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Topic: Al Qaeda

Father of Canada rail terror suspect 'sought help as his son grew more radical'

Apr 26, 2013

Father of one of two men accused of plotting to derail a train with Al Qaeda in Iran asked a Muslim support group for help after his son became radicalised, religious leader said. Read Article Father of Canada rail terror suspect 'sought help as his son grew more radical'

Dozens die in Iraq bomb blasts

Residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack in the Kamaliya district in Baghdad April 15, 2013. Car bombs and attacks on cities across Iraq, including two blasts at a checkpoint at Baghdad international airport, killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 200 on Monday, police said. The wave of attacks in Baghdad, Kirkuk, Tuz Khurmato and other towns to the north to south, came days before Iraqis vote in provincial elections that will test political stability more than a year after U.S. troops lef

Apr 16, 2013

Multiple car bombs and other attacks across the country are widely seen as an attempt by Al Qaeda to disrupt elections. Read Article Dozens die in Iraq bomb blasts

'Killed' Al Qaeda leader delivers audio message from beyond the grave

Apr 10, 2013

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has posted online an audio message from its second-in-command, Saeed Al Shehri, whose death was announced by Yemen in January. Read Article 'Killed' Al Qaeda leader delivers audio message from beyond the grave

Al Qaeda in Iraq admits it is fighting in Syria

Fighters from Islamist Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra take their positions on the front line during a clash with Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al Assad in Aleppo December 24, 2012. Syria special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi discussed solving the country's conflict with President Bashar al-Assad on Monday, but the opposition expressed deepening frustration with the mission following what it called the latest massacre of civilians. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) - RTR3BVVN

Apr 10, 2013

Al Qaeda in Iraq and Syria's Jabhat Al Nusra are part of the same organisation and will now wage war under the name The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. Phil Sands reports Read Article Al Qaeda in Iraq admits it is fighting in Syria

 

Canadian militants who took part in Algeria Al Qaeda siege from 'middle-class backgrounds'

Ali Medlej (right) and Xristos Katsiroubas (left) pictured in their high school yearbook.No Credit

Apr 03, 2013

Former high school friends from London, Ontario, travelled to Algeria and stormed gas plant with Al Qaeda-linked militants in attack that killed 70. Read Article Canadian militants who took part in Algeria Al Qaeda siege from 'middle-class backgrounds'

 

Al Qaeda in Africa says it has beheaded French hostage

Mar 20, 2013

Philippe Verdon was beheaded on March 10 'in response to the French military intervention in the north of Mali', Mauritania news agency ANI reports. Read Article Al Qaeda in Africa says it has beheaded French hostage

 

Case involving Osama bin Laden's son-in-law could shed light on Iran and Al Qaeda ties

A man identified as Suleiman Abu Ghaith appears in this still image taken from an undated video address. The son-in-law of Osama bin Laden who served as al Qaeda's spokesman has been arrested and detained in Jordan in an operation led by Jordanian authorities and the FBI, U.S. government sources said on Thursday. The sources said Abu Ghaith, a militant who had appeared in videos representing al Qaeda after the Sept. 11, attacks on New York and Washington in 2001, had initially been picked up in Turkey. REUT

Mar 18, 2013

Even though Tehran dispatched Abu Ghaith to Turkey, where his capture was guaranteed, the US still believes Iran may have a 'secret deal' with Al Qaeda. Michael Theodoulou reports Read Article Case involving Osama bin Laden's son-in-law could shed light on Iran and Al Qaeda ties

 

Al Qaeda claims credit for killing 48 Syrian soldiers

Mar 12, 2013

Al Qaeda's branch in Iraq have claimed responsibility for the killing last week of 48 Syrian soldiers and nine Iraqi guards in western Anbar province.  Read Article Al Qaeda claims credit for killing 48 Syrian soldiers

 

Al Qaeda claims credit for attack on Syrian soldiers in Iraq

Mar 11, 2013

This month's attack that killed 48 troops threatens to entangle Iraq in Syria's civil war. Read Article Al Qaeda claims credit for attack on Syrian soldiers in Iraq

 

Al Qaeda's 'wanted dead or alive' list confirms its propaganda machine is still running

Published in Inspire magazine, an English language online magazine reported to be published by the organisation Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

Mar 07, 2013

A hate list of 11 politicians, writers, cartoonists and polemicists accused of insulting Islam has been published by the Yemen-based Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Read Article Al Qaeda's 'wanted dead or alive' list confirms its propaganda machine is still running

 

Algeria militants' shrewd media game

A woman prays near bouquets left in honor of the Japanese employees of JGC Corporation who died in the standoff at Ain Amenas gas plant in Algeria, at the company's headquarters in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Nine Japanese workers were killed among the 37 hostages who died in the attack. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) *** Local Caption *** Japan Algeria Kidnapping.JPEG-046b4.jpg

Jan 25, 2013

As wildly contradictory accounts trickled out about the attack on an Algerian gas plant last week, one source proved to be the most reliable - announcements by the Al Qaeda-linked militants themselves. Read Article Algeria militants' shrewd media game

 

Algeria siege was for Al Qaeda, says militant

In this undated photo, men look at the wreckage of a vehicle near Ain Amenas, Algeria. Algerian bomb squads scouring a gas plant where Islamist militants took dozens of foreign workers hostage found

Jan 21, 2013

Veteran Islamist fighter Mokhtar Belmokhtar claims responsibility on behalf of Al Qaeda for the Algerian hostage crisis, as Algerian bomb squads find more bodies. Read Article Algeria siege was for Al Qaeda, says militant

 

US drone strikes on Yemen Al Qaeda kill nine

Jan 20, 2013

Three US drone strikes have killed nine suspected members of Al Qaeda in the Yemen province of Marib, a tribal chief and witnesses say. Read Article US drone strikes on Yemen Al Qaeda kill nine

 

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