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Al Qaeda is militant organisation founded in 1988 and led by Saif Al Adel. It has many branches, notably in Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia and in the Maghreb

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula announced the death of its leader Khalid Al Batarfi in a video posted online. AFP

Al Qaeda's Yemen branch says leader Khalid Al Batarfi has died

GulfMarch 11, 2024

Abu Zubaydah has been held at Guantanamo Bay since 2006. Getty Images

Palestinian held in Guantanamo Bay can sue UK for CIA torture

UKDecember 20, 2023

Members of an extremist group stand guard during a hostage handover in the desert outside Timbuktu, Mali. AP

UN pull-out from Mali 'recipe for disaster', US envoy says as ISIS attacks intensify

WorldAugust 28, 2023

Kenyan security guards patrol the scene of an explosion near the US embassy in Nairobi on August 8, 1998. AFP

US diplomacy in East Africa still guided by embassy bombings

USAugust 07, 2023

Abu Zubaydah has been held at Guantanamo Bay since 2006. Getty Images

UK moves to block Guantanamo prisoner suing over torture claims

UKJune 14, 2023

Police in Belgium have arrested a suspected Al Qaeda terrorist. Reuters

Iraqi immigrant held in Belgium over Baghdad bombs linked to Al Qaeda

UKMay 05, 2023

The prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. AP

US releases Saudi Guantanamo Bay detainee after 21 years

Saudi ArabiaMarch 09, 2023

Hamad bin Hamoud Al Tamimi died in a drone strike aimed at his residence in Marib province

Al Qaeda confirms senior leader killed in Marib air strike

MENAMarch 05, 2023

One of the many buildings destroyed during the civil war in Yemen. Mohammed Al Qalisi for The National

Top Al Qaeda leader killed in Marib air strike

MENAMarch 01, 2023

The US announced Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani were released from Guantanamo Bay and returned to their home country of Pakistan. AP

Two Guantanamo Bay detainees repatriated to Pakistan

WorldFebruary 24, 2023

Saif Al Adel, who is on the US list of 22 'most wanted' suspected terrorists. He is currently believed to lead Al Qaeda operations. AFP

US says new Al Qaeda leader who helped 9/11 attacks is 'in Iran'

IranFebruary 16, 2023

Majid Khan is a former resident of a Baltimore, Maryland. Centre for Constitutional Rights / AP

US sends Pakistani Al Qaeda courier to Belize

USFebruary 02, 2023

The military has vowed to recapture all areas of the country from militant extremists linked to Al Qaeda and ISIS. Reuters

Women and children freed in Burkina Faso after kidnapping

AfricaJanuary 21, 2023

The IRGC, pictured on parade in Tehran, should be designated a terrorist group by the UK, experts say. Photo: Iranian Presidency / AFP

Case for proscribing Iran’s IRGC laid out by Tony Blair Institute

UKJanuary 17, 2023

Aqap fighters, in Yemen. AFP

US offers $5m for help in tracking down senior Al Qaeda leader

GulfJanuary 06, 2023

Al Shabab is considered by the State Department to be one of Al Qaeda’s most dangerous conglomerates. AP

US State Department offers $10m reward for Al Shabab leader over 2020 terrorist attack

USJanuary 05, 2023

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