Search results for ‘al qaeda’
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Iraqi PM calls for tribes to expel al-Qaeda from Anbar
Iraq’s prime minister calls on tribal leaders in Anbar province to expel al-Qaeda linked fighters who have taken over key towns and cities in the region.
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Iraq loses Fallujah to al-Qaeda
US Secretary of State John Kerry says America will help Iraq fight al-Qaeda-linked militants – but not with troops – after the government loses control of the key city of Fallujah.
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Lee Rigby accused tells court ‘I love al-Qaeda’
Michael Adebolajo, one of the men accused of murdering soldier Lee Rigby tells a court he will “never regret” his actions and that al-Qaeda are his “brothers”.
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Spy chiefs: al-Qaeda ‘lapping up’ Snowden leaks
Revelations about British and American surveillance operations have played into the hands of terrorists who are “rubbing their hands with glee”, the heads of Britain’s intelligence agencies tell MPs.
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‘We will never forget’: al-Libi is a US message to al-Qaeda
As US Secretary of State John Kerry defends a raid in which Anas al-Libi was captured, Channel 4 News explores who the “senior” al-Qaeda operative is, and what significance his arrest carries.
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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.
