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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 593

Anwar al-Awlaki

American-born al-Qaeda preacher Anwar al-Awlaki was apparently a hero of Terry Lee Loewen's (CC-BY-SA/Muhammad ud-Deen/Wikipedia)
November 13, 2017, 9:32 pm
YouTube removes 50,000 videos of imam who inspired terror attacks
Though killed in 2011 US drone strike, American-born Anwar al-Awlaki continued to recruit for al-Qaeda in online video clips
By ToI Staff
American-born al-Qaeda preacher Anwar al-Awlaki was apparently a hero of Terry Lee Loewen's (CC-BY-SA/Muhammad ud-Deen/Wikipedia)
September 25, 2016, 7:56 pm
US terror attacks’ common denominator: Anwar al-Awlaki
With online sermons, slain al-Qaeda propagandist continues to inspire homegrown jihadists from the grave
By Larry Neumeister
Illustrative photo of Terminal 5 at London's Heathrow Airport (Oxyman/Wikimedia Commons/File)
May 12, 2016, 11:01 am
Al-Qaeda leader urged trainee to target Israelis, Americans
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
By ToI Staff
A computer-generated image of a commercial airliner crashing into the ground. The video was produced by al-Qaeda affiliates in support of the December 2014 issue of Inspire magazine, a jihadist publication that promotes international terrorism. (screen capture: YouTube)
December 29, 2014, 12:15 am
Al-Qaeda urges ‘lone wolf’ attacks on airliners
Jihadist group’s magazine encourages operatives to target commercial airlines, praises US terror attacks
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of pro-Palestinian protesters in the US (photo credit: YouTube screen grab, Hamas On Campus)
October 5, 2014, 12:51 am
Group claims pro-Palestinian students in US tied to terror
Clip produced by advocacy group Hamas On Campus purports to show growing Islamist influence in universities
By ToI Staff
American-born al-Qaeda preacher Anwar al-Awlaki was apparently a hero of Terry Lee Loewen's (CC-BY-SA/Muhammad ud-Deen/Wikipedia)
December 13, 2013, 11:25 pm
Man arrested in car bomb plot at Kansas airport
Suspect, 58, has been charged with attempted use of WMD and attempt to provide support to al-Qaeda
By ROXANA HEGEMAN
A Yemeni soldier inspects a car at a checkpoint on a street leading to the US embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013. (Photo credit: AP/Hani Mohammed)
August 6, 2013, 6:49 pm
Officials fear al-Qaeda developing ‘undetectable’ explosive
Bomb technology works by dipping clothing into liquid explosive and letting it dry, says terrorism expert
By Lazar Berman and AP
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, the suspected second Boston Marathon bomber, pictured here by the Boston Regional Intelligence Center. (photo credit: AP)
June 28, 2013, 12:28 am
Suspect in Boston Marathon bombing indicted
Charges against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev include using a weapon of mass destruction and bombing a place of public use, resulting in death
President Barack Obama talks with members of the his national security team in the White House Situation Room during one in a series of meetings to discuss the mission against Osama bin Laden, on May 1, 2011. (photo credit: AP Photo/The White House, Pete Souza, File)
May 28, 2013, 4:24 pm
In sea change, US intelligence embraces debate, dissent
In wake of the invasion of Iraq, which was based in part on a faulty CIA assessment, agencies have dramatically revised their methodology
By Lara Jakes
Michael Adebolajo speaks to a cameraman shortly after attacking and killing Lee Rigby, last May (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)
May 24, 2013, 10:09 pm
Muslim hardliners ID London terror suspect
Knife-yielding man at the scene of soldier’s beheading said to have demonstrated with banned Islamic radical group
By Gregory Katz and Paisley Dodds
American-born al-Qaeda preacher Anwar al-Awlaki was apparently a hero of Terry Lee Loewen's (CC-BY-SA/Muhammad ud-Deen/Wikipedia)
From the WebMay 23, 2013, 12:41 am
In a first, US admits drones have killed 4 Americans
NY Times: Obama administration says Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric killed in 2011, was deliberately targeted
May 17, 2013, 9:28 am
Drone strikes lead Congress to rethink post-9/11 law
Between 2,424 and 3,967 people are believed to have been killed by US drones, the majority in Pakistan
American-born al-Qaeda preacher Anwar al-Awlaki was apparently a hero of Terry Lee Loewen's (CC-BY-SA/Muhammad ud-Deen/Wikipedia)
From the WebApril 27, 2013, 8:06 am
The Awlaki/Tsarnaev connection
Brothers suspected in Boston Marathon bombings influenced by sermons of notorious US-born al-Qaida preacher, reports The Daily Beast
February 5, 2013, 7:13 pm
Justice Dept. memo okays killing US citizens abroad
Document says it is lawful to target al-Qaeda-linked American militants if they pose an ‘imminent’ threat of violent attack
By Pete Yost
This undated image capture shows Saeed al-Shihri, deputy leader of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. (AP Photo/SITE Intelligence Group, File)
September 11, 2012, 8:48 am
Al-Qaeda’s No. 2 in Yemen killed in airstrike
Saeed al-Shihri was a Guantanamo Bay prisoner who went through Saudi ‘rehabilitation camps,’ designed to moderate former Jihadis
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