No longer does al-Qaida grab the headlines. That might be the plan | Jason Burke
The death of Osama bin Laden’s son should make us focus on the group’s new modus operandiDo you remember al-Qaida? Not the al-Qaida of today that no one pays any attention to, but the one of a decade...
View ArticleTrump confirms US has killed Osama bin Laden's son Hamza
Death of son of the al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, was reported but not confirmed in JulyDonald Trump confirmed on Saturday that the US has killed Hamza bin Laden, a...
View ArticleThe Guardian view on Baghdadi’s death: not enough to destroy Islamic State |...
The sociology of violence espoused by Isis will only be defeated by a political project that transcends the religious, nationalist and ethnic schisms in the regionAt the end of June 2014 Abu Bakr...
View ArticleExperience: I made bombs for al-Qaida
In 1998, two US embassies were bombed, killing 200 Africans. I no longer wanted to be part of itI grew up in Saudi Arabia, the youngest of six brothers. By the time I was 13, I had lost both my...
View ArticleThe Caravan: Abdallah Azzam and the Rise of Global Jihad review – recent...
Thomas Hegghammer delivers a meticulously researched account of a charismatic IslamistAbdallah Azzam is not exactly a household name – at least when compared with the far more notorious Osama bin...
View ArticleJoe Biden advised against Osama bin Laden raid, Barack Obama writes
The then vice-president suggested Obama wait before ordering the mission that killed the al-Qaida leader in 2011, new memoir says• Obama: ‘Americans spooked by black man in White House’ led to Trump...
View Article'To give him space': Biden reveals why he told Obama to wait on Bin Laden raid
President-elect in new CNN film tells of agonized discussions but says he subsequently advised Obama to follow his instinctJoe Biden has revealed why he advised Barack Obama to wait to order the raid...
View ArticleWithout territory or new recruits, Islamic State is in its death throes |...
Dimninished and cornered, the terrorist group has lost its appeal for young MuslimsThe last fighters are holding out, just. The leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is still alive but hiding somewhere in the...
View ArticleHamza bin Laden loses Saudi citizenship after US offers $1m reward
Kingdom acts against Osama bin Laden’s son, who US says has become an al-Qaida leaderSaudi Arabia has revoked the citizenship of Hamza bin Laden, after the US offered a $1m (£755,000) reward for the...
View ArticleOsama bin Laden relative mentioned in Sheffield United investor talks
• Details revealed in court case between club’s co-owners• Possibility of Saudi-based investment discussed in 2017 meetingA Saudi businessman related to Osama bin Laden featured in discussions about...
View ArticleNew York man accused of plotting Times Square terrorist attack
Man bought illegal weapons as part of plan to kill police officers and civilians in a terrorist attack, according to US attorney A New York man praised Osama Bin Laden and talked about killing police...
View ArticleHamza bin Laden, son of Osama bin Laden, believed dead – reports
US reported to have had a hand in death of heir to al-Qaida ‘sometime in past two years’Osama bin Laden’s son, Hamza, who was trying to lead an al-Qaida resurgence, is believed dead, according to US...
View ArticleWho is Hamza bin Laden? Heir who sought to revive al-Qaida
The son of Osama bin Laden, Hamza was seen as an ‘emerging’ figure in al-Qaida before reports of his deathOsama bin Laden’s son, Hamza, is believed to be dead, according to reports out of the US. He...
View ArticleHamza bin Laden: the end of a dynasty, but not al-Qaida
Osama bin Laden’s son was being groomed to be new leader of group responsible for 9/11 For most of the decade that followed the 9/11 attacks in 2001, hardly a day passed without news about al-Qaida. In...
View ArticleNo longer does al-Qaida grab the headlines. That might be the plan | Jason Burke
The death of Osama bin Laden’s son should make us focus on the group’s new modus operandiDo you remember al-Qaida? Not the al-Qaida of today that no one pays any attention to, but the one of a decade...
View ArticleTrump confirms US has killed Osama bin Laden's son Hamza
Death of son of the al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, was reported but not confirmed in JulyDonald Trump confirmed on Saturday that the US has killed Hamza bin Laden, a...
View ArticleThe Guardian view on Baghdadi’s death: not enough to destroy Islamic State |...
The sociology of violence espoused by Isis will only be defeated by a political project that transcends the religious, nationalist and ethnic schisms in the regionAt the end of June 2014 Abu Bakr...
View ArticleExperience: I made bombs for al-Qaida
In 1998, two US embassies were bombed, killing 200 Africans. I no longer wanted to be part of itI grew up in Saudi Arabia, the youngest of six brothers. By the time I was 13, I had lost both my...
View ArticleThe Caravan: Abdallah Azzam and the Rise of Global Jihad review – recent...
Thomas Hegghammer delivers a meticulously researched account of a charismatic IslamistAbdallah Azzam is not exactly a household name – at least when compared with the far more notorious Osama bin...
View ArticleJoe Biden advised against Osama bin Laden raid, Barack Obama writes
The then vice-president suggested Obama wait before ordering the mission that killed the al-Qaida leader in 2011, new memoir says• Obama: ‘Americans spooked by black man in White House’ led to Trump...
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