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7 Suspected Al-Qaeda Fighters Killed In Yemen Drone Strike
Seven suspected Al-Qaeda fighters were killed Friday when a drone targeted their car in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa, a security official said.
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5 Al Qaeda-Linked Fighters Killed In Yemen Strike: US
Five members of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula were killed in a US military strike last week in Yemen, US Central Command said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Al Qaeda Planning Kidnappings Of Westerners For Prisoner Swaps: Report
Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has appeared in an audio interview calling on fighters to take Western hostages and exchange them for jailed jihadists, the monitoring service SITE Intelligence Group said on Sunday.
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More ISIS Fighters Worldwide Than Al Qaeda At Its Height: CIA Director
The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan, said on Thursday there were tens of thousands of ISIS fighters around the world, more than al Qaeda at its height.
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US Drone Attack 'Kills 2 Al Qaeda Fighters'
A US drone attack in southern Yemen killed two suspected Al Qaeda members, the second deadly strike in as many days, security sources said today.
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800 Al-Qaeda Fighters Killed In Yemen Anti-Jihad Offensive: Arab Coalition
More than 800 members of Al-Qaeda were killed in a military offensive against the group in the south of Yemen, the Saudi-led Arab coalition operating in the country said today.
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Al Qaeda Names Fighters Behind Attack On Burkina Capital
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on Monday identified three fighters it says were responsible for attacks in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou over the weekend that killed 29 people.
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Al Qaeda Identifies Terrorists Behind Attack In Burkina Faso
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on Monday identified three fighters it says were responsible for attacks in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou over the weekend that killed 29 people.
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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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Al Shabaab Militants Attack Somali Army Base, Say Dozens Dead
Al Shabaab fighters attacked a remote Somali army base and entered a nearby town close to the border with Kenya today, saying they had killed dozens of Kenyan soldiers in an African Union force supporting the government during the assault.
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Toll In Russia Raids On Qaeda-Run Syria Jail Rises To 81: Monitor
At least 81 people, including 23 Al-Qaeda fighters, were killed in Russian strikes on a prison complex run by the jihadist group in Syria's northwest, a monitor said Sunday in a new toll.
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2 Arrested In US Over Links To ISIS
US authorities said two people with ties to the ISIS are due in court today in California and Texas, including a refugee from Syria accused of returning there to fight alongside ISIS.
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Al Qaeda Militants Take Over 2 South Yemen Towns, Residents Say
Al Qaeda have retaken the two major southern Yemeni towns of Zinjibar and Jaar that had fallen briefly to militants four years ago, residents and local fighters said today.
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US Fails to Stop Flow of Foreign Fighters to Islamic State: Study
Nearly 30,000 foreigners, including more than 250 Americans, have joined Islamic State and other militant groups to fight in Syria and Iraq, double the number a year ago, a congressional study released today showed.
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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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7 Suspected Al-Qaeda Fighters Killed In Yemen Drone Strike
Seven suspected Al-Qaeda fighters were killed Friday when a drone targeted their car in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa, a security official said.
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5 Al Qaeda-Linked Fighters Killed In Yemen Strike: US
Five members of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula were killed in a US military strike last week in Yemen, US Central Command said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Al Qaeda Planning Kidnappings Of Westerners For Prisoner Swaps: Report
Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has appeared in an audio interview calling on fighters to take Western hostages and exchange them for jailed jihadists, the monitoring service SITE Intelligence Group said on Sunday.
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More ISIS Fighters Worldwide Than Al Qaeda At Its Height: CIA Director
The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan, said on Thursday there were tens of thousands of ISIS fighters around the world, more than al Qaeda at its height.
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US Drone Attack 'Kills 2 Al Qaeda Fighters'
A US drone attack in southern Yemen killed two suspected Al Qaeda members, the second deadly strike in as many days, security sources said today.
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800 Al-Qaeda Fighters Killed In Yemen Anti-Jihad Offensive: Arab Coalition
More than 800 members of Al-Qaeda were killed in a military offensive against the group in the south of Yemen, the Saudi-led Arab coalition operating in the country said today.
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Al Qaeda Names Fighters Behind Attack On Burkina Capital
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on Monday identified three fighters it says were responsible for attacks in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou over the weekend that killed 29 people.
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Al Qaeda Identifies Terrorists Behind Attack In Burkina Faso
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on Monday identified three fighters it says were responsible for attacks in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou over the weekend that killed 29 people.
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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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Al Shabaab Militants Attack Somali Army Base, Say Dozens Dead
Al Shabaab fighters attacked a remote Somali army base and entered a nearby town close to the border with Kenya today, saying they had killed dozens of Kenyan soldiers in an African Union force supporting the government during the assault.
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Toll In Russia Raids On Qaeda-Run Syria Jail Rises To 81: Monitor
At least 81 people, including 23 Al-Qaeda fighters, were killed in Russian strikes on a prison complex run by the jihadist group in Syria's northwest, a monitor said Sunday in a new toll.
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2 Arrested In US Over Links To ISIS
US authorities said two people with ties to the ISIS are due in court today in California and Texas, including a refugee from Syria accused of returning there to fight alongside ISIS.
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Al Qaeda Militants Take Over 2 South Yemen Towns, Residents Say
Al Qaeda have retaken the two major southern Yemeni towns of Zinjibar and Jaar that had fallen briefly to militants four years ago, residents and local fighters said today.
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US Fails to Stop Flow of Foreign Fighters to Islamic State: Study
Nearly 30,000 foreigners, including more than 250 Americans, have joined Islamic State and other militant groups to fight in Syria and Iraq, double the number a year ago, a congressional study released today showed.
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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.
