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Osama Bin Laden's Son 'Bent On Avenging His Father's Death': Ex-FBI Agent
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.
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New Osama Bin Laden Documents Show A Suspicious, Pressured Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda's leaders were increasingly worried about spies in their midst, drones in the air and secret tracking devices reporting their movements as the US-led war against them ground on, documents seized in the 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden's Pakistani hideout and reviewed by Reuters reveal.
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Al Qaeda Terrorists Seize Southern Yemen Town, Kill Militia Leader: Residents
Dozens of al Qaeda terrorists took control of the southern Yemeni town of Ahwar on Saturday, residents said, consolidating the group's control over much of the region.
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Australian Woman Freed By Al Qaeda Says Her Husband Is Still Alive
An Australian woman who was freed by Al Qaeda after three weeks in captivity said today her husband who was seized with her in Burkina Faso was still alive and she hoped he too would be released soon.
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Burkina Troops Retake Hotel After Islamist Attack Kills Dozens
Security forces in Burkina Faso retook a hotel in the capital today from al Qaeda fighters who seized it in an assault that killed two dozen people from at least 18 countries and marked a major escalation of Islamist militancy in West Africa.
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Syrian Rebels Seize Town in West in Blow to Government
Insurgents captured a town on a major highway in western Syria on Thursday, in a blow to the Russian-backed campaign against them, rebels and a monitoring group said.
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Al Shabaab Militants Seize 2 Towns in Southern Somalia
Islamist militants al Shabaab seized control of two towns over two days in southwestern Somalia, a spokesman for the group and local officials said today, less than a week after its fighters attacked an African Union base in the same area.
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Anti-Houthi Forces in Yemen Seize Saudi Border Crossing
Army forces loyal to Yemen's exiled president seized a border crossing with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, officials in the area and witnesses said, dealing a rare blow to the country's dominant Houthi group.
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Rebels Seize Hospital Holding 150 Syrian Soldiers: Monitor
Islamist rebels on Friday overran a hospital in northwest Syria where at least 150 regime forces and dozens of civilians were trapped for nearly a month, a monitor said.
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Al-Qaeda Making Gains in Yemen: US Defence Secretary
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter acknowledged today that Al Qaeda was seizing terrain amid the chaos in Yemen, but vowed that Washington would continue to combat the extremist group despite ongoing fighting there.
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Osama Bin Laden's Son 'Bent On Avenging His Father's Death': Ex-FBI Agent
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.
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New Osama Bin Laden Documents Show A Suspicious, Pressured Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda's leaders were increasingly worried about spies in their midst, drones in the air and secret tracking devices reporting their movements as the US-led war against them ground on, documents seized in the 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden's Pakistani hideout and reviewed by Reuters reveal.
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Al Qaeda Terrorists Seize Southern Yemen Town, Kill Militia Leader: Residents
Dozens of al Qaeda terrorists took control of the southern Yemeni town of Ahwar on Saturday, residents said, consolidating the group's control over much of the region.
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Australian Woman Freed By Al Qaeda Says Her Husband Is Still Alive
An Australian woman who was freed by Al Qaeda after three weeks in captivity said today her husband who was seized with her in Burkina Faso was still alive and she hoped he too would be released soon.
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Burkina Troops Retake Hotel After Islamist Attack Kills Dozens
Security forces in Burkina Faso retook a hotel in the capital today from al Qaeda fighters who seized it in an assault that killed two dozen people from at least 18 countries and marked a major escalation of Islamist militancy in West Africa.
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Syrian Rebels Seize Town in West in Blow to Government
Insurgents captured a town on a major highway in western Syria on Thursday, in a blow to the Russian-backed campaign against them, rebels and a monitoring group said.
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Al Shabaab Militants Seize 2 Towns in Southern Somalia
Islamist militants al Shabaab seized control of two towns over two days in southwestern Somalia, a spokesman for the group and local officials said today, less than a week after its fighters attacked an African Union base in the same area.
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Anti-Houthi Forces in Yemen Seize Saudi Border Crossing
Army forces loyal to Yemen's exiled president seized a border crossing with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, officials in the area and witnesses said, dealing a rare blow to the country's dominant Houthi group.
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Rebels Seize Hospital Holding 150 Syrian Soldiers: Monitor
Islamist rebels on Friday overran a hospital in northwest Syria where at least 150 regime forces and dozens of civilians were trapped for nearly a month, a monitor said.
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Al-Qaeda Making Gains in Yemen: US Defence Secretary
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter acknowledged today that Al Qaeda was seizing terrain amid the chaos in Yemen, but vowed that Washington would continue to combat the extremist group despite ongoing fighting there.
