Rappler's latest stories on Ayman al-Zawahiri
Al-Qaeda chief denounces Islamic State 'liars'
In an audio message Ayman al Zawahiri complains that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi had alleged that Al Qaeda opposes sectarian attacks on Shiites and was prepared to work with Christian leaders
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
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
Southeast Asia after 9/11
On September 11 2001 planes crashed into the World Trade Center What s happened since then and what lessons have we learned?
Al-Qaeda's Zawahiri pledges allegiance to new Taliban chief
UPDATED The statement comes amid a bitter struggle within the Taliban over Mansour s leadership
India on alert as Al-Qaeda opens South Asia front
Al Qaeda chief Ayman al Zawahiri says the new operation would take the fight to Myanmar Bangladesh and India which has a large but traditionally moderate Muslim population
Asim Umar, head of new Al-Qaeda branch
Umar is named by Al Qaeda chief Ayman al Zawahiri in a video message as the leader of the network s new operation which will try to rouse fighters in India Bangladesh and Myanmar
Al-Qaeda declares new branch in Indian subcontinent
In a video posted online Ayman al Zawahiri says the new force would crush the artificial borders dividing Muslim populations in the region
ISIS declares caliphate as Iraq presses counter-offensive
ISIS s announcement comes as Iraq takes delivery of the first batch of warplanes from Russia with the newly purchased Su 25s expected to be pressed into service
Deal for Syria rebels to withdraw from Homs bastion
The agreement comes after government forces began an assault against the few remaining rebel held areas in the city last month
US warns of new generation of global terrorists
Extremist violence last year was also increasingly marked by sectarian motives which the US said was a worrisome trend
Egypt police end standoff with Islamists at mosque
UPDATE The government says 173 had died in the past 24 hours bringing the country s death toll to more than 750 since Wednesday
US to reopen Mideast embassies except Yemen on Sunday
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki says 18 of 19 embassies and consulates that were closed for a week would reopen on Sunday
Yemen says Qaeda plotted to take hostages at oil port
2nd UPDATE Yemeni authorities have foiled an Al Qaeda plot to seize control of two cities and an oil export terminal in Yemen and to kidnap foreigners a government spokesman says
US orders citizens to leave Yemen amid Qaeda alert
UK also announces temporary withdrawal of all personnel from its embassy in Yemen saying it would remain closed until staff are able to return
Intercepts from Al-Qaeda 'sparked embassy closures'
Reports: Electronic communications reveal Zawahiri ordered Nasser al Wuhayshi the head of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to carry out an attack as early as Aug 4
US extends embassy closures
UPDATED The US State Department noting it was acting out of an abundance of caution said 19 diplomatic outposts would be shuttered through Saturday
Security alerts spark embassy closures
Interpol issues global security alert after jailbreaks linked to Al Qaeda and as Western powers plan temporary closure of certain embassies mostly in the Middle East over terror threats
Zawahiri confirms death of Al-Qaeda deputy
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri has released a video coinciding with the anniversary of the September 11 attacks confirming for the first time the death of his deputy
