Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda propaganda targets Algeria vote
Al Qaeda propaganda targets Algeria vote
Foreign jihadists recruit Maghreb youth
US military presence in Africa growing in small ways
Taliban condemn violence in Central African Republic
Western Sahara: An Unlikely Key to American Strategy in Africa
UN Security Council urges end to ransom payments to extremists
Tough road for Sahel security
Desert gives al Qaeda refuge after Mali defeat
Fog of Benghazi: Al Qaeda, Dead Americans and an Emerging Threat
The real scandal – Why are the Benghazi killers still at large?
A newly released report by the Senate Intelligence Committee notes that terrorists “affiliated” with al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the Muhammad Jamal Network, and Ansar al Sharia took part in the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya.
The State Department has designated three Ansar al Sharia organizations. Two of them were involved in the Sept. 11, 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya and the third was involved in the Sept. 14, 2012 assault on the US Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia. The State Department says Ansar al Sharia Tunisia is “tied” to al Qaeda’s affiliates, including al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
Al-Qaeda hasn’t gone away, and is gaining
Al Qaeda records every expense
Tripoli residents reclaim their city
For the first time since the Libyan revolution, a suicide bomber attacked Libyan security forces. At least several Libyan soldiers were reportedly killed. No group has claimed responsibility, but the Libyan Army has blamed Ansar al Sharia.
Al-Qaeda’s Africa wing dreams globally but acts locally
An AP reporter’s quest to find bodies of victims killed by Malian military ends in the desert
Maghreb still faces Mali menace
For the past few days, Ansar al Sharia has been battling Libyan security forces in the city of Benghazi. More than one year after the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack on the US mission, the al Qaeda-linked Ansar al Sharia remains a potent force.
Radical opposition boycotts Mauritanian elections
Tunisians adjust to terror at home
Testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on al Qaeda’s network in Africa and the threat it poses to the US
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has joined other jihadist groups in releasing a statement praising Hakeemullah Mehsud, the Pakistani Taliban commander killed earlier this month. Ansar al Sharia Tunisia posted the message on one of its official Facebook pages.
Mali: RFI Journalists Killed Due to Oil Leak, French Investigator
Insight: Revival of Islamists in Mali tests French, UN nerve
Boko Haram has adopted al Qaeda’s tactics and has communicated with top al Qaeda leaders to coordinate in the global jihad. Ansaru, a Boko Haram splinter group, was also added to the terrorism list.
Terrorist Financing in West Africa
Kidal, a lawless outpost in Mali’s desert north
The Tunisian government blamed Ansar al Sharia for a failed suicide bombing and an additional planned suicide attack last week.