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FILE: Libyan security forces deploy in the capital Tripoli. Picture: AFP

Al qaeda camps

US air strike in Libya kills member of al-Qaeda affiliate: military

By Reuters

The attack was the second against al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in recent months.

  • Pakistani security officials inspect the scene of a bomb attack in Lahore on 5 April 2017. At least five people were killed and up to 18 wounded in a suicide blast claimed by the Taliban which targeted a census team in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore. Picture: AFP

    US suspends security aid to Pakistan over militant groups

    A glance at US budget figures suggest the amounts frozen could exceed $1 billion.

    1593 days ago
  • Pakistani security personnel rescue an injured woman after suicide bombers attacked a Methodist church during a Sunday service in Quetta on 17 December, 2017. Picture: AFP

    US puts Pakistan on notice: Do more to stop terrorism

    Pakistan civilian and military chiefs on Tuesday rejected “incomprehensible” US comments and summoned American Ambassador David Hale to explain Trump’s tweet.

    1595 days ago
  • FILE: Swede Johan Gustafsson (L), South African Stephen McGowan (C) and Dutch national Sjaak Rijke (R) held captive by al-Qaeda. Picture: AFP

    ‘Chances of survival when kidnapped by Al-Qaeda much higher than other groups’

    The NGO’s Imtiaz Sooliman says research has shown that people taken hostage by the Al-Qaeda group are usually cared for.

    1745 days ago
  • FILE: Swede Johan Gustafsson (L), South African Stephen McGowan (C) and Dutch national Sjaak Rijke (R) held captive by al-Qaeda. Picture: AFP

    Al-Qaeda releases video of foreign hostages including Stephen McGowan

    Local media is reporting the 16 minute, 50-second video by Nusrat al-Islam was released on telegram late last night.

    1779 days ago
  • Malian troops patrolling outside the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako a day after the deadly jihadist siege at the luxury hotel. Picture: AFP

    Mali minister says resort attack an act of terror

    Malian forces fatally shot two of the attackers but the other two escaped and were being pursued.

    1792 days ago
  • FILE: Soldiers gather at a pickup truck following a suicide bomb attack in Mali. Picture: AFP.

    France says soldiers killed 20 Islamists in Mali

    A ministry statement said the army deployed warplanes and attack helicopters in the operation last Tuesday.

    1809 days ago
  • Fighters from Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front drive in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo flying Islamist flags as they head to a frontline, on 26 May 26 2015. Picture: AFP/AMC/Fadi Al-Halabi.

    Al-Qaeda chief urges kidnappings of Westerners for prisoner swaps: SITE

    Al-Qaeda Chief Ayman al-Zawahiri called for kidnappings until they liberate the last Muslim male prisoner.

    2122 days ago
  • File picture of Jihad training camps. Picture: AFP

    Al-Qaeda mourns death of top commander in Yemen

    Jalal Baleedi was killed by a drone strike as he was travelling in a car with two others in coastal Abyan.

    2291 days ago
  • FILE: Yemeni soldiers stand guard in the capital Sanaa on 20 April, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Al-Qaeda attacks Yemen army base, 4 dead

    Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has grown more powerful since uprisings rocked Yemen in 2011.

    2625 days ago
  • French army soldiers stand on armoured vehicles as they leave Bamako and start their deployment to the north of Mali as part of the "Serval" operations on 15 January, 2013. Picture: AFP

    Al Qaeda confirms death of another leader

    Al Qaeda's North African wing confirms death of Abou Zeid, another leader.

    3256 days ago
  • Officials in Yemen said two soldiers were killed by gunmen in the raid.

    Yemeni troops detain al Qaeda leader

    Officials in Yemen said two soldiers were killed by gunmen in the raid.

    3262 days ago
  • File picture of Jihad training camps. Picture: AFP

    Parliament to be briefed on Jihad camps

    Minister will be put in the spotlight to explain who stopped surveillance on militant training camps in SA.

    3289 days ago
  • Egypt clashes

    Al Qaeda calls for kidnap of Westerners

    Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri said all Muslims must kidnap westerners and implement Sharia in Egypt.

    3488 days ago
  • A picture taken on April 24, 2012 shows Islamists rebels of Ansar Dine near Timbuktu, in rebel-held northern Mali. Picture: AFP

    Mali Islamists destroy holy Timbuktu sites: witnesses

    Witnesses said Ansar Dine Islamist fighters destroyed mausoleums in the ancient city of Timbuktu.

    3607 days ago
  • Nigerian forces shot dead 16 suspected militants in a fire fight with Boko Haram on Tuesday.

    Nigerian forces kill 16 Islamists in fire fight

    Nigerian forces shot dead 16 suspected militants in a fire fight with Boko Haram on Tuesday.

    3632 days ago
  • A handout image provided by IntelCenter on Februry 13, 2009 shows a al-Qaeda's as-Sahab 18'56" video still featuring a video statement from Abu Yahya al-Libi. Picture: AFP

    Al Qaeda strategist possibly killed in Pakistan

    Abu Yahya al-Libi, one of al Qaeda's top strategists, may have been killed in a Pakistan drone strike.

    3632 days ago
  • Yemen army. Picture: AFP

    Yemen army advances on militants

    Yemen army gets the backing of tribesman to overtake an area controlled by al-Qaeda militants.

    3652 days ago
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