Afghan intelligence agency says it foiled attempt to kill vice-president
Afghan intelligence agency says it foiled attempt to kill vice-president
Tag Archives: Al Qaeda
Analysis: Why AQAP quickly denied any connection to mosque attacks
The Islamic State’s attacks on Houthi civilians are part of a deliberate strategy. AQAP tries to avoid such operations, but the permissibility of deliberately killing Shiite civilians is still debated in jihadist circles.
US kills Pakistani Taliban commander in drone strike
Khawray Mehsud served as a bodyguard and close aide to Baitulllah Mehsud, the founder of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan. The Taliban said Khawray was a skilled military commander who fought on multiple “fronts” in both Pakistan and Afghanistan.
US confirms Shabaab intelligence official killed in drone strike
Garaar is the fourth senior Shabaab official killed by US forces since September 2014, and the third high-ranking official in the Amniyat killed since December 2014.
Pakistani Taliban kills Dr. Afridi’s lawyer
The murder of Samiullah Afridi will make it all the less likely that Dr. Shakil Afridi will ever get a chance to appeal his prison sentence for his role in helping find Osama bin Laden.
CIA funds found their way into Qaeda coffers
CIA funds found their way into Qaeda coffers
Osama bin Laden’s Files: The Pakistani government wanted to negotiate
Recently released letters recovered in Osama bin Laden’s compound reveal that key Pakistani leaders, including the brother of Pakistan’s current prime minister, sought out negotiations with al Qaeda. Pakistan intelligence also communicated with al Qaeda leaders through jihadist intermediaries to discuss a possible truce.
Boko Haram leader pledges allegiance to the Islamic State
Boko Haram’s leader, Abu Bakr Shekau, has pledged allegiance to the emir of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi.
Al Murabitoon attacks nightclub in Mali capital
The assault, which has been claimed by the Al Qaeda-affiliated group, is the first of its kind in Bamako.
Haqqani Network, Taliban Quetta Shura must for talks’ success: Pakistan
Haqqani Network, Taliban Quetta Shura must for talks’ success: Pakistan.
How America was misled on al Qaeda’s demise
How America was misled on al Qaeda’s demise
Al Qaeda veteran reportedly targeted in Syria
Abu Hamam al Suri, an al Qaeda veteran who has served as a senior military commander in the Al Nusrah Front, was reportedly targeted in Syria. There are conflicting accounts concerning his fate.
Osama Bin Laden’s Files: The Arab revolutions
Al Qaeda’s general manager, Atiyah Abd al Rahman, believed there was “good” in the 2011 Arab uprisings. And he discussed with Osama bin Laden how to send al Qaeda operatives around the globe to take advantage of the situation. The Libyan “brothers” were especially anxious to wage jihad in their home country.
Osama bin Laden’s Files: Al Qaeda’s deputy general manager in Yemen
Documents recovered in Osama bin Laden’s compound reveal that Nasser bin Ali al Ansi, a senior Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) official, was appointed as one of al Qaeda’s deputy general managers. It is highly likely that he continues to serve in that role underneath Nasir al Wuhayshi, who is both AQAP’s emir and al Qaeda’s global general manager.
Osama Bin Laden’s Files: ‘Very strong military activity in Afghanistan’
Correspondence between senior al Qaeda leaders indicates that the group maintains a larger foothold in Afghanistan than is widely recognized.
Documents from Osama bin Laden raid used in US terror trial
Documents from Osama bin Laden raid used in US terror trial.
Taliban suicide bomber strikes NATO diplomatic convoy in Kabul
A Turkish soldier and an Afghan civilian were killed in the blast. The attack on NATO’s envoy to Afghanistan takes place as rumors of peace talks between the Taliban, the Afghan government, and the US persist.
Shabaab suicide assault team strikes in Somali capital
Al Qaeda’s branch in Somalia continues to demonstrate that it can penetrate security at the heavily protected areas in the capital and carry out deadly attacks.
AQIM battalion takes credit for killing 4 Tunisian security officers
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb’s (AQIM) Uqba bin Nafi Battalion has claimed credit for an attack that killed four members of Tunisia’s National Guard. The group remains loyal to AQIM despite some claims that it had defected to Abu Bakr al Baghdadi’s Islamic State.
Guantánamo conviction of Australian is overturned
Guantánamo conviction of Australian is overturned
New jihadist leader in Dagestan denounces Islamic State defectors
A newly released video features Said Arakanskiy, the leader of Vilayat Dagestan. Arakanskiy was appointed to that position late last year after his predecessor defected to the Islamic State.
Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan suicide assault team attacks Peshawar mosque
Despite the fracturing of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan in 2014, the jihadist group is still capable of plotting, organizing, and executing deadly operations such as today’s assault in Peshawar.
Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan suicide assault team attacks Peshawar mosque
Despite the fracturing of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan in 2014, the jihadist group is still capable of plotting, organizing, and executing deadly operations such as today’s assault in Peshawar.
Afghanistan
Data from seized computer fuels a surge in US raids on al Qaeda
New Al Nusrah Front video features interview with leader, military gains in Syria
An audio recording of Abu Muhammad al Julani, the emir of the Al Nusrah Front, introduces a newly-released video produced by the group. The video highlights Al Nusrah’s purported military gains and ends with a clip of Ayman al Zawahiri calling for jihadist unity.
Al Qaeda
‘You cannot defeat an enemy you do not admit exists’ – General Flynn
Ansar al Sharia Libya leader met with Osama bin Laden, followed his ‘methodology’
Before his own death on Jan. 31, Harith al Nadhari, a senior AQAP sharia official, recorded an audio eulogy for the leader of Ansar al Sharia Libya, Mohammed al Zahawi. Nadhari noted that Zahawi had met with Osama bin Laden in the mid-1990s.
Al Qaeda
Djamel Beghal, the charming and chilling mentor of Paris jihadist attackers
Jihadists mourn slain AQAP sharia official
Jihadists aligned with al Qaeda’s international network mourned the death of Harith bin Ghazi al Nadhari, a senior AQAP sharia official, shortly after AQAP confirmed that he had been killed in a US drone strike.
Al Qaeda jihadists celebrate release of anti-Islamic State ideologue
Jordan has reportedly released Abu Muhammad al Maqdisi. The move was celebrated by al Qaeda jihadists on social media, including those belonging to the Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria.