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North African al-Qaeda says top figure killed in ambush
The North African affiliate of al-Qaida says one of its leading figures has been killed in an ambush by Algerian soldiers. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, says that Abu al-Hassan Rachid al-Bulaydi, head of the Sharia Committee, was
Al-Qaeda takes control of area south of Yemen
Al-Qaeda militants seize control of Al`Adayn directorate in Yemen’s southern Ibb governorate overnight on Thursday, Al Arabiya correspondent in Sanaa reported. Earlier on Wednesday al-Qaeda militants had clashed in the central Yemen with Shiite Houthi rebels expanding their control of
U.S. offers $45 mln in rewards for info on al-Qaeda leaders
The United States is putting President Barack Obama’s “we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are” threats last month into full sway. The U.S. State Department released a statement Tuesday announcing bounties totaling up to $45
Qaeda branches vow ‘dark days’ for U.S.-led coalition
The powerful branches of Al-Qaeda in Yemen and North Africa have called for unity to counter the threat of a U.S.-led coalition which aims at routing militants belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). An unprecedented joint
Has ISIS eclipsed al-Qaeda?
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which controls a large swath of territory stretching over the borders of Iraq and Syria, has surpassed the power and influence of Al-Qaeda, the group from which it traces its origins, experts
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