Suspected al-Qaeda leader dies in custody The suspected leader of an al Qaeda-linked militant group that claimed responsibility for bombing the Iranian embassy in Beirut two months ago has died in … News • 04 Jan 14
US repatriates two Guantanamo prisoners to Sudan The United States has sent two detainees held at Guantanamo Bay back to their native Sudan, the US Defense Department said. News • 19 Dec 13
Al-Qaeda-linked attacks kill 30 Syrian troops Syrian rebels blew up an army checkpoint outside Damascus and more than 30 combatants from both sides died in the blast and ensuing clashes. News • 20 Oct 13
Iraq bombs targeting minorities kill 59 At least 59 people have been killed in attacks on Shia Muslims in Iraq, including a suicide truck bomb targeting members of the country's Shabak … News • 18 Oct 13
Seven more deaths in Iraq as violence continues Shootings and a bombing have killed at least seven more people in Iraq as a major surge in violence there continues. News • 11 Aug 13
US citizens warned not to travel to Pakistan The United States has ordered the evacuation of non-essential staff from its consulate in the northeastern Pakistani city of Lahore due to the threat of … News • 09 Aug 13
US citizens ordered to leave Yemen The US State Department has ordered its citizens in Yemen to leave immediately, due to the continued potential for a terrorist attack. News • 06 Aug 13
US extends closure of embassies after threat The United States has extended embassy closures by a week in the Middle East and Africa as a precaution after an al-Qaeda threat. News • 05 Aug 13
Al-Qaeda vows to fight to free Guantanamo inmates Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has criticised US treatment of hunger striking inmates at Guantanamo Bay and said the group would spare no effort to free … News • 31 Jul 13
Hundreds of convicts escape from Abu Ghraib Hundreds of convicts, including senior members of al-Qaeda, have broken out of Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail after comrades launched a military-style assault to free them. News • 23 Jul 13
NATO to send alliance to Libya if required NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has announced that the alliance will send an expert mission to Libya at short notice to assess needs as the … News • 04 Jun 13
84 detainees on hunger strike at Guantanamo The US military is sending additional medical personnel to the Guantanamo prison camp, where more than half the captives have joined a hunger strike to … News • 22 Apr 13
Seven-member al-Qaeda cell arrested in UAE Authorities in the United Arab Emirates say they have arrested a seven-member group linked to al-Qaeda which was planning actions against the country's security. News • 18 Apr 13
Claims Syrian rebel group is al-Qaeda branch The Iraqi wing of al-Qaeda has announced that rebel group al-Nusra Front,which is at the forefront of the Syria rebellion, is a branch of al-Qaeda. News • 09 Apr 13
Al-Qaeda list for avoiding drones found in Mali An al-Qaeda list of 22 tips on how to avoid drones, left behind by Islamic extremists as they fled northern Mali last month, has been … News • 22 Feb 13
French forces seize key targets in Mali French and Malian forces fighting Islamist rebels have taken control of the rebel bastion of Gao, the biggest military success so far in an offensive … News • 28 Jan 13
37 foreigners killed in Algeria hostage crisis Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal has said that 37 foreign workers died in last week's hostage crisis. News • 22 Jan 13
At least 81 dead after Algeria gas plant siege The death toll from the terrorist siege at a natural gas plant in the Sahara has climbed to at least 81 as Algerian forces searching … News • 21 Jan 13
Hollande pledges further support for Mali France has pledged to keep troops in Mali until stability returned to the West African country, raising the spectre of a long campaign against al … News • 15 Jan 13
Jordan claims to have foiled Al-Qaeda bomb plot Jordan has foiled a major plot by an Al-Qaeda linked cell, which aimed to destabilise the key US ally's security by bombing shopping centres and … News • 21 Oct 12
16 Yemeni soldiers killed in al-Qaeda attack Al-Qaeda killed 16 soldiers in an attack on an army base in south Yemen, medical and military sources said, in a further show of strength … News • 19 Oct 12
Al-Qaeda chief urges ousting of Syria's Assad Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has called on all Muslims to back the rebels in Syria, according to an audio recording posted on the internet. News • 13 Sep 12
Yemen defence minister survives car bomb attack A car bomb targeting Yemen's defence minister exploded outside the prime minister's office in Sanaa, killing at least five bodyguards. News • 11 Sep 12
17 killed in Kenyan bomb attacks At least 17 people were killed and 45 wounded in grenade attacks at two churches in Garissa. News • 01 Jul 12
Mali insurgents destroy holy Timbuktu sites Armed fighters of Mali's al Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine Islamist group have destroyed mausoleums in the ancient trading city of Timbuktu. News • 30 Jun 12
