The failure to stop 9/11 was a catastrophe. But even bigger mistakes were made in its aftermath The September 11 2001 terrorist attacks were unlike anything the world had seen before. The Conversation · Sep 6
All warring parties in Mali committed 'grave abuses' against civilians, report says Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists, the Malian army and its Russian allies have all committed "grave abuses" against civilians during and after the April attacks that rocked the West African country, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Monday. France 24 · Jun 29
Junta ally says Malians still 'love their army' despite rebel gains Mali's military-led authorities say they are determined to fight armed groups despite reeling from a series of coordinated attacks by jihadists and separatists in the north of the country at the end of April. A member of the National Transitional Council, and leader of an armed political movement allied with… Radio France Internationale · May 17
Pressure mounts on EU to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as terror organisation Several member states, including Germany, are pushing for the designation, which would place the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps on the EU’s terror list alongside groups such as Daesh and al-Qaeda. But legal and political constraints remain. Human rights group fears more than 2,000 killed. Euronews · Jan 14
Trump says former al-Qaeda militant turned Syrian president ‘had a rough past’ Trump says former al-Qaeda militant turned Syrian President, Ahmed al-Sharaa "had a rough past" after the pair met at the White House on Monday (10 November). The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025
Donald Trump praises ‘young, attractive’ ex-terrorist Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa President says former al-Qaeda terrorist is ‘pretty amazing’ after historic handshake The Independent UK · May 14, 2025
Where do jihadist groups in the Sahel get their weapons? Jihadist groups in the Sahel region are arming themselves largely through looting their countries' own military stockpiles, new research reveals, debunking theories that jihadists are being supplied by foreign weapons pipelines such as France. Radio France Internationale · May 11, 2025
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Julani, leader of HTS in Syria? With Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s dramatic capture of Aleppo, al-Julani has upended many expectations about the war in Syria. Al Jazeera · Dec 4, 2024
Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for June attack in Burkina Faso The attack on June 11 was one of the deadliest suffered by the West African nation’s army. Al Jazeera · Jun 16, 2024
Terror chief Khalid al-Batarfi with $5 million bounty on his head is dead, says his al-Qaeda group Al-Qaeda released a video showing al-Batarfi wrapped in a white funeral shroud and al-Qaeda’s black-and-white flag Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2024
NIA files supplementary charge sheet against two members of al-Qaeda linked terror group’s module operating from Assam The National Investigation Agency has filed a supplementary charge sheet against two alleged members of an al-Qaeda linked terrorist group’s module operating from Assam The Hindu · Aug 29, 2023
Sena (UTB) MP Sanjay Raut on ED-CBI raids against oppostion: "Like Taliban and al-Qaeda..." A day after eight political party leaders wrote a joint letter to PM Modi alleging "blatant misuse" of central agencies against the opposition, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut likening raids against them by probe bodies with those by the al-Qaeda and Taliban. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Mar 6, 2023
Terror Outfit AQIS Active In Different Districts Of Assam To Implement 'Ghazwa-e-Hind', MHA Ropes In NIA To Probe With inputs of a deep-rooted network being operated by Al-Qaeda in the Indian-Sub Continent (AQIS) in different districts of Assam, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has roped in the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to unearth the module. Read more on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Oct 22, 2022
21 Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Suspected Qaeda Attack Suspected al-Qarda militants on Tuesday attacked a security post in southern Yemen, sparking clashes that killed at least 21 troops and six militants, military officials said. The early morning attack in Ahwar, in the province of Abyan, targeted a post manned by troops from the Security Belt security force. The… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 7, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 25, 2022 Taliban Say They’ve Not Found Body of Qaeda Leader The Taliban have not found the body of Ayman al-Zawahiri and are continuing investigations, group spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Thursday, after the United States said they killed the al Qaeda leader in an airstrike in Kabul last month. The United States killed Zawahiri with a missile fired from a…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 5, 2022 Abdul Rahman al-Maghrabi, Saif al-Adl Candidates to Succeed Zawahiri in Leading Al-Qaeda Observers began speculating about al-Qaeda's third Emir after the death of Ayman Zawahiri. Currently, two names are being circulated as possible candidates for the position: the Moroccan Mohammad Abati, dubbed Abdul Rahman al-Maghrabi, and Mohammad Salaheddine Zeidan, named Saif al-Adl. Abati is the son-in-law of Zawahiri and was very close…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 2, 2022 The Killing of Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri: How it Happened Despite a $25 million US bounty on his head, Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri apparently felt comfortable enough with the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan to move into a home in Kabul where he would regularly appear out in the open, on his balcony. But the US government had not given up…
Daily Mirror · Aug 2, 2022 Fears 'ninja' airstrike that wiped out al-Qaeda leader will spark fresh attacks on West Intelligence and terrorism experts warned Ayman al-Zawahiri's death, although welcome revenge for thousands of deaths of civilians, signals a new threat to the world
Roll Call · Aug 1, 2022 Biden announces killing of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri - Roll Call President Joe Biden announced a drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan that killed the leader of al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahri.
The Hindu · Feb 8, 2022 NIA arrests alleged operative of al-Qaeda affiliate Case pertains to a conspiracy to trigger IED blast in Lucknow
The Times of India · Feb 8, 2022 NIA arrests al-Qaeda operative for conspiracy to conduct blast in Lucknow LUCKNOW: The NIA has arrested an al-Qaeda operative for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to carry out an IED blast in Lucknow, an official said on Tuesday.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 21, 2022 Qaeda Announces Death of Former Bin Laden Associate in US Strike in Yemen The director of SITE Intelligence Group said on Thursday that AQAP (Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula) announced the death of a military commander in a US air strike in Yemen, Reuters reported. Rita Katz, director of SITE which monitors militants groups online, said the militant group did not mention…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 20, 2022 AFRICOM: Al-Qaeda, ISIS Unity Efforts Threaten Lake Chad Basin Last year, the US withdrawal from wars in Somalia and Afghanistan turned attention to other theaters of conflicts around the world to see if they, in turn, would witness similar US regression. Such a scenario poses risks threatening the fall of regimes and the growth of the influence of extremist…