Latest in Tag: Al-Qaeda Highlight
Latest in Tag: Al-Qaeda
Analysis: What if Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri really died?
Leader’s death will have serious implications for Al-Qaeda, as he was bridge leader after bin Laden and allowed entity to remain cohesive, says senior research fellow at The Soufan Center
Al-Qaeda’s second-in-command killed in Iran 3 months ago: Report
Two Israeli agents secretly shot Egyptian-born top militant in Tehran, but Iran denies reports
France at knifepoint as IS, Al-Qaeda incite new terrorist wave
Current wave of Islamist terrorism in France is reminiscent of recent attacks when IS had caliphate in Syria and Iraq, says professor Max Abrahms
As US marks 18th anniversary of 9/11 attacks, what lies ahead for Al-Qaeda
The 911 attacks were conducted by the militant group of Al-Qaeda which is considered as one of the fiercest jihadi organisations in the world and includes thousands of fighters
US strikes Al-Qaeda leadership, Syrian government shell Idlib violating truce
The United States has also confirmed conducting strikes against Al-Qaeda facility north of Idlib on Saturday in an attack aimed at the organisation’s leadership.
On Al-Zarqawi’s 13th death anniversary, ISIS crumbles, yet still poses threat
‘If anything, ISIS is better poised for a comeback than it was a decade ago,’ says author
Bin Laden’s 8th death anniversary: Al-Qaeda improving
“Al-Qaeda managed to achieve important political gains precisely because it has learned strategic benefits of civilian restraint,” says analyst
Derna’s Al-Qaeda offshoot loses top Egyptian cadet
Abu Abdallah Al-Masry, strategist behind several attacks in Egypt, reportedly killed by Libyan forces early this week
Al-Qaeda restores ideological dominance as IS threat diminishes
As the Islamic State group (IS) suffers a downfall after its defeat in Syria and Iraq, a new challenge is rising: a revived Al-Qaeda, and its affiliates, which has started to regain its previous status as the world’s top terrorist threat. While the world focused on the self-proclaimed Islamic State, as it dominated the headlines …
How the Al-Qaeda affiliated group Ansar Al-Islam climbed to be one of Egypt’s most wanted militant groups?
With the militant group Ansar Al-Islam claiming responsibility for Wahat shoot-out on 20 October, questions rises around the involvement of Al-Qeada group in Egypt. The group asserted that one of its members Abu Hatem Emad al-Din Abd al-Hamid was killed in the air-strikes that were launched by the army following the Wahat attack. It is …
Egypt condemns Al-Qaeda attacks against oil facilities in Libya
The foreign ministry’s official spokesperson considers the attacks a threat to recently achieved progress in Libya
Osama Bin Laden’s son denied entry into Egypt
Omar Osama Bin Laden was en route to Cairo from Qatar
IS, Al-Qaeda likely to compete in future terrorist attacks in Europe: Dar Al-Ifta
Dar Al-Ifta’s terrorism observatory says Libya will likely be a springboard for Islamic State after Syria
Syria’s Nusra Front splits with al-Qaeda
A senior al-Qaeda figure has urged the group to do what is necessary to protect the “holy struggle of the Syrian people.” Washington voiced skepticism over the split, saying it could be an exercise in rebranding.
CIA documents reveal details about wrongfully renditioned German
New documents released by the CIA have revealed details about the detention of Khalid al-Masri, a German-Lebanese man mistaken for an al Qaeda member in 2003. He is yet to be given compensation or an apology from the US.
The United States and terrorism: a broad-based challenge, narrowly confronted
The reality of terrorism certainly extends far beyond the alleged definition the world has assigned to it. While the US depicts terrorism within the narrow frame of specific individual groups, such as Islamic State (IS), it is in fact a universal phenomenon that needs to be addressed not only structurally, but also from the motivational …
Bin Laden in the jihadist world of ‘Islamic State’
Five years after the death of bin Laden, al Qaeda is being overshadowed by IS, which is expanding not only in Afghanistan and Pakistan but also in Bangladesh. DW examines the new challenges to the group in South Asia.
Terrorism 2.0: How IS developed new techniques to achieve its goals
Political and security analyst Alessandro Di Maio analyses the difference between Al- Qaeda and “Islamic State” in terms of aims, funding source and use of media
Al Qaeda’s Syria branch hands hostages back to Lebanon
Al Qaeda’s Syrian branch, the Nusra Front, has released 16 Lebanese policemen and soldiers as part of a prisoner swap. The return of the body of a Lebanese soldier was also part of the deal. Television footage obtained by the Qatar-based Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera on Tuesday showed the Nusra Front release 16 captives. The …
Missile fired at Yemen hotel used by government officials
Unidentified assailants have attacked a hotel used by Yemeni government officials. Despite a number of casualties, the prime minister was not hurt. Yemen’s internationally recognised government recently reclaimed the city of Aden. Unidentified attackers fired at the al-Qasr hotel in Aden on Tuesday, causing a number of casualties, according to residents. The attack left “dead …
Turbulence in Pentagon plans to expand drone flights
Trying to cope with a steadily growing battlefield as the “Islamic State” increases its sphere of influence, the US plans to drastically up its use of drones
Egypt welcomes UN adoption of de Mistura’s Syria plan
Syrian regime attacked marketplace in city of Douma, reportedly killing 100 people
Al-Azhar Grand Imam sends condolences to bin Laden family
Sister and step-mother of deceased Al-Qaeda leader were killed in plane crash
National Security prosecution unconstitutional: ‘Al-Zawahiri cell’ defence
68 defendants charged with forming, managing terrorist organisation
UN envoy Leon in Cairo for Libya consultations
US strikes at infamous Algerian Al-Qaeda leader
Arab Spring and the rise of non-state actors
By Fadi Elhusseini In the past four years, Arabs have been living an endless Sisyphean ordeal, an unexpected nightmare after rising for what they called “the Arab Spring”. A very similar scenario was cloned in most of the Arab Spring countries. Alas, a hopeful revolution turned into belligerence, then into strife followed by a war, …
Yemen air strikes, fighting continue despite medicine, basic supplies shortages
Large-scale fighting taking place, water and electricity being cut
Football racism highlights Europe’s struggle with transition and entrenched racism
By James M. Dorsey Recent football-related racism highlights European nations’ tortured transition from ethnically relatively homogeneous to multicultural immigration societies amid a resurgence of entrenched racial, including anti-Semitic, attitudes that flourish in times of economic crisis and are not limited to Muslim communities. Fans across Europe have lined up on both sides of the racism …
‘In Harm’s Path’ reveals secrets of Al-Qaeda’s 9/11 plans
Yousry Fouda describes the details of his interview with the organisers of the attacks, and the other side of ISIS
Cairo court hands death sentences to 4 men with Al-Qaeda ties
Defendants found guilty of targeting armed forces in Sinai and US and French embassies in Cairo