Al Qaeda

Al Qaeda Ally Claims Responsibility For Somalia Blast That Killed 90

World News | Reuters | Tuesday December 31, 2019

Islamist group al Shabaab on Monday claimed responsibility for a bomb blast in Mogadishu that killed at least 90 people over the weekend while Somalia said a foreign government that it did not identify helped plan the attack.

London Bridge Terrorist Planned To Carry Out Attacks In Kashmir: UK Judge

World News | Reuters | Sunday December 1, 2019

Nine years before Usman Khan killed two people in a stabbing spree on London Bridge, he was overheard by British security services discussing how to use an al Qaeda manual he had memorised to build a pipe bomb.

Zakir Musa's Successor Among 3 Terrorists Killed In Awantipora: Jammu And Kashmir Police

India News | ANI | Wednesday October 23, 2019

The successor of Zakir Musa, the commander of Al Qaeda linked Ansar Ghazwat-ul Hind, identified as Abdul Hameed Lelhari was one of the three terrorists killed by security forces in Awantipora encounter on Tuesday.

US Secretary Of Defense Confirms Death Of Al Qaeda's Hamza Bin Laden

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 22, 2019

US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has confirmed the death of Hamza Bin Laden, the son and designated heir of Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden.

Donald Trump Slams Tulsi Gabbard For Claim That He "Supports Al Qaeda"

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 2, 2019

US President Donald Trump has slammed as "ridiculous" Democratic Party leader Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu to ever run for the US presidency, for alleging that he is "supporting" the terror group Al Qaeda.

"Hamza Bin Laden Was Very Threatening To US, Can't Comment More": Trump

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 2, 2019

Al Qaeda's Hamza bin Laden was very threatening to the US, President Donald Trump said on Thursday as he refrained from making any comment on news reports about the death of Osama bin Laden's son.

Hamza Bin Laden Reportedly Dead: Know All About Osama Bin Laden's Son

World News | Edited By Richa Taneja (With Inputs From Agencies) | Thursday August 1, 2019

Hamza bin Laden, son of former al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, has been killed, US media reported on Wednesday citing American officials. According to the New York Times, Hamza bin Laden had been killed in an operation during the first two years of the Donald Trump administration even before the State Department had announced a USD 1 million rewar...

Osama Bin Laden's Son Dead, Say US Intelligence Officials: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 1, 2019

US intelligence has received information that Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden's son Hamza has died, NBC News reported Wednesday.

Al-Qaeda Remains Resilient, Working Closely With Lashkar: UN Report

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 30, 2019

Al-Qaeda "remains resilient" and continues to cooperate closely with Pakistan-based terror outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Haqqani Network, but the health of its leader Aiman Muhammed al-Zawahiri and how the succession will work are in doubt, according to a UN report.

May Unleash Terror Such People Would Forget Al Qaeda: Imran Khan On Iran

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 24, 2019

Cautioning the United States about any misadventure against Iran, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said any action on the lines of Iraq could be much worse and people would "forget al-Qaeda".

"Shouldn't Take It Seriously": Centre Downplays Al Qaeda Chief's Threat

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday July 11, 2019

Days after al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri released a video calling for "unrelenting blows" on India, the central government today brushed it off as just another routine threat that needn't be taken seriously.

In Message, Al Qaeda Chief's Threat On Kashmir, Indian Army

India News | Reported By Neeta Sharma | Wednesday July 10, 2019

Al Qaeda terrorist Ayman al-Zawahiri has, in a video released by the global terror outfit, called for "Mujahideen in Kashmir" to inflict "unrelenting blows" on the Indian Army and the government in Jammu and Kashmir. In the video message titled "Don't Forget Kashmir", the terror chief has also talked about Pakistan's involvement in fueling cross-bo...

Zakir Musa, Kashmir's Most Wanted Terrorist, Killed In Encounter

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday May 24, 2019

Zakir Musa, one of the most wanted terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, has been killed in an encounter in Dadsara Tral area.

UK Gang Misused Billions Of Pounds To Fund Terror Networks In Pak: Report

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 1, 2019

A British Asian gang of fraudsters may have been involved in misusing billions of pounds of British tax-payers money to fund terrorist networks in Pakistan and Afghanistan, claims a UK media investigation based on police and intelligence files.

Saudi Arabia Revokes Osama Bin Laden's Son's Citizenship

World News | Reuters | Saturday March 2, 2019

Saudi Arabia has stripped citizenship from Hamza bin Laden, the son of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the interior ministry said in a statement published by the official gazette Umm Al Qura.