The Russian embassy in Syria has slammed CBS News for sending its reporters into Idlib province, which is controlled by the al-Qaeda group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), at a moment of a stepped up joint Russian-Syrian aerial assault campaign over the...
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Robert Gaines, Scott Horton
Security, Middle East
There is little doubt that Osama bin Laden would have loved to see the United States attack and overthrow another of Al Qaeda's enemies, this time the Shia mullahs of Iran.
Undeterred by decades of...
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Asim Umar, a senior al Qaeda official, has released a statement praising the Taliban's "victory" in Afghanistan over the US. He also criticizes ISIS for dividing the jihadists' ranks, praying that Allah ends the "fitnah."
Related topics: Taliban, Afghanistan, Isis
Quick Take
Viral posts on Facebook claim, falsely, that former Vice President Joe Biden “leaked the names of SEAL Team 6 family’s to Al Qaeda.” Biden publicly credited the SEALs with killing Osama Bin Laden, but did not disclose...
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After months of talking to an undercover officer, a man was arrested for allegedly plotting to attack Times Square. He's accused of praising ISIS and al-Qaida. Vladimir Duthiers reports.
Related topics: Isis
Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent's spokesman has released a glowing eulogy for Zakir Musa, who led Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH) until his death in May. AQIS has also released a video calling on jihadis to join its cause in Kashmir. And AGH has...
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Once al-Qaida’s chief American propagandist, Jesse Morton is launching a new counter-jihadi magazine.
In 2009, Morton, then going by his adopted Muslim name Younus Abdullah Muhammad in New York City, helped launch Jihad Recollections, the first...
The Casio F-91W is probably the most popular wristwatch ever made. It’s been in production forever, it’s been worn by presidents, and according to US Army intelligence it is “the sign of al-Qaeda”. There’s a lot of...
Infinity Ward’s upcoming installment in the “Call of Duty” first-person shooter video game series has some new features for players, including taking up arms alongside The White Helmets, al-Qaeda affiliates known to be responsible for faking...
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Authored by Jonathan Cook via Counterpunch.org,
The media are not a watchdog on power but the public relations arm of giant corporations pursuing their narrow interests in the Middle East...
By any reckoning, the claim made this week by...
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AFRICOM has stepped up its targeting of the Islamic State, and continues to pursue its efforts to "degrade" al Qaeda's branch in Somalia. Unfortunately, the defeat of the two terror groups is not in the cards.
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Indian forces have killed Zakir Musa, who led the al Qaeda-linked Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH). Musa and his men have attempted to poach from Pakistani-backed jihadist groups, while also competing with an upstart Islamic State presence. Musa's motto...
War Is Boring
Security,
Some cold war history.
Long before the CIA began sending missile-armed drones to attack Taliban and Al Qaeda operatives in Afghanistan, U.S. Air Force officials mulled sending robotic aircraft against the Soviet...
Related topics: CIA, Drones, Taliban, Afghanistan
Listen to A.J. Caschetta discuss the cases of Zazi and Lindh in this May 22 radio interview. Two prominent al-Qaeda fighters will be let out of prison days from now — both cases of early release. Najibullah Zazi will be released any day now. Zazi
Although John Walker Lindh is commonly known as the "American Taliban," he was actually trained by al Qaeda and belonged to Osama bin Laden's pro-Taliban fighting force.
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed last month that he has no doubt that “there’s a connection” between Iran and al-Qaeda, the terrorist group behind the 9/11 attacks.
Related topics: Intel, Mike Pompeo, Iran, Terrorism
You may remember that retired Navy Admiral William McRaven said that President Donald Trump‘s attacks on the press as “the enemy of the people” was “perhaps the greatest threat to democracy in my lifetime.” A few months...
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The U.N. human rights office warns civilian casualties are growing in northwestern Syria's Idlib province as fighting between Russian-backed Syrian government forces and rebels allied with al-Qaida escalates.
The U.N. agency says it is extremely...
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Al Qaeda is operating "across the country" and not confined to one region, the commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan said.
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The English football club Sheffield United received a €3.5 million loan from the family of the former leader of the al-Qaeda* terrorist group, Osama Bin Laden, according to media reports.
Related topics: Terrorism