Tag: Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda dubs Libya attack on US a revenge
Al-Qaeda said the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi in Libya was in revenge for the killing of…
2 major blows hit Somalia’s Al-Shebab
Somalia’s Islamic insurgents and affiliates of Al-Qaeda suffered two major setbacks today. In Kenya, their backer, Muslim cleric Aboud Rogo…
Saudis smash Al-Qaeda plot
Saudi authorities announced on Sunday they had foiled a “terror” plot by elements suspected of links to Al-Qaeda, mostly Yemenis,…
Nigeria: 2 men charged with Al-Qaeda links
A Nigerian court in the Federal capital of Abuja on Thursday accused two men of having links with Al-Qaeda in…
Al-Qaeda threatens ECOWAS nations
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has threatened to act “with firmness and determination” against anyone collaborating with a West African…
Qaeda-linked militants with Boko Haram ties
Nigeria’s Khalid al-Barnawi, labeled a “global terrorist” by the US government Thursday, is alleged to be an Al Qaeda-linked militant…
US To Label Boko Haram Kingpins As Terrorists
The government of the United States of America has concluded plans to label three kingpins of the Boko Haram sect…
Kidnapped German Engineer Killed
A German kidnapped in Nigeria in January, purportedly by Al-Qaeda’s north African branch, was killed by his captors Thursday during…
Salafists, Muslim hardliners on the rampage in Tunisia
Hardline Islamists, who have been running rampage in Tunisian towns, torching police stations and attacking bars, have sparked an outcry…
United States Foils Another Al-Qaeda ‘Underwear’ Plane Bomb Plot
The United States has foiled a plot by Al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen to blow up a US-bound passenger jet with…
Nigeria Detains 5 With ‘Al Qaeda-Links’ Over German Kidnap
Nigerian authorities have detained five men, including a Mauritanian, believed linked to Al-Qaeda’s north African branch over the January kidnapping…
Al-Qaeda Kidnaps German In Nigeria
Al-Qaeda’s north Africa branch said Wednesday it was holding a German engineer kidnapped in Nigeria two months ago, and that…
Hostage Deaths: Abductors Claimed ransom paid
Plans to free two Western hostages were well underway and some ransom paid by their families when they were killed…
Nigeria’s Failed Hostage Rescue:Italy rage at Britain
ROME, March 9, 2012 (AFP) – Italy’s Premier Mario Monti held a security committee meeting on Friday as anger spread…
Alcohol: Al Qaeda lashes 4 Yemenis 80 times each
Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen have given four people 80 lashes each for drinking alcohol, in the presence of dozens of…