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Ayman al-Zawahiri: From Cairo Physician To Al Qaeda Leader
Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded Osama bin Laden as al Qaeda leader after years as its main organiser and strategist, but his lack of charisma and competition from rival militants Islamic State hobbled his ability to inspire sizeable attacks on the West.
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Al-Qaeda Chief Killed: US Drone Strike Spells End for 9/11 Mastermind
Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded Osama bin Laden as al Qaeda leader after years as its main organizer and strategist, but his lack of charisma and competition from rival militants Islamic State hobbled his ability.
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Afghanistan Becoming "A Failed State" Where Al Qaeda Will Thrive, Britain Warns
Afghanistan is spiralling into a failed state and a civil war in which militant groups such as al Qaeda will thrive and likely pose a threat again to the West, Britain's defence minister said on Friday.
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Donald Trump In Pennsylvania On 9/11 To Honor Flight 93 Heroes
Seventeen years after the devastating 9/11 attacks, President Donald Trump heads to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to pay tribute, as his predecessors have done, to the men and women who died aboard hijacked Flight 93
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US Citizen Sentenced To 45 Years For Role In al Qaeda Bomb Attack
A U.S. citizen was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Tuesday for supporting the militant group al Qaeda and helping to prepare a 2009 car bomb attack on a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, less than the life sentence sought by prosecutors
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Al Qaeda Warns Myanmar Of 'Punishment' Over Rohingya
Al Qaeda militants have called for support for Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, who are facing a security crackdown that has sent about 400,000 of them fleeing to Bangladesh, warning that Myanmar would face "punishment" for its "crimes".
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Al Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Deadly Attack At Mali Resort
A new alliance of Islamist militant groups linked to al Qaeda on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack that killed at least five people at a Mali luxury resort popular with Western expatriates just outside the capital Bamako.
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'Terrorist' Wins Battle To Stay In Britain: Report
A wheelchair-bound Algerian "militant" with alleged links to Al Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden on Tuesday won a 21-year legal battle to stay in Britain, the media reported.
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US Authorities Warn Of Al Qaeda Threat To Election
Federal officials have warned New York City authorities about possible attacks by the al Qaeda militant group around Election Day, putting local law enforcement on alert the weekend before Tuesday's vote, officials said on Friday.
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Al Qaeda Urges Muslims In India To Mount Lone Wolf Attacks: Report
A regional branch of al Qaeda urged Muslims in India to revolt and carry out lone wolf attacks, a US monitoring site reported, days after the rival jihadi movement ISIS claimed responsibility for Bangladesh's worst militant attack.
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US Targets Al Shabaab Leader With Drone Strike In Somalia: Pentagon
A US air strike last week targeted a senior leader of the al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab in Somalia, but the Pentagon was still assessing the drone strike operation's results, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Al Qaeda Ambush Kills At Least 20 Yemeni Soldiers: Source
Al-Qaeda militants killed at least 20 Yemeni soldiers today when they ambushed their convoy in the south of the war-torn country, a military source said.
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US Air Strike In Somalia Killed Senior Al Shabaab Leader: Pentagon
A US air strike last week killed a senior leader of the al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab in Somalia, the Pentagon said on Monday.
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Yemeni Forces Clash With Al Qaeda Gunmen In Aden
Yemeni forces today clashed with Al-Qaeda militants in Aden as the Saudi-led coalition provided air cover, in a bid to drive the jihadists out of the city, security officials said.
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19 Dead In Somalia Shebab Restaurant Attack: Police
Somalia's Islamist Shebab militants killed at least 19 people when five gunmen detonated a bomb before storming a popular seaside restaurant in the capital Mogadishu, police said today.
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Ayman al-Zawahiri: From Cairo Physician To Al Qaeda Leader
Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded Osama bin Laden as al Qaeda leader after years as its main organiser and strategist, but his lack of charisma and competition from rival militants Islamic State hobbled his ability to inspire sizeable attacks on the West.
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Al-Qaeda Chief Killed: US Drone Strike Spells End for 9/11 Mastermind
Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded Osama bin Laden as al Qaeda leader after years as its main organizer and strategist, but his lack of charisma and competition from rival militants Islamic State hobbled his ability.
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Afghanistan Becoming "A Failed State" Where Al Qaeda Will Thrive, Britain Warns
Afghanistan is spiralling into a failed state and a civil war in which militant groups such as al Qaeda will thrive and likely pose a threat again to the West, Britain's defence minister said on Friday.
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Donald Trump In Pennsylvania On 9/11 To Honor Flight 93 Heroes
Seventeen years after the devastating 9/11 attacks, President Donald Trump heads to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to pay tribute, as his predecessors have done, to the men and women who died aboard hijacked Flight 93
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US Citizen Sentenced To 45 Years For Role In al Qaeda Bomb Attack
A U.S. citizen was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Tuesday for supporting the militant group al Qaeda and helping to prepare a 2009 car bomb attack on a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, less than the life sentence sought by prosecutors
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Al Qaeda Warns Myanmar Of 'Punishment' Over Rohingya
Al Qaeda militants have called for support for Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, who are facing a security crackdown that has sent about 400,000 of them fleeing to Bangladesh, warning that Myanmar would face "punishment" for its "crimes".
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Al Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Deadly Attack At Mali Resort
A new alliance of Islamist militant groups linked to al Qaeda on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack that killed at least five people at a Mali luxury resort popular with Western expatriates just outside the capital Bamako.
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'Terrorist' Wins Battle To Stay In Britain: Report
A wheelchair-bound Algerian "militant" with alleged links to Al Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden on Tuesday won a 21-year legal battle to stay in Britain, the media reported.
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US Authorities Warn Of Al Qaeda Threat To Election
Federal officials have warned New York City authorities about possible attacks by the al Qaeda militant group around Election Day, putting local law enforcement on alert the weekend before Tuesday's vote, officials said on Friday.
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Al Qaeda Urges Muslims In India To Mount Lone Wolf Attacks: Report
A regional branch of al Qaeda urged Muslims in India to revolt and carry out lone wolf attacks, a US monitoring site reported, days after the rival jihadi movement ISIS claimed responsibility for Bangladesh's worst militant attack.
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US Targets Al Shabaab Leader With Drone Strike In Somalia: Pentagon
A US air strike last week targeted a senior leader of the al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab in Somalia, but the Pentagon was still assessing the drone strike operation's results, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Al Qaeda Ambush Kills At Least 20 Yemeni Soldiers: Source
Al-Qaeda militants killed at least 20 Yemeni soldiers today when they ambushed their convoy in the south of the war-torn country, a military source said.
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US Air Strike In Somalia Killed Senior Al Shabaab Leader: Pentagon
A US air strike last week killed a senior leader of the al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab in Somalia, the Pentagon said on Monday.
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Yemeni Forces Clash With Al Qaeda Gunmen In Aden
Yemeni forces today clashed with Al-Qaeda militants in Aden as the Saudi-led coalition provided air cover, in a bid to drive the jihadists out of the city, security officials said.
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19 Dead In Somalia Shebab Restaurant Attack: Police
Somalia's Islamist Shebab militants killed at least 19 people when five gunmen detonated a bomb before storming a popular seaside restaurant in the capital Mogadishu, police said today.
