Al Qaeda

After Iraqi forces take Tikrit, a wave of looting and lynching

On April 1, the city of Tikrit was liberated from the extremist group Islamic State. The Shi'ite-led...

Apr 04, 2015 01:20 AM EDT

Al Shabaab kills at least 147 at Kenyan university; siege ends

Gunmen from the Islamist militant group al Shabaab stormed a university in Kenya and killed at least...

Apr 02, 2015 06:55 PM EDT

Syria, Iraq a 'finishing school' for foreign fighters: U.N. report

More than 25,000 foreign fighters from some 100 countries are linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State, ...

Apr 01, 2015 09:49 AM EDT

Heavy clashes on Saudi-Yemeni border; Hadi government pleads for troops

Saudi troops clashed with Yemeni Houthi fighters on Tuesday in the heaviest exchange of cross-border...

Mar 31, 2015 06:19 PM EDT

Saudi Arabia, allies launch air strikes in Yemen against Houthi fighters

Warplanes from Saudi Arabia and Arab allies struck Shi'ite Muslim rebels fighting to oust Yemen's pr...

Mar 26, 2015 07:07 AM EDT

Saudi Arabia building up military near Yemen border - U.S. officials

Saudi Arabia is moving heavy military equipment including artillery to areas near its border with Ye...

Mar 25, 2015 08:27 AM EDT

Boston bomb trial digs into suspect's extremist influences

The Boston bombing trial will dig deeper on Tuesday into a question that could spell the difference ...

Mar 24, 2015 07:28 AM EDT

Extremist literature in focus at Boston Marathon bombing trial

The trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev resumes on Monday with more testimony ...

Mar 23, 2015 10:29 AM EDT

Yemeni president demands Houthis quit Sanaa; U.S. evacuates remaining forces

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi accused the Iranian-allied Houthi militia on Saturday of sta...

Mar 22, 2015 05:28 AM EDT

DIY bomb instructions, device remains shown at Boston trial

The Boston Marathon bombing trial jury on Thursday saw the remains of a pressure-cooker bomb that pr...

Mar 19, 2015 05:50 PM EDT

Afghanistan gave CIA money to al Qaeda for diplomat's ransom: NYT

About $1 million provided by the CIA to a secret Afghan government fund ended up in the hands of al ...

Mar 15, 2015 05:44 AM EDT

Dozens escape Islamic State-run jail in Syria: monitor

About 95 captives, including Kurdish fighters, escaped from an Islamic State-run prison in northern ...

Mar 10, 2015 09:28 AM EDT

U.S. spy chief says 40 Americans who went to Syria have returned

About 180 Americans have traveled to Syria to join Islamist militants and around 40 of them have ret...

Mar 03, 2015 09:17 AM EST

U.S. military trains African armies ahead of Boko Haram campaign

Under the glare of the Saharan sun, a U.S. special forces trainer corrects the aim of a Chadian sold...

Feb 26, 2015 08:43 AM EST

High cost, slow pace of Guantanamo proceedings become issue at hearing

The years-long pace of bringing al Qaeda suspects at Guantanamo Bay to trial emerged as a key issue ...

Feb 23, 2015 10:46 PM EST

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