The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/anwar-al-awlaki/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:57:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Anwar al-Awlaki | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/anwar-al-awlaki/ 32 32 YouTube removes 50,000 videos of imam who inspired terror attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/youtube-removes-50000-videos-of-imam-who-inspired-terror-attacks/ Mon, 13 Nov 2017 19:32:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1729243 Though killed in 2011 US drone strike, American-born Anwar al-Awlaki continued to recruit for al-Qaeda in online video clips

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]]> US terror attacks’ common denominator: Anwar al-Awlaki https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-terror-attacks-common-denominator-anwar-al-awlaki/ Sun, 25 Sep 2016 16:56:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1469185 With online sermons, slain al-Qaeda propagandist continues to inspire homegrown jihadists from the grave

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]]> Al-Qaeda leader urged trainee to target Israelis, Americans https://www.timesofisrael.com/al-qaeda-leader-urged-trainee-to-target-israelis-americans/ Thu, 12 May 2016 08:01:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1391025 Slain US citizen-turned-jihadist Anwar al-Awlaki was not only a chief propagandist but also a hands-on bomb-making instructor, according to NY court documents

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]]> Al-Qaeda urges ‘lone wolf’ attacks on airliners https://www.timesofisrael.com/al-qaeda-urges-lone-wolf-attacks-on-airliners/ Sun, 28 Dec 2014 22:15:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1112918 Jihadist group's magazine encourages operatives to target commercial airlines, praises US terror attacks

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]]> Group claims pro-Palestinian students in US tied to terror https://www.timesofisrael.com/gruop-claims-pro-palestinian-students-in-us-tied-to-terror/ Sat, 04 Oct 2014 21:51:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1072953 Clip produced by advocacy group Hamas On Campus purports to show growing Islamist influence in universities

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]]> Man arrested in car bomb plot at Kansas airport https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-arrested-in-car-bomb-plot-at-kansas-airport/ Fri, 13 Dec 2013 21:25:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=785150 Suspect, 58, has been charged with attempted use of WMD and attempt to provide support to al-Qaeda

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]]> Officials fear al-Qaeda developing ‘undetectable’ explosive https://www.timesofisrael.com/officials-fear-al-qaeda-developing-undetectable-liquid-explosive/ Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:49:12 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=626488 Bomb technology works by dipping clothing into liquid explosive and letting it dry, says terrorism expert

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]]> Suspect in Boston Marathon bombing indicted https://www.timesofisrael.com/suspect-in-boston-marathon-bombing-indicted/ Thu, 27 Jun 2013 21:28:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=572596 Charges against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev include using a weapon of mass destruction and bombing a place of public use, resulting in death

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]]> In sea change, US intelligence embraces debate, dissent https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-sea-change-us-intelligence-embraces-debate-dissent/ Tue, 28 May 2013 13:24:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=525418 In wake of the invasion of Iraq, which was based in part on a faulty CIA assessment, agencies have dramatically revised their methodology

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]]> Muslim hardliners ID London terror suspect https://www.timesofisrael.com/muslim-hardliners-id-london-terror-suspect/ Fri, 24 May 2013 19:09:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=520804 Knife-yielding man at the scene of soldier's beheading said to have demonstrated with banned Islamic radical group

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]]> In a first, US admits drones have killed 4 Americans http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/us/us-acknowledges-killing-4-americans-in-drone-strikes.html?smid=tw-share&_r=1& Wed, 22 May 2013 21:41:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=517826 NY Times: Obama administration says Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric killed in 2011, was deliberately targeted

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]]> Drone strikes lead Congress to rethink post-9/11 law https://www.timesofisrael.com/drone-strikes-lead-congress-to-rethink-post-911-law/ Fri, 17 May 2013 06:28:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=509302 Between 2,424 and 3,967 people are believed to have been killed by US drones, the majority in Pakistan

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]]> The Awlaki/Tsarnaev connection http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/26/the-awlaki-connection.html Sat, 27 Apr 2013 05:06:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=478744 Brothers suspected in Boston Marathon bombings influenced by sermons of notorious US-born al-Qaida preacher, reports The Daily Beast

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]]> Justice Dept. memo okays killing US citizens abroad https://www.timesofisrael.com/justice-dept-memo-okays-killing-us-citizens-abroad/ Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:13:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=365158 Document says it is lawful to target al-Qaeda-linked American militants if they pose an 'imminent' threat of violent attack

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]]> Al-Qaeda’s No. 2 in Yemen killed in airstrike https://www.timesofisrael.com/al-qaidas-no-2-in-yemen-killed-in-airstrike/ Tue, 11 Sep 2012 05:48:24 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=220580 Saeed al-Shihri was a Guantanamo Bay prisoner who went through Saudi 'rehabilitation camps,' designed to moderate former Jihadis

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