Recent News Headlines : Al-qaeda

WHY THE MASSACRE IN SINAI WAS TOO EXTREME FOR AL QAEDA


Ansar al-Islam is well-organized and regarded as more aligned with al Qaeda than ISIS... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 1046

THE JIHADIST PLAN TO USE WOMEN TO LAUNCH THE NEXT INCARNATION OF ISIS


Since the founding of the caliphate, Islamic State leaders have traditionally discouraged women from serving as warriors or suicide bombers... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 2199

SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS WORSHIPPERS AT MOSQUE IN MUBI


Police said a teenage bomber targeted the mosque in the town of Mubi, Adamawa state, as people arrived for morning prayers on Tuesday... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 5412

CIA DOCUMENTS OFFER INSIGHT INTO OSAMA BIN LADEN'S MIND


Bin Laden suggested that al-Qaeda could speed things up Yemen by assassinating the Yemeni president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, who later was deposed... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 1966

FRANCE FRETS OVER INTERNAL THREAT TWO YEARS AFTER PARIS ATTACKS


Last week, the police arrested nine people and another was apprehended in Switzerland in a coordinated counter-terrorism operation... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 520

US SAYS WOULD LIKE TO HAVE TALIBAN ON NEGOTIATING TABLE ASAP


She said the Taliban should enter into negotiations with the government of Afghanistan whether privately or publicly... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 0

FRENCH JIHADIST FIGHTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN IRAQ AND SYRIA


France's top anti-terrorism prosecutor on Friday released figures relating to French jihadists and their families in Iraq and Syria... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 141

BRITISH WIFE OF SENIOR AMERICAN ISIL FIGHTER SAYS RACISM IN UK RADICALISED HER


I was looking for a way to retaliate and I wanted honour again. Mrs Georgelas said the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 were a turning point... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 1423

US RELEASES TROVE OF OSAMA BIN LADEN LETTERS


The focus should be on killing and fighting the American people and their representatives, Bin Laden wrote in one of the documents revealed on Wednesday... READ MORE

3rd November, 2017 3242

IRAN DENOUNCES CIA 'FAKE NEWS' ABOUT RAID THAT KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN IN ABBOTTABAD


Iran denies any link to Al-Qaeda and has provided financial and military backing to help the Syrian regime fight Sunni extremists and other opponents... READ MORE

3rd November, 2017 255

MILITARY PROSECUTORS WANT BOWE BERGDAHL TO SERVE 14 YEARS IN PRISON


Military judge begins deliberating the punishment for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for endangering comrades by leaving post... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 66

CIA RELEASES BIN LADEN DIARY AND VIDEOS


Bin Laden's computer was taken during the 2011 US raid in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad in which he died... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 1054

CIA RELEASES 47,000 BIN LADEN FILES, RENEWING INTEREST IN IRAN LINKS


The 19-page report describes Iranians later putting al-Qaeda leaders and members under house arrest sometime after Sept. 11... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 188

JUDGEMENT DAY FOR BROTHER OF SLAIN FRENCH JIHADI MERAH


On Thursday, Abdelkader Merah claimed again that he had nothing to do with his brother's killings... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 2

CIA RELEASE OF BIN LADEN FILES RENEWS INTEREST IN IRAN LINKS


For its part, Iran has long denied any involvement with al-Qaida... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 2

CIA RELEASES TROVE OF DOCUMENTS FROM BIN LADEN RAID


The US Central Intelligence Agency CIA has released 470,000 files that were captured during the raid that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in May 2011... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 3918

NEW YORK TERROR ATTACK: TERROR GROUPS FIND RECRUITS ONLINE


Page 15 promotes the setting of forest fires in America as part of an arson jihad... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 593

CATALONIA LEADERS FACE REBELLION CHARGES IN SPAIN


Spain's chief prosecutor has filed charges against Catalonia's leaders over their bid for secession, which Madrid says is illegal... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 3

TALIBAN SAYS CAPTIVE AMERICAN PROFESSOR'S HEALTH IS FAILING


The US embassy in Kabul said they were aware of the Taliban statement... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 9

MILITARY HELICOPTER CRASH KILLS US SERVICE MEMBER IN AFGHANISTAN


John W. Nicholson, commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan... READ MORE

28th October, 2017 9

AFRICA BECOMES THE NEW BATTLEGROUND FOR ISIS AND AL-QAEDA AS THEY LOSE GROUND IN MIDEAST


Africa becomes the new battleground for ISIS and al-Qaeda as they lose ground in Mideast... READ MORE

25th October, 2017 1411

FRANCE STRUGGLES WITH A BOY NAMED JIHAD


The term jihadists is commonly used to describe Islamist militants, such as those who carry out terror attacks in the name of so-called Islamic State IS ... READ MORE

24th October, 2017 1329

SUICIDE BOMB ATTACK KILLS 15 ARMY TRAINEES IN KABUL


The Afghan security forces are facing a resurgent Taliban, and ISIL is also weighing in, Al Jazeera's Jennifer Glasse, reporting from Kabul, said... READ MORE

22nd October, 2017 673

TWIN MOSQUE ATTACKS KILL SCORES IN ONE OF AFGHANISTAN'S DEADLIEST WEEKS


The country's security forces have suffered heavy casualties this week, with at least 89 killed in three Taliban attacks nationwide... READ MORE

22nd October, 2017 630

RISE AND FALL OF ISIS: ITS DREAM OF A CALIPHATE IS OVER, SO WHAT NOW?


Islamic State's last stronghold, Raqqa, has fallen. But the world's attention must now focus on what it or other Islamist groups will plot next... READ MORE

22nd October, 2017 3041

CADETS KILLED IN KABUL MINIBUS BOMBING


On Friday, 56 people were killed in a gun and suicide bomb attack at a Shia Muslim mosque, claimed by the Islamic State group... READ MORE

21st October, 2017 686

BRITISH POLITICIANS SLAM TRUMP FOR UK TERROR TWEET


Just out report 'United Kingdom crime rises 13 percent annually amid spread of Radical Islamic terror.' not good, we must keep America safe! Trump wrote... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 22

AL-QAIDA SET TO GAIN AS ISLAMIC STATE DISINTEGRATES


Meanwhile, Assad's forces, fresh from victories against IS in eastern Syria, may switch their focus to Idlib, the largest remaining insurgent bastion in the country... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 1

AL-QAIDA SET TO GAIN AS ISLAMIC STATE DISINTEGRATES


Meanwhile, Assad's forces, fresh from victories against IS in eastern Syria, may switch their focus to Idlib, the largest remaining insurgent bastion in the country... READ MORE

18th October, 2017 0

AFTER THE CALIPHATE WHATS NEXT FOR ISIS


In Iraq, where the group that became the Islamic State took root, security officials are bracing for future waves of suicide attacks against civilians... READ MORE

18th October, 2017 1443

Trending News Headlines : Al-qaeda

TRUMP WHITE HOUSE WEIGHS BOLD PLAN TO PRIVATIZE IT


U.S. troops invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 to oust a government run by Taliban extremists who provided safe haven to al-Qaeda terrorists responsible for the 9 11 attacks... READ MORE

8th August, 2017 54301

'WORSHIP YOUR GOD WITH LOVE, NOT TERROR'


The video featuring Emirati pop star Hussain al-Jassmi has registered over two million views on Zain's YouTube page and more than 4,000 shares on Facebook... READ MORE

29th May, 2017 52610

ISLAMIC STATE CALLS FOR 'ALL-OUT WAR' ON WEST AT START OF RAMADAN AFTER MANCHESTER ATTACK


Later that month, three Isil suicide bombers opened fire then blew themselves up at Istanbuls main airport, killing 45 and wounding more than 250... READ MORE

26th May, 2017 43458

U.S. SERVICE MEMBER KILLED IN FIRST TRUMP TERROR RAID


Post to Facebook U.S. service member killed in first Trump terror raid Troops killed 14 al-Qaeda militants and captured intelligence in raid in Yemen... READ MORE

29th January, 2017 21463

16 YEARS OF WAR IN AFGHANISTAN


KABUL, Afghanistan -- Soon after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the United States military's attention turned to Afghanistan, where Al Qaeda's leaders were based... READ MORE

23rd August, 2017 12477

TALIBAN LETTER TO TRUMP URGES US TO LEAVE AFGHANISTAN


Written in a tone of negotiation, the Taliban asked Trump to study the historical mistakes of his predecessors and to withdraw troops from Afghanistan completely... READ MORE

15th August, 2017 11892

BIN LADEN'S SON STEPS INTO FATHER'S SHOES AS AL-QAEDA ATTEMPTS A COMEBACK


Osama bin Laden was notorious for his ambitious, carefully planned terrorist operations, directed by al-Qaeda's generals and aimed at strategic targets... READ MORE

28th May, 2017 8884

DEADLY EXPLOSION ROCKS PAKISTANI CITY OF LAHORE


In February, at least 13 people were killed when a suicide bomber targeted police posted at a protest demonstration in the heart of Lahore... READ MORE

24th July, 2017 7720

OBAMA DIRECTS PENTAGON TO TARGET AL-QAEDA AFFILIATE IN SYRIA, ONE OF THE MOST FORMIDABLE FORCES FIGHTING ASSAD


Read more Syria's Jabhat al-Nusra splits from al-Qaeda and changes its name Is al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria no longer a 'sideshow'?... READ MORE

11th November, 2016 6311

MOUNTING CLAIMS OF CIVILIAN DEATHS AFTER U.S. TARGETS AL-QAEDA IN SYRIA


Separately Friday, Syria and Israel traded competing claims over an apparent Israeli attack near the western city of Palmyra in the early morning hours... READ MORE

17th March, 2017 6204

SAUDI ARABIA SEEKS TO END US LAWSUITS OVER 9/11 ATTACKS


Saudi Arabia claims plaintiffs cannot prove the kingdom supported those who carried out the September 11, 2001 attacks... READ MORE

2nd August, 2017 3995

'WE ARE NOT WINNING IN AFGHANISTAN RIGHT NOW'


'We are not winning in Afghanistan right now' The deaths of Afghan police came amid increased fighting in Helmand, a southern province... READ MORE

22nd July, 2017 3218

BOKO HARAM ATTACKS KILLED 400 SINCE APRIL


In neighbouring Cameroon, Amnesty said since April at least 158 civilians died in Boko Haram strikes, a figure four times higher than the preceding five months... READ MORE

5th September, 2017 3158

BOKO HARAM USE OF CHILD BOMBERS SOARS


The number of children, mainly girls, used by the Nigerian armed group Boko Haram as human bombs has quadrupled this year, according to UNICEF... READ MORE

23rd August, 2017 3126

MILITANTS ATTACK KABUL AIRPORT DURING MATTIS VISIT US STRIKE HITS CIVILIANS


Ghani said his government remains open to talks with the Taliban as well as a peace strategy involving Pakistan... READ MORE

29th September, 2017 3016

THESE LIBYAN EX-MILITIAMEN WERE ONCE LINKED TO AL-QAEDA. NOW THEY WIELD POWER IN A NEW ORDER.


Abdulhakim Belhadj and other leaders of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group are helping reshape the war-torn North African country... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 2626

EGYPT: TEN SOLDIERS KILLED IN SINAI SUICIDE ATTACK


At least ten Egyptian soldiers including a colonel were killed in a suicide bomb attack on an army checkpoint in northern Sinai, security sources said... READ MORE

7th July, 2017 2506

DEADLY ATTACK HITS AFGHAN POLICE TRAINING CENTRE


In June, Gardez' police headquarters was attacked by Taliban fighters, killing at least five officers... READ MORE

17th October, 2017 2437

UNAMA: ISIL, TALIBAN JOINTLY ATTACKED MIRZAWALANG


It was collective punishment, Sami Yousafzai, an Afghan journalist who has covered the war and Taliban since their emergence, told Al Jazeera... READ MORE

21st August, 2017 2262

9/11: DONALD TRUMP'S BIZARRE QUOTES ABOUT SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS BEFORE BECOMING PRESIDENT


Donald Trump's bizarre quotes about 9 11 before becoming President... READ MORE

12th September, 2017 2064

FOX NEWS JUST SUGGESTED ATHEISM WAS TO BLAME FOR THE LAS VEGAS SHOOTING


But Fox and Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt suggested Maybe this guy heard that song, God Bless America... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 2036

SOMALIA SOLDIERS END DEADLY AL-SHABAB RESTAURANT SIEGE


Security forces end night-long hostage situation at Mogadishu's Pizza House restaurant after 31 people were killed... READ MORE

15th June, 2017 1931

ISIS IS LOSING GROUND BUT NOT ITS CAPACITY FOR TERROR


But they may not be the most dangerous threat facing the European authorities as long as Islamic State ideology continues to motivate attackers... READ MORE

10th July, 2017 1858

PENTAGON IS TESTING LASERS AND NETS TO COMBAT ISIS DRONES


Since then, the military has repeatedly attacked Islamic State drones in the air and on the ground... READ MORE

24th September, 2017 1836

THE WORLD WILL NEVER SEE OSAMA BIN LADEN'S HUGE STASH OF PORN


CIA chiefs are keeping a huge stash of porn owned by evil former al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden under wraps... READ MORE

13th September, 2017 1832

KHADR'S WAR CRIMES APPEAL COULD HINGE ON BIN LADEN PROPAGANDIST'S CASE


Despite his confession to those crimes, Khadr is appealing those convictions in the military commission court... READ MORE

21st July, 2017 1713

ISIS MAY BE ON ITS KNEES BUT IT WILL RISE AGAIN IF WE DON'T BREAK THE CYCLE


The group is also projected to lose its second pillar, Raqqa in Syria, by the end of this year... READ MORE

16th July, 2017 1666

TOP U.S. GENERAL IN AFGHANISTAN SAYS TRUMP'S PLAN MEANS LONG-TERM U.S. COMMITMENT


Trump has now approved an extended American presence in Afghanistan, although neither he nor his military leaders have provided any specifics about troop numbers or timelines... READ MORE

24th August, 2017 1653

MATTIS CONFIRMS DECISION MADE ON PATH FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN


Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said President Trump will announce military plans for Afghanistan, where U.S. troops have been on the ground for more than 15 years... READ MORE

20th August, 2017 1594

AL QAEDA URGES RAIL ATTACKS


A few days before fatal vehicle attacks in Spain, a branch of al-Qaeda called for even broader strikes on railroads across the U.S. and Europe... READ MORE

22nd August, 2017 1519


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