Latest in Tag: Al-Qaeda Highlight
Latest in Tag: Al-Qaeda
Two suspects connected to MFO attack arrested
Books with “radical ideas,” laptop, wireless device, and license plates for stolen cars were found with the suspects
Rising speculations about Al-Qaeda’s affiliation to the attack on Benghazi consulate
AQAP suggests in a statement the attack was in revenge for Al-Libi’s death, while the US is allegedly sending surveillance drones over Libya
Militants kill three soldiers in Yemen
Fail to assassinate targeted minister
US withdraws embassy staff from Sudan and Tunisia
Yemen and Sudan refuse deployment of Marines
Reactions to Innocence of the Muslims
Egypt, US, and UN call for calm, while Iran and Al-Qaeda threaten
Yemeni defence minister survives assassination attempt
Attempt on defence minister’s life day after Al Qaeda’s deputy regional head killed
US Presidential candidates lay politics aside to remember 9/11
Presidential campaigns taking a break on the memorial of 9/11
High ranking Al-Qaeda leader killed in Yemen
Yemeni military declare the death of Sa’id Ali Al-Shihri
“Declaration of war” – Malian Islamists condemn army
Army says attack on Islamic preachers a mistake, Islamists vow to take revenge
Al-Qaeda-linked militant threatens Syria
Abu Sayyaf vows to fight against Al-Assad
Yemeni warplane kills civilians
Warplane was targeting militants who find safe haven in Yemen due to ailing economy
Mali rebels kill Algerian diplomat
As violence continues in Mali, MUJAO kills Taher Touati
Pakistan bomb attack injures four US consular staff
US Consulate employees target of Peshawar attack
Malian Islamists seize another key town
Islamists in control of north Mali extend their presence southwards
Algerian hostage in Mali pleads for his life
Movement for Oneness and Jihad kidnaps an Algerian consulate employee
Militants target Yemen minister
Yemeni transport minister escapes assassination attempt
Deadly wave of bombings rock Iraq; Al-Qaeda-linked group blamed
So far, no one has claimed responsibility, but Iraq believes the attacks are the work of an Al-Qaeda offshoot
Egyptian FM requests release of Guantanamo prisoner
Foreign Ministry has officially requested the release of Egypt’s last prisoner in Guantanamo Bay military prison
Bombings continue to plague Iraq
Violent actions continue in Iraq
US expands drone surveillance in Sahel
US surveillance over the Sahel signifies expansion of ‘war on terror.’
Al-Qaeda claims Iraq’s worst violence in month
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for a string of attacks in Iraq that left at least 30 dead.
Yemeni says 18 militants killed in Al-Qaeda-held area
By Mohammed Mukhashaf and Firouz Sedarat / Reuters ADEN: Yemeni troops have made advances in an offensive against Al-Qaeda-linked militants near the southern city of Zinjibar, killing 18 insurgents, the Defense Ministry said on Friday. It said on its website that the militants were pushed back on Thursday from several positions near Zinjibar, capital of …
‘US drone strike’ kills 5 Qaeda militants in Yemen
By AFP ADEN: A suspected US drone strike in Yemen’s southeastern Shabwa province has killed five Al-Qaeda-affiliated militants, a local government official said on Tuesday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official said a “US drone” targeted the five men late on Monday in Shabwa, a mostly lawless region of Yemen where the extremist group …
Yemen army clashes with Islamists, 34 killed
By Reuters ADEN: At least 34 people, mostly Islamist militants, were killed near the southern Yemeni city of Lawdar on Friday in clashes between government forces and an Al-Qaeda linked group, official and tribal sources said. Yemen’s military launched an offensive five days ago against Islamic insurgents who attacked a military camp outside Lawdar. The …
Yemen: Fighting in south kills 50 militants
By Ahmed Al-Haj / AP SANAA: Yemeni artillery and military aircraft backing pro-government tribesmen have pounded Al-Qaeda fighters trying to battle their way into a strategic town in the country’s south, while a suspected US airstrike killed at least 12 militants, officials said. The fighting near the town of Lawder started over the weekend when …
Yemen army kills 25 militants in fresh clashes: officials
By Mohammed Mukhashaf and Isabel Coles / Reuters ADEN: At least 25 suspected al Qaeda-linked militants were killed on Wednesday in a third day of fighting with Yemeni troops in the south of the country, residents and local officials said. Officials said the clashes took place at Jebel Yasuf, some 10 km (6 miles) from the …
Islamist attack on Yemen army checkpoint kills 13
By Mohammed Ghobari / Reuters SANAA: At least eight Yemeni soldiers and five militants were killed when Islamist gunmen attacked an army checkpoint in the central Maarib province on Tuesday, a local official said. In the southern city of Lawdar, where 57 people were killed on Monday in clashes between government forces and fighters from al …
Al-Qaeda says it killed American teacher in Yemen
By Ahmed Al-Haj / AP SANAA: Al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch said Thursday that it killed an American teacher because he was trying to spread Christianity in the mainly Muslim Arab nation. Joel Shrum, a 29-year-old native of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, was gunned down on Sunday in the central city of Taiz, where he had been living with …
Zawahiri urges Afghans to rise against ‘Crusader pigs’
By AFP WASHINGTON: Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri urged Afghans in audio message Wednesday to rise up against “Crusader pigs” after US Marines were shown in an internet video urinating on the corpses of Taliban militants. The message, which the US-based SITE Intelligence Group said was posted on extremist forums, keyed on a series of scandals in …
Iraq tightens security as Al-Qaeda claims deadly blasts
By Prashant Rao / AFP BAGHDAD: Key routes in Baghdad were locked down Wednesday as Al-Qaeda’s front group in Iraq claimed responsibility for a wave of deadly blasts targeting security for a landmark Arab summit next week. The tightened measures came a day after nationwide gun and bomb attacks killed 50 people and left 255 others …