Terrorism in the era of coronavirus
French counterterrorism police are investigating a stabbing attack in southeast France in which two people were killed and five injured. The attack was a reminder...
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Al Qaeda-affiliated media outfit promotes worldwide terror operations
Thabat, an al-Qaeda-affiliated media outfit, has released a series of infographics in recent weeks that are intended to highlight the jihadists’ worldwide operations. The images...
Increased terrorist attacks in Africa amid the coronavirus pandemic
As the world focuses on the fight to curb COVID-19, Boko Haram has stepped up attacks in west Africa. Islamists affiliated to the so-called Islamic...
The latest terrorist attack in France is a sobering wake up call for Europe
A tobacconist shop in the quaint town of Romans-sur-Isère near Grenoble became the gruesome stage of the latest terror attack to shake France. On Saturday,...
Al-Qaeda terror suspect facing Iraq extradition will remain in the US jail despite coronavirus risk
An Iraqi man arrested two months ago on suspicion of leading an al-Qaeda group in Iraq will remain in a US jail until is extradition...
US slams Pakistan as court overturns the death sentence of terrorist in Daniel Pearl’s murder
The US authorities criticised a Pakistani court for overturning the death sentence of British-born top al-Qaeda leader Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was convicted in...
US airstrike killed three Al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists in Somalia
The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) carried out an airstrike against members of Al-Shabaab, a Somalia-based terror group affiliated with Al Qaeda. In their initial damage...
The Islamic State and Al-Qaeda will use the global chaos with coronavirus as an opportunity to mobilize
Both the Islamic State group and Al-Qaida see the coronavirus as a threat, but some of their fighters also see the upheaval from the pandemic...
Islamic extremists use the global chaos from coronavirus as an opportunity for new attacks
Both the Islamic State group and al-Qaida see the coronavirus as a threat, but some of their fighters also see the upheaval from the pandemic...
Turkish authorities freezes assets linked to the Islamic State and al-Qaeda terrorist groups
Turkey on Thursday froze assets of three organizations linked to Islamic State, and Al-Qaeda terror groups in line with a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution....
Terrorist groups call the COVID-19 virus as God’s “smallest soldier” that is attacking the West
While much of the United States and Europe has been staying home to avoid COVID-19 as it kills thousands, terrorist groups are blasting online propaganda...
Turkish ambassador to Qatar assisted one-time al-Qaeda financier with citizenship applications
Secret wiretaps have revealed that Fikret Özer, the Turkish ambassador to Qatar and former consul general in the Saudi city of Jeddah, had assisted Saudi...