Tag: Al Qaeda
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…