Officials within the government of the former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh worked with al-Qaeda ahead of a 2008 attack on the US Embassy in Sanaa which resulted in 19 deaths, it is claimed on Thursday. It is alleged that Saleh’s security chiefs ignored repeated warnings that the embassy would[…]
The Islamic State (ISIS) has declared its official presence in war-torn Yemen as the jihadists posted a video online, threating to “cut the throats” of Shiite Houthi rebels. Like most Islamic State videos, the 9-minute-long clip was professionally shot and edited – with CGs and catchy background music. It showed[…]
The US defence secretary says al-Qaeda has “seized the opportunity” in Yemen amid reports that fighters from the group had stormed a border post near Saudi Arabia. Speaking during a visit to Japan on Wednesday, Ashton Carter said both the Houthis and Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) were taking[…]
OPINION by Shafiq Morton Recent reports that government had been told by the UN that 11 foreign terrorists might want to use the country as a base is nothing new. A neutral space in the “war on terror” and a gateway to the continent, South Africa’s neutrality is often seen[…]
Russian intelligence claimed in February 2011 that al-Qaeda had established a “marine unit” based in North Africa and planned to use speedboats as “floating bombs”, according to documents leaked to Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit. That was just one of dozens of alarmist cables sent by foreign intelligence agencies to their[…]
US President Barack Obama has said his country is not at war with Islam, but with people who have perverted the religion, calling for a focus on preventing “terrorists” from recruiting and inspiring others. Obama, speaking at a White House conference on countering violent extremism, said “we should not grant[…]
President Barack Obama defended his counterterrorism strategy in tumultuous Yemen Sunday, saying efforts to root out a dangerous al-Qaida affiliate there would not be affected by the political vacuum in the country. The U.S. campaign against al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula is heavily dependent on using drone strikes to take[…]
Opening statements are likely in the trial of a man charged in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa. Khaled al-Fawwaz is being tried alone after one co-defendant pleaded guilty and another died this month. The attacks in Kenya and Tanzania killed 224 people, including a dozen Americans. Al-Fawwaz[…]
A top leader of Yemen’s al-Qaeda branch has claimed responsibility for last week’s attack on Paris satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo when two masked gunmen killed 12 people, including much of the weekly’s editorial staff and two police officers. Nasr al-Ansi, a top commander of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or[…]
Slain South African teacher Pierre Korkie was laid to rest in his hometown of Bloemfontein on Friday, in an emotional memorial and funeral led by family, friends and former colleagues. Korkie was killed in a failed rescue attempt last Saturday morning, after being held captive by Al Qaeda members for[…]
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