Tag Archives: Guantanamo








Al Qaeda

Senate Panel Faults CIA Over Brutality and Deceit in Interrogations

















Afghanistan

Abu Hamza trial: American follower tells terror trial about US jihad training camp



Al Qaeda

Abu Hamza used ‘cover of religion’ to recruit terrorists, court hears




Review board rules against Guantanamo detainee

Earlier this month, a review board responsible for evaluating the status of Guantanamo detainees determined that a Yemeni held in Cuba since early 2002 should remain in custody. According to a leaked threat assessment, the detainee was slated to be a hijacker on 9/11 before al Qaeda canceled his part of the operation.


Head of al Qaeda ‘Victory Committee’ in Syria

Sanafi al Nasr heads al Qaeda’s “Victory Committee” and has relocated to Syria. He has become a vocal critic of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) and has been allied with ISIS’ main jihadist rivals, including the Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria.