Al-Qaeda

Hamas admits leadership losses, moves into crisis mode - opinion

Hamas negotiates from exposure rather than strength or ambition, and Gaza has become a place it can neither control nor govern freely.

 Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida delivers a speech following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, January 19, 2025
Vandenberg wearing a t-shirt bearing the word ‘AMALEK,’ a term meaning ‘destroyer of Jews’ at the travel center on June 12, 2025

Ex Navy SEAL with 'Amalek' shirt convicted of planning to throw explosives at cops

 Ayman Abu Hadir, assistant to the Foreign Minister, meets with Alawite leader Dr. Tamim Khromachou.

Only Israel condemned Sharaa’s massacres, Syrian Alawite leader to ‘Post’ - interview

A group of detainees kneels during an early morning Islamic prayer in their camp at the US military prison for "enemy combatants" on October 28, 2009 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

UK to shell out ‘substantial’ out of court settlement to Palestinian Guantanamo detainee


New documents appear to reveal Syria’s president Shara’a was held by US in Iraq

New leaked documents show photos of Syria's president Ahmed al-Shara'a and claim to reveal details about his connections to the Iraqi insurgency, including his detention at notorious Camp Bucca.

 Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.

How ISIS and al-Qaeda are expanding across North Africa - opinion

As long as terrorist groups exploit illicit trade networks, the risk of their expansion into North Africa and Europe remains dangerously high. 

Islamic State holds a parade in Raqqa in June, 2014

Over 340 civilians killed by Syrian government-linked gunmen - report

In his first comments on the violence, interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said government forces would pursue "remnants" of the ousted Bashar al Assad government and bring them to trial.

 A military convoy heads towards Latakia to join the fight against the fighters linked to Syria's ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo, Syria, March 7, 2025.

Morocco foils attacks by cell loyal to Islamic State

The group, which branded itself 'the Lions of the Caliphate in the Maghreb Al Aqsa (Morocco),' was allegedly planning remotely controlled bomb attacks.

 An ISIS member carries an Islamic State flag in Syria.

Suspected al Shabaab gunmen abduct local officials in northeast Kenya

The incident happened in Mandera county when the five village chiefs, government-appointed local officials, were heading to the town of Elwak.

Protesters carry Al-Qaeda flags during an anti-government protest after Friday prayers in the town of Marat Numan in Idlib province, Syria

Has Julani become a pragmatic politician after being a jihadist leader? - opinion

Has he really changed, or is Julani a clever politician who knows how to direct the right message to his target audiences?

Illustrative image of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader, Abu Mohammad al-Julani.

Terrorist convicted for planning 9/11-inspired takeover of US flight

Cholo Abdi Abdullah, 34, had planned the attack on behalf of Al-Shabaab - a Somalia-based terror group who have sworn allegiance to Al Qaeda.

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Son of Osama bin Laden deported from France, barred from returning

Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau signed an order banning Omar Binladin from France and that Binladin had previously been deported.

French flag in France

Islamist groups escalate retaliatory attacks on Burkina Faso civilians, HRW says

Jihadist attacks on civilians in Burkina Faso have surged, retaliating against communities for non-cooperation, leading to significant civilian casualties, Human Rights Watch reports.

FILE PHOTO: Soldiers from Burkina Faso patrol on the road of Gorgadji in the Sahel area of Burkina Faso, March 3, 2019.

ISIS attack on Pope Francis in Jakarta thwarted: Indonesian police detain terror org. members

Detachment 88 has been commended for its efforts in thwarting numerous terrorist plots and making key arrests across the country.

 Pope Francis is taken past a guard of honour ahead of his departure from Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Indonesia, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024.