Al-qaida

An Islamic fundamentalist group, responsible for the 9/11 attacks, formerly led by Osama bin Laden.

Indonesia to release suspected Bali bombings mastermind Bashir

Bashir, 82, who was among Indonesia's most notorious extremists, is considered the spiritual leader of the al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah (JI) network.

Indonesian radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir enters a courtroom for the first day of an appeal hearing in Cilacap, Central Java province, January 12, 2016.
Saudi army artillery fire shells towards Houthi positions from the Saudi border with Yemen April 13, 2015.

U.S. arms land in hands of terror groups in Yemen, incl. Iranians - report

Egyptian Muslims take part in evening prayers called "Tarawih" on Laylat al-Qadr or Night of Decree, at Al-Azhar Mosque in old Cairo, Egypt June 21, 2017.

Analysis: Al-Azhar and the surge of Muslim antisemitism

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Al-Qaeda's love message to their Jihadist better-halves


The Haqqani network: one of the world's most lethal terror groups

The group is known to maintain close ties to Al Qaida, the Pakistani Taliban and to the Pakistani military intelligence services.

FILE PHOTO: Jalaluddin Haqqani points to a map of Afghanistan during a visit to Islamabad, Pakistan while his son Naziruddin looks on in 2001

Report: Bus bomb kills eight in Syria's Homs city

A string of bombings have struck cities under government control in Syria this year, including the capital Damascus.

People and security personnel look on at the area of a blast in Homs, Syria December 5, 2017

Islamic State seeking alliance with al Qaida, Iraqi vice president says

Islamic State split from al Qaida in 2014, and the two groups have since waged an acrimonious battle for recruits.

Al-Qaida militants.

Alleged 9/11 mastermind blames US, Israel in letter to Obama

Guantanamo Bay prisoner Khalid Sheik Mohammed charged that the series of deadly 2001 al-Qaida attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people were conducted in retribution for US foreign policy.

The World Trade Center burns after being hit by a plane in New York on September 11, 2001

Génération 11/09

La crise identitaire que traverse l’Europe est-elle également une conséquence des attentats du 11 septembre 2001 ?

Arrivée de migrants en Europe

The gamble of 9/11 – Who won and who lost?

Attrition is a double-edged sword; Al-Qaida power was finally eroded to such a degree as to make the organization ineffective.

The World Trade Center burns after being hit by a plane in New York on September 11, 2001

How the hate-preacher TV star crashed down to Earth

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What if Islamic State becomes stateless?

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The lure of power in Yemen

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Al-Qaida leader pledges allegiance to new Taliban leader

"As leader of the al-Qaida organization for jihad, I extend my pledge of allegiance once again, the approach of Osama to invite the Muslim nation to support the Islamic Emirate," al-Zawahri pledged.

Ayman al-Zawahri

The jihadist civil war

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