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Visitors attend the official opening of the 57th Damascus International Book Fair in Damascus, Syria, February 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
February 12, 2026, 6:06 pm
Islamist and Kurdish texts banned under Assad openly displayed at Damascus book fair
Sayyid Qutb’s ‘Milestones,’ biography of ex-al-Qaeda figure on sale; event coordinator says no books are banned, aside from those that offend country’s norms or glorify old regime
By Kinda Makieh and Firas Makdesi
Guantanamo detainee Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn, also known as Abu Zubaydah, in an undated video. (Screenshot)
January 13, 2026, 4:58 pm
UK to pay ‘substantial sum’ to Palestinian Guantanamo detainee over torture claims
Lawsuit settlement for Saudi-born-and-raised prisoner Abu Zubaydah, jailed since 2002 and now said not to have belonged to al-Qaeda, comes after he was waterboarded 83 times
By Agencies
ISIS fighters parade in commandeered Iraqi security forces armored vehicles down a main road at the northern city of Mosul, Iraq, more than two weeks after taking over the country's second largest city, June 23, 2014. (AP Photo)
November 13, 2025, 8:37 am
ISIS, al-Qaeda have evolved in last decade, still pose global threat, say analysts
A decade after deadly jihadist attacks in Paris, terror groups have undergone reconfiguration, losing sanctuary in Syria and Iraq and becoming most active in Africa
By Fabien Zamora
A facility of French industrial cement supplier Lafarge, in Brooklyn, New York, on November 15, 2021. (Ed Jones/AFP)
November 4, 2025, 12:52 pm
French cement maker Lafarge goes on trial on charges of financing jihadists in Syria
Unprecedented case alleges millions given in payments to Islamic State and al-Nusra Front in 2013-2014; former executives could face up to 10 years in prison
By Reuters
Syria's interim President Ahmad Al-Sharaa meets with a US delegation lead by the new head of the US military's Central Command in the Syrian capital Damascus on September 12, 2025. (SANA / AFP)
September 19, 2025, 9:32 pm
Report: Iraq helped Syria foil attack on Sharaa by ex-members of his rebel group
Fighters who defected from HTS due to disappointment with Syria’s direction under new administration also said to have plotted bombing campaign to ignite sectarian violence
By Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
On the left, a March 1, 2003 photo obtained by AP shows Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind, shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan. On the right, a photo downloaded from the Arabic language Internet site www.muslm.net purports to also show Khalid Sheik Mohammed in detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The picture was allegedly taken in July 2009 by the International Committee of the Red Cross and released only to the detainee's family (AP/www.muslm.net)
July 12, 2025, 8:56 am
US court rejects plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Agreement would have taken death penalty off table for accused architect of deadliest terrorist attack on US soil; decision prolongs over two decades of legal limbo at Guantanamo
By Agencies
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, left, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer lay a wreath at the 7/7 Memorial, in Hyde Park to mark the anniversary of the terrorist attacks in London on July 7, 2005, that killed 52 people, in London, July 7, 2025. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
July 7, 2025, 3:00 pm
UK marks 20 years since the deadly al-Qaeda 7/7 London bombings
King Charles III, Prime Minister Starmer lead remembrance of victims of suicide attacks that killed 52; at subway stations near sites, staff, commuters hold minute of silence
By Jill Lawless
Members of security forces loyal to the interim Syrian government pose together with their firearms as they stand by the Mediterranean sea coast in Syria's western city of Latakia on March 9, 2025. (OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
June 2, 2025, 10:06 pm
US approves of Syrian plan to absorb foreign jihadists into its army, Trump envoy says
Amid countries’ rapprochement, White House okays Sharaa government’s proposal to form unit including some 3,500 fighters from abroad — mostly Chinese Uighurs
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A convoy of US troops outside the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli, in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, November 2, 2019. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)
March 1, 2025, 9:27 pm
US announces airstrike that killed senior al-Qaeda leader in Syria
Strike targeting top military commander in Hurras al-Din comes after the Islamist terror group’s Syrian branch claimed to disband in wake of Assad regime’s fall
By AFP
Illustrative: Iranian police in Tehran, Iran, August 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
December 29, 2024, 12:05 pm
Suicide bomber kills police officer, wounds another in Iran
Identity of killer still unknown, but some media reports say perpetrator is linked to al-Qaeda
By Agencies
This handout photo provided by Syria's Interim Government shows Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Mohammed al-Julani, now using his real name Ahmed al-Sharaa, meeting with UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen (not pictured) in Damascus on December 15, 2024. (Syrian Interim Government/AFP)
December 17, 2024, 10:41 am
Syrian rebel leader: Territory will not be used to launch attacks against Israel
Chief of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which ousted Assad regime, pledges commitment to 1974 buffer-zone agreement, says IDF activity in Syria ‘must end’ and Israel ‘has to pull back’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Abu Mohammed al-Golani, head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a jihadist group led by Al-Qaeda's former Syria branch, poses for a selfie during a press conference in the area of Bab al Hawa crossing northern Syria late on March 12, 2024. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
December 8, 2024, 4:15 pm
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, leader of insurgency that toppled Syria’s Assad?
Senior al-Qaeda commander, 42, whose real name is Ahmad al-Sharaa, split from terror group, now depicts himself as champion of pluralism; US offered $10m. for info enabling his capture
By Kareem Chehayeb
Residents take to the streets of Hama, to welcome anti government fighters after they took control of Syria's west-central city on December 5, 2024. (Photo by Bakr Alkasem / AFP)
December 6, 2024, 12:40 pm
Thousands flee as Syrian rebels advance on crossroads city of Homs
Leader of Islamist rebel group says he wants to ‘build Syria,’ bring refugees home from Lebanon and Europe, as insurgents press offensive toward key city linking Damascus to coast
By Reuters and ToI Staff
In this picture taken from the northern Syrian village of Ariha, smoke billows from the site of clashes and mutual shelling between Syrian opposition factions and regime forces on the front lines on the outskirts of the city of Saraqib in Syria's Aleppo province on November 28, 2024. (Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
November 28, 2024, 3:21 pm
Rebels launch large-scale attack on Assad’s forces in northwestern Syria
Jihadist group HTS’s offensive, started same day as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, regarded as largest since 2020; Syrian army says it bombed opposition targets with Russia
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Professor Tim Atkins, Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy, and Dr Renu Bindra meet the press at Merseyside Police Headquarters, Liverpool, England, Tuesday, October 29, 2024. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)
October 29, 2024, 11:41 pm
Al-Qaeda training manual found in home of British teen accused of murdering 3 girls
UK police examine possibility of terror charges for Axel Rudakubana, who has already been charged with killing 3 girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class, producing deadly poison
By brian melley and Jill Lawless
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