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  Major Indian cities put on high alert following al Qaeda terror: Report

  India | November 24, 2015 8:07 IST

  New 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 | November 22, 2015 11:33 IST

  Cairo: 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 | November 06, 2015 8:00 IST

  Washington: 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 | November 03, 2015 19:20 IST

  New 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 | November 01, 2015 7:08 IST

  Dhaka: "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 | October 20, 2015 14:45 IST

  Dhaka: 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 | October 14, 2015 7:43 IST

  Damascus: 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 | October 13, 2015 19:03 IST

  Damascus: 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 | September 25, 2015 17:18 IST

  Islamabad: 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 | August 08, 2015 14:19 IST

  Dhaka:  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 | July 02, 2015 13:33 IST

  Dhaka: 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 | June 15, 2015 10:39 IST

  Washington:  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 | June 10, 2015 17:24 IST

  Al-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 | June 02, 2015 23:42 IST

  New 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 18:57 IST

  Beirut: 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 13:12 IST

  Recently, 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 17:27 IST

  Washington: 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 14:40 IST

  Ever 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 17:19 IST

  Washington: 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 15:54 IST

  Mogadishu: 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