Washington, May 24
Making a shift from a boundless "global war on terror", US President Barack Obama Thursday announced a new counter-terrorism policy narrowing the use of drones that has put it at odds with key allies like Pakistan.
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al-Qaeda (al-qāʿidah, "the base"), alternatively spelled al-Qaida and sometimes al-Qa'ida, is a militant Islamist group founded sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad. Read more
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Suspected Al Qaeda suicide bomber held in Algeria »
Algiers, May 5
Algerian security services have arrested a suspected Al Qaeda-linked militant carrying an explosive belt in Chlef province, a media report said.
Two years on, Osama's neighbours plead for privacy »
Islamabad, May 2
Two years after US commandos killed Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, his neighbours in Abbottabad are fed up with questions from the media and other people about the incident, saying they want to be left alone.
Moscow alarmed by Al Qaeda’s interest in Syria »
Moscow, April 12
Moscow is concerned by Al Qaeda’s growing interest in Syria, as it fears the international terrorist organisation is seeking to turn the country into its Mideast base, the Russian foreign ministry said.
Al Qaeda leader, three others executed in Iraq »
Baghdad, April 1
The Iraqi justice ministry Monday said it has executed an Al Qaeda leader and three others convicted of terrorist and criminal activities.
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Security improving in Somalias ex Islamist strongholdOctober 10, 2012The Somalian port of Kismayo, located 500km from the capital Mogadishu, was once a stronghold for Al Qaeda linked Shebab insurgents. But since Somali ...
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Extradited from UK, Abu Hamza ordered detention till Oct 9October 7, 2012
New York, Oct 07 (ANI): A US Court has directed that radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al Masri will remain in detention till his formal arraignment ...
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Somali Shebab supporters kill 14 in twin suicidesSeptember 21, 2012
Supporters of Somalias Al Qaeda linked Shebab killed 14 people and wounded 20 more in a double suicide attack in the capital Mogadishu Thursday, in ...
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Zawahiri confirms death of Al Qaeda deputySeptember 11, 2012
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri has released a video coinciding with the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, confirming for the first time the ...
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AU and Somali troops seize port of Marka from IslamistsSeptember 4, 2012
African Union and Somali troops captured the key port of Marka from Al Qaeda linked Shebab insurgents last week, the latest in a string of bases to ...
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April 22, 2013 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Members of the Toronto muslim ...April 23, 2013
April 22, 2013 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Members of the Toronto muslim community, reportedly instrumental for tipping off the police, attend the press conference where the Royal Canadian Mounted Police officials announce that two men have been arrested and face multiple charges in conjunction with an attack they were allegedly planning against New York > Toronto VIA rail. The RCMP emphasized that there was no imminent threat to the public, and that the significance from todayÕs arrest lies in the support the suspects received Òfrom Al Qaeda elements located in Iran.Ó The investigation, dubbed Project SMOOTH, began in August 2012 and was led by the RCMP. Multiple other agencies participated in the investigation, including the FBI. (Cred
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April 22, 2013 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - The Royal Canadian Mounted ...April 23, 2013
April 22, 2013 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announce at a press conference that two men have been arrested and face multiple charges in conjunction with an attack they were allegedly planning against New York > Toronto VIA rail. Officials emphasized that there was no imminent threat to the public, and that the significance from today’s arrest lies in the support the suspects received “from Al Qaeda elements located in Iran.” Chiheb Esseghaier (30, Montreal) and Raed Jaser (35, Toronto) face multiple charges for “activities related to terrorism”—including “conspiring to carry out an attack against, and conspiring to murder persons unknown for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association wi