Al Qaeda

'Crown Prince Of Jihad': Osama Bin Laden's Son May Be Heir To Al Qaeda

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 19, 2017

The young man, now 28, has appeared since childhood in the propaganda network founded by his father.

Al-Qaeda Operative Arrested In Delhi Was Radicalised In London, Say Investigators

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 18, 2017

The process of "radicalisation" of Samiun Rahman, arrested here for his alleged links with al-Qaeda, began in a jail in London where he was lodged on charges of rash driving, according to investigators.

India, Japan Agree To Strengthen Cooperation Against Pak-Based Terror Groups

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 14, 2017

Strongly pitching for a "zero-tolerance" approach towards terrorism, India and Japan today agreed to strengthen cooperation against terror groups like Al Qaeda and Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

Act Against 26/11 Accused, PM Modi And Abe Tell Pak: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Shuchi Shukla | Thursday September 14, 2017

After jointly inaugurating work on India's first bullet train, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe held summit talks today and signed 15 agreements to enhance strategic partnership, agreeing to strengthen cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region where China is increasingly assertive. A joint statement said India and J...

Al Qaeda Warns Myanmar Of 'Punishment' Over Rohingya

World News | Reuters | Wednesday September 13, 2017

Al Qaeda militants have called for support for Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, who are facing a security crackdown that has sent about 400,000 of them fleeing to Bangladesh, warning that Myanmar would face "punishment" for its "crimes".

United States Says 'Grave' Consequences If Syria's Al Qaeda Dominates Idlib Province

World News | Reuters | Thursday August 3, 2017

The United States warned a takeover of rebel-held Northwestern Idlib province by Syrian jihadists linked to a former al-Qaeda affiliate would have grave consequences and make it difficult to dissuade Russia from renewing bombing that recently stopped.

UK Radio Station Closed After Broadcasting Al Qaeda Recruiter's Lectures

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday July 29, 2017

A British community radio station has been shut down after broadcasting 25 hours of lectures by an Al Qaeda recruiter.

Top US Senator Calls For Tough Action Against Pak For Supporting Terror

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 29, 2017

Top US Senator John McCain has moved a legislative amendment in the Senate to impose gradual diplomatic, military, and economic costs on Pakistan if it continues to provide support to terrorist groups, including the Taliban and the Haqqani network.

Zakir Musa Named Head Of Al Qaeda-Linked Group In India

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi | Saturday July 29, 2017

Zakir Musa, a prominent terrorist in Kashmir, has been named the chief of a new Al Qaeda-linked group in India, a move described by the police in Jammu and Kashmir as an "ideological shift".

With Pakistan As Base, Al Qaeda In Indian Subcontinent Getting More Active: Experts

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 14, 2017

Al Qaeda is getting more active in the Indian subcontinent and by 2017, it boasted several hundred members, with its cells mostly in Afghanistan and its operatives flourishing in Bangladesh, counter-terrorism experts have told the US lawmakers.

Indian In US Pleads Guilty To Financing Top Al Qaeda Terrorist

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 11, 2017

An Indian man in America has pleaded guilty to supporting terrorism by providing material support to a "key leader" of al-Qaeda for "violent jihad" against US soldiers and a judge, authorities said today.

UN Security Council Sanctions Splinter Group Of Pakistani Taliban

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 7, 2017

The United Nations Security Council has sanctioned a splinter group of the Pakistan Taliban, subjecting it to assets freeze and an arms embargo. The Security Council's Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee yesterday added Jamaat-Ul-Ahrar (JuA) to the ISIS and Al Qaeda sanctions list.

Al Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Deadly Attack At Mali Resort

World News | Reuters | Tuesday June 20, 2017

A new alliance of Islamist militant groups linked to al Qaeda on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack that killed at least five people at a Mali luxury resort popular with Western expatriates just outside the capital Bamako.

Suspected Al Qaeda Terrorists Attack Yemen Military Camp, At Least 12 Dead: Army

World News | Reuters | Monday June 12, 2017

Suspected al Qaeda terrorists launched a car-bomb and gun attack on an army camp in southeastern Yemen early on Monday, leaving at least 10 terrorists and two soldiers dead, a military official and residents said.

Al-Qaida Tries Comeback With Bin Laden Son As Mouthpiece

World News | Joby Warrick, Souad Mekhennet, The Washington Post | Sunday May 28, 2017

The voice is that of a soft-spoken 28-year-old, but the message is vintage Osama bin Laden, giving orders to kill. When the audio recording began turning up on jihadist websites two weeks ago, it was as if the dead terrorist was channeling himself through his favorite son.

Man Tries To Get Aadhaar Card For Osama Bin Laden

Jaipur News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 15, 2017

Osama bin Laden is dead and gone but a Saddam Hussain operating an E-Mitra kiosk centre in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district tried to make an Aadhaar card for the killed Al Qaeda terrorist.

Osama Bin Laden's Son 'Bent On Avenging His Father's Death': Ex-FBI Agent

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 13, 2017

Osama bin Laden's son Hamza is poised to lead a stronger, larger al Qaeda and is "bent on avenging" his father's death, according to a former FBI agent familiar with the personal letters seized in a dramatic US raid that killed the al Qaeda leader in Pakistan's Abbottabad.

US Imposes Sanctions On Pakistan-Based Extremists, Terrorists

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 12, 2017

The US has imposed sanctions on Pakistan-based extremists and an organisation run by Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa as part of an effort to disrupt terrorists and their fund-raising networks.

Nawaz Sharif Took Money From Osama Bin Laden To Fund Jihad In Kashmir, Says Imran Khan's Party: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 9, 2017

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been accused of taking money from al Qaeda terrorist Osama bin Laden to promote jihad in Kashmir. The allegation has been made by opposition leader Imran Khan's party - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

JMI Confers Doctor Of Letters Degree On Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Monday May 1, 2017

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Turkey was conferred with the Degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) today in a Special convocation function by Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi for "his contribution to strengthen international cooperation, peace and diplomacy as well as for his extraordinary humanitarian aid to millions...

2 Kerala Men, Suspected ISIS, Al Qaeda Recruits, Killed, Say Messages

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Sunday April 30, 2017

A man from Kerala, suspected to have joined ISIS terrorist group last year, has died in US airstrikes in Afghanistan, according to messages received by his relatives. Yahiya was among the 21 men from the state who had reportedly gone missing after travelling to the Middle East last year in July.

US Supreme Court Opts To Leave CIA 'Torture Report' Secret

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 25, 2017

The US Supreme Court on Monday turned back an appeal by rights groups seeking to make public a damning report on the CIA's post-September 11 torture program, ensuring it will remain secret.

Al Qaeda Chief Ayman al-Zawahri Calls To Wage War Against Syrian President And Allies

World News | Reuters | Monday April 24, 2017

Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahri has called on terrorists in Syria to wage guerrilla war against enemies ranging from Syrian President Bashar al Assad and his Iranian-backed allies to Western powers.

New Laptop Bombs May Evade Airport Security

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 1, 2017

The ISIS and al Qaeda terror groups,developing a bomb small enough to fit in a laptop that could get past airport scanners, may have prompted the US and the UK to ban air travellers from eight Muslim-majority nations from carrying large electronic devices onboard, media reports have said.

FBI Releases Never-Seen-Before 9/11 Pentagon Photos

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday April 1, 2017

Never-seen photographs from the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon released by the FBI this week show the massive devastation that faced first responders.

London Attacker Interested In Jihad But No Evidence Of ISIS Link: Police

World News | Reuters | Tuesday March 28, 2017

British police said on Monday they had found no evidence that Khalid Masood, who killed four people in an attack on parliament last week, had any association with ISIS or al Qaeda, but he was clearly interested in jihad.

Al Qaeda Operative Guilty In Deaths Of US Servicemen, Bomb Plot

World News | Reuters | Friday March 17, 2017

A Saudi Arabia-born man was convicted on Thursday of participating in a 2003 attack in Afghanistan that killed two US servicemen and plotting to bomb a US embassy in West Africa, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said.

ISIS Releases New Video, Threatens Attack On China

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday March 1, 2017

ISIS terrorists from China's Uighur ethnic minority have vowed to return home and "shed blood like rivers", according to a terror-tracking firm, in what experts said marked the first ISIS threat against Chinese targets.

US Elite Forces In Deadly Raid On Al Qaeda In Yemen

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 30, 2017

Elite US forces launched a dawn raid against Al-Qaeda in Yemen on Sunday, killing at least 14 suspected jihadists in an operation in which an American soldier also died.

Pakistan Will Not Free Doctor Who Helped US Find Osama Bin Laden

World News | Reuters | Wednesday January 18, 2017

A jailed Pakistani doctor believed to have helped the CIA hunt down al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden will be neither released nor handed to the United States, Pakistan's law minister has told legislators, media reported on Wednesday.