years. After Afghanistan pullout, US seeks NATO basing, intel pacts 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z Treasury Department announced sanctions Thursday against five men in Turkey suspected of providing financial services and travel assistance to al-Qaida. US targets 5 al-Qaida operatives in Turkey with sanctions 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z After 9/11, the U.S. immediately sought Pakistan’s cooperation in its fight against al-Qaida and other terrorist groups. US, Pakistan face each other again on Afghanistan threats 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Ultimately Osama bin Laden would be killed by American troops, and al-Qaida and other international jihadist organizations would be decimated. Novelist and veteran Elliot Ackerman says Biden blew it in Afghanistan: Was there another way? 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Under a deal reached last year with the United States, the Taliban promised to break ties with al-Qaida and other militant groups and ensure they don’t threaten other countries from its territory. FM says Taliban gov’t won’t allow militant attacks on others 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z People who met him who were part of al-Qaida or who were trying to get into al-Qaida described meeting him as being like a seismic moment in their lives that changed everything. CNN's Peter Bergen on the "dotted line" from Osama bin Laden to Donald Trump 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z It is part of a long-running campaign against the support network for al-Qaida. US targets 5 al-Qaida operatives in Turkey with sanctions 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z The CIA would carry out hundreds of drone strikes launched from Pakistan targeting al-Qaida leaders and others alleged to have ties to terrorist groups. US, Pakistan face each other again on Afghanistan threats 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z The State Department is offering up to $5 million for his capture, in part because he “acted on behalf of al-Qaida and has been linked to al-Qaida terrorist operations.” The U.S. branded the Haqqanis terrorists and issued $5 million bounties. Now they’re in power in the Taliban government. 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z “We don’t want them to fall into the hands of the Taliban or al-Qaida,” he said. Afghan Pilots Who Sought Safety in Uzbekistan Transfer to U.S. Base 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z Is Osama bin Laden one of those rare figures who through force of will changes history? is he a necessary figure in terms of 9/11 and al-Qaida? CNN's Peter Bergen on the "dotted line" from Osama bin Laden to Donald Trump 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Among those designated are Majdi Salim, an Egyptian born lawyer who the agency said is one of the primary facilitators of al-Qaida activities in Turkey. US targets 5 al-Qaida operatives in Turkey with sanctions 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z It was also an unflattering picture of the kingdom’s efforts to thwart American operations against al-Qaida in the years before the attacks. FBI Releases Newly Declassified Document Related to Sept. 11 Attacks 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z In it, al-Zawahri said that “Jerusalem Will Never be Judaized,” and praised al-Qaida attacks including one that targeted Russian troops in Syria in January. Al-Qaida chief appears in new video marking 9/11 anniversary 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z The move led to the rise of al-Qaida and later the Islamic State group in the country. Death and suffering in Iraq a painful legacy of 9/11 attacks 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z He implemented it, even though there was internal opposition in al-Qaida. CNN's Peter Bergen on the "dotted line" from Osama bin Laden to Donald Trump 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z The U.S. said he is the former leader of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, after taking over that role from al-Qaida leader Ayman Zawahiri. US targets 5 al-Qaida operatives in Turkey with sanctions 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z In its 2004 final report, the Sept. 11 Commission said it had found no evidence that the “Saudi government as an institution, or senior Saudi officials individually funded” al-Qaida. FBI Releases Newly Declassified Document Related to Sept. 11 Attacks 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z In recent years, al-Qaida has faced competition in jihadi circles from its rival, the Islamic State group. Al-Qaida chief appears in new video marking 9/11 anniversary 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaida at the time, was from a prominent family in the kingdom. FBI releases newly declassified record on Sept. 11 attacks 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z We more or less decimated al-Qaida after 9/11, and the people who best understood that were people inside that organization. CNN's Peter Bergen on the "dotted line" from Osama bin Laden to Donald Trump 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z He became a Islamic recruit for an al-Qaida training camp in Afghanistan. Algeria to Afghanistan: Our reporter’s dispatches from the front lines of the 9/11 wars 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Twenty years ago, al-Qaida terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes and steered two of them into the World Trade Center. America commemorates 20th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks – live 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z They also supported a number of charities tied to al-Qaida and other militant Islamist groups. Will declassifying long-secret 9/11 files answer lingering questions about that tragic day? 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Still, the 9/11 Commission report found “no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution or senior Saudi officials individually funded” the attacks that al-Qaida masterminded. FBI releases newly declassified record on Sept. 11 attacks 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z The U.S. is now concerned that al-Qaida, the terror network behind 9/11, may regroup in Afghanistan. US marks 20 years since 9/11, in shadow of Afghan war’s end 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Ujaama accuses the Justice Department of misrepresenting, in an initial indictment, the purpose of the would-be Bly camp by linking it to al-Qaida training. Algeria to Afghanistan: Our reporter’s dispatches from the front lines of the 9/11 wars 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Obama oversaw the killing of Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaida leader, in 2011. America commemorates 20th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks – live 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z In the two decades since then, Saudi Arabia has confronted al-Qaida on its own soil, revamped its textbooks, worked to curb terror financing and partnered with the United States to counter terrorism. Saudi Arabia, 20 years after 9/11: ‘A country in the making’ 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z But once the United States toughened its security after 9/11, he says, al-Qaida went hunting for easier targets. Post-9/11, Europe’s weak spots make it a jihadist target 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Globally, U.S.-led forces weakened al-Qaida, which has failed to launch a major attack on the West since 2005. From 9/11’s ashes, a new world took shape. It did not last. 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z He notes a final Justice Department sentencing memorandum dropped the reference to al-Qaida training. Algeria to Afghanistan: Our reporter’s dispatches from the front lines of the 9/11 wars 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Deborah Lyons warned that the Taliban have already “visibly welcomed and sheltered” al-Qaida members, and Islamic State extremists remain active “and could gain strength.” UN envoy: World must prevent Afghanistan economic collapse 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z He was charged in December as being a member of the al-Qaida conspiracy that carried out the attacks that killed 3,000 people. Moussaoui trial revisited on the eve of Sept. 11 anniversary 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z At the turn of the century, the United States “was the big prize for al-Qaida, not Europe,” says Olivier Guitta, managing director of GlobalStrat, an international security and risk consultancy firm in London. Post-9/11, Europe’s weak spots make it a jihadist target 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z “Two weeks later, he was assigned to the 9/11 investigation and spent the next two-plus years helping put four al-Qaida terrorists, who were part of the 9/11 plot, in Guantanamo Bay.” ‘Life just changed’: Academy players, ex-coach recall 9/11 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Later that spring, he would accept an offer for his sentence to be reduced in exchange for helping law enforcement learn more about al-Qaida plots and training and for his testimony in another trial. Algeria to Afghanistan: Our reporter’s dispatches from the front lines of the 9/11 wars 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z The U.S. invaded and overthrew the Taliban after it refused to turn over al-Qaida leaders following the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the United States. Pentagon chief: al-Qaida may seek comeback in Afghanistan 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Appellate courts weighed in several times on how to handle classified evidence, including statements from al-Qaida leaders like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, which were obtained under enhanced interrogation techniques that many said were equivalent to torture. Moussaoui trial revisited on the eve of Sept. 11 anniversary 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Reinares, of Spain’s Elcano Royal Institute, predicts that al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, rivalling for prominence, “will compete to stage large attacks in the West.” Post-9/11, Europe’s weak spots make it a jihadist target 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Bin Laden’s son, Hamza, who became a leading figure inside al-Qaida, was later killed. EXPLAINER: What was, and is, al-Qaida? 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z THEN: Leading propagandist of al-Qaida, labeled the “principal architect of the 9/11 attacks” by the 9/11 Commission. They were some of 9/11’s biggest names. Where are they now? 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z “We put the Taliban on notice that we expect them to not allow that to happen,” Austin said, referring to the possibility of al-Qaida using Afghanistan as a staging base in the future. Pentagon chief: al-Qaida may seek comeback in Afghanistan 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z “I believe that the Taliban will give safe haven to al-Qaida, and I believe it will be al-Qaida’s intention to again build its capability so that they can attack us here at home.” CIA veteran: al-Qaida will rebuild within Afghanistan 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z The U.S. drove the group out of Afghanistan in late 2001, after the Sept. 11 attacks planned by al-Qaida, which found safe harbor in the country during the Taliban’s rule. At least 4 Americans evacuated from Afghanistan by land, US says 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Hoping to capitalize on the support the mujahedeen, or the “holy warriors,” received during their war against Moscow, bin Laden formed al-Qaida and became its leader. EXPLAINER: What was, and is, al-Qaida? 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z In the summer of 2001, she met with CIA Director George Tenet at his request to discuss the threat of al-Qaida attacks on American targets. They were some of 9/11’s biggest names. Where are they now? 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z In a February 2020 agreement with the Trump administration, Taliban leaders pledged not to support al-Qaida or other extremist groups that would threaten the United States. Pentagon chief: al-Qaida may seek comeback in Afghanistan 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z “When our focus got shifted to Iraq al-Qaida started bouncing back,” Morell said. CIA veteran: al-Qaida will rebuild within Afghanistan 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Although al-Qaida is weaker than before, it is worth recalling that the core membership of the group in 2002 was only around 170 people. Can we clean up the mess we've created? We have to do it now, or face extinction 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z The al-Qaida suicide bombing of the USS Cole off Aden, Yemen, followed in 2000. EXPLAINER: What was, and is, al-Qaida? 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z The war was launched weeks after the 9/11 attacks to retaliate against the al-Qaida plotters and the Taliban, who provided them safe haven. Biden to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 at 3 memorial sites 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z “The whole community is kind of watching to see what happens and whether or not al-Qaida has the ability to regenerate in Afghanistan,” he said. Pentagon chief: al-Qaida may seek comeback in Afghanistan 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z He said that if al-Qaida establishes a safe haven in Afghanistan, it can be hard to develop the kind of tactical intelligence that makes it possible to take action against them. CIA veteran: al-Qaida will rebuild within Afghanistan 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z The rapid takeover of Afghanistan from the Taliban is fueling worries that al-Qaida could make a comeback, which once again raises the prospect of terrorist attacks against the U.S. Can we clean up the mess we've created? We have to do it now, or face extinction 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z Nearly 3,000 people were killed when hijackers in Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida terror network rammed four commercial jets into the trade center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field on Sept. 11, 2001. Surviving 9/11 was ‘just the first piece of the journey’ 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Flight 93 was the fourth and final plane to be highjacked on Sept. 11 by four al-Qaida terrorists on a suicide mission aimed at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. 20 years after 9/11: ‘We will live with the scars’ forever 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z He said the United States is prepared to prevent an al-Qaida comeback in Afghanistan that would threaten the United States. Pentagon chief: al-Qaida may seek comeback in Afghanistan 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Because we were attacked by Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida on Sept. 11, 2001, and they were based in Afghanistan. Beyond Afghanistan: Biden turns the page on war — and the U.S. enters a new era of history 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z America was still reeling from the horrific terrorist attacks of two months earlier, when planes flown by al-Qaida terrorists crashed into three iconic buildings and a Pennsylvania field, killing nearly 3,000 people. Afghanistan’s arc from 9/11 to today: once hopeful, now sad 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z The Saudi involvement gave rise to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida, which fought with the mujahideen. The graveyard of empires strikes back: But the rage of a dying power can be dreadful 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z In Biden’s view the war could have ended 10 years ago with the U.S. killing of Osama bin Laden, whose al-Qaida extremist network planned and executed the 9/11 plot from an Afghanistan sanctuary. Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z During the course of the 20-year U.S. war, al-Qaida was vastly diminished, but questions have arisen about its future prospects with the Taliban back in Kabul. Pentagon chief: al-Qaida may seek comeback in Afghanistan 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Nurjaman was a leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, a Southeast Asian militant group with ties to al-Qaida. US aims start to Bali bombing war crimes case at Guantanamo 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z In 2002, one U.S. general had to rely entirely on former warlords for information about prominent al-Qaida figures who were on the move. Afghanistan’s arc from 9/11 to today: once hopeful, now sad 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Critics say Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan leaves the door open for al-Qaida, the Islamic State and other extremist groups to grow and potentially threaten the United States. Biden: Another attack likely, pledges more strikes on IS 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z Biden now faces doubts about his plan to prevent al-Qaida from regenerating in Afghanistan and of suppressing threats posed by other extremist groups such as the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate. Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z But U.S. officials believe the Taliban maintain ties to al-Qaida, and many nations, including Gulf Arab states, are concerned that the Taliban’s return to power could open the door to a resurgence of al-Qaida influence. Pentagon chief: al-Qaida may seek comeback in Afghanistan 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z While intelligence officials believe al-Qaida fighters are integrated among the Taliban, the Taliban, by contrast, have waged major, coordinated offensives against the Islamic State group in Afghanistan. Explainer: How dangerous is Afghanistan’s Islamic State? 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Biden has pledged to prevent Afghanistan from again becoming a sanctuary for al-Qaida and other terrorist groups that want to attack the American homeland. ISIS branch poses biggest immediate terror threat to evacuation in Kabul 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z He said the intelligence community does not believe al-Qaida currently has the capability to attack the U.S. Taliban takeover prompts fears of a resurgent al-Qaida 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z The Taliban are enemies of the Islamic State group but retain links to a diminished al-Qaida. Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z |
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