Latest in Tag: Al-Qaeda Highlight
Latest in Tag: Al-Qaeda
Post-Paris shootings: Al-Sisi calls Hollande, US issues global warning to its citizens
Egyptian president told French counterpart that Islam condemns such brutal killings
The return of the caliphate: between Islam and politics
ISIS is obsessed with the myth of the Mehdi, and is preparing for his reign, claim AUC professors
US Embassy in Cairo warns of possible terrorist attacks in Maadi
US government cites “recent anonymous post on a Jihadist website”
US Court accepts Egyptian national’s guilty plea for US embassy bombings
1998 bombings targeted two US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing 224 people
Second day of protests over Afghan election fraud claims
Supporters in the western Afghan city burnt their voter registration cards in protest against alleged irregularities in the contest between the former foreign minister and rival Ashraf Ghani.
Shi’a rebels wound 17 Yemen police in ambush
AFP – Some 17 Yemeni policemen were wounded in an ambush by Shiite Huthi rebels as fighting between government forces and the rebels neared the capital, officials said on Sunday. The Huthis – also known as Ansarullah – have been pushing out of their northern mountain strongholds towards Sanaa in a suspected bid to expand …
Sunni militants take control of Iraq-Syria border point
An army major confirmed that the town and its surrounding areas were in insurgent hands.
Trial of Al-Qaeda leader’s brother postponed
Mohamed Al-Zawahri, 67 others, accused of establishing a terrorist organisation
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis releases video of explosion near Ismailia military intelligence building
Militant group cites US General’s stressting importance of relations with Egyptian and Israeli armies in apparent video of attack
US soldier released by Taliban in prisoner swap
The five Guantanamo Bay detainees were in turn transferred to Qatar, where their movements and activities will be restricted, a US official said.
British preacher Abu Hamza guilty on US terror charges
Judge Katherine Forrest will return to the Manhattan courtroom on 9 September to sentence Abu Hamza, 56, and wrap up what was the second high-profile terror trial in New York in three months.
ISIL slams Qaeda chief, refuses to quit Syria
AFP – A powerful jihadist group battling Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria has sharply criticised the global terror network’s leader in a statement, rejecting his call for them to leave the war-ravaged country. The audio recording, purportedly made by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant spokesman Abu Mohammed Al-Adnani, also urged Ayman Al-Zawahiri to remove …
Suicide car bomb kills 12 soldiers, civilian in Yemen
AFP – A suspected Al-Qaeda suicide bomber Sunday killed 12 soldiers and a civilian in an attack on a military base in southeast Yemen, officials said, as government forces pursued jihadists in three restive provinces. The bombing came just hours after three gunmen were killed when they attacked a checkpoint close to the presidential palace …
Army kills 37 Qaeda suspects in south Yemen: ministry
Residents there told AFP on Sunday of “exceptionally” heavy artillery fire and air raids targeting Al-Qaeda hideouts in the region.
At least seven killed in Mogadishu bombing: Somali police
The attack is the latest in a string of bombings in the city attributed to Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels, who are battling to overthrow the war-torn country’s internationally-backed but fragile government.
Zawahiri statements on Brotherhood prove its connection with Al Qaeda: Interior ministry
135 “terrorist cells” arrested until 29 March 2014
Al Qaeda chief declares solidarity with Muslim Brotherhood, urges followers to kidnap westerners
Kidnapping Americans could be used for prisoner exchange, says Ayman Al-Zawahiri
Saudi sentences five to death over 2003 Qaeda attacks
Dozens of Saudis and expats were killed and wounded that year in car bombings
Mortar fire on Syria schools kills child, hurts 40: Media
AFP – Mortar rounds fired on schools in the Syrian capital on Tuesday killed a child and wounded more than 40 people, among them more children, state media said. Rebels fighting to oust President Bashar Al-Assad hold some territory on the outskirts of Damascus from which they have regularly launched mortar and rocket attacks targeting …
Egyptian accused of terrorism charges after returning from Syria
38 year-old Egyptian had been fighting in Syria alongside the Al-Nusra Front
British hate preacher goes on trial in New York
It is the second high-profile terror trial to be heard by a Manhattan jury since Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law Suleiman Abu Ghaith was convicted on March 26
Mohamed Al-Zawahiri referred to criminal court
Brother of Al-Qaeda head and 67 others will stand trial for a list of terror-related charges
ISIL jihadists open new front in Baghdad push
Group inspired by Al-Qaeda
‘Al-Qaeda attack’ kills 20 Yemen soldiers
The assault came in the eastern province of Hadramawt were the security forces have suffered repeated losses which prompted President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi to fire his interior minister earlier this month.
Three suspected jihadists dead in Tunisia police raid: Ministry
AFP – Security forces killed three suspected jihadists in an anti-terrorist operation Monday in a region of northwest Tunisia where Islamist militants shot dead four people last month, the interior ministry said. The police surrounded a house in the Jendouba region straddling the Algerian border and killed “three terrorists,” ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui said, …
No solutions in sight as Syria war enters fourth year
Peace talks in Geneva in January and February that for the first time brought representatives of the regime and the opposition to the table together failed to yield concrete results.
Twin Beirut suicide bombings target Iranian centre
Lebanon’s army confirmed the attack was a double suicide car bombing, and Health Minister Wael Abu Faour said four people were killed and 103 wounded.
Terror attacks spike in Arab Spring countries during 2013
IHS Janes’ Terrorism and Insurgency Centre notes increases in violence across Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa. IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre (JTIC) released a report Thursday that cites a spike in violence in Arab Spring countries, especially Tunisia and Egypt. The report also noted a global increase in attacks. The annual report, entitled “2013 …
Yemen hostage mediators lose contact with Al-Qaeda
Kidnappers are demanding $3m (€2.2m) for his release before Saturday’s deadline.
Al-Qaeda disavows ISIL in Syria
Rebels have accused ISIL of seeking to consolidate power rather than fighting the regime, and even suggested the group was serving the regime’s interests.