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U.S. Treasury sanctions take aim at al Qaeda, rogue regimes

5/13/2012

David Cohen's office has set its sights on a key target since its inception in 2004: drastically reducing al Qaeda's ability to attack and finance its operations. The results have been clear, the U.S. Treasury's undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence said Thursday.

Al-Qaeda underwear bomber 'was double agent'

5/13/2012

Reports from the US say the would-be suicide attacker in a foiled "underwear bomb" plot was in fact a double agent. US officials are quoted as saying that the person dispatched by Yemen-based al-Qaeda to attack a US-bound plane had infiltrated the group.

Yemen plot exposes new world of US spying

5/13/2012

As details of the foiled al Qaeda plot to blow up a U.S.-bound airline became public, the world learned not only about a daring operation to stop terrorists, but also about the new reality of how U.S. intelligence works.

Al Qaeda in Yemen has "whole outfit" devoted to attacking U.S.

5/13/2012

The Yemeni branch of al Qaeda now has "a whole outfit designated to target the U.S. homeland," according to a source closely working with U.S. intelligence agencies and the military.

Drone strike kills 8 militants in south Yemen

5/13/2012

A U.S. drone strike killed eight militants in southern Yemen Thursday morning, continuing a coordinated assault on al Qaeda and its affiliates in the area, security officials said

US Foils al-Qaida Airliner Bomb Plot

5/13/2012

The United States has broken up an al-Qaida plot to place a bomb aboard a U.S.-bound airliner. A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) statement said close cooperation with overseas security and intelligence partners enabled the thwarting of the plot, which involved an improvised explosive device (IED).

Think Again: Al Qaeda

5/13/2012

Osama bin Laden was fond of recounting the following parable from the Quran to rally his followers in times of despair: A much-better-armed Christian army employed war elephants in a fearsome assault against Mecca, aspiring to destroy the Kaaba shrine, one of Islam's most sacred sites. But birds showered the Christian army with pellets of hard-baked clay, and the Arabs eventually defeated the invaders.

Ilyas Kashmiri is dead, Qaeda spokesman suggests

3/18/2012

WASHINGTON - A recent statement released by al Qaeda’s spokesman for Pakistan indicated that Ilyas Kashmiri was indeed killed, most likely last year in a US drone strike in South Waziristan Agency (SWA).

US Drone Strike Kills 11 AQAP Leaders, Fighters

3/18/2012

Eleven terrorists, including four local commanders, are reported to have been killed in a US drone airstrike in a southern Yemeni province where al Qaeda's affiliate controls significant ground.

UN says Yemen violence forcing families to flee

3/11/2012

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A U.N. body says Yemeni civilians are fleeing their homes because of tribal clashes in the north and battles between the military and al-Qaida militants in the south.

US, Yemen agree to restart military training to tackle Al Qaeda

3/7/2012

US and Yemeni officials have agreed to restart a controversial military-training program to help the new president tackle Al Qaeda militants as part of planned enhanced counter-terrorism relationship.

Al Qaeda In Iraq Mounts Comeback

3/5/2012

Al Qaeda, the Osama bin Laden-inspired terrorist group that sank the country into sectarian violence five years ago, is trying to make a comeback in post-U.S.-occupied Iraq, analysts and intelligence officials say.

Files reveal bin Laden ties to Pakistan agency

2/28/2012

LONDON: Osama bin Laden was in routine contact with several senior figures from Pakistan's military intelligence agency while in hiding in the country, according to a large cache of secret intelligence files.

Al-Qaeda claims deadly attacks on Iraqi cities

2/25/2012

BAGHDAD (AP) – Iraq's al-Qaeda branch has claimed responsibility for the latest wave of bombings and other attacks that killed dozens in Baghdad and across the country, raising concerns over the government's ability to provide security after the U.S. troop pullout.

More Than Drones Needed to Fight Yemen's al-Qaida

2/25/2012

Yemen's new transitional government is facing an emboldened al-Qaida presence, and the United States and others have pledged to help fight them. But after a year of political unrest, they face an uphill battle.

Suspected drone strikes kill foreign militants in Somalia

2/25/2012

At least three foreign militants of the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab rebels were killed in a strike on a car in a rebel stronghold in southern Somalia early on Friday, a senior Somali intelligence official and residents said.

Treasury Dept. Targets Iranian Intelligence Ministry

2/18/2012

The U.S. Department of the Treasury said it had sanctioned the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security Thursday.

Is al-Qaeda Infiltrating Syria through Lebanon’s Beka’a Valley?

1/14/2012

Disputes over the possible presence of al-Qaeda in Lebanon’s Beka’a Valley are beginning to destabilize Syrian-Lebanese relations. Attention on the Beka’a region has intensified following the December 23, 2011 and January 6, 2012 suicide bombing attacks in Damascus, which left a combined 60 dead and 229 wounded.

Ansar al Jihad in the Sinai Peninsula announces formation

12/23/2011

A new jihadist group that calls itself Ansar al Jihad in the Sinai Peninsula has announced its formation and has vowed to "fulfill the oath" of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

DC court: Iran showed al Qaeda how to bomb embassies

12/22/2011

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In a little-noticed ruling on Nov. 28, a Washington, DC district court found that both Iran and Sudan were culpable for al Qaeda's 1998 embassy bombings. As is typical in cases dealing with state sponsorship of terrorism, neither Iran nor Sudan answered the plaintiffs' accusations. But in a 45-page decision, Judge John D. Bates issued a default judgment.

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U.S. Treasury sanctions take aim at al Qaeda, rogue regimes

Al-Qaeda underwear bomber 'was double agent'

Yemen plot exposes new world of US spying

Al Qaeda in Yemen has "whole outfit" devoted to attacking U.S.

Drone strike kills 8 militants in south Yemen

US Foils al-Qaida Airliner Bomb Plot

Think Again: Al Qaeda

Ilyas Kashmiri is dead, Qaeda spokesman suggests

US Drone Strike Kills 11 AQAP Leaders, Fighters

UN says Yemen violence forcing families to flee

US, Yemen agree to restart military training to tackle Al Qaeda

Al Qaeda In Iraq Mounts Comeback

Files reveal bin Laden ties to Pakistan agency

Al-Qaeda claims deadly attacks on Iraqi cities

More Than Drones Needed to Fight Yemen's al-Qaida

Suspected drone strikes kill foreign militants in Somalia

Treasury Dept. Targets Iranian Intelligence Ministry

Is al-Qaeda Infiltrating Syria through Lebanon’s Beka’a Valley?

Ansar al Jihad in the Sinai Peninsula announces formation

DC court: Iran showed al Qaeda how to bomb embassies

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