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Japanese newspaper “Nikkan-Gendai” has published shocking revelations on the 2013 In Amenas terrorist attack in Algeria, accusing Algerian forces of shooting hostages, while government reports had said the hostages were killed by terrorists in revenge operation. The In Amenas gas Read more
The Pentagon on Monday confirmed the death of a senior leader of Al-Qaeda’s East Africa branch, the Shebab in an air strike in Somalia last week which also killed two other militants. Sandhere, “also known as ‘Ukash,’ a senior leader Read more
“The Americans, Russians, Iranians, Alawites, and Hezbollah are coordinating their war against us — are we not capable of stopping the fighting amongst ourselves so we can direct all our efforts against them?” Those were the words of al-Qaeda leader Read more
President Hadi arrived in Aden on Tuesday marking the end of his exiled government’s efforts to return back to Yemen with the help of the Saudi-led coalition and pro-government militias. The unannounced arrival witnessed armored vehicles positioned around the airport Read more
An audiotape that surfaced recently on the internet with a voice believed to be that of al-Qaeda network’s leader Ayman al-Zawahri said clearly that the group doesn’t recognize the authority of the Islamic State and its proclaimed Caliphate but did Read more
Feeling strengthened following the Vienna pact, Iran is planning to submit a roadmap to end the four-year old political crisis in ally Syria. In an interview with the Beirut-based Al-Mayedeen television channel, Iranian deputy foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Read more
President Obama has taken a further step in the Syrian war as he authorizes the use of airstrikes against those who attack U.S.-trained Syrian rebels. The move came after the Al Nusra front, al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, released a video purportedly Read more
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb staged separate ambush attacks killing a number of Algerian soldiers on Friday. The information was confirmed by the Algerian Defense Ministry on Sunday in a statement saying nine soldiers have been killed and two seriously Read more
The death of the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Nasir Abdel Karim al-Wuhayshi, has been confirmed on Monday in local reports in the city of Al-Mukalla, in southern Yemen. Known as Abu Basir, Nasir Abdel Karim al-Wuhayshi is Read more
U.N Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has decided to forgo the recommendations of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, to include Israel and the Palestinian Gaza-based Hamas organization in the UN blacklist of States Read more