The al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, previously known as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (Arabic: الجماعة السلفية للدعوة والقتال (al-jamaa`atu l-salafiyyatu li l-da`wati wa l-qitaal); French: Groupe Salafiste pour la Prédication et le Combat, GSPC; also known as Group for Call and Combat) is anIslamist militia which aims to overthrow the Algerian government and institute an Islamic state. To that end, it is currently engaged in an insurgent campaign. Read More
Al-Qaeda sites go silent in possible cyber attack
Apr 03 - France24
Al-Qaeda Bid for Role in Syria Cited by Panetta as Concern
Feb 18 - Business Week
Al-Qaeda Bid for Role in Syria Cited by Panetta as U.S. Concern
Feb 16 - Business Week
Jordanian Cleric Qatada Released on Bail After Human Rights Case
Feb 14 - Business Week
Somalia Says al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda Union Raises Security Risks
Feb 13 - Business Week
4 British men admit London Stock Exchange bomb plot
Feb 01 - CBC
Lebanese-British Al-Qaeda Leader Killed in Somalia Airstrike
Jan 21 - Business Week
Al-Qaeda minting few militants online: US experts
Dec 08 - France24
Al-Qaeda online minting few militants: experts
Dec 06 - France24
New York Man Charged With Plotting City Pipe-Bomb Attacks
Nov 21 - Business Week
New York Man Charged With Plotting Pipe-Bomb Attacks in City
Nov 21 - Business Week
Afghanistan security summit opens in Turkey
Nov 02 - AL JAZEERA
Kenya: Linda Nchi Operation May Cripple Economy
Oct 31 - AllAfrica News
Kenya Army Fight First Direct Battle With al-Shabaab; 9 Dead
Oct 28 - Business Week
Aid workers abducted in western Algeria
Oct 24 - AL JAZEERA
U.S. Warns of ‘Imminent’ Threat of Terrorist Attack in Kenya
Oct 22 - Business Week
Drone Kills Al-Qaeda’s Yemen Media Chief; Firefight in Tripoli
Oct 15 - Business Week
Drone Strikes Kill Al-Qaeda’s Yemen Media Chief, Al Jazeera Says
Oct 15 - Business Week
Senior al-Qaeda figure 'killed in Yemen'
Oct 15 - AL JAZEERA
Al-Qaeda Should Pay $9.4 Billion for 9/11, U.S. Judge Says
Oct 14 - Business Week
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The coming together of the secular Tuareg and the Islamist Ansar Dine is worrisome as they reportedly have links with the al-Qaida. (5:23 am)
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African Union and Somali troops captured an al-Shabab stronghold outside of Mogadishu on Friday, claiming another key victory against the al Qaeda-backed rebel group. (May 25)
By Reuters
U.S. senators scandalized by Pakistan's jailing of a doctor for helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden voted on Thursday to cut aid to Islamabad by $33 million - one million for each year in the doctor's sentence. (May 25)
MORE TOPICS: PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, HILLARY CLINTON, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CONGRESS
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On Wednesday, Somalia's interim leaders agreed on a schedule to end the current transitional period. By August, they hope, a newly elected government will lead a unified Somalia away from its tumultuous past. (May 24)
MORE TOPICS: ELECTIONS, GHANA, ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA, KENYA, LONDON, UGANDA
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The Yemeni state is determined to flush out the militants who control large swathes of the southern regions of the impoverished nation. (May 24)
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The State Department pulled a switcheroo on al-Qaeda by hacking into the terrorist group's Yemeni websites and replacing anti-American ads with versions showing the atrocities the criminal terrorist group is committing in that country. But will it work as terror-fighting tool?. (May 24)
MORE TOPICS: HILLARY CLINTON
By IBTimes UK
Attack took place in tribal region, near Afghan border in North Waziristan, hub of mlitant activity. (May 24)
MORE TOPICS: AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN
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Obama told the graduating class of 2012 that a "different world" includes less deployments, stronger alliances and a greater role in global affairs where the United States of America is more respected and safer than they ever were before --... (May 23)
MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, IRAQ, JOE BIDEN, ISRAEL, WHITE HOUSE, LIBYA
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Somali and African Union forces successfully expelled al-Shabab militants from villages around the rebel stronghold of Afgoye, but caused thousands of refugees to flee. (May 23)
MORE TOPICS: TWITTER, UNITED NATIONS, SOMALIA
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Saudi Arabia has pledged $3.25 billion in aid to Yemen, which is trying to push back a powerful al Qaeda insurgency. (May 23)
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