Al-Qaida

President Obama expresses his condolences today to the families of the American and Italian aid workers killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation in January.

U.S. Operations Killed Two Hostages Held By Al-Qaida, Including An American

5:31pm April 23, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Two Americans who worked for al-Qaida were also killed in the counterterrorism operations in January, the White House said. The two hostages killed included an Italian who had been held since 2012.

This image made from video released to reporters in Pakistan in 2013 shows Warren Weinstein, the U.S. aid worker who was kidnapped in Pakistan by al-Qaida in 2011. The White House says Weinstein and another hostage were inadvertently killed during U.S. co

Warren Weinstein, American Killed In U.S. Operation, Was Veteran Aid Worker

2:36pm April 23, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The USAID contractor was kidnapped in 2011 from his home in Pakistan just days before he was scheduled to leave the country. He spent much of his career in some of the world's toughest places.

Ibrahim al-Rubaish, the top cleric of Yemen's al-Qaida branch, was killed in a drone strike on Sunday, according to a statement by al-Qaida. This poster is from U.S. State Department Rewards For Justice.

Drone Strike Reportedly Kills Al-Qaida Leader In Yemen

6:13pm April 14, 2015

by Greg Myre

Ibrahim al-Rubaish was a prominent al-Qaida cleric who was released from Guantanamo Bay in 2006. He had a $5 million bounty on his head.

The most recent propaganda videos from Boko Haram have higher production values than in the past and other similarities to ISIS-produced videos.

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Boko Haram Takes A Page From ISIS Propaganda Playbook

6:55pm March 05, 2015

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

The Nigerian Islamist militant group has traded grainy videos for slick productions. This week, Boko Haram posted a video purportedly showing the bodies of two beheaded men accused of spying.

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4 Linked To Paris Attack Appear In French Court

2:14pm January 20, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The four men, all in their 20s, are accused of providing logistical support to Ahmed Coulibaly, the gunman who took hostages at a Kosher supermarket during the Jan. 7-9 Paris attacks.

In a YouTube video released by al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, Nasr al-Ansi, a commander, takes responsibility for the attack on a satirical magazine in Paris.

Al-Qaida In Yemen Takes Responsibility For Paris Attack

11:58am January 14, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

In a YouTube video, Nasr al-Ansi, a leader of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, said the attack was in vengeance for the Prophet Muhammad.

A police officer carries flower tributes at the site of Friday's attack on a kosher market in Paris, France.

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Authorities Search For Clues To Deadly Attacks In Paris

6:03pm January 10, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Reports now indicate that Hayat Boumeddiene — a woman initially thought to be part of Friday's siege of a kosher supermarket in Paris — may have left France in early January.

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Who Carried Out The Paris Attacks?

6:02pm January 10, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Three assailants who allegedly carried out two separate attacks in and around the French capital this week were reportedly linked by religious zealotry and a 2010 prison-break plot.

Smoke rises from a building in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, where two brothers suspected in the attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo were cornered by police. The suspects, Said and Chérif Kouachi, were killed.

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French Woman Believed To Be Gunmen's Associate Is Still At Large

11:32am January 10, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

French officials are searching for Hayat Boumeddiene, who they say was involved in the killing of a policewoman in Paris on Thursday and possibly a later hostage-taking.

A file image from the FBI website shows alleged al-Qaida operative Abu Anas al-Libi, who has reportedly died in U.S. custody.

Man Accused In 1998 Bombings Of U.S. Embassies Dies In Custody

1:00pm January 03, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Abu Anas al-Libi, who was captured in 2013, stood accused of conspiracy to kill Americans in connection with the explosions at embassy compounds in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 people.