January 14, 2014
4:05 pm

Al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra fighters in training (photo credit: Wikicommons/File)

Study warns of growing threat to Israel from Al-Qaeda

International jihad network behind 95% of world’s suicide bombings in 2013, Institute for National Security Studies says

By Avi Issacharoff

January 14, 2014
12:57 pm

A Turkish ship with an IHH banner heading toward Gaza in 2010. (photo credit: Moti Milrod/Pool/Flash90)

Turkey raids offices of group behind 2010 Gaza flotilla

At least one IHH official detained in multi-city sweep by Turkish police against people allegedly linked to al-Qaeda

By Gavriel Fiske and AP

January 14, 2014
11:09 am

Egyptian army soldiers stand guard on the border with Egypt in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, July 2013. (photo credit: AP/Hatem Moussa)

Muslim Brotherhood quashed, Egypt looks to Hamas

From the web ‘Gaza is next,’ senior security official says to Reuters

January 10, 2014
11:46 pm

Syrian citizens bury in a mass grave the bodies of victims who were killed Thursday by a car bomb in Hama province, Syria, on Friday (photo credit: AP/SANA)

Syria: 500 dead after week of rebel infighting

Two weeks ahead of a peace conference, many Syrians are now convinced the US is considering a future with Assad in power

By Zeina Karam

January 10, 2014
1:26 am

Gunmen patrol in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, on January 9, 2014. (photo credit: AP)

Iraq holds off on an offensive against al-Qaeda

Residents’ safety and inexperience in guerrilla warfare put operation to retake Fallujah and Ramadi from Islamist extremists on ice

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Adam Schreck

January 9, 2014
1:37 am

In this Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010 file photo, the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran. (photo credit: AP Photo/Mehr News Agency, Majid Asgaripour, File)

Study reveals ‘dangerous weak link’ in nuke security

Nuclear materials security could be exploited by terrorist groups, Nuclear Threat Initiative research indicates

By Robert Burns

January 9, 2014
1:28 am

Residents inspect damaged buildings following government airstrikes in Aleppo, Syria, Dec. 23, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

Syrian rebels seize al-Qaeda base in north

Rebels drive out Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fighters from Aleppo children’s hospital turned stronghold

By Diaa Hadid

January 8, 2014
1:30 am

A gunman aims his weapon during clashes with Iraqi security forces in Fallujah, on Sunday (photo credit: AP)

Al-Qaeda surge tests Obama’s Middle East policy

A hands-off approach on Iraq and Syria led to an influx of Islamist extremists, critics say, eyeing a US withdrawal from Afghanistan

By Julie Pace and Lara Jakes

January 7, 2014
9:10 pm

In this undated photo, an al-Qaeda-linked fighter exercises at an unknown training camp in Syria. (photo credit: AP)

Al-Qaeda leader pleads for rebel unity in Syria

Head of Nusra Front says infighting with rival Salafists will allow Assad to recover and gives Shiites an opening

By Diaa Hadid

January 7, 2014
12:37 am

Syria’s ‘war within a war’ amps up ahead of peace conference

Islamist brigades and more moderate rebels battle al-Qaeda-linked fighters across four northern provinces

By RYAN LUCAS

January 5, 2014
3:22 pm

Illustrative photo of al-Qaeda-linked fighters after an attack on a Syrian army convoy in March, 2013. (screen capture: YouTube)

Split along religious-secular lines, it’s rebels vs. rebels in Syria

The Assad regime is the winner as mainstream Syrian opposition groups push back against al-Qaeda-linked rebels

By Diaa Hadid

January 4, 2014
10:47 pm

Mourners and Sunni gunmen chant slogans against Iraq's Shiite-led government during the funeral of a man killed when clashes erupted between al-Qaida gunmen and Iraqi army soldiers on Friday, his family said, in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. (photo credit: AP)

Iraq’s Fallujah falls to al-Qaeda group

Local police retreat from city, once a battleground during American invasion, as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant takes over

By AP

January 4, 2014
1:08 pm

Damaged cars seen in front of a building where many Iranian diplomats live, at the scene of two explosions that struck the day before, near the Iranian embassy, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Hussein Malla)

Senior Lebanon terror chief dies of kidney failure

Al-Qaeda-affiliated Majid al-Majid, responsible for rocket attacks against Israel, passes away in prison

By Bassem Mroue

January 4, 2014
1:33 am

An empty street shows burned vehicles, as buildings including a provincial government building (center, in the background), are seen damaged in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, on January 3, 2014. (photo credit: AP)

Al-Qaeda sweep in Iraq cities revives battleground

At least 32 dead as Islamist gunmen overwhelm government forces in Fallujah and Ramadi

By AP and Times of Israel staff

January 3, 2014
8:07 am

Warren Weinstein, a 72-year-old American development worker kidnapped in Pakistan by al-Qaida, on Devember 26, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo via AP video)

Family of kidnapped Warren Weinstein calls for proof he is alive

US government contractor, held hostage in Pakistan for over two years, says al-Qaeda video is not date-specific

By JTA and AP

Topic: al-Qaeda

Study warns of growing threat to Israel from Al-Qaeda

International jihad network behind 95% of world’s suicide bombings in 2013, Institute for National Security Studies says

Turkey raids offices of group behind 2010 Gaza flotilla

At least one IHH official detained in multi-city sweep by Turkish police against people allegedly linked to al-Qaeda

Muslim Brotherhood quashed, Egypt looks to Hamas

From the web ‘Gaza is next,’ senior security official says to Reuters

Syria: 500 dead after week of rebel infighting

Two weeks ahead of a peace conference, many Syrians are now convinced the US is considering a future with Assad in power

Iraq holds off on an offensive against al-Qaeda

Residents’ safety and inexperience in guerrilla warfare put operation to retake Fallujah and Ramadi from Islamist extremists on ice

Study reveals ‘dangerous weak link’ in nuke security

Nuclear materials security could be exploited by terrorist groups, Nuclear Threat Initiative research indicates

Syrian rebels seize al-Qaeda base in north

Rebels drive out Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fighters from Aleppo children’s hospital turned stronghold

Al-Qaeda surge tests Obama’s Middle East policy

A hands-off approach on Iraq and Syria led to an influx of Islamist extremists, critics say, eyeing a US withdrawal from Afghanistan

Al-Qaeda leader pleads for rebel unity in Syria

Head of Nusra Front says infighting with rival Salafists will allow Assad to recover and gives Shiites an opening

Syria’s ‘war within a war’ amps up ahead of peace conference

Islamist brigades and more moderate rebels battle al-Qaeda-linked fighters across four northern provinces

Split along religious-secular lines, it’s rebels vs. rebels in Syria

The Assad regime is the winner as mainstream Syrian opposition groups push back against al-Qaeda-linked rebels

Iraq’s Fallujah falls to al-Qaeda group

Local police retreat from city, once a battleground during American invasion, as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant takes over

Senior Lebanon terror chief dies of kidney failure

Al-Qaeda-affiliated Majid al-Majid, responsible for rocket attacks against Israel, passes away in prison

Al-Qaeda sweep in Iraq cities revives battleground

At least 32 dead as Islamist gunmen overwhelm government forces in Fallujah and Ramadi

Family of kidnapped Warren Weinstein calls for proof he is alive

US government contractor, held hostage in Pakistan for over two years, says al-Qaeda video is not date-specific

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