Islamic State’s rivalry with al-Qaeda runs deep
Originally known as al-Qaeda in Iraq, Islamic State (IS) had been in increasing tension with bin Laden’s organization for several years before it split ties...
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Saudi attacker on U.S. base had longstanding ties to al-Qaeda
The Saudi military student who killed three Americans at a U.S. naval base in December had longstanding ties to Al-Qaeda and planned an attack before...
The Taliban terrorist group is still the main reason of violence in Afghanistan
On Tuesday, a pair of monstrous terrorist attacks reminded the world that the war in Afghanistan rages on. In the Afghan capital of Kabul, gunmen...
Italy sentences Somalian national to over eight years for plotting terrorist act in Vatican
A court in the southern Italian city of Bari on Tuesday sentenced a 22-year-old Somali man to 104 months in prison for plotting a terrorist...
Pakistani national deported who conspired to launder proceeds of terrorist financing
A Pakistani national and former Washington, D.C. business owner who served the last eight years in federal prison for conspiring to launder money and to...
Islamic State claims that al-Qaeda started a war in West Africa
The Islamic State claims in the latest edition of its weekly Al-Naba newsletter that al-Qaeda started a “war” against the so-called caliphate’s men in West...
Al-Shabaab terrorists shelled the Mogadishu airport
In what is now becoming a habit, the Islamist, Al-Qaeda-created fighter group, Al Shabaab, has again shelled the Somalia capital airport at around sunset Saturday....
Al Qaeda offshoot appeals to Muslims to unite and fight against the Citizenship Amendment Act
The Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Tuesday issued a statement, asking Indian Muslims, especially scholars, to unite and wage war against India as...
Despite the Islamic State fall and coronavirus crisis the first week of Ramadan deadlier than 2019
Islamic terrorists, mainly the Taliban, were responsible for 185 fatalities and 188 injuries during the first week of Ramadan, a time when extremists believe martyrdom...
The Islamic State’s ideological campaign against al-Qaeda
On April 29, the Islamic State’s “province” (wilayah) in Yemen released a lengthy video that is intended to undermine al-Qaeda’s ideological legitimacy within the jihadists’...
Al Qaeda urges Indian Muslims to wage jihad against India
Almost a year after its chief Ayman al-Zawahiri asked militants in Kashmir to step up terror attacks against India, Al Qaeda on Monday urged Indian...
Osama Bin Laden wanted to kill Obama because he thought Biden was totally unprepared to be US president
Osama bin Laden planned to assassinate President Barack Obama to unsteady the United States by putting 'totally unprepared' Joe Biden in charge. Declassified documents seized...