Al-Qaeda
Taliban arrests senior co-founder Mullah Mutasim Agha Jan amid deepening internal rifts
Agha Jan, a close associate of the late Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar, served as finance minister in the group’s first government prior to the 9/11 attacks.
Former al-Qaeda member decries Iranian leadership, claims Israel-Lebanon ceasefire about Iran
We are not mercenaries: Will Kurds become the boots on the ground against Tehran? - opinion
Washington's tactical amnesia on Syria could fuel jihadist resurgence - analysis
US National Counterterrorism Center warns of threat from al-Qaeda
The center released a memo to US officials and law enforcement, urging increased caution and security measures.
US FBI chief calls for 'al Qaeda' treatment for drug traffickers
"We must treat them like the al-Qaeda of the world," says FBI chief Patel.
Twenty four years after 9/11, al-Qaeda resurgence poses ‘daily threat’ to US
“After Afghanistan fell in 2021, al-Qaeda quietly began rebuilding its networks while working closely with the Taliban," said Azim Shinwari, a former Afghan senior counterterrorism expert.
CENTCOM's ISIS leader strike indicates laser focus trying to remove ISIS from Syria - analysis
ISIS was largely defeated in Syria in 2019. However, it still has cells that operate. The US-led Coalition continues anti-terror operations across both Syria and Iraq.
'Shadowy financial networks': DOJ demands confiscation of millions in crypto used to finance Hamas
US Attorney-General Pam Bondi said that her department refused "to allow our digital currency platforms to become safe havens for terrorist financing.”
Hamas, ISIS and Al-Qaeda: Indictment filed against alleged terror-supporter in northern Israel
The suspect was reported to police after his social media account posted a statement from Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida.
Ethiopia arrests dozens of suspected Islamic State terrorists, Fana broadcaster reports
"NISS has been closely monitoring the group's cross-border infiltration strategies and its efforts to establish sleeper cells in Ethiopia," Fana reported.
Chikli denounces Syria's Sharaa as 'barbaric terrorist murder who should be eliminated'
"We must not stand idly by in the face of the Islamo-Nazi terror regime of al-Qaeda operatives in suits," Chikli stated.
Deal that would have seen 9/11 terrorists spared death shot down by Washington judges
The rejected deal would have seen the alleged terrorists serve life without parol, though was narrowly refused by the Washington judges 2-1.
UN report sees no active Syrian state links to Al Qaeda, may strengthen US ties
The report comes as diplomats expect the United States to seek the removal of UN sanctions on HTS and Sharaa, who has said he wants to build an inclusive and democratic Syria.
