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17 Feb 2023

Al-Qaeda elects Saif al-Adel as its new chief

Al Qaeda Chief: It has been revealed about Saif al-Adl, a former Egyptian army officer and later joining Al-Qaeda, that he is now working as the president of this organization.

Lashkar-e-Taiba

01 Feb 2023

India Lists Pakistan-Based Abdul Rehman Makki as UN-Listed Terrorist

The development comes just weeks after China withdrew its 'technical hold' on designating Abdul Makki as a global terrorist under the 1267 UN Sanctions Committee, leaving the country isolated in the Security Council.

Abdul Rehman Makki

17 Jan 2023

UNSC lists Pakistan’s Abdul Rehman Makki as global terrorist

In 2020, a Pakistani anti-terrorism court convicted Makki on one count of terrorism financing and sentenced him to prison, acccording to the US State Department, details below.

25 Sep 2022

24 al-Qaida members killed in anti-terror operations in Yemen

The troops raided the al-Qaida terrorist group`s strongholds in various areas of the province in recent days, killing 24 armed al-Qaida members, the local security source said.

13 Feb 2022

Unknown gunmen abduct 5 UN officials in Yemen's southern province of Abyan

The UN is in close contact with the authorities to secure their release Local media outlets reported that unknown gunmen intercepted the vehicle

17 Jan 2022

FBI identifies Texas synagogue hostage taker as British national

The FBI identified a hostage taker killed at a Texas synagogue as a British citizen Malik Faisal Akram. Akram demanded the release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, who was convicted of trying to kill US military officers while in custody in Afghanistan. Witnesses claim that he referred to her as his sister, but officials said Siddiqui's brother was not involved.

16 Jan 2022

Hostages rescued safely in Texas Synagogue Standoff: Governor Greg Abbott

“Prayers answered. All hostages are out alive and safe,” Abbott tweeted.

10 Dec 2021

Al-Qaida numbers 'slightly' up inside Afghanistan, says US Commander

The al-Qaida extremist group has grown slightly inside Afghanistan since US forces left in late August Taliban leaders are divided over whether to fulfill their 2020 pledge to break ties with the group, said the US Commander

05 Dec 2017

Afghan agency reports killing of scores of al-Qaida figures

The National Directorate of Security said that about 80 members of the terror network were killed and 27 others arrested in the operations.

01 Dec 2017

US calls Pakistan govt weak, warns of repercussions of any military coup

Observing that the "civil-military tension" in Pakistan are "not helpful", US official said "the government, right now, is pretty weak. This was shown at the recent protest."

Lashkar-e-Taiba

19 Sep 2017

Lashkar, Al-Qaeda have Rohingya links, say government sources

Terror group Aqamul Mujahideen (AMM) was an important factor in establishing connection between Lashkar and Rohingyas

14 Aug 2017

17 Yemeni civilians killed in roadside bomb blast

The impoverished Arab country is also suffering the world's largest cholera outbreak, where about 5,000 cases are reported every day.

22 Jul 2017

Al-Qaida suspect linked to cartoonist plot extradited to US

An al-Qaida suspect linked to a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist has been brought to Philadelphia from Spain to face terrorism charges in federal court, despite President Donald Trump's promises to send terror suspects to the military prison at Guantanamo Bay.

17 Jun 2017

US drone strikes al-Qaida vehicle in Yemen, kills three

At least three militants of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch were killed after an unmanned US plane fired a missile at a running vehicle in Shabwa province, a military official said.

05 Jun 2017

Saudi Arabia suspends Qatari troops participation in war in Yemen

The fake article quoted Sheikh Tamim as calling Iran an "Islamic power" and saying Qatar`s relations with Israel were "good" during a military ceremony.

Osama bin Laden

08 May 2017

Days after 9/11: The ordeal Osama bin Laden's wives, children faced

The world`s once most wanted man Osama bin Laden, who changed the face of terrorism by orchestrating the September 11 attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in which around 3,000 people were killed, tried to ensure that his family and children stayed safe in the aftermath of the attacks. But his jihadist ideology rendered their lives with uncertainties.Osama`s family was on a constant run after the September 11 attacks. It moved from Kandahar to Tora Bora mountains, then to Pakistan and eventually entered Iran as refugees and after the May 2011 Abbottabad raid, his three wives Khairiah and Hamzah and Amal were detained in Pakistan for a year.

22 Apr 2017

26 hostages, including Qatar royals, freed in bargain

Qatar has secured the release of 26 hostages after nearly a year and a half in captivity, including members of its ruling family, in what became possibly the region's most complex and sensitive hostage negotiation deal in recent years.

Somalia's new president

06 Apr 2017

Somalia leader declares country a war zone, replaces chiefs

Somalia's new president has declared the country a war zone and replaced its military and intelligence chiefs while instructing the army to prepare a new offensive against al-Shabab extremists.

04 Apr 2017

Pakistan money changer linked to LeT, Dawood Ibrahim jailed by US court

A Pakistani money changer, known to have links with terror outfits like the LeT, JeM and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, has been sentenced to 68 months in prison and slapped with a hefty fine of USD 250,000 by a US court for laundering money for militants and criminal groups.

04 Aug 2016

Al-Qaida-linked extremists kill Mali officer in Timbuktu

A group that monitors extremists' online activity says al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb has said it killed a Malian officer outside his Timbuktu home.

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