NEW YORK: Denmark highlighted the growing threat posed by the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Central and South Asia during a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) briefing on Wednesday. Speaking as chair of the Security Council ISIL and Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee, Denmark’s Deputy Permanent Representative Sandra Jensen Landi warned that the TTP, with around 6,000 […]
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Taliban investigate US claim of killing Al Qaeda leader
The Taliban are investigating a US “claim” that al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US drone strike in Kabul, a Taliban official said on Thursday, indicating the group’s leadership were not aware of his presence there. The United States killed Zawahiri with a missile fired from a drone while he stood […]
Aymen Al- Zawahiri; Al Qaeda leader killed in US strike in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: On Monday President Joe Biden announced that the United States had killed Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri. one of the world’s most wanted terrorists and suspected mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks. In a televised address, Biden said, the strike in Kabul, Afghanistan had been carried out on Saturday. “I gave the final approval […]
Taliban in the shoes of US
Since the Taliban has taken over the entire country after taking control of an undefeated territory of Panjshir Valley. The risk of resistance and counter attack has not been reduced, to say the least. The Taliban regime has been facing several challenges including food inflation, development, health issues and of course, terrorism by rival militant […]
Saudi Arabia embraces US move to classify 9/11 documents
As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 is approaching, following Joe Biden’s orders to the Justice Department and others agencies to declassify documents related to the FBI’s investigation into the 9/11 attacks and possible Saudi links, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday embraced this step by the US government. Despite the fact the many of the 9/11 attackers […]
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri believed to be residing at Afghan-Pak border: UN report
According to a UN report, a significant clan of the Al-Qaeda leadership resides in the Afghanistan and Pakistan border region, including the group’s elusive leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who is “probably alive but too frail to be featured in propaganda,”. A huge portion of Al-Qaeda fighters and other extremist elements aligned with the Taliban are located in […]
Indonesian police arrest leader of network with ties to Al-Qaeda
Indonesian police have arrested the leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah militant network linked to Al-Qaeda, authorities said on Tuesday, on suspicion of recruiting members and sending them to Syria to train with extremist groups. Counter-terrorism police also arrested at least four other suspects linked to Para Wijayanto, who experts say was a student of Abu […]
Impact of the attacks in Sri Lanka on the US peace negotiations with Taliban
Sri Lanka recently witnessed a wave of terrorist attacks claimed by the IS which targeted hotels and the minority Christian community resulting in the loss of more than 360 lives. Among them were 39 foreigners belonging to UK, USA, Australia, Europe and some six other Asian countries. IS has lost almost all of its territory […]
Suspected al-Qaeda bombing: six civilians killed in Yemen
At least six civilians, including children, were killed in Yemen on Friday when a roadside bomb believed to be planted by al-Qaeda went off in the country’s southeast, a Yemeni security official said. At least six others were wounded in the blast, the second attack in less than a week in al-Qatn village in the […]
Kenya, Tanzania mark bombings which introduced Al- Qaeda
Kenya and Tanzania on Tuesday mark 20 years since the devastating US embassy bombings that thrust Al-Qaeda onto the global stage and went on to shape how a generation thinks about personal security. It was mid-morning on August 7, 1998, when the first massive blast hit the US embassy in downtown Nairobi, followed minutes later […]