What if Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State join forces?
What if Al Qaeda and the Islamic State were to join forces? At first glance, this might seem improbable. The rift between the two groups,...
Al Qaida
Al Qaeda’s plans to focus on Jammu and Kashmir
On expected lines, Al Qaeda appears to be preparing to focus on J&K post US-Taliban agreement. There are three indications for this. First, the latest...
Yusuf Zubair Sarwar
Yusuf Zubair Sarwar is a British man with Pakistani descent (born in Britain), who travelled to Syria to join an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group. Sarwar, a...
Mohammed Nahin Ahmed
Mohammed Nahin Ahmed is a former postman who was born in Bangladesh (moved to Britain as a child) who travelled to Syria to join an...
Moinul Abedin
Moinul Abedin turned a rented terraced house in Birmingham into a bomb-making factory with a large quantity of bomb-making material and was jailed for 20...
Ahmed Ressam
Ahmed Ressam is an Algerian al-Qaeda member who lived for a time in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He received extensive terrorist training in Afghanistan. He was...
Once-accused Al Qaeda sympathizer released and flown to Pakistan by the United States Government
When Uzair Paracha was convicted in 2005 in Manhattan of trying to help a terrorist enter the United States, federal prosecutors hailed the verdict as...
Al-Qaeda and Islamic State terrorists are cooperating in Afghanistan
Frequent speculation has recently been posited that Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda affiliates could eventually coalesce again, or at the least, begin cooperating at a...
Abu Laith al-Libi
Ali Ammar Ashur al-Rufayi, known as Abu Laith al-Libi, was a senior leader of the al-Qaeda movement in Afghanistan who appeared in several al-Qaeda videos....
Abu Hamza Rabia
Abu Hamza Rabia was an Egyptian member of al-Qaeda, described in news accounts as a high-ranking leader within the organization's hierarchy. His death in a...
Rangzieb Ahmed
Rangzieb Ahmed is a British citizen who was allegedly the highest ranking al-Qaeda operative in the United Kingdom (UK). Ahmed, who was a key link...
Islamic State and Al-Qaeda terrorists are on the march in Africa
Western-backed efforts to counter terror groups across Africa are falling short, increasing the chances one or more affiliates of Islamic State or al-Qaida could try...