Al-Qaeda – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Fri, 13 Aug 2021 13:37:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Al-Qaeda – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Al Qaeda Will Probably Come Back To Afghanistan — UK Defence Secy https://www.theinfostride.com/al-qaeda-will-probably-come-back-to-afghanistan-uk-defence-secy/ https://www.theinfostride.com/al-qaeda-will-probably-come-back-to-afghanistan-uk-defence-secy/#respond Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:00:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303723 Al Qaeda “will probably come back” as the situation in Afghanistan deteriorates, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said. Wallace is highly critical of Washington’s decision to withdraw troops from the country, describing a deal signed by the US and the Taliban as a “mistake” and “rotten”, Sky News reported. Asked about the situation in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/al-qaeda-will-probably-come-back-to-afghanistan-uk-defence-secy/feed/ 0 The Hunt for Osama bin Laden: Shadow, Bad Blood and the Suspected Poisoning of a CIA Officer https://www.theinfostride.com/the-hunt-for-osama-bin-laden-shadow-bad-blood-and-the-suspected-poisoning-of-a-cia-officer/ Sat, 07 May 2016 23:51:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=127967 Revelation emerged that two months after Osama bin Laden was killed, the CIA’s top operative in Pakistan was pulled out of the country in an abrupt move vaguely attributed to health concerns and his strained relationship with Islamabad. In reality, the CIA station chief was so violently ill that he was often doubled over in [...]

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]]> Deadly Bomb Attack Targets Somalia’s Capital Mogadishu https://www.theinfostride.com/deadly-bomb-attack-targets-somalias-capital-mogadishu/ Sat, 19 Dec 2015 23:09:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=113967 Somali police said several people have been killed after armed men detonated a car bomb and opened fire on a busy road in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. Reuters news agency said that at least three people were killed and eight others were wounded in Saturday’s attack, with the toll likely to rise. The explosion occurred on [...]

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]]> US Citizen flees Al-Shabab after ISIL Allegiance Row https://www.theinfostride.com/us-citizen-flees-al-shabab-after-isil-allegiance-row/ Mon, 07 Dec 2015 23:24:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111046 A middle-aged American citizen who had been fighting for al-Shabab in Somalia has fled the group after angering its leadership with a pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Abdul Malik Jones surrendered himself to an African Union military base in Barawe in southern Somalia on Monday morning, senior [...]

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]]> Mali Hotel Attack Explained: Who, Why and What’s Next? https://www.theinfostride.com/mali-hotel-attack-explained-who-why-and-whats-next/ Sun, 22 Nov 2015 16:04:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108254 Malian security forces were hunting on Saturday for at least three at-large suspects involved in the brazen attack on a five-star hotel that killed 21 people in the heart of the capital, Bamako. A breakaway al-Qaeda faction from the country’s troubled north, al-Morabitoun, claimed responsibility for the nine-hour siege that ended after special forces stormed [...]

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]]> State of Emergency declared in Mali after Deadly Hotel Attack https://www.theinfostride.com/state-of-emergency-declared-in-mali-after-deadly-hotel-attack/ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 09:22:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108035 Mali was under a state of emergency on Saturday after a brazen siege by gunmen at a five-star hotel killed 21 people in the heart of the capital, Bamako. A breakaway al-Qaeda faction from the country’s restive north claimed responsibility for the attack. Three days of mourning were announced by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who [...]

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]]> Mali > Tuareg Leader Abu Tourab sent to ICC for Timbuktu Crimes https://www.theinfostride.com/mali-tuareg-leader-abu-tourab-sent-to-icc-for-timbuktu-crimes/ Sun, 27 Sep 2015 09:14:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101059 An alleged al-Qaeda-linked leader has been handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face charges of aiding the destruction of Mali’s city of Timbuktu, in the first such case before the tribunal. Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi was detained under an arrest warrant issued by the ICC last week and handed over by [...]

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]]> Suspected Al-Qaeda suicide car bomb kills 12 soldiers, civilian in Yemen https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-al-qaeda-suicide-car-bomb-kills-12-soldiers-civilian-in-yemen/ Sun, 11 May 2014 15:04:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41878 A suspected Al-Qaeda suicide bomber Sunday killed 12 soldiers and a civilian in an attack on a military base in southeast Yemen, officials said, as government forces pursued jihadists in three restive provinces. The bombing came just hours after three…

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]]> Al Qaeda’s using social media to find new recruits in Europe https://www.theinfostride.com/al-qaedas-using-social-media-to-find-new-recruits-in-europe/ Sun, 26 Jan 2014 08:52:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=13948 TIRANA, Albania — Once branded the world’s first self-declared atheist country, Albania isn’t exactly known as a hotbed for Islamic militants. With the outbreak of the conflict in Syria, however, militant groups have been gaining a small but significant…

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]]> Saudi sentences Qaeda militant to death over US firm attack https://www.theinfostride.com/saudi-sentences-qaeda-militant-to-death-over-us-firm-attack/ https://www.theinfostride.com/saudi-sentences-qaeda-militant-to-death-over-us-firm-attack/#comments Mon, 13 Jan 2014 08:52:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=10292 A Saudi court has sentenced to death an Al-Qaeda militant and jailed 10 others over a May 2004 attack that killed six Westerners and a policeman, state media reported. The defendants, seven of whom are brothers, were convicted of aiding assailants who…

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/saudi-sentences-qaeda-militant-to-death-over-us-firm-attack/feed/ 1 Qaeda-linked group urges Iraq Sunnis not to surrender https://www.theinfostride.com/qaeda-linked-group-urges-iraq-sunnis-not-to-surrender/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 22:34:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8922 An Al-Qaeda-linked group called on Iraqi Sunnis fighting government forces not to lay down their weapons, saying the choice is between conflict and enslavement, in an audio recording released Tuesday. "Oh Sunni people, you were forced to take up the…

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]]> Suspected Qaeda Syria militant remanded in custody in Spain https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-qaeda-syria-militant-remanded-in-custody-in-spain/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 21:32:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8847 A Spanish judge on Tuesday remanded in custody a man suspected of belonging to an Al-Qaeda linked militant group taking part in the Syrian conflict. The judge ordered Abdelwahid Sadik Mohamed, 28, to be held in custody while he is investigated for the…

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]]> Kingdom of Saudi Arabia jails 5 for up to 30 years on Qaeda charges https://www.theinfostride.com/kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-jails-5-for-up-to-30-years-on-qaeda-charges/ Mon, 06 Jan 2014 08:48:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8439 A Saudi court has jailed five people for up to 30 years on charges including plotting to blow up an oil refinery on behalf of Al-Qaeda, state media reported Monday. The official SPA news agency gave no details of when the alleged plot against the refinery…

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]]> Iraq city seizures illustrate Al-Qaeda group’s resurgence https://www.theinfostride.com/iraq-city-seizures-illustrate-al-qaeda-groups-resurgence/ Sun, 05 Jan 2014 20:16:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8363 The seizure by Al-Qaeda-linked militants of a major Iraqi city and parts of another illustrates their resurgence, and harkens back to the darkest days of the insurgency that followed the 2003 US-led invasion. The Al-Qaeda franchise in Iraq fell from…

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]]> Iraq’s Fallujah falls to Qaeda militants as 65 killed https://www.theinfostride.com/iraqs-fallujah-falls-to-qaeda-militants-as-65-killed/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 20:43:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8000 Iraq has lost Fallujah to Al-Qaeda-linked fighters, a senior security official said Saturday, putting militants back in control of the city in Anbar province where American forces repeatedly battled insurgents. And fighting in Anbar killed 65 people…

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]]> US condemns ‘barbarism’ by Qaeda fighters in Iraq https://www.theinfostride.com/us-condemns-barbarism-by-qaeda-fighters-in-iraq/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 20:29:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7994 The United States on Saturday said it was closely watching developments in Iraq's Anbar province, where militants have taken control of Fallujah, condemning Al-Qaeda-linked fighters for committing "barbarism." Iraq has been fiercely battling the Islamic…

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]]> New Syria rebel alliance declares war on Al-Qaeda https://www.theinfostride.com/new-syria-rebel-alliance-declares-war-on-al-qaeda/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 10:11:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7871 A newly formed Syrian rebel alliance has declared war on the powerful Al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and joined other opposition groups in battling the extremists. "We, the Army of the Mujahideen, pledge to defend ourselves…

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]]> Syria rebels take on jihadists in fierce fighting https://www.theinfostride.com/syria-rebels-take-on-jihadists-in-fierce-fighting/ Fri, 03 Jan 2014 20:15:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7730 Syrian rebels in opposition-held areas were engaged in fierce battles with Al-Qaeda-linked elements Friday in what activists say is growing resistance to the jihadists' brutal grip in many places. Elsewhere in northern Syria, an unidentified group seized…

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]]> Saudi jihadist held in Lebanon ‘in poor health’: medic https://www.theinfostride.com/saudi-jihadist-held-in-lebanon-in-poor-health-medic/ Fri, 03 Jan 2014 13:18:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7688 An Al-Qaeda-linked Saudi suspect detained in Lebanon is being held in a military hospital because "he is in poor health", a medical official told AFP Friday. Another official familiar with the investigation said the interrogation of Majid al-Majid "…

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]]> Qaeda makes gains in Iraq city after days of violence https://www.theinfostride.com/qaeda-makes-gains-in-iraq-city-after-days-of-violence/ Fri, 03 Jan 2014 11:00:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7658 Al-Qaeda-linked militants advanced Friday into new areas of one major Iraqi city and held part of another, after days of violence sparked by the removal of an anti-government protest camp. Parts of Ramadi and Fallujah, west of Baghdad, have been held…

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]]> ‘Core’ Al-Qaeda not behind Benghazi attack – US https://www.theinfostride.com/core-al-qaeda-not-behind-benghazi-attack-us/ Mon, 30 Dec 2013 21:37:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7034 The United States is still investigating last year's attack on its diplomatic mission in Benghazi but has no evidence that "core Al-Qaeda" leaders directed the assault in which four Americans died, a US official said Monday. State Department spokeswoman…

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]]> New York judge rules NSA phone surveillance lawful https://www.theinfostride.com/new-york-judge-rules-nsa-phone-surveillance-lawful/ Fri, 27 Dec 2013 17:13:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=6612 A US district judge in New York ruled on Friday that controversial telephone surveillance by the National Security Agency was lawful and a vital component of the war on Al-Qaeda. The ruling from Judge William Pauley of the southern district court in…

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]]> Al-Qaeda apologises for deadly Yemen hospital attack https://www.theinfostride.com/al-qaeda-apologises-for-deadly-yemen-hospital-attack/ Sun, 22 Dec 2013 09:17:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=6062 A deadly Al-Qaeda attack this month on a Yemeni defence ministry hospital was a mistake and the jihadist network is ready to pay blood money, a top jihadist commander has said. The brazen daylight attack on the defence ministry complex on December 5…

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]]> Iraq general among 15 soldiers killed in raid on Qaeda https://www.theinfostride.com/iraq-general-among-15-soldiers-killed-in-raid-on-qaeda/ Sat, 21 Dec 2013 17:05:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5975 Five senior Iraqi officers, including a divisional commander, and 10 soldiers were killed Saturday in a raid on an Al-Qaeda hideout in the west of the country, military officers said. Violence elsewhere killed 10 people, including a police chief, four…

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]]> Egypt army says jihadist leader killed in Sinai peninsula https://www.theinfostride.com/egypt-army-says-jihadist-leader-killed-in-sinai-peninsula/ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 20:36:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=4186 Egyptian troops killed on Monday a leader of an Al-Qaeda inspired militant group that operates in the Sinai peninsula and that has claimed attacks against security forces, the army said. Ibrahim Mohammed Salaima, also known as Abu Sohaib, a "field leader…

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]]> Man who tried to behead UK soldier says he loves Al-Qaeda https://www.theinfostride.com/man-who-tried-to-behead-uk-soldier-says-he-loves-al-qaeda/ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 19:53:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=4165 A man accused of the gruesome murder of a British soldier told his trial on Monday that he loves Al-Qaeda and considers the Islamic militants to be his "brothers". Michael Adebolajo, 28, sat surrounded by security guards as he began giving evidence…

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]]> Jihadists execute Iraqi cameraman in rebel-held Syria https://www.theinfostride.com/jihadists-execute-iraqi-cameraman-rebel-held-syria/ Thu, 05 Dec 2013 16:54:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3604 Fighters linked to Al-Qaeda executed an Iraqi freelance cameraman as he was leaving Syria after a 10-day assignment in rebel-held territory, watchdogs said on Thursday. Yasser Faysal al-Joumaili was shot dead after being stopped at a checkpoint in mainly…

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