Al Qaeda

Brigade 313: Al-Qaeda’s invisible terror army Pakistan doesn’t want you to know about

Unlike groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed or Lashkar-e-Taiba that openly claim responsibility for attacks, Brigade 313 operates in the shadows.

Ahmed al-Sharaa, rebel leader who toppled Assad's regime, declared interim president of Syria | N18G

Ahmed al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, became Syria’s interim president after leading the offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Born in 1982 in Damascus to a wealthy family, al-Sharaa’s radicalization began after the September 11 attacks. He joined al-Qaeda in Iraq, fought under Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and was later detained by U.S. forces. In 2011, he founded Al-Nusra Front, which later became Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a group tied to al-Qaeda. Despite being labeled a terrorist by the U.S., al-Sharaa distanced himself from al-Qaeda in 2016 and rebranded HTS as a nationalist entity. In recent years, he has adopted a more pragmatic approach, promising inclusive governance and women’s rights, while also adopting a more moderate public image. His past leadership of HTS, known for suppressing dissent, has raised concerns about his ability to govern effectively and fairly in post-Assad Syria.

Netanyahu ensures security after Assad's fall, UN wishes best possible future for Syria | N18G

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel is taking necessary security measures in response to the changes in Syria following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. Israel sees both opportunities and risks in the upheaval, with concerns about rising Islamist rebel forces, including those with Al-Qaeda links. Netanyahu instructed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to secure strategic areas, including the Syrian Hermon summit. The collapse of Assad's regime has led to Hamas's increasing isolation, potentially opening doors for a hostage deal, though it remains uncertain. Israel informed the U.N. Security Council about its temporary measures along the Syrian border, emphasizing that its actions focus solely on security, not intervening in Syria's civil conflict. The U.K. and the U.N. also expressed concerns about Syria’s future, while U.N. refugee chief Filippo Grandi called for patience as millions of refugees assess the safety of returning to Syria after 13 years of civil war.

Remembering the 9/11 terror attacks in US: the tragedy, aftermath and tributes

The coordinated terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 innocent people and left the United States in shock and mourning.

Russia-Ukraine War: 20 years since the Iraq War, the steady crisis of civilisation

Rebuilding Ukraine could cost more than $1 trillion, an epic human tragedy. The world has likely forgotten that other catastrophe which began on March 19, exactly two decades ago.

NIA carries out searches in Karnataka, Maharashtra in case linked to Al-Qaeda

Searches were conducted at Thanisandra in Bengaluru and Palghar-Thane in Maharashtra, leading to the seizure of multiple digital devices and documents.

Based in Afghanistan, wanted in India: All you need to know about terrorist Aijaz Ahanger

Ahanger, the 49th person to be designated an “individual terrorist” by the Central government, has been accused of working towards providing traction to militancy in Kashmir

Al-Qaeda operative from West Bengal arrested in J-K's Ramban: Cops

Amiruddin Khan, a resident of Mashita Haora in West Bengal, was arrested by a police party from Ramban along Jammu-Srinagar national highway

U.S. military says it killed al-Shabaab leader in Somali air strike

Somalia's government said the leader was one of the co-founders of the al-Qaeda linked movement that has killed tens of thousands of people in bombings since 2006.

US military package offer to Pakistan signals change in South Asia policy

The US offer to upgrade Pakistan’s F-16 fighter planes has raised questions over whether Washington was trying to send a message to New Delhi.

Taliban say investigating US claim of killing al Qaeda leader

The United States killed Zawahiri with a missile fired from a drone while he stood on a balcony at his Kabul hideout on Sunday, U.S. officials said, in the biggest blow to the militants since Osama bin Laden was shot dead more than a decade ago.

Zawahiri's killing: US issues worldwide alert, asks citizens to maintain high level of vigilance when travelling abroad

Zawahiri, who played a key role in the 9/11 attacks and later formed the group’s regional affiliate in the Indian subcontinent, was killed in a drone strike carried out by CIA on Saturday at a house in a posh locality in the Afghan capital Kabul where he was sheltering to reunite with his family.

In Pics | How two US missiles popped out sword blades and took out Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in precision airstrike

The strike was carried out at 9:48 PM on July 30, 2022. A drone fired two Hellfire R9X missiles at Ayman al-Zawahiri as he walked on to the balcony of his safe house in Kabul.

Ayman al-Zawahiri killing was a great success of a bygone era

After 9/11, the US built a man-hunting machine without parallel in human history. But today, priorities lie elsewhere.

Terrorism | Ayman Al-Zawahiri’s killing won’t halt al-Qaeda’s receding relevance

India already had concerns over the Taliban sheltering Pakistan-headquartered anti-India terrorist elements on Afghan soil. Zawahiri’s hideout in Kabul reinforces that perception

Ayman al-Zawahiri read alone on balcony, a pattern-of-life intelligence CIA used to kill him: Report

Zawahiri, who played a key role in the 9/11 attacks and later formed Al-Qaeda's regional affiliate in the Indian subcontinent, was killed in a US drone strike on Saturday evening.

Hellfire R9X missile: The ‘secret weapon’ US used to kill Al-Qaeda chief al-Zawahiri

The Hellfire R9X is a ‘secret missile’ specially designed and developed by the United States to carry out pinpoint airstrikes, reports the Wall Street Journal.

The al-Qaeda terrorists who planned 9/11 attacks and where they are now

Who were the al-Qaeda terrorists who planned the September 11 attacks on the United States? Read more about Osama bin Laden, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the others who plotted 9/11 - and what happened to them.

Haqqani network tried to conceal al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri was at safe house in Kabul: Report

The American drone strike killed al-Zawahiri, a key plotter of the 9/11 terrorist attacks who took over as the leader of al-Qaeda after Osama bin Laden's death in Pakistan in 2011, at a safe house in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden announced on Monday.