August 27, 2016
1:24 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) met on August 26, 2016 in Geneva for an expected push towards resuming peace talks for war-ravaged Syria. (AFP PHOTO/POOL/MARTIAL TREZZINI)

Despite progress, US-Russia fall short on Syria ceasefire

After hours of talks with Russian counterpart, Kerry says there will be no announcement of truce ‘that is predicated for failure’

By Matthew Lee and Jamey Keaten

August 27, 2016
5:50 am

Women in the Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishly on August 13, 2016, mourn over a coffin during the funeral of several fighters from an Arab-Kurdish alliance, who were killed during battles with the Islamic State group (IS) in the northern Syrian city of Manbij. (AFP/Delil Souleiman)

Who is fighting who in Syria?

What started out as a series of peaceful protests in 2011 has become a full-fledged civil war involving numerous local and international powers

By AFP

August 24, 2016
2:26 am

In this Nov. 21, 2013 file photo reviewed by the US military, dawn arrives at the now closed Camp X-Ray, which was used as the first detention facility for al-Qaeda and Taliban militants who were captured after the September 11 attacks, at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

Palestinian Guantanamo inmate seen for first time since 2002

Abu Zubaydah, caught by CIA in Pakistan months after 9/11 attacks, was tortured by US in failed effort to obtain information on al-Qaeda

By Robert Burns

August 22, 2016
11:46 pm

Alleged Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist leader Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, center, looks on during an appearance at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, August 22, 2016. (AFP/ANP/Patrick post)

Malian jihadist says sorry for destroying ancient Timbuktu

Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi pleads guilty at international court to destruction of world heritage sites, could face 30 years in prison

By Jan Hennop and JO BIDDLE

August 22, 2016
12:32 am

Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi waits in the courtroom for his initial appearance at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. September 30, 2015 (AP Photo/Robin van Lonkhuijsen, Pool, File)

Trial begins for Islamic radical accused of destroying Timbuktu relics

Swift conviction at the ICC expected for Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, who could face up to 30 years’ imprisonment

By Mike Corder

August 17, 2016
8:06 pm

An undated image of al-Qaeda terrorist Osama bin Laden and his son, Hamza. (screen shot: YouTube)

Bin Laden’s son urges overthrow of Saudi rulers

Offspring of al-Qaeda founder calls for fighters to join Yemen-based branch of terror group, free themselves from US control

By AFP

August 13, 2016
1:14 pm

US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters advance into the Islamic State's bastion of Manbij, in northern Syria, on June 23, 2016. (AFP/Delil Souleiman)

IS frees hundreds of abducted civilians in north Syria

Meanwhile, as Iraqi forces make significant gains across country, locals struggle to rebuild cities shattered by jihadists

By Agencies

August 6, 2016
4:55 pm

A tank bearing an Islamist flag is seen in a field as a Syrian coalition of jihadists and Islamist rebels seized key positions south of Aleppo in a major offensive to break the government siege of the city, on August 6, 2016, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. (AFP/Omar haj Kadour)

Rebels turn tables on regime as IS loses Syria bastion

Road captured by opposition forces is the last route into Aleppo used by regime troops; rebels also seize masses of ammunition

By Rouba El Husseini

July 30, 2016
3:46 am

Illustrative: People gather around the rubble of a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) near Maaret al-Numan, in Syria's northern province of Idlib, on February 15, 2016, after the building was hit by suspected Russian air strikes. (Ghaith Omran/Al Maarra Today/AFP)

Syrian maternity hospital bombed, casualties reported

Blast hits entrance to facility supported by Save the Children that delivers 700 babies monthly in Idlib province

By AFP

July 28, 2016
8:52 pm

Fighters from al-Qaeda's branch in Syria, the al-Nusra Front, marching toward the northern village of al-Ais in Aleppo province, file photo (Al-Nusra Front via AP)

Al-Nusra chief in Syria announces split with Qaeda

Jihadist group renames itself Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (Conquest of Syria), will have ‘no links whatsoever’ with foreign parties

By AFP

July 28, 2016
2:57 am

Police officers walk past a wall with a peace dove on a banner at the site of the attack in Ansbach, Germany, Tuesday, July 26, 2016. (Daniel Karmann/dpa via AP)

Bavaria bomber chatted online just before explosion

State interior minister says the former IS fighter spoke with a contact who had ‘significant influence’ over attack

By Kirsten Grieshaber and Bassem Mroue

July 26, 2016
1:37 pm

People and Somali security forces walk across the scene of a car bomb attack claimed by Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabab militants which killed at least 5 people, on the Naasa Hablood hotel in Mogadishu on June 25, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB)

At least 13 killed in suicide attack on UN base in Somalia

Al-Qaeda affiliated jihadist organization claims credit for twin car bombings near Mogadishu airport

By AFP

July 26, 2016
12:53 pm

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif smiles during a meeting with Finland's Foreign Minister Timo Soini in Helsinki on Tuesday May 31, 2016. (Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva via AP)

Iran denies knowledge of 3 sanctioned al-Qaeda operatives

Tehran rejects US accusations that terrorists moving weapons around Middle East are based in Islamic Republic

By AFP

July 18, 2016
8:38 pm

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman addresses the Knesset Security and Foreign Affairs Committee on July 18, 2016. (Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Iranian threat tops Hamas and IS, Liberman tells Knesset panel

Despite nuclear deal, Tehran ‘continues to develop its military missile program with full force,’ says new FM

By Tamar Pileggi

July 16, 2016
1:00 pm

People lay flowers, candles and messages at a makeshift memorial in Nice on July 16, 2016, in tribute to the victims of the Bastille Day attack on the Promenade des Anglais seafront which killed 84 people. (AFP PHOTO/GIUSEPPE CACACE)

Islamic State says its ‘soldier’ carried out Nice terror attack

Topic: al-Qaeda

Despite progress, US-Russia fall short on Syria ceasefire

After hours of talks with Russian counterpart, Kerry says there will be no announcement of truce ‘that is predicated for failure’

Who is fighting who in Syria?

What started out as a series of peaceful protests in 2011 has become a full-fledged civil war involving numerous local and international powers

Palestinian Guantanamo inmate seen for first time since 2002

Abu Zubaydah, caught by CIA in Pakistan months after 9/11 attacks, was tortured by US in failed effort to obtain information on al-Qaeda

Malian jihadist says sorry for destroying ancient Timbuktu

Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi pleads guilty at international court to destruction of world heritage sites, could face 30 years in prison

Trial begins for Islamic radical accused of destroying Timbuktu relics

Swift conviction at the ICC expected for Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, who could face up to 30 years’ imprisonment

Bin Laden’s son urges overthrow of Saudi rulers

Offspring of al-Qaeda founder calls for fighters to join Yemen-based branch of terror group, free themselves from US control

IS frees hundreds of abducted civilians in north Syria

Meanwhile, as Iraqi forces make significant gains across country, locals struggle to rebuild cities shattered by jihadists

Rebels turn tables on regime as IS loses Syria bastion

Road captured by opposition forces is the last route into Aleppo used by regime troops; rebels also seize masses of ammunition

Syrian maternity hospital bombed, casualties reported

Blast hits entrance to facility supported by Save the Children that delivers 700 babies monthly in Idlib province

Al-Nusra chief in Syria announces split with Qaeda

Jihadist group renames itself Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (Conquest of Syria), will have ‘no links whatsoever’ with foreign parties

Bavaria bomber chatted online just before explosion

State interior minister says the former IS fighter spoke with a contact who had ‘significant influence’ over attack

At least 13 killed in suicide attack on UN base in Somalia

Al-Qaeda affiliated jihadist organization claims credit for twin car bombings near Mogadishu airport

Iran denies knowledge of 3 sanctioned al-Qaeda operatives

Tehran rejects US accusations that terrorists moving weapons around Middle East are based in Islamic Republic

Iranian threat tops Hamas and IS, Liberman tells Knesset panel

Despite nuclear deal, Tehran ‘continues to develop its military missile program with full force,’ says new FM

Islamic State says its ‘soldier’ carried out Nice terror attack

Security source says Tunisian-born Bouhlel killed 84 in response to ‘calls to target citizens’ of nations fighting IS

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