Al Qaeda
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Major Indian cities put on high alert following al Qaeda terror: Report
India | Nov 24, 2015, 08:07 AM ISTNew Delhi: Major cities including the national capital and Mumbai have been put on high alert following intelligence inputs that terror outfit al Qaeda may target public places, tourist spots, iconic buildings, temples and mosques.According
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A look at the rivalry between al-Qaida and Islamic State
World | Nov 22, 2015, 11:33 AM ISTCairo: The attack on a Mali hotel claimed by al-Qaida may have been partly aimed at asserting the global terror network's relevance as it faces an unprecedented challenge from the Islamic State group for leadership
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2 Indian brothers indicted in US for supporting al-Qaeda
World | Nov 06, 2015, 08:00 AM ISTWashington: Two Indian brothers are among four men who have been indicted by a US federal court on charges of providing material support to slain al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki, prosecutors said yesterday.The two Indians are
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Al-Qaeda releases Jihad Tourism video to lure adventure seeking youth
World | Nov 03, 2015, 07:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: Taking a cue from their rival group ISIS, Al-Qaeda's Somalian wing—Harkat Al Shabab has come up with a new way to lure the adventure seeking youth into the organisation.Al Shabab's media wing has
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Al-Qaeda claims hand in Bangladeshi blogger's death
World | Nov 01, 2015, 07:08 AM ISTDhaka: "Ansar-Al-Islam", which declared it as the "Bangladesh branch" of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, has reportedly claimed responsibility for the killing of secular blogger Faisal Arefin Dipan, local media reported on Saturday.It also claimed
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Bangladesh jihadi outfit threatens to blow up media houses
World | Oct 20, 2015, 02:45 PM ISTDhaka: In a chilling threat given to all media houses in Bangladesh, the fundamentalist jihadi outfit Ansarullah Bangla, claiming to be an affiliate of Al Qaeda in South Asia, today directed media houses to sack
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ISIS calls for jihad against US, Russia
World | Oct 14, 2015, 07:43 AM ISTDamascus: The Islamic State (IS) militant group on Tuesday called for a jihad against Russia and the US for their "crusader's war" in the Middle East.In an audio message, the group's spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani
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Insurgents shell Russian embassy in Syria during rally
World | Oct 13, 2015, 07:03 PM ISTDamascus: Insurgents fired two shells at the Russian embassy in the Syrian capital on Tuesday as hundreds of pro-government supporters gathered outside the compound to thank Moscow for its intervention in Syria.An Associated Press reporter
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Osama Bin Laden had prior knowledge of 2008 Mumbai attacks: Book
World | Sep 25, 2015, 05:18 PM ISTIslamabad: Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden had prior information of the 2008 terror attack at Mumbai, a new book has said.The book "Pakistan's secret war on Al-Qaeda" said that bin Laden had prior knowledge
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4 booked in Bangladesh blogger hacking case From Anisur Rahman
World | Aug 08, 2015, 02:19 PM ISTDhaka: A murder case has been filed against four suspected Islamist militants in connection with the brutal killing of a secular Bangladeshi blogger who was hacked to death after the assailants entered his flat here
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Bangladesh nabs two top Al Qaeda-affiliate's leaders
World | Jul 02, 2015, 01:33 PM ISTDhaka: Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has nabbed the country's chief of an Al Qaeda affiliate and his top advisor and 10 other Islamist radicals, an RAB spokesperson said on Thursday.But spokesperson Maqsudul Alam did
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US launches airstrike in Libya: Pentagon
World | Jun 15, 2015, 10:39 AM ISTWashington: The US military has launched an airstrike in Libya, killing a leader of Ansar al-Shariah, an offshoot of the Al Qaeda."We are assessing the results of the operation and will provide additional information as
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IS, Al-Qaeda militants clash in Libya after leader killed
World | Jun 10, 2015, 05:24 PM ISTAl-Qaeda-linked militants are battling an Islamic State affiliate in eastern Libya after one of their leaders was shot dead by masked gunmen.Nasr Akr, an al-Qaeda-inspired militant once jailed in the UK on terrorism charges, was
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Taslima Nasreen moves to US after death threats from radicals
World | Jun 02, 2015, 11:42 PM ISTNew York: Controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has been relocated to the US from India after death threats by Islamists radicals from her country where three secular bloggers were hacked to death since February."Islamic radicals
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Al Qaeda affiliate seizes hospital in Syria
World | May 22, 2015, 06:57 PM ISTBeirut: The Nusra Front, the Syrian branch of the Al Qaeda, along with other allied militias, seized on Friday the Jisr al-Shughur hospital in northern Syria after nearly a month of clashes for its control,
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Osama's literary collection: Too unexpected from a man 'most wanted'
World | May 22, 2015, 01:12 PM ISTRecently, when the US government published the literary collection found from the former Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden's Pakistan hideout, many were taken aback to know that this is what he read.The Al-Qaeda leader possessed
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'Osama wanted to leave Pakistan safe house months before US raid'
World | May 21, 2015, 05:27 PM ISTWashington: Frustrated by living in isolation in a safe house in Pakistan's Abbottabad town, Osama bin Laden wanted to move to another location months before the US commando raid that claimed his life. Months before he
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Job application form of Al-Qaeda: The chilling questions!
World | May 21, 2015, 02:40 PM ISTEver wondered how terror organizations like Al-Qaeda hire men and what does it inquire from those aspiring to be ‘Jihadis'?The terror outfit follows a corporate-style of hiring and the questions that it asks the aspirants
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Al Qaeda describes 26/11 as 'heroic Fidai' and 'blessed' operation
World | May 21, 2015, 05:19 PM ISTWashington: An al-Qaeda document recovered by US Navy SEALs from the Abbottabad hideout of Osama bin Laden describes the 2008 Mumbai terror attack by Pakistan-based LeT terrorists as a “heroic Fidai” operation and the one
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Al Qaeda-affiliate Al Shabaab claims control of US drone in Somalia
World | May 18, 2015, 03:54 PM ISTMogadishu: Al Qaeda-affiliate Al Shabaab has said it has captured a drone which fell in the Bay region of Somalia.The militants said on Sunday they were in possession of the drone which they claimed belonged