Al Qaeda

Pak Court Orders US Journalist Daniel Pearl Murder Accused's Release From Jail

World News | Reuters | Tuesday February 2, 2021

Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the release from prison on Tuesday of Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh, a ringleader in the kidnapping and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl by al Qaeda and Pakistani terrorists in 2002.

Case Against Ajmal Foundation For Foreign Funds "Traced To Terror Groups"

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday December 5, 2020

A former BJP leader has filed a case against the Ajmal Foundation for receiving funds from foreign agencies allegedly linked to terrorist organisations, including Al Qaeda, Hamas and Hizbul Mujahideen.

Presence Of ISIS, Al Qaeda In Parts Of Yemen Needs To Be Addressed: India

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 4, 2020

India has said the presence of terrorist elements like ISIS and Al Qaeda in parts of Yemen and their continued attacks on civilian population needs to be addressed, stressing that the international community must unite to fight the "dark forces of terror" globally and hold those who support and shelter such terror groups accountable.

"Remember Abbottabad": India Derides Pakistan's "Dossier Of Lies" To UN Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 25, 2020

India has reminded Pakistan, the host to the world's largest number of UN proscribed terrorists and entities, of Abbottabad, the garrison city where Al Qaeda terrorist Osama bin Laden hid for years and was killed, in a hard-hitting response as Islamabad's UN envoy gave a dossier of lies to Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

Iran Denies Report Top Al Qaeda Terrorist Killed In Tehran

World News | Reuters | Saturday November 14, 2020

Al Qaeda's second-in-command, accused of helping to mastermind the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa, was killed in Iran in August by Israeli operatives acting at the behest of the United States, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing intelligence officials.

Top Al Qaeda Terrorist Killed In Iran By Israeli Operatives: Report

World News | Reuters | Saturday November 14, 2020

Al Qaeda's second-in-command, accused of helping to mastermind the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa, was killed in Iran in August by Israeli operatives acting at the behest of the United States, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing intelligence officials.

Al Qaida Only Capable Of Small-Scale Regional Attacks: Top US Official

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 25, 2020

Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), a globally-banned terror group, is now probably capable of only small-scale regional attacks, a top American counter-terrorism official told lawmakers on Thursday.

Bengal "Home To Illegal Bomb-Making": Governor On Arrests Of Al Qaeda Men

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 19, 2020

West Bengal has become "home to illegal bomb-making" and the state administration cannot escape its accountability for the "alarming decline" in law and order, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Saturday.

9 Al Qaeda Terrorists Arrested In Kerala, Bengal Raids: Probe Agency NIA

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Saturday September 19, 2020

Nine Al-Qaeda terrorists have been arrested as the National Investigation Agency conducted multiple raids in Kerala and Bengal. The raids were conducted in West Bengal's Murshidabad and Kerala's Ernakulam.

India Slams Pak For "Blatant Attempt" To Politicise UN Sanctions Committee

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 4, 2020

India on Thursday slammed Pakistan for its "blatant attempt to politicise" the working of the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee after Islamabad's move to get four Indian nationals added to the sanctions list was blocked by the UN Security Council.

French Forces Kill Leader Of Al-Qaeda In Islamic Maghreb

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 6, 2020

French forces have killed the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Algerian Abdelmalek Droukdel, in northern Mali, French officials said Friday.

US Calls Man Quarantined In Amritsar "Al Qaeda Terror Operative": Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 22, 2020

A man from Telangana, who was alleged by the US of being an al-Qaeda terror operative, has been deported to India after air travel between the two countries resumed partially, officials said on Thursday.

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.