The al Qaeda terrorist threat to the West is still alive
Its recent loss of Osama bin Laden's son, Hamza, has not ended al Qaeda's threat to the West. While the organization is weaker than in...
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Extremist terror groups strike gold in Africa’s Sahel
For Islamic extremists, African gold mines are a treasure trove both of explosives and funds to recruit new members and buy arms. Around Pama, a...
Al Qaeda-linked chemist who tried to weaponize anthrax released from Malaysian prison
Yazid Sufaat, a biochemist accused of having close ties to Al-Qaeda and plotting terrorist attacks, has been freed from prison after serving two years behind...
Al-Shabaab in Somalia praised by Al-Qaeda terrorist group
On 13th October 2019, mortar fire on the zone around Mogadishu airport wounded nine people. The attack targeted the Halene compound that houses the main...
Wanted al-Qaeda terrorist arrested by the Turkish authorities in Istanbul
Turkish security forces arrested a wanted terrorist who have links to al-Qaeda terror group, security forces said on Thursday. Istanbul's anti-terror police carried out an...
Al-Qaeda is gaining strength as world’s focus remains on the Islamic State
Despite major setbacks in recent years, the al-Qaida terror group seems to remain resilient and is slowly rebuilding its capabilities in many conflict-ridden countries around...
Turkish authorities to deport seven Syrian Islamic State and al Qaeda terror suspects
Seven Syrian nationals - who were captured in a counter-terror operation in Turkey’s south for their suspected links to Daesh/ISIS and al Qaeda terror groups...
US authorities added al-Qaeda Mali firebrand Amadou Kouffa to global terrorist list
Katiba Macina leader Amadou Kouffa is a founder of the JNIM alliance which is blamed for the majority of insurgent attacks in Africa’s Sahel region....
US authorities placed $10m bounty on two Al Qaeda leaders
The United States has placed a bounty of up to $10m on the heads of two Al Qaeda leaders in the Arabian Peninsula. The Department...
Islamic State terrorists pose bigger immediate threat than al-Qaeda
In late October, US President Donald Trump said that ISIS leader al-Baghdadi had been killed in a US operation in Idlib, Syria. The Daesh terrorist...
UK authorities removed Al Qaeda-linked group from terrorism list
The UK government has removed a “defunct” Al Qaeda-linked Libyan group from a list of terrorist organisations just 18 months after it was forced to...
Fourth of July terrorism suspect pleads guilty to plotting attack and threatening the President Trump
A man whom the FBI said planned an attack on a downtown Cleveland park where spectators planned to watch last year’s Independence Day fireworks pleaded...