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Pakistan PM Imran Khan slammed for saying bin Laden was 'martyred'
Martyrs are greatly revered in Islam and the term is generally used for people who die or are killed while in the service of the religion, or in formidable circumstances
Saudi attacker on U.S. base had longstanding Al-Qaeda ties – U.S.
The FBI and Justice Department reveal their findings after a months-long effort to crack the encryption on Alshamrani's iPhone, which they say Apple refused to help with
Trump confirms killing of Arabian Peninsula Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen
The killing happens days after the jihadist group claimed responsibility for a mass shooting at a US naval base
South Asia region Al-Qaeda chief killed in Afghanistan – officials
Afghan officials confirm that Asim Umar, who led Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent from its inception in 2014, was killed during a September 23 raid on a Taliban compound in the Musa Qala district of Helmand province
Trump confirms death of Al-Qaeda heir Hamza bin Laden
US President Donald Trump makes the announcement 3 days after the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks by Al-Qaeda
Pentagon chief confirms death of Qaeda's Hamza bin Laden
'That's my understanding,' US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says when asked if Hamza bin Laden is dead
Fears in U.S. of bad peace deal with the Taliban
In tweets, interviews, and op-ed pieces in newspapers, Americans caution against bringing home the 14,000 United States troops in Afghanistan
Regime forces advance towards key town in northwest Syria
President Bashar al-Assad's fighters are just a few kilometers away from Khan Sheikhun, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
Al-Qaeda heir Hamza bin Laden killed – U.S. media
US media reports suggest that Hamza bin Laden may have been killed well before the US State Department announced a $1 million bounty on his head in February 2019
At least 7 dead in Somalia hotel attack
The attack is claimed by Al-Shabaab militants, an Al-Qaeda-linked group
Suspected Al Qaeda member arrested in Zambales
A police report links the Kenyan national to the Al Shabaab terror group affiliated with Al Qaeda, and which operates mainly in East Africa
Indonesia arrests leader of Al Qaeda-linked extremist network
Indonesian police say Para Wijayanto, a long-time leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, is involved in the 2002 Bali bombings
Top militant linked to Al-Qaeda killed in Indian Kashmir
As the news of Zakir Musa's death spread on Thursday night, hundreds of protestors spill out on the streets and clash with government forces in many areas, including in the main city of Srinagar
Jihadist attacks kill 17 Syria pro-regime fighters
The assaults are done by Al-Qaeda's former Syria branch, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, and its ally Hurras al-Deen, which remains affiliated to the global jihadist network
Saudi says Hamza bin Laden stripped of his citizenship
The US has offered a $1 million reward for information on Hamza bin Laden, seeing him as an emerging face of extremism
Alleged Brussels museum killer was 'sadistic' Syria jailer
Former hostage Nicolas Henin describes Mehdi Nemmouche as a 'sadistic, playful and narcissistic' man
Trump in Pennsylvania on 9/11 to honor Flight 93 heroes
The White House says Trump will put the emphasis on 'remembering that horrific day... and certainly honoring the individuals who were not only lost that day, but also put their lives on the line to help in that process'
FBI foils U.S. independence day attack by Al Qaeda sympathizer
The FBI said Demetrius Nathaniel Pitts, who also used the name Abdur Raheem Rafeeq, told an undercover agent that he wanted to load up a vehicle with explosives and blow it up during the US national day celebrations on Wednesday.
Al-Qaeda warns Saudi Arabia crown prince over 'sin'
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spearheads a string of policy changes in ultraconservative Saudi Arabia, including reinstating cinemas and allowing women to drive
German jihadist tied to 9/11 attacks caught in Syria – Pentagon
Mohammad Haydar Zammar has been accused of recruiting some of the September 11 Al-Qaeda hijackers who carried out attacks on Washington and New York, killing almost 3,000 people
Iraq hangs 38 members of ISIS, Qaeda for 'terrorism'
Rights watchdog Amnesty International has voiced repeated concerns about the use of the death penalty in Iraq, which it ranks as one of the world's top executioners behind China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia
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Suspected ISIS recruiter arrested in Russia
The suspect recruited central Asian targets online to organize terrorist acts on Russian territory, security sources say
UN blacklists Saudi-led coalition for killing children in Yemen
The group was briefly included on the annual list of shame last year before a threat by Saudi Arabia to cut off its funding to UN programs forced a reversal
Anti-terror chiefs want social media help with 'lone wolves'
Top counter terror chiefs say tough privacy laws and the protections enjoyed by the largely American internet and social media giants are impeding authorities in their ability to ferret out lone wolf threats
Opium of the people in Marawi
In this day and age extremism religious or otherwise has become the new opium of the people an addiction to the promise of paradise and its ultimate high is the assurance of going to heaven as a reward for martyrdom
Russian intelligence says Telegram app used in bombing
They used Telegram at each stage of the preparation of this terrorist attack on the Saint Petersburg metro the FSB security agency says
Terror in Mindanao: The Mautes of Marawi
We tell the story of a family behind a homegrown terrorist group that most effectively spread the ISIS ideology in the Philippines
Trump urges Muslim leaders to confront extremism
4th UPDATE This is a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate human life and decent people of all religions who seek to protect it says US President Donald Trump
U.S. air strike in Afghanistan killed senior Qaeda leader – official
Al Qaeda military commander Qari Yasin was accused of plotting the September 20 2008 bombing on a Marriott Hotel in Islamabad
US claims Syria strike, denies hitting mosque where 49 killed
UPDATED The US Central Command says it would look into any allegations of civilian casualties in relation to this strike which was carried out unilaterally by the United States
9/11 mastermind tells Obama attacks were America's fault
It was not we who started the war against you in 9 11; it was you and your dictators in our land writes self proclaimed mastermind Mohammed
U.S. elite forces in deadly raid on Al-Qaeda in Yemen
The assault marked Washington s first major military action in Yemen under Donald Trump who has vowed to step up the US fight against Islamic extremism
Bin Laden documents: Worry over ISIS tactics, 'aging' Al-Qaeda
Documents released by the CIA show Osama bin Laden trying to keep his jihadist followers around the world aligned in his war against the United States
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U.S. puts bin Laden's son on terror blacklist
Hamza who is in his mid twenties is active as an Al Qaeda propagandist since his father s death at the hands of US special forces in 2011
Fighting puts Syria peace negotiations at risk
A dozen Syrian rebel factions have suspended talks on new peace negotiations accusing President Bashar al Assad s regime of violating a 4 day old ceasefire
US strike killed Afghanistan Al-Qaeda leader Qahtani – official
The Pentagon has been actively hunting for Farouq al Qahtani for 4 years He had longstanding ties with Osama bin Laden before his death in the 2011 US raid on his Pakistan compound
Syria regime advances in Aleppo, MSF decries 'bloodbath'
Aleppo is also the focus of a new French led United Nations draft resolution calling for the cessation of hostilities
US names Syrian group Jund al-Aqsa to terror list
The US State Department says the 4 year old group was originally a unit of the al Nusra Front the Al Qaeda arm in Syria before splitting off to carry out operations independently
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Tragedi 9/11, 102 menit yang mengubah dunia
Berikut lini masa kejadian bersejarah yang mengantarkan Amerika Serikat menjadi pemain dalam perang di Timur Tengah
United States marks 15th anniversary of 9/11
UPDATED The United States marks the 15th anniversary of the 9 11 attacks with solemn services to commemorate the victims of the deadliest terror strikes on US soil which changed the world forever
September 11, 2001: 102 minutes that changed the world
Here is the timeline of the events that fateful morning which reshaped the course of US and world history
IN PHOTOS: Terror in America, 15 years ago
Over 3 000 people died in the terror attacks in New York Washington DC and Pennsylvania – a major turning point in recent history
15 years after 9/11, America in perpetual war
The 9 11 attacks of 2001 forever changed America and upended its foreign and national security policy leaving the country for the past 15 years in a war against jihadists – without ending the upheaval in the Middle East
15 years on, 9/11 seared into New York history
The Al Qaeda hijackings of September 11 2001 ruptured a sense of safety and plunged the West into wars still being fought today
US adds Al-Qaeda South Asia affiliate to 'terror' list
The State Department designates AQIS a foreign terrorist organization and its leader Indian born Asim Umar a specially designated global terrorist
CIA chief says secret 9/11 report not evidence of Saudi complicity
A decision is expected soon on whether to release the classified 28 page section of the report by the House and Senate intelligence committees
Qaeda chief backs new Taliban head as 'emir of believers'
Al Qaeda chief Ayman al Zawahiri pledges allegiance to Afghan Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada who was named as the Afghan Taliban s new leader last month
