More about this topic

World News

Al Qaeda and Islamic State - a possible reconcilation?

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has dismissed the self-titled group Islamic State as illegitimate, but says his followers would join them in

09/09/2015

Afghanistan

Al-Qaeda leader pledges allegiance to new Taliban chief

Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has pledged allegiance to the new head of the Taliban. The announcement came in an audio message, which could not be

13/08/2015

Mali

Mali hostages Gustafsson and McGowan seen in new jihadist video

Two men captured by Islamist militants in Mali – said to be the last Westerners held hostage in the country – have been seen in a rare video posted

23/06/2015

Yemen

Al-Qaeda's leader in the Arabian Peninsular is killed in Yemen

Al-Qaeda has confirmed that a suspected US air strike in Yemen has killed the leader of its organisation in the Arabian Peninsular, (AQAP), Nasser

16/06/2015

Libya

Libyans claim Mokhtar Belmokhtar killed in US airstrike

One of the most feared Islamic militant leaders, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, has reportedly been killed by a US airstrike in Libya, according to the local

15/06/2015

Libya

Al Qaeda militant is 'killed in US air strike' inside Libya

The al Qaeda militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar and seven others have been reported killed in a US air strike inside Libya. Belmokhtar’ is thought to have

15/06/2015

Syria

Syrian rebels seize last city in Idlib province, eye Damascus

Nusra Front, the Syrian affiliate of al Qaeda, said on Thursday it had taken over Ariha, the last city in the northwestern province of Idlib that was

29/05/2015

Yemen

Senior al-Qaeda militant reportedly killed in Yemen

A US air strike is said to have killed a senior militant of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The SITE Intelligence group quotes Al Qaeda as saying

08/05/2015

Germany

German police prevent terror attack, according to media reports

German police have prevented an imminent terror attack after raiding the home of a suspected extremist, according to media reports. They detained a

30/04/2015

Yemen

Fighters linked to Al Qaeda seize airport and oil terminal in southern Yemen

Fighters linked to al-Qaeda have reportedly seized a major airport and an oil terminal in southern Yemen. It comes as the country slides deeper into

16/04/2015

Romania

Persona non grata: French nationals banned from Romania for 'terrorism links'

Six French nationals expelled from Romania, suspected of having links to terrorism.

09/04/2015

Yemen

Yemen: Suspected al-Qaeda militants liberate inmates of Mukalla prison

Some 150 inmates were freed when suspected al-Qaeda militants stormed a prison in the Yemeni port town of Mukalla. One of the escapees was provincial

03/04/2015

Syria

Syria: Idlib 'captured' by Islamist rebels in blow to Assad regime

Islamist groups in Syria including al Qaeda’s Nusra Front have reportedly seized the city of Idlib, dealing a huge blow to the Assad regime. Social

28/03/2015

Tunisia

New video shows moment Tunisia's elite BAT squad confront Bardo Museum killers

A newly released video shows the moment Tunisia’s elite BAT squad entered the Bardo Museum to confront the gunmen who attacked the Tunis tourist

26/03/2015

USA

Bin Laden aide guilty of conspiracy in embassy bombings

A former senior aide of Osama bin Laden has been found guilty of plotting the US embassy bombings by al-Qaeda that killed 224 people in 1998. Khalid

26/02/2015

USA

US charges six Bosnian natives with aiding terrorist organisations

Six people in the United States have been charged with aiding terrorist organisations. The are Bosnian natives living in Missouri, Illinois and New

08/02/2015

Yemen

Senior al-Qaeda figure killed in drone strike in Yemen

A US air strike has reportedly killed a leading member of al-Qaeda in Yemen

05/02/2015

Yemen

Shi'ite Houthi rebels keep pressure on Yemen president despite tentative deal

Shi’ite rebels are keeping up the pressure on Yemen’s beleaguered president. They stayed put outside Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s residence on Thursday

22/01/2015

Yemen

Al Qaeda in Yemen says it was behind Charlie Hebdo killings

Al Qaeda in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the carnage at Charlie Hebdo, calling it the “blessed Battle of Paris”. A video purportedly from the

14/01/2015

France

[As it happened] France terrorist sieges aftermath

10/01/2015