Botched strike is latest incident to raise questions about lack of accountability for civilian deaths from US strikes. The United States Department of Defense has…
SEVEN British terrorists who were convicted alongside al-Qaeda mastermind Dhiren Barot have been released from jail. The men, who were part of a sleeper cell…
Armed group says Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki takes over as new leader after Batarfi’s death, according to SITE Intelligence Group. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula…
Recently, a scholar from the London School of Economics and the author of an Oxford University Press book on Al-Qaeda, Sajjan Gohel, wrote an article…
All ‘five colleagues’ who were kidnapped 18 months ago are in good health, spokesman for UN chief Antonio Guterres says. The United Nations says five…
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has taken advantage of the war in Yemen to launch attacks against military forces in the country. A suspected al-Qaeda…
The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) has emerged as a potent threat not only to Afghanistan but also to its neighboring countries, particularly Pakistan. The…
Since 2006, the rebels have been trying to topple Somalia’s central government and establish sovereignty based on its strict interpretation of Islamic law. Fighters from…
A US air attack in Syria may have killed a poor farmer with 10 children rather than al-Qaeda leader as initially stated. The United States…
Dr. Kenneth Elliott was taken captive in northern Burkina Faso in 2016 along with his wife, who was released shortly after their abduction. An 88-year-old…
Ibrahim Traore speaks about conflict in the Sahel region but denies that Russian mercenaries are helping his government fight rebels. Burkina Faso’s interim president, Ibrahim…
Rebels linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL have been active in parts of Mali and the Sahel for more than a decade now. The chief of…
Relations between Paris and Ouagadougou have deteriorated sharply since the Burkinabe military seized power in a coup in October. Burkina Faso’s military government has suspended…
Burkina Faso’s government spokesman says the country wants to defend itself and France has one month to pull out troops. Burkina Faso has decided to…
Government forces and allied clan militias recaptured the base from al-Shabab in October. Fighters from the al-Shabab group stormed a military base in central Somalia…
Al-Shabab is claiming responsibility for two car bombs in Hiraan after it was pushed out of the region. Two car bombs have killed several people…