Al Qaida fighters with Al Nusra exit Syria, enter camps in Lebanon
NICOSIA — An Al Qaida-aligned Syrian rebel group has found haven in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. Diplomatic sources said Al Nusra Front for the Defense of the Levant (more…)
Al Qaida strikes Algerian patrol days after president’s re-election
CAIRO — After months of quiet, Al Qaida has struck hard in Algeria. Security sources said Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb ambushed an Algerian Army patrol east (more…)
U.S. adds Egypt’s Ansar Beit Maqdis to list of major terror groups
WASHINGTON — The United States has designated Egypt’s largest insurgency group as terrorist. The State Department said it classified Ansar Beit Maqdis a foreign terrorist organization. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
U.S., Yemen address Al Qaida expansion in Washington security talks
WASHINGTON — Yemen and the United States, amid a resurgence by Al Qaida, have held a security summit. The two countries have reviewed defense and security cooperation during the (more…)
Morocco uncovers Al Qaida cell with Syria ties active in several cities
CAIRO — Morocco has reported an Al Qaida-aligned cell. Officials said the intelligence community has located an Al Qaida network that recruited Moroccans to join the Sunni revolt in (more…)
Israel reports flow of Iranian, Russian missile guidance system kits
TEL AVIV — Israel has determined that Hizbullah was enhancing its missiles with modern guidance and navigational systems. The Israeli intelligence community has assessed that Hizbullah was turning its (more…)
Saudi sentences to death man said to be Al Qaida’s chief strategist
ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has identified a man as the chief strategist of Al Qaida. On April 2, a Saudi court sentenced to death Faris Al Zahrani, in (more…)
Egypt captures 36 fighers, commander of Ansar Beit Maqdis in Sinai
CAIRO — Egypt has reported the capture of a leading Islamist fighter in the Sinai Peninsula. Security sources said the Egyptian Army joined with Central Security Forces to raid (more…)
Cairo: Al Qaida command in Pakistan sent ‘highly professional’ agents
CAIRO — Egypt’s intelligence community has determined that Al Qaida planned a campaign to drive out foreigners from the Arab state. Officials said the community assessed that Al Qaida’s (more…)