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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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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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Terror Attacks, Deaths up Sharply in 2014: US State Department
Terrorist attacks worldwide surged by more than a third and fatalities soared by 81 percent in 2014, a year that also saw Islamic State eclipse al Qaeda as the leading jihadist militant group, the U.S. State Department said on Friday.
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Drone Attack in Yemen Kills Suspected Al Qaeda Militants
A drone attack killed two suspected Al Qaeda militants in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa today, local residents told Reuters, the latest in a series of strikes in the country gripped by political turmoil.
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US Drone Attack in Yemen Kills 4 Suspected Al Qaeda Militants
A US drone attack in Yemen killed four suspected Al Qaeda militants today in the southern province of Shabwa, local Yemeni security officials told Reuters.
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Pakistan Claims Al Qaeda Global Operations Chief Killed in Raid
Pakistan military says a top Al Qaeda militant indicted in the US over a plot to bomb New York's subway system has been killed.
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US Launches Fresh Strikes on Khorasan Group in Syria
The United States said it conducted air strikes on Wednesday night against the so-called Khorasan group, an al Qaeda-linked militant faction based in Syria, and said the group was plotting to attack Europe or the United States.
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Obama Says Misread Islamic State; Al Qaeda Warns of Attacks on West
President Barack Obama has acknowledged that US intelligence underestimated the rise of Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria, where the head of an al Qaeda branch warned militants will attack the West in retaliation for US-led air strikes.
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Phones, Shoes to Face Scrutiny as Airport Security Tightened: US
Airlines with direct flights to the United States have been told to tighten screening of mobile phones and shoes in response to intelligence reports of increased threats from al Qaeda affiliated militant groups, U.S. officials said.
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Militants Attack Iraq Air Base, US Assessment Teams Deploy
Militants attacked one of Iraq's largest air bases on Wednesday as the first US teams arrived to assess the Iraqi security forces.
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Saudi Arabia sentences Al Qaeda militant to death over US firm attack
A Saudi court has sentenced to death an Al-Qaeda militant and jailed 10 others over a May 2004 attack that killed six Westerners and a policeman, state media reported.
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Kenya launches probe as Shabaab leader confirms mall attack
US, British and Israeli agencies are helping Kenya investigate an attack claimed by Somali Islamist militants on a Nairobi shopping mall that killed at least 72 people and destroyed part of the complex, officials said on Wednesday.
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American al Qaeda militant urges attacks on US diplomats
An American al Qaeda militant has called for more attacks on Western diplomats in the Arab world, praising the killers of the US ambassador to Libya on September 11 last year, a US-based monitoring group said on Sunday.
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US drone targets Al Qaeda in Yemen, seven killed
Al Qaeda in Yemen was hit by a fresh strike today from a US drone which left seven militants dead, tribal sources said, a day after Washington pulled its diplomats from the country fearing an attack by the jihadists.
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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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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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Terror Attacks, Deaths up Sharply in 2014: US State Department
Terrorist attacks worldwide surged by more than a third and fatalities soared by 81 percent in 2014, a year that also saw Islamic State eclipse al Qaeda as the leading jihadist militant group, the U.S. State Department said on Friday.
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Drone Attack in Yemen Kills Suspected Al Qaeda Militants
A drone attack killed two suspected Al Qaeda militants in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa today, local residents told Reuters, the latest in a series of strikes in the country gripped by political turmoil.
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US Drone Attack in Yemen Kills 4 Suspected Al Qaeda Militants
A US drone attack in Yemen killed four suspected Al Qaeda militants today in the southern province of Shabwa, local Yemeni security officials told Reuters.
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Pakistan Claims Al Qaeda Global Operations Chief Killed in Raid
Pakistan military says a top Al Qaeda militant indicted in the US over a plot to bomb New York's subway system has been killed.
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US Launches Fresh Strikes on Khorasan Group in Syria
The United States said it conducted air strikes on Wednesday night against the so-called Khorasan group, an al Qaeda-linked militant faction based in Syria, and said the group was plotting to attack Europe or the United States.
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Obama Says Misread Islamic State; Al Qaeda Warns of Attacks on West
President Barack Obama has acknowledged that US intelligence underestimated the rise of Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria, where the head of an al Qaeda branch warned militants will attack the West in retaliation for US-led air strikes.
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Phones, Shoes to Face Scrutiny as Airport Security Tightened: US
Airlines with direct flights to the United States have been told to tighten screening of mobile phones and shoes in response to intelligence reports of increased threats from al Qaeda affiliated militant groups, U.S. officials said.
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Militants Attack Iraq Air Base, US Assessment Teams Deploy
Militants attacked one of Iraq's largest air bases on Wednesday as the first US teams arrived to assess the Iraqi security forces.
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Saudi Arabia sentences Al Qaeda militant to death over US firm attack
A Saudi court has sentenced to death an Al-Qaeda militant and jailed 10 others over a May 2004 attack that killed six Westerners and a policeman, state media reported.
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Kenya launches probe as Shabaab leader confirms mall attack
US, British and Israeli agencies are helping Kenya investigate an attack claimed by Somali Islamist militants on a Nairobi shopping mall that killed at least 72 people and destroyed part of the complex, officials said on Wednesday.
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American al Qaeda militant urges attacks on US diplomats
An American al Qaeda militant has called for more attacks on Western diplomats in the Arab world, praising the killers of the US ambassador to Libya on September 11 last year, a US-based monitoring group said on Sunday.
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US drone targets Al Qaeda in Yemen, seven killed
Al Qaeda in Yemen was hit by a fresh strike today from a US drone which left seven militants dead, tribal sources said, a day after Washington pulled its diplomats from the country fearing an attack by the jihadists.
