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U.S. forces last week conducted a strike in Syria that killed a senior al-Qaida-affiliated attack planner, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday. The strike last Thursday resulted in the death of Muhammad ...

One might think that betraying both the world's most notorious terrorism group and the West's most well-funded intelligence agency would be a shortcut to an early grave. The man who did it, however, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Serial technology CEO covering all things IT & Tech. While Al-Qaida’s senior leaders such as Osama bin Laden and others have been ...

BAMAKO, Mali — A West African armed group affiliated to al-Qaida set fire to fuel tankers in Mali over the weekend, videos showed, as the militants sought to tighten their grip on the country's ...

This wanted poster from the U.S. State Departments' Rewards for Justice program shows al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula leader Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki. (Rewards For Justice, U.S. Department of State, ...

Al-Qaida emphasises its ability to communicate its core message to those who might be sympathetic towards the group and its aims. Yet we have little sense of how this relationship, between al-Qaida as ...

A 25-year-old former Army National Guardsman faces federal charges that he attempted to provide al-Qaida with 3D-printed weapons. (Airman 1st Class Joseph Barron/U.S. Air Force) A 25-year-old former ...

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa met and shook hands with U.S. President Donald Trump on Nov. 10, 2025. Al-Sharaa previously led al-Qaida's affiliate in Syria but reportedly cut ties with the ...