Using George Floyd Protests, al-Qaeda Makes Play for Christian Supporters
Terror group declares state of U.S. today "no different from that of Jesus" and calls for revolt against "Roman Empire." Keep Reading
Al-Qaeda Is Using Iran as Safe Haven, Says State Department Report
Sales told reporters Wednesday that Iran has allowed al-Qaeda operatives to move freely within the country to facilitate the movement of fighters and money into neighboring countries. Keep Reading
U.S. Used Missile with Long Blades to Kill Qaeda Leader in Syria
American and Qaeda officials said that Khaled al-Aruri, the de facto leader of the Qaeda branch, called Hurras al-Din, perished in a drone strike in Idlib in northwest Syria on June 14. Keep Reading
The Escalating Terrorism Problem in the United States
Over the rest of 2020, the terrorist threat in the United States will likely rise based on several factors, including the November 2020 presidential election. Keep Reading
U.S. Army Soldier Accused of Seeking Neo-Nazi, al-Qaeda Help in Planning Deadly Ambush on His Unit
Ethan Melzer, 22, of Louisville, Kentucky, consumed propaganda from multiple extremist groups before deployment, including occultist, white supremacist O9A and ISIS. Keep Reading
Negotiating with Jihadists in the Sahel and Nigeria
Though the United States may be drawing down its forces in Western Africa, France, the other foreign power operating in the Sahel, has boosted troop numbers in the region from 4,500 to 5,100. Keep Reading
Pushing for a Cyber 9/11, al-Qaeda Recruits for ‘e-Jihad’ to ‘Ruthlessly Exploit’ Vulnerabilities
Terror group encourages hacking power grid, financial sector, aviation, water systems, emergency response systems. Keep Reading
Peace Deal at Risk as ‘Head of al-Qaeda Ayman al-Zawahiri Is in Afghanistan’
A key part of the deal signed with Taliban negotiators in Qatar on February 29 was that the insurgents gave up all support for al-Qa’ida and other terrorist groups considered a threat to the US. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: How Do You End Organized Violence? Think Like an Entrepreneur
We must think about rising ISIS attacks - this starts with how we talk about the perpetrators of violence. Keep Reading
Taliban Has Kept Close Ties with al-Qaeda Despite Promises to Trump Admin, U.N. Report Says
Al Qaeda, which carried out the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., continues to operate in 12 provinces of Afghanistan, with 400-600 operatives and a training camp in the eastern part of the country. Keep Reading
Al-Qaeda and ISIS Had a Truce in Africa — Until They Didn’t
Not long ago, it was plausible to believe the Sahel region of Africa might be spared the internecine fighting that has characterized relations between the Islamic State and al Qaeda in Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, and Yemen. Keep Reading
How Islamist Extremists and White Supremacists Try to Exploit Civil Unrest
Both groups will use whatever messaging contortions are necessary to try to grow their ranks. Keep Reading
Man Convicted for Sept. 11 Attacks Now Says He Renounces Terrorism, bin Laden and the Islamic State
Zacarias Moussaoui is serving a life sentence at a federal prison in Colorado after narrowly escaping the death penalty at his 2006 trial. Keep Reading
9/11 Families Outraged by ‘Massive Coverup’ Linking Saudi Arabian Official to Hijackers
It took only five months for the feds to reveal that a Saudi airman who killed three men at a Pensacola, Fla., naval base had communicated with Al Qaeda before the shooting. Keep Reading
Engineer Convicted in U.S. for Raising Money for al-Qaeda Leader Deported
A 40-year-old engineer from Telangana capital Hyderabad who had been convicted for terror financing has been deported by the United States after completing his prison term, a government official said. Keep Reading
Terror Fire Season: ISIS Ramps Up Use of Wildfire Arson as Simple Tactic
Highlighting the danger of scorching summers, terrorists have linked their calls for wildland arson to recent devastating fires. Keep Reading
Coronavirus
Senior al-Qaeda Leader Urges Americans, Europeans to Pressure Governments to Withdraw from Middle East – So They Can Focus on Coronavirus at Home
Such a move would help those countries deal with the economic aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, he claimed. Keep Reading
FBI: Pensacola Shooter Tied to AQAP Before Coming to the U.S., Discussed Attack
In the months before the December 6, 2019 attack, while in the United States, Alshamrani had specific conversations with overseas AQAP associates about plans and tactics. In fact, he was communicating with AQAP right up until the attack. Keep Reading
Africa’s Sahel Becomes Latest al-Qaeda-ISIS Battleground
West Africa's Sahel region has become the latest scene of jihadist in-fighting, after Islamic State group (IS) revealed it is engaged in fierce clashes with al-Qaeda militants in Mali and Burkina Faso. Keep Reading
Analysis: The Islamic State’s Ideological Campaign Against al-Qaeda
On April 29, the Islamic State’s “province” (wilayah) in Yemen released a lengthy video that is intended to undermine al-Qaeda’s ideological legitimacy within the jihadists’ ranks. Keep Reading