Mohammed Ali Hassan Al-Moayad
His conviction was overturned in the Court of Appeals in 2008. He then pleaded guilty to conspiring to raise money for Hamas, was sentenced to...
Al Qaida
Bassam Ahmad al-Hasri
Al-Hasri has longstanding ties to al-Qa'ida, and was released in 2011 by Syrian authorities after spending six years in prison for his association with the...
Iyad Nazmi Salih Khalil
Khalil was originally sent to Syria with six other individuals in 2011 by former al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) official and current ISIS leader Abu Bakr...
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Zarqawi is reported as having been a high school dropout and a petty criminal in his youth, including(allegedly), a procurer of prostitutes. He formed al-Tawhid...
Abu-Muhammad al-Jawlani
After his release from Camp Bucca prison in 2008, al-Julani resumed his militant work, this time alongside Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head of the then...
Peter Cherif
He is a foreign fighter and member of al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Cherif converted to Islam in 2003. His mentor was Farid Benyettou....
African terrorist groups unite and pledge allegiance to al-Qaeda
Three Al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadi groups based in Africa’s Sahel region have announced a merger, creating a unified militant base in a region threatened by instability. A...
Three Islamic extremist groups in Mali merge and pledge to al-Qaeda
Three prominent Islamic extremist groups in Mali have announced they have merged into one and pledged allegiance to al-Qaida’s leader, according to an organization that...
ISIS is regrouping in southern Libya with support of al-Qaeda and preparing for further attacks
Isil is regrouping in southern Libya with the support of al-Qaeda and preparing for further attacks, according to the Libyan defence minister, who claimed the...
Abu Bakar Ba’asyir
In a speech following the Bali attacks Bashir stated, "I support Osama bin Laden's struggle because his is the true struggle to uphold Islam." He...
Libyan extremist militias affiliated with ISIS, Al-Qaeda and Muslim Brotherhood are involved in drug-trafficking and counterfeit money trafficking networks
Intelligence and security sources revealed that Libyan militias, some affiliated with radical organizations such as ISIS, Al Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood, are engaged in...
Report: Jund al Aqsa’s campaign of violence
In early October, the jihadist group Jund al Aqsa swore allegiance to Jabhat Fateh al Sham (formerly Al Nusrah Front), which is al Qaeda's rebranded...