Al-Qaeda

‘Threat has never been so high’: Counter-terrorism expert warns of nuclear terror risk - interview

While the UN expert asserted that although there has never been an incident of nuclear terrorism, he noted that terror groups such as Al-Qaeda have openly expressed their intent toward it.

People arrive at the United Nations headquarters before a meeting on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN, in New York City, US, April 27, 2026.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) building in Washington, pictured on November 28, 2025; illustrative.

US Justice Dep't moves to denaturalize 12 people, including one who supported Al-Qaeda

Colonel Sadio Camara, Minister of Defense and Veterans of Mali, is seen at the meeting of Ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Ouagadougou, February 15, 2024.

Mali's defense minister reported dead in major al-Qaeda-linked assault

A Malian soldier stands in position with his weapon during an attack on Mali's main military base Kati outside the capital Bamako, Mali April 25, 2026

Gunmen stage simultaneous attacks in and outside Mali capital, army says


Al Qaeda leader in Yemen killed in airstrike attributed to US - report

The target was identified as Hamad bin Hamoud al-Tamimi, a senior figure in Al Qaeda's proxy in the Arabian Peninsula.

 Shi'ite Houthi rebels drive a patrol truck past an Ansar al-Sharia flag painted on the side of a hill, along a road in Almnash, the main stronghold of Ansar al-Sharia, the local wing of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in Rada, Yemen November 22, 2014

Somali lawmaker to TML: Gov't making gains in battling al-Shabab

Secretary of the Somali Defense Committee Ahmed Abdi Koshin says military offensive has 'successfully dislodged' the al-Qaeda-linked terror organization from many parts of the country.

A Somali security officer walks at the entrance of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022

Can Somalia finally defeat Al-Shabab extremists? - analysis

Al-Shabab is a vicious organization that has worked with Al-Qaeda and other extremist groups and is often behind horrid terror attacks in Somalia.

A Somali security officer walks at the entrance of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022

Jihadist recruiters prey on migrants to Europe 

Recruiters target vulnerable individuals and relocate cells created in Africa.

Taliban fighters drive a car on a street following the killing of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a US strike over the weekend, in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 2, 2022.

Presumed-dead Al Qaeda leader narrates newly released video

The recording was undated and the transcript did not clearly point towards a time frame for when it could have been made.

 Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was killed in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan in August, 2022 according to US officials, appears in an undated FBI Most Wanted poster.

'I don't know why I didn't die that night,' Mike's Place suicide bombing survivor tells their story

One of the survivors of the tragic suicide bombing at Mike's Place Tel Aviv in 2003 talks about his miracle of surviving.

Memorial plaque to the victims of the "Mike's Place" suicide bombing that killed three victims in 2003

Would Iran give a nuclear bomb to al-Qaeda? - analysis

Why would someone leak such a story and how real is the threat of al-Qaeda getting nuclear material or a “dirty bomb” style nuclear bomb from Iran, even if it did not happen this time?

 A missile is launched during a joint exercise called the 'Great Prophet 17', in the southwest of Iran, December 24, 2021. Picture taken December 24, 2021.

Lessons learned from Al Qaeda terror attack in Kenya, twenty years on - opinion

As the 20th anniversary of the Al Qaeda suicide bombing in Kenya approaches, I’m sitting at my desk sifting through two decades of difficult thoughts and feelings.

Kenyan terror suspects on trial for attack on Israeli owned Paradise hotel in Mombasa

Is Turkey backing a former al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria?

BEHIND THE LINES: Turkey appears to be cooperating with Hayat Tahrir al Sham, a designated terror group, in north west Syria.

 A TURKISH soldier waves a flag on Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria, in January 2018

On 9/11 anniversary, Biden recalls American unity, vows vigilance

US President Joe Biden vowed to "never give up" in the face of terrorist threats at a commemoration at the Pentagon on Sunday.

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