Al Qaeda

MI5 Warns of ISIS and Al Qaeda’s Threats

ISIS and al Qaeda present a “resurgent” threat to the United Kingdom, the head of the country’s domestic security service warned in a rare public intervention earlier this month, as…

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Al Qaeda has a new leader

Seif al-Adel on FBI most wanted list Evaded capture for decades Senior trainer in Afghanistan camps DUBAI (Reuters) - Seif al-Adel, a former Egyptian special forces officer and a high-ranking…

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Al Qaeda urges Muslims to shun World Cup, stops short of threats

CAIRO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's regional branch urged Muslims around the world to shun the soccer World Cup in Qatar, though it stopped short of threatening attacks or promoting violence…

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Taliban say they’ve not found body of al Qaeda leader

KABUL, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The Taliban have not found the body of Ayman al-Zawahiri and are continuing investigations, group spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Thursday, after the United States…

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Al Qaeda leader’s killing risks greater anti-American violence, State Dept warns

Aug 2 (Reuters) - The killing of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri by the United States may prompt al Qaeda supporters to target U.S. facilities or citizens with the potential for more…

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UPDATE – U.S. kills al Qaeda leader Zawahiri in Kabul drone missile strike

KABUL/WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri with a drone missile while he stood on a balcony at his home in Kabul, U.S. officials said,…

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CIA operative who helped inspire lead character in ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ talks with Reuters in first-ever interview

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the 2012 Hollywood hit “Zero Dark Thirty,” a red-haired Central Intelligence Agency analyst played by Jessica Chastain travels to a secret CIA prison and watches a colleague waterboard…

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UPDATED: ISIS leader Quraishi killed himself during Syria raid, U.S. says

AMMAN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leader of Islamic State died when he blew himself and family members up during a U.S. military raid in Syria, President Joe Biden said on Thursday,…

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Senior al Qaeda leader in Syria killed in drone strike

The U.S. military killed senior al Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar in a drone strike in Syria on Friday, a U.S. Central Command spokesman said. "The removal of this al…

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Pompeo to accuse Iran of al Qaeda links – sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to use newly declassified U.S. intelligence on Tuesday to publicly accuse Iran of ties to al Qaeda, two people familiar…

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Al Qaeda in North Africa names new leader to succeed Droukdel

Al Qaeda's North Africa branch (AQIM) has appointed a new leader and confirmed the death of its former leader Abdelmalek Droukdel who was killed by the French army in June,…

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Afghan forces kill senior al Qaeda leader al-Masri who was on FBI most wanted list

Afghan security forces have killed Abu Muhsin al-Masri, a senior al Qaeda leader who was on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Most Wanted Terrorists list, Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security…

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