Two Chicago-area men convicted of providing support to the Islamic State terrorist group
Two Chicago-area men were found guilty on Thursday of supporting Islamic State in a federal case in which one of them was accused of saying...
Year: 2019
Former police officer convicted of trying to help ISIS seeks reduced sentence
A former police officer convicted after a sting operation of trying to help the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) by purchasing $200 in...
Hezbollah armed and ready to strike Israel if the Iran-US tensions grow
With talk of possible U-S military action against Iran, there are questions about whether Israel might be dragged into any regional conflict because Hezbollah in...
The Taliban is killing fewer civilians but a worrying new trend is emerging
Pro-government forces in Afghanistan have killed more civilians than the Taliban in the first months of 2019 as all sides claim they are working actively...
Seven people killed and 20 others are wounded in blast at mosque in Baghdad
A bomb blast killed seven people at a Shiite Muslim mosque in eastern Baghdad on Friday and wounded more than 20, police sources said. The...
Islamic State claims attacks on American and French forces in the Sahel
In the most recent issue of the Islamic State’s Al Naba weekly newsletter, the global jihadist group claims its forces were responsible for two recent...
Terrorists cannot be allowed to negotiate from place of advantage
India has told the UN that terror groups enjoying "support and safe havens" to carry out terrorist activities in Afghanistan from across the borders (in...
Kerala on high alert after intelligence agencies warn of possible terror attack
With the National Investigation Agency tracking suspected modules of the Islamic State in Kerala and neighbouring Tamil Nadu, intelligence agencies have warned that desperate sleeper...
Al Jazeera promotes Hamas war on Israel in broadcast for former Muslim Brotherhood leader
Following on the heels of its recent controversies for anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial, Qatar’s Al Jazeera Arabic network this week featured a former Hamas leader...
Hassan Hattab
Hassan Hattab (a.k.a. Abu Hamza) is the founder and first leader of the Algerian Islamist rebel group Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC). Born...
Omar al-Haddouchi
Omar al-Haddouchi is a Moroccan Islamic scholar who is among the leaders of the Salafi movement in Morocco. Al-Haddouchi was born in Al Hoceima Morocco...
Qatari Al Qaeda financier has access to $10,000 a month due to UN asset freeze loophole
A Qatari financier accused of helping to fund the Al Qaeda leadership, including mastermind of the September 11 attacks, is circumventing United Nations sanctions to...