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Al-Qaeda

Overview

The al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, previously known as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (Arabic: الجماعة السلفية للدعوة والقتال‎ (al-jamaa`atu l-salafiyyatu li l-da`wati wa l-qitaal); French: Groupe Salafiste pour la Prédication et le Combat, GSPC; also known as Group for Call and Combat) is anIslamist militia which aims to overthrow the Algerian government and institute an Islamic state. To that end, it is currently engaged in an insurgent campaign. Read More

Headlines Around the Web

Al-Qaeda sites go silent in possible cyber attack

Apr 03 - France24

Al-Qaeda Bid for Role in Syria Cited by Panetta as Concern

Feb 18 - Business Week

Al-Qaeda Bid for Role in Syria Cited by Panetta as U.S. Concern

Feb 17 - Business Week

Jordanian Cleric Qatada Released on Bail After Human Rights Case

Feb 14 - Business Week

Somalia Says al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda Union Raises Security Risks

Feb 13 - Business Week

4 British men admit London Stock Exchange bomb plot

Feb 01 - CBC

Lebanese-British Al-Qaeda Leader Killed in Somalia Airstrike

Jan 21 - Business Week

Al-Qaeda minting few militants online: US experts

Dec 08 - France24

Al-Qaeda online minting few militants: experts

Dec 07 - France24

New York Man Charged With Plotting City Pipe-Bomb Attacks

Nov 22 - Business Week

New York Man Charged With Plotting Pipe-Bomb Attacks in City

Nov 21 - Business Week

Afghanistan security summit opens in Turkey

Nov 02 - AL JAZEERA

Kenya: Linda Nchi Operation May Cripple Economy

Oct 31 - AllAfrica News

Kenya Army Fight First Direct Battle With al-Shabaab; 9 Dead

Oct 28 - Business Week

Aid workers abducted in western Algeria

Oct 24 - AL JAZEERA

U.S. Warns of ‘Imminent’ Threat of Terrorist Attack in Kenya

Oct 22 - Business Week

Drone Kills Al-Qaeda’s Yemen Media Chief; Firefight in Tripoli

Oct 15 - Business Week

Drone Strikes Kill Al-Qaeda’s Yemen Media Chief, Al Jazeera Says

Oct 15 - Business Week

Senior al-Qaeda figure 'killed in Yemen'

Oct 15 - AL JAZEERA

Al-Qaeda Should Pay $9.4 Billion for 9/11, U.S. Judge Says

Oct 14 - Business Week

Articles About Al-Qaeda

Saudis To Give Yemen $3.25 Billion In Aid

By IBTimes

Saudi Arabia has pledged $3.25 billion in aid to Yemen, which is trying to push back a powerful al Qaeda insurgency. (5:09 pm)

Donors pledge $4 billion aid to Qaeda-hit Yemen

By Reuters UK

Saudi Arabia and Western and Gulf states pledged more than $4 billion in aid to Yemen at a Riyadh conference two days after more than 90 Yemeni soldiers were killed in a suicide attack, deepening concerns about al Qaeda's presence in the country. (4:35 pm)

MORE TOPICS: IMF, DUBAI, EUROPEAN UNION, UNITED NATIONS, RUSSIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Pakistan Imprisons Doctor Who Helped CIA Find Osama Bin Laden

By IBTimes

Pakistan Imprisons Doctor Who Helped CIA Find Osama Bin Laden (2:22 pm)

MORE TOPICS: AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, COURT, U.S. NAVY, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

AU forces intensify attack on Somali rebels

By Reuters UK

African Union and Somali government troops stepped up their assault on al Shabaab militants in the capital's northern outskirts on Wednesday, forcing hundreds of families to flee their makeshift homes and head for the city centre. (11:49 am)

Saudis pledge $3.25 billion in aid to Qaeda-hit Yemen

By Reuters UK

Saudi Arabia, concerned that chaos in Yemen is creating an al Qaeda base on its doorstep, pledged $3.25 billion in aid to its neighbour at a donor group meeting two days after more than 90 Yemeni soldiers were killed in a suicide attack. (11:42 am)

MORE TOPICS: EUROPEAN UNION, RUSSIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EGYPT, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

UN Condemns Yemen Bombing: 'Terrorists Must Be Held Accountable'

By IBTimes

"This criminal act cannot be justified by any cause," United Nation's chief Ban Ki-moon stated on Monday. "Its perpetrators must be held accountable." (May 22)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, HUMAN RIGHTS, UNITED NATIONS, INTERNATIONAL LAW

Al Qaeda Statement Claims 'Revenge' After Suicide Bomb Kills Yemeni Troops In Sanaa

By IBTimes

Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb in Yemen's capital city of Sana, saying that the Monday attack, which killed at least 96 and wounded hundreds more, was revenge for military actions carried out by Yemeni and U.S. forces in the country's southern regions. (May 21)

Yemeni Security Chiefs Fired After Parade Bombing

By IBTimes

Yemen's president sacked at least one high ranking security chief on Monday afternoon following the deadly suicide bombing in Sanaa. (May 21)

NATO signals end of Afghan war in sight - for the West

By Reuters UK

NATO leaders sealed a landmark agreement on Monday to hand control of Afghanistan over to its own security forces by the middle of next year, putting the Western alliance on an "irreversible" path out of an unpopular, decade-long war. (May 21)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, AUSTRALIA