Tag: Al Qaeda
We’ve killed militant linked to attack on our forces in Syria – US
The U.S. military on Saturday said it had killed “an experienced terrorist leader” in Syria who was linked to the…
U.S. kills senior official of al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria
“The airstrike is part of CENTCOM’s ongoing efforts, alongside regional partners, to disrupt and degrade terrorist operations aimed at planning,…
U.S. warning about Al Qaeda old news , we are ready: DHQ
Nigeria's Defence Headquarters has described the recent warning by the United States of America about Al Qaeda infiltration of the…
Trump confirms US killed Al Qaeda chief in Yemen
The White House announced on Thursday, that US counterterrorism operation in Yemen had killed Qassim al-Rimi, the head of al-Qaeda…
U.S.-Afghan forces kill al-Qaeda chief
U.S. and Afghan forces have killed al-Qaeda’s leader for the Indian subcontinent, Asim Omar, during a joint raid on the…
Osama Bin Laden’s son Hamza killed by America
Osama bin Laden's son Hamza, chosen heir to the leadership of Al-Qaeda, has been killed, US media reported Wednesday citing…
Al Qaeda chief Zawahiri orders attack on Indian army, Kashmir
Al Qaeda chief terrorist Ayman al-Zawahiri has, in a new video called for "Mujahideen in Kashmir" to inflict "unrelenting blows"…
Mali multiple attack: Al-Qaeda unit claims responsibility
Al-Qaeda’s franchise in the Sahara has claimed responsibility for multiple mortar attack on a village in northern Mali during Sunday’s…
South African Kidnapped By Al Qaeda, Released
South African Stephen McGowan, who was kidnapped by al Qaeda from the Mali tourist town of Timbuktu in 2011, has…
Yemeni Troops Capture Senior al Qaeda Leader
Yemeni troops on Tuesday captured a senior leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) during an early morning…
Student bags 12 years for involvement with al-Qaeda
A college student, who is the first person to be charged with involvement with al-Qaeda in Malaysia, was sentenced to…
Twin bomb attack kills 13 near Mogadishu airport
Explosions rocked a peacekeeping base and the airport in Somalia’s capital, police and local residents said Tuesday. At least 13…
Amnesty International And Its Double Mission In Nigeria
By Desita Todorova The authorities in Nigeria are possibly waking up to the reality of the true nature of the…
US drone kills top Qaeda chief
An air strike believed to have been carried out by a US drone in south Yemen on Thursday killed a…
20 dead in Ouagadougou as Al-Qaeda affiliate claims attack
At least 20 people have been killed and another 15 wounded in an ongoing assault on a hotel in the…
Over 90% of Russian strikes in Syria not targeting IS or Al-Qaeda – US
AFP – A large majority of Russia’s military strikes in Syria have not been aimed at the Islamic State group…
For aiding Al-Qaeda, US jails Nigeria’s ‘Ayatollah Mustapha’ for 22 years
A Nigerian accused of receiving weapons training from al Qaeda’s Yemeni affiliate and writing rap lyrics, among other contributions, for…
US confirms death of al-Qaeda leader in Yemen
United States intelligence has confirmed the death of Nasir al-Wuhayshi, the founder of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the…
APC to sue Fani-Kayode for alleging Buhari gets ISIS, Al-Qaeda funding
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCCO) has threatened to sue presidential spokesperson Femi Fani-Kayode, for claiming that General…
Qaeda seizes south Yemen army camp, 7 dead
Al-Qaeda militants overran an army camp in southern Yemen Thursday following clashes that killed at least seven people, a local…
Al-Qaeda seizes key army base in Syria
Syria’s Al-Qaeda affiliate on Monday seized the key army base of Wadi al-Deif in the country’s northwestern province of Idlib…
Yemen troops kill Saudi-bound Qaeda suspects dressed as women
Yemeni troops Saturday shot dead five Al-Qaeda suspects disguised as women who fired at a soldier during a checkpoint inspection…
‘Qaeda’ attacks kill at least 10 Yemen police
Suspected Al-Qaeda militants, including a suicide bomber, killed at least 10 Yemeni police Wednesday in attacks on security forces in…
Frenchman abducted in Algeria
A French tourist was abducted at the weekend in a mountainous region of eastern Algeria where Al-Qaeda is active, security…
Boko Haram reliance on mercenaries sparks concerns
Cameroun’s claims this week that two Tuareg fighters were among the dead when troops bombarded Boko Haram positions have sparked…
Somalia put on high alert after Shebab leader confirmed dead
Somalia’s government warned Saturday that the country’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels were planning a wave of retaliatory attacks after it was…
Saudi arrests 88 in ‘anti-terrorism’ drive
Saudi Arabia has arrested 88 suspected extremists, more than half of them ex-Qaeda detainees who had previously been released, the…
Four Yemen soldiers, 10 Qaeda suspects die in barracks attack
A double overnight attack, one a suicide car bombing, by Al Qaeda suspects on a barracks in southeast Yemen killed…
Three Qaeda suspects die in clash with Yemen troops
Three Al-Qaeda suspects were killed in a clash with troops Wednesday in the southeastern Hadaramawt province, the scene of frequent…
Saudi top cleric labels Qaeda, IS ‘enemy No 1’ of Islam
Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh on Tuesday blasted Al-Qaeda and Islamic State jihadists as “enemy number one” of…