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US chooses defeat in Afghanistan

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If the Taliban were not teetotalers, they’d be shopping for champagne about now in response to President Joe Biden’s decision to unconditionally withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021. On that date,...
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Africa has become a jihadist playground

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In an unprecedented public warning in early February, Bernard Emie, the head of France’s Directorate-General for External Security, reported, “From Mali, terrorists have worked on attacks against us, against our partners, and they are...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks about snapback sanctions on Iran, at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 21, 2020. Credit: U.S. State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha.

Pompeo: Al-Qaeda terror group positions itself in Iran

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday warned about Al-Qaeda’s presence in Iran. He confirmed that Abu Muhammad al-Masri—the terror group’s second in command—was shot and killed by Israeli operatives on behalf of the...
An image from a video released on Sept. 11, 2019, by the media arm of Al-Qaeda, featuring the group's leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. (MEMRI)

Al-Qaeda magazine: No difference between Biden, Trump on Islam

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According to Al-Qaeda’s Al-Khalusa magazine, as far as America’s relationship with the Muslim world is concerned, a Biden administration will differ from the Trump administration in tone only, not in substance. An article in the magazine’s Nov....
An IDF rescue team looks for survivors of the car bombing that destroyed the U.S. Embassay in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 11, 1998. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Office via Wikimedia Commons.

Families of Al-Qaeda victims ‘extremely thankful’ to Israel after reported hit

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The New York Times report that Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency was behind the assassination in Tehran on Aug. 7 of Al-Qaeda’s No. 2 figure, Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, was welcome news for the families of his victims. More...
The wanted poster for Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, nom de guerre Muhammad al-Masri. Credit: FBI.

Report: Israeli agents assassinated Al-Qaeda’s No. 2 in Iran

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Israeli operatives shot Al-Qaeda’s second in command on the streets of Tehran on behalf of the United States, intelligence officials told The New York Times in a report published on Friday. Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, who went by...
U.S. President Donald Trump, Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyani sign the Abraham Accords on the South Lawn of the White House, Sept. 15, 2020. Credit: White House/Tia Dufour.

Al-Qaeda slams UAE, Bahrain for normalization with Israel; calls for attacks

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Al-Qaeda’s main media wing, Al-Sahab Media Foundation, released a statement on Tuesday condemning the normalization deal between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. It also urged Muslim scholars to mobilize Muslims to overthrow...
Iranian flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Report: Iran spends as much as $700 million annually to support terrorism

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Iran has spent as much as $700 million annually to support terrorist groups, according to a U.S. State Department report released on Wednesday. “The Iranian regime and its proxies continued to plot and commit terrorist...
Dr. Ayman al-Zawahri in a photo taken by Hamid Mir, who snapped it during his third and last interview with Osama bin Laden in November 2001 in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Al-Zawahri was present in this interview and acted as bin Laden's translator. Credit: Wikipedia.

Al-Qaeda prompts calls to target ‘Zionist-Crusader alliance’ worldwide

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Al-Qaeda’s General Command released a statement in Arabic and English commending the past year of operations by the Al-Qaeda-linked terror groups Al-Shabab in Somalia and the Group to Support Islam and Muslims in West...
The Islamic State flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

After the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: A special report

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Following the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by U.S. forces, Wikistrat, a crowdsourced geopolitical consultancy, released a multi-perspective analysis on the significance of his death, as well as the future of the Islamic State...