Al Qaeda
Osama bin Laden’s wife: ‘I’ll stand with you’
Osama bin Laden’s wife: ‘I’ll stand with you’
Israelis conducting global war on Hamas
Violence escalates in Gaza
Why Libya’s unrest could threaten the Sahel region
Arms from Iran: a rash of intercepted shipments
Egypt revolt gave us back our lives: Hamas chief
Graphic: Political unrest in North Africa and the Middle East
US to review Sudan terror designation
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Egypt, Jordan, and the Arab world’s ‘watershed’ moment
Not all in northern Sudan embrace Islamic law
Islamic Sudan envisioned if south secedes
Sudan: Women are punished with ‘600,000’ lashes a year
Moscow’s gray weapons market: Russian intelligence supports dubious arms deals
The US will drop Sudan from the list of countries designated as state supporters of terrorism if elections are held in January 2011 and the results are fair. “We like to consider this a pay-for-performance operation,” an Obama administration official said.
Kenya says West wasting money on anti-piracy ships
As part of its reconciliation process with terrorists and extremists, the Libyan government has freed a former Gitmo detainee who served al Qaeda and the Taliban for almost a decade.
Churches call for south Sudan to vote for independence
Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi, a Sudanese detainee held at Guantanamo, pled guilty to charges of conspiracy and material support for terrorism before a military commission today. Al Qosi served the Taliban and al Qaeda in a variety of roles beginning in 1990.
East African leaders urge UN to provide Somalia force
Four Islamists sentenced to death for the murder of a USAID employee and his driver escaped from jail and engaged in a gunfight with police. The Islamists belong to a group called Ansar al Tawhid. One of the men convicted of the murder served as an officer in the Sudanese military.
Foreign fighters gain influence in Somalia’s Islamist al-Shabab militia
Nigeria forced to deal with revival of Islamist group Boko Haram
US hopes Internet exports will help open closed societies
Details behind the Attack on Arms Smugglers in Sudan
Arab leaders snub al-Bashir warrant
Unconfirmed reports indicate a convoy transporting weapons to Gaza was hit by either a US or Israeli airstrike. “A major power bombed small trucks carrying arms – burning all of them,” Sudan’s state minister for highways said. The attack supposedly took place in January; the US military denied involvement.
Ayman al Zawahiri told the Sudanese people to prepare for “a long guerrilla war” with the “crusaders” and called on President Omar al Bashir to “repent” for shunning jihad. “So will the Bashir regime take the path of Islam and jihad and abandon the political maneuvers, diplomatic ruses and international smooth-talking, which has not — […]
Sudan frees president’s chief opponent
Iran, militant groups support Sudanese president