Jonathan Miller
Abu Qatada’s acquittal is a sign of difficult times in Jordan
Radical cleric Abu Qatada is acquitted of charges of conspiring to commit acts of terrorism – but the verdict has not been seen as a surprise in Jordan.
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Al-Zawahiri appointed al-Qaeda leader
Al-Qaeda appoints Osama bin Laden’s long-time deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, as its leader, the group’s command announces in a statement.
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Bin Laden ally and al-Qaeda terrorist leader killed by US drone strike
He was Osama Bin Laden’s right hand man and following his death became the leader of al-Qaeda. Last night President Biden announced that Ayman al-Zawahiri had been killed by a US drone strike in the heart of downtown Kabul. The FBI’s most wanted terrorist he played a pivotal role in the planning of the September…
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Al-Shabaab and IS – changing allegiances in Somalia
A high-profile Al-Shabaab preacher has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group. Is it a sign of closer ties between the two Islamist militant groups, or a one off?
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Al-Qaeda loses second key member in as many days
Omar Farooq dies in a drone strike a day after another senior member of the Islamist terror network is shot dead by the Pakistani military.
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Islamic State: most searched terror group on the web
Extremist group the Islamic State may claim ancient roots, but its barbaric actions and propaganda machine have made it the most searched for and tweeted about terror group on the modern web.
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What is a caliphate – and why it will not work
Isis fighters in Iraq have declared themselves masters of a new caliphate. But their vision of a medieval-style religious state is based on false view of early Islamic history, according to experts.
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‘Embrace jihad’ – who is al-Baghdadi and what does he want?
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is the self-styled leader of a new global jihad. On Tuesday he urged followers to “embrace this change” in a recording posted online. So what do we think we know about him?
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Iraq troops battle for Tikrit as Islamic state declared
Iraqi troops battle to dislodge an al-Qaeda splinter group from the city of Tikrit after its leader was declared caliph of a new Islamic state across the Syria-Iraq border.
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Jonathan Miller
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The hero’s life awaits al-Shabaab’s Westgate suspects
Reports that some of the al-Shabaab terrorists, who attacked the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi, escaped are likely to be true, writes Jamal Osman. Now they can expect a life of hero worship.
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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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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.
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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.
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Al-Qaeda number two ‘killed in drone strike’
Militant Libyan cleric Abu Yahya al-Libi, described as al-Qaeda’s second in command, has been killed by a US drone strike in Pakistan, officials confirm.
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Can fragmented al-Qaeda capitalise on instability?
The question now is will al-Qaeda, with its new North African leadership, be able to capitalise on the politcal instability which follows revolution?
