Tag: Al-Qaeda
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Al-Qaeda announces death of Yemen branch leader
The leader of al-Qaeda branch in Yemen, Khalid Saeed al-Batarfi, is dead, the group announced in a video published on social media. The video, released on Sunday evening, showed al-Batarfi’s body in a shroud.
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21st Anniversary: Al-Qaeda release book on planning for the 9/11 attacks
The Al-Qaeda terrorist network on Sunday released a book written by a senior member including a detailed timeline leading up to the attacks on several U.S. airliners on Sept. 11, 2001 which left nearly 3,000 people dead in three locations. Marking the 21st anniversary of the attacks, the book was written by Abu Muhammad al-Masri,…
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Islamic militants storm hotel in Somalia’s capital, leave 20 dead and 40 wounded
No fewer than 20 people have been killed and 40 wounded after Islamic militants stormed a hotel in Somalia’s capital, engaging in an hours-long exchange of fire with the security forces. It was gathered that the attack occurred at late Friday night and security forces rescued many others, including children, from the scene at Mogadishu’s…
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How US masterminded the killing of Al-Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri
Osama Bin Laden’s successor, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has been killed by an American drone strike in Afghanistan. Ayman al-Zawahiri became the leader of al-Qaeda following the killing of Osama Bin Laden in May 2011. In his report, American President Joe Biden described the death of al-Zawahiri, Osama Bin Laden’s deputy, as a huge blow to the…
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Pantami in fresh trouble as group writes U.S. to officially place him on terrorist watchlist
A group of Nigerians has written to the United States of America (USA) to investigate and officially place Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami on terrorist watchlist if found to be affiliated with any terrorist organization. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the group known as Concerned Nigerians addressed the letter to the Secretary…
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Terrorist leaders rank on Forbes world’s most powerful people list
Self-proclaimed caliph of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and Ayman al-Zawahiri, leader of dreadful Al-Qaeda terrorist group have been ranked in the recently published Forbes world’s most powerful people list. Among hundreds of candidates from various walks of life all around the globe measured along four dimensions: power over…