The US Treasury Department designated the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security for its human rights abuses and sponsorship of terrorist organizations, including al Qaeda and its affiliate, al Qaeda in Iraq.
US blames al-Qaida of Iraq for Syrian bombings
Al Qaeda Influence Suspected in Bombings in Syria
A new leader of al Qaeda’s network in Iran has been reportedly named. Muhsin al Fadhli is a longtime al Qaeda operative who was involved in al Qaeda in Iraq’s operations as well as al Qaeda’s 2002 attack on a French naval vessel.
For Iraqis, Aid to Syrian Rebels Repays a War Debt
Abu Talha was a senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader, a member of Ansar al Islam, and a potential successor to Abu Musab al Zarqawi.
Today’s attack is similar to a series of suicide and car bombings in Baghdad that took place on Dec. 22, 2011.
The terror group was formed in 2007 and operates under the aegis of al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq.
The terror group accused Syrian intelligence of staging the deadly Dec. 23 suicide attacks to hide the “failure of the regime of the tyrant in the Levant, Bashar al Assad, in subduing the rebels by force, murder, and exaggeration of crimes.”
Al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility for the wave of attacks across Baghdad last week that killed 69 people. An al Qaeda group based in the Kurdistan region has threatened attacks against the US, Pakistan, and Afghanistan in revenge for the killing of its fighters in a US drone attack in the Pakistani […]
Al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq said it targeted the institutions of the “Safavid government” as the country is on the brink of a political and sectarian crisis.
The Syrian government, which provided safe haven and support to al Qaeda, claimed the terror group killed 40 people in attacks today in the capital.
US intelligence warned of strife after Iraq pullout
Prime Minister Maliki’s crackdown on the Sunni leadership threatens to plunge Iraq into civil war.
Saleh al Qarawi, a top leader of the Lebanon-based terror group, fought with Abu Musab al Zarqawi in Fallujah. Qarawi was ordered by Zarqawi to form the terror group to conduct attacks in the Middle East.
Iraq Car Bombings Raise Death Toll
Leaving Iraq, US Fears New Surge of Qaeda Terror
The US added al Qaeda in Iraq’s emir, Abu Du’a, who is also known as Abu Bakr al Baghdadi al Husseini al Qurshi, to the list of designated terrorists. Abu Du’a is now one of the top three most-wanted terror leaders in the world, with a $10 million bounty for information leading to his capture.
Abu Du’a, also known as Abu Bakr al Baghdadi al Husseini al Qurshi, is now one of the top three most-wanted terror leaders in the world. The US has offered a $10 million bounty for information leading to his capture.
US uses drones to target al-Qaeda in the Horn of Africa
Imam serves as public face of an embattled mosque
In Yemen, revolution moves at a crawl
Obama Adviser Discusses Using Military on Terrorists
White House Weighs Limits of Terror Fight
Baghdad Assailed Over Attack in Anbar
UN report warns Yemen risks sliding into civil war
Intelligence chiefs: al-Qaida far from done
Qaeda’s branch in Yemen poses growing danger
Al Qaeda 2.0: What the next 10 years will bring
Yemeni Forces Are Said to Enter Coastal City