Al-Qaeda

Mali's defense minister reported dead in major al-Qaeda-linked assault

Two explosions and sustained gunfire were heard shortly before 6 a.m. on Saturday near Mali's main military base, and shots were still ringing out in the area more than four hours later.

Colonel Sadio Camara, Minister of Defense and Veterans of Mali, is seen at the meeting of Ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Ouagadougou, February 15, 2024.
A Malian soldier stands in position with his weapon during an attack on Mali's main military base Kati outside the capital Bamako, Mali April 25, 2026

Gunmen stage simultaneous attacks in and outside Mali capital, army says

Mutasim Agha Jan.

Taliban arrests senior co-founder Mullah Mutasim Agha Jan amid deepening internal rifts

Women hold rifles in front of an Iranian flag during a pro-government National Army Day demonstration on April 17, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Former al-Qaeda member decries Iranian leadership, claims Israel-Lebanon ceasefire about Iran


Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri killed in CIA drone strike

Ayman al-Zawahiri was the leader of al-Qaeda and one of the world’s most-wanted terrorists, who oversaw the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

 OSAMA BIN LADEN WITH ADVISOR AL-ZAWAHIRI DURING INTERVIEW.

US strike in Syria targets 'senior' militant - US military

The strikes targeted Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, a "senior leader" of al-Qaeda-aligned Hurras al-Din.

TRUCKS CARRY belongings of people fleeing Maarat al-Numan, in northern Idlib, Syria, this week.

Antisemitic soldier pleads guilty to terrorism

US Private was found guilty of terrorism following the planned attack on his unit in cooperation with Order of the Nine Angles terrorist organization.

 US soldiers take part in a Combined Resolve military exercise at Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) Hohenfels, Germany, June 8, 2022.

Somalia brings back previously corrupt president promising change

Faced with criticism over massive corruption, restrictions on the media, and abuses of power in his first term, which ended in 2017, Mohamud has adopted a conciliatory tone.

Women in the Somaliland, wearing the colors of the Somaliland flag, prior to parliamentary elections in 2005.

US-led raid in Syria targets jihadist, many civilian casualties-residents

A US-led coalition raided a suspected al Qaeda-affiliated jihadist a northern Syrian town, where tens of thousands of displaced Syrians live in makeshift camps or overcrowded housing.

A Coalition convoy of US led international coalition against ISIS stops to test fire their M2 machine guns and MK19 grenade launcher in the Middle Euphrates River Valley in the Deir Ezzor province, Syria, November 22, 2018

On This Day: Jewish journalist Daniel Pearl beheaded 20 years ago

A video of the execution was released later that same month, under the title of The Slaughter of the Spy-Journalist, the Jew Daniel Pearl.

 A portrait of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl stands with a candle at the altar of St. Brides Church on Fleet Street in London

The long jihadist-extremist quest to free Aafia Siddiqui - analysis

Freeing Siddiqui, an American-educated neuroscientist turned attempted jihadist murderer, was one of the hostage taker's demands in the Texas synagogue attack.

 A painted portrait of Aafia Saddiqui

Officials are afraid to say 'antisemitism' when Jews are targeted - analysis

When Iran is angry over offensive cartoons in Europe, it attacks the memory of the Shoah and Jews. When Pakistan is angry it attacks Jews. When Al-Qaeda is angry it targets Jews.

The ‘Netanyahu = Hitler’ sign at an anti-Israel demonstration in London  on June 12.

Meet 'Lady Al-Qaeda' Aafia Siddiqui, who Texas gunman demanded be freed

The Pakistani neuroscientist currently serving 86 years for the attempted murder of American troops and FBI agents.

Aafia Siddiqui is shown in this FBI combo photo released in Washington on May 26, 2004.

US, UK, Israel should help form an Arab NATO - opinion

The US and UK helped Islamic militias flourish in the MENA region; they can help defeat them now.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden gestures as he delivers remarks at the White House in July on the administration’s drawdown efforts in Afghanistan.