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# Al Qaeda

This year
2023
Guantanamo judge rejects torture-derived confession from Al-Qaeda bombing suspect
It has the potential to set a new hurdle for September 11 prosecutions.
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Aug 19th 2023, 8:24 AM
Last year
2022
Joe Biden confirms death of Al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahri in US drone strike
The US president said that US intelligence officials tracked al-Zawahri to a home in downtown Kabul where he was hiding out with his family.
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Aug 2nd 2022, 7:22 AM
All time
Senior al-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike in Syria, Pentagon says
There were no known casualties from the strike.
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Oct 23rd 2021, 8:10 AM
Al-Qaeda leader features in new video amid rumours he is dead
Ayman al-Zawahri appeared in a new video marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, months after rumours spread that he was dead.
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Sep 12th 2021, 1:30 PM
Newly released FBI memo hints at Saudi involvement with 9/11 hijackers
Three successive US administrations have refused to declassify and release documents related to the case.
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Sep 12th 2021, 11:18 AM
At least 114 killed in Burkina Faso in deadliest jihadist attacks since 2015
The country’s president described the massacre as “barbaric” and three days of national mourning have been declared.
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Jun 5th 2021, 4:17 PM
Al-Qaeda's chief in north Africa killed, says French defence minister
Abdelmalek Droukdel was the leader of al-Qaeda in north Africa.
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Jun 5th 2020, 10:09 PM
Fatal attack at Florida military base in 2019 now linked to Al-Qaeda after FBI break into shooter's iPhone
Mohammed Alshamranih killed three Americans in the shooting.
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May 19th 2020, 9:26 AM
'It’s not a disgraced name' - Sheffield United owner defends dealings with Osama bin Laden's family
Prince Abdullah says he will continue to do business with relatives of the former Al-Qaeda leader.
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Sep 19th 2019, 4:56 PM
Son of Osama Bin Laden and heir to Al-Qaeda has been killed, US media report
President Donald Trump was questioned in the Oval office by reporters but refused to confirm or deny the reports.
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Jul 31st 2019, 10:43 PM
US offers $1 million reward for information about Osama Bin Laden's son
Hamza bin Laden is seen as a growing force in global extremism.
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Mar 1st 2019, 7:49 AM
Trump confirms that US military has killed architect of 2000 USS Cole bombing
The military said Friday that Al-Qaeda operative Jamal al-Badawi was believed to have been killed in a precision strike in Yemen.
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Jan 6th 2019, 5:41 PM
US court rules families of 9/11 victims can sue Saudi Arabia
A US judge ruled that the plaintiffs had “narrowly articulate a reasonable basis” to proceed.
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Mar 29th 2018, 7:15 AM
Ten injured in Al-Qaeda bombing of St Petersburg supermarket
The blast was caused by a “homemade explosive device with the power equivalent to 200 grams of TNT”.
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Dec 27th 2017, 7:07 PM
17 people dead after gunmen open fire on restaurant in Burkina Faso
The victims’ nationalities have yet to be confirmed.
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Aug 14th 2017, 7:09 AM
The US has just labelled Osama bin Laden's son as a terrorist
Hamza bin Laden has issued audio messages to Al-Qaeda supporters.
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Jan 5th 2017, 4:28 PM
Donald Trump is not backing down over comments being used to recruit Islamic extremists
The Republican hopeful doesn’t think that the use of the footage is a good enough reason to dial back his rhetoric.
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Jan 3rd 2016, 2:13 PM
Donald Trump's call for a ban on Muslims has just been used in a militant Islamist recruitment video
Trump’s controversial call for Muslims to be banned from entering America has been cited in the new video by a Somali extremist group.
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Jan 2nd 2016, 11:43 AM
Enda is off to visit our troops in the Golan Heights
The Taoiseach will be visiting the Irish men and women serving in the Golan Heights this Sunday.
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Dec 18th 2015, 6:00 AM
Here's where terrorist groups like Islamic State and Al Qaeda get their money
Scamming banks, demanding ransoms and controlling oil are among the many ways these terrorists fund their activities.
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Dec 13th 2015, 7:00 PM
The accused '9/11 Five' remain in Guantanamo and probably won't ever get a real trial
Attempts to put them on trial in New York for the terrorist attacks backfired.
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Dec 7th 2015, 6:10 PM