Lindsey Hilsum
Syria dilemma: risk arming al-Qaeda or watch civilians die?
The west is caught on the horns of a dilemma: do nothing and watch more Syrians die, or send weapons, knowing that they may end up in the hands of al-Qaeda.
Search results for ‘Al-Qaeda’
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US commandos capture suspected al-Qaeda leader
US forces launch raids in Libya and Somalia capturing a top al-Qaeda figure wanted for the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, US officials confirm.
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Assad aide: ‘al-Qaeda responsible for Syria’s war’
Assad aide Bouthaina Shaaban tells Channel 4 News the violence in Syria is being orchestrated by al-Qaeda, the same elements that were responsible for the London bombings and 9/11.
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Al-Qaeda threat: US to reopen embassies
Eighteen of the 19 United States embassies closed across the Middle East due to fears of a potential terrorist attack will reopen on Sunday, the US State Department said on Friday.
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Yemen ‘foils al-Qaeda plot to seize oil and gas facilities’
A Yemeni government official says the authorities have foiled an al-Qaeda plot to capture oil and gas export facilities and a provincial capital in the eastern part of the country.
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Al-Qaeda Yemen threat: UK evacuates all embassy staff
Britain pulls all embassy staff out of Yemen due to “increased security concerns”, whilst the US orders all non-essential personnel to exit the country.
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Al-Qaeda alert: US extends embassy closures
The US says it will keep 19 embassies in north Africa and the Middle East closed for up to a week, due to a possible militant threat against western targets in the region.
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Al-Qaeda on the loose: the FBI’s most wanted
Amid fears that a series of prison breaks in Iraq, Libya and Pakistan have unleashed dozens of al-Qaeda’s top operatives, Channel 4 News profiles the FBI’s most wanted terrorists.
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US issues al-Qaeda travel alert
The US state department issues a worldwide travel alert related to an al-Qaeda threat and advises Americans to take extra care when they are abroad.
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Al-Qaeda claims Iraq prison raids in Abu Ghraib and Taji
Al-Qaeda claim responsibility for simultaneous raids on two Iraqi prisons in which more than 500 inmates were reportedly freed.
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Al-Qaeda kills Free Syrian Army rebel commander
Al-Qaeda militants kill a senior commander in the Free Syria Army, suggesting a widening rift among anti-Assad forces between Islamist fighters and more secular, western-backed elements.
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By arming Syria’s rebels, is the UK also arming al-Qaeda?
The UK and France are prepared to supply weapons to those fighting to overthrow Syria’s President Assad. But can they arm the Syrian National Council without weapons reaching pro al-Qaeda forces?
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Inspire: Inside the al-Qaeda magazine
It is the glossy magazine where terrorists are the celebrities and the only recipes are for bombs like the ones used in the Boston Marathon attacks. Channel 4 News looks at al-Qaeda’s Inspire.
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Canadian police charge two over al-Qaeda bomb plot
Canadian police charge two residents with an al Qaeda-linked plot to “carry out a terrorist attack” against a passenger train on a line from New York to Toronto.
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Major Syrian rebel group unites with al-Qaeda
Jihadist rebel group in Syria Al-Nusra announces it has joined forces with al-Qaeda’s Iraq branch to form a dominant militant force in the fight against President Bashar Assad’s regime.
