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  Iraq's general elections scheduled for April 30

  World | April 27, 2014 18:42 IST

  Tehran: Iraq is all set to go to polls April 30 amid threats from Al Qaeda linked militants to disrupt the elections, a media report said Sunday.The members of the Iraqi security forces will cast

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  US drone kills 21 in Yemen

  World | April 19, 2014 16:14 IST

  Sanaa: A US drone raid Saturday killed 16 Al Qaeda militants and five civilians in Yemen, an army officer said.The drone hit a pickup that was carrying 16 suspected militants in Hazmiah area of al-Bayda,

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  US drone kills three Al Qaeda suspects in Yemen

  World | March 13, 2014 8:06 IST

  Sana'a : A US drone strike killed three suspected Al Qaeda militants in Yemen's Al Jawf province Wednesday, Yemeni officials said."The drone strike targeted a vehicle carrying three militants in Om Shukah area in al-Jawf

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  Musharraf to skip court hearing over security issue

  World | March 10, 2014 22:19 IST

  Islamabad: Former Pakistani military dictator Pervez Musharraf will not appear before a special court hearing the high treason trial against him tomorrow due to security concerns, his lawyers said today.The announcement came as a letter

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  IM planning to form terrorist organization in India?

  India | March 03, 2014 6:16 IST

  New Delhi: With the growing tensions between terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen and Pakistan's spy agency ISI, IM is planning to expand its base in India.This information is hidden in 3,000 pages of internet chats between

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  ISI was against IM developing contacts with Al Qaeda: NIA

  India | February 24, 2014 20:15 IST

  New Delhi: Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI had warned Indian Mujahideen(IM) operatives against attempting to establish contact with global terror groups like al Qaeda which had agreed to give training to Yasin Bhatkal's group, NIA has

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  Iran offers to help Iraq in fight against al-Qaeda

  World | January 06, 2014 13:23 IST

  Tehran: A senior Iranian military official says Iran is ready to help Iraq battle al-Qaeda “terrorists” in the neighboring country's Sunni-dominated western Anbar province.Iraqi troops have been trying to dislodge fighters from the al-Qaeda group

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  Bombings kill 20 in Iraqi capital Baghdad

  World | January 05, 2014 19:59 IST

  Baghdad: A new wave of bombings hit Iraq's capital, Baghdad, killing at least 20 people today, officials said, the latest assault by militants who have been fighting Iraqi security forces and allied tribes in country's

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  Verdict reserved on petition by doc who tracked bin Laden

  World | December 09, 2013 16:16 IST

  Islamabad/Peshawar: A Pakistani tribunal today completed hearing a review petition filed by Shakeel Afridi, the doctor arrested for helping the CIA track Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, and reserved its verdict. The three-member Federally

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  Al Qaeda leader orders disbandment of Syria unit

  World | November 10, 2013 21:22 IST

  Moscow: In a significant development ahead of the Geneva II talks on the Syrian crisis, Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has called for disbandment of its affiliated unit, the Islamic State of Iraq and the

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  Hakimullah Mehsud was a wanted man, provided safe haven for Al Qaeda: US

  World | November 04, 2013 23:51 IST

  Islamabad: Amid accusation by Pakistan that America deliberately sabotaged peace talks by killing Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, the US today said the militant group has a "symbiotic relationship" with al-Qaeda and acts like its force

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  US commandos raid Libya, Somalia; capture Al Qaeda leader Abu Anas al-Liby, Somalian raid unsuccessful

  World | October 06, 2013 20:42 IST

  Cairo/Tripoli/Mogadishu: American commandos assisted by FBI and CIA agents raided Tripoli and a Somalian coastal town, and captured an Al Qaeda leader  Abu Anas al-Liby. The US Navy SEAL commandos pre-dawn attack on Somalia however

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  Yemen's army recaptures base seized by Al Qaeda

  World | October 03, 2013 7:46 IST

  Sanaa : Yemen's defence ministry announced Wednesday that it has recaptured a military base in port city of Mukalla after Al Qaeda suicide attackers seized it earlier this week, media reported."The army killed all terrorists

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  US supports Al Qaeda in Syria, but fights in Kenya, Somalia

  World | September 28, 2013 15:58 IST

  Washinton: The attack in Nairobi by Al Qaeda was a grim reminder of the danger from the terrorist organization. All eyes were staring at the development there while ignoring the Syrian shores where Al Qaeda

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  US on course to end Afghan war: Obama

  World | September 24, 2013 23:27 IST

  United Nations:  US President Barack Obama today said the US is on course to end the Afghan war next year after having “achieved” its mission of dismantling the core of Al Qaeda that attacked America

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  Al Qaeda assassinates Yemeni pilot

  World | September 24, 2013 7:44 IST

  Sanaa :  Suspected Al Qaeda gunmen shot dead a Yemeni pilot here Monday, an air force spokesperson said.Colonel Abdul-Wahab Azzam was killed after he left al-Dailamy Air Force Base to drive home in the afternoon,

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  Al Qaeda assassinates Yemeni intelligence officers

  World | September 07, 2013 13:02 IST

  Sanaa: Al Qaeda militants assassinated two senior Yemeni intelligence officers in the southern part of the country, officials said Friday.Military intelligence officer Colonel Abulmajid al-Salmi was shot in the head near his home in Lahj

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  Al Qaeda man among 4 killed in US drone strike

  World | August 31, 2013 16:01 IST

  Islamabad: At least four persons, including an alleged Al Qaeda militant, were killed today when a US drone struck in the lawless North Waziristan region after a lull in the CIA's spy plane campaign in

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  Yemen al-Qaeda emir left blueprint for waging jihad

  World | August 10, 2013 9:50 IST

  Timbuktu,Aug 10: A year before he was caught on an intercept discussing the terror plot that prompted this week's sweeping closure of U.S. embassies abroad, al-Qaeda's top operative in Yemen laid out his blueprint for

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  Yemen claims to have foiled al-Qaeda plot

  World | August 08, 2013 9:57 IST

  SANA'A, Aug 8: The terror network planned to target two cities, then send its members disguised in military uniform to attack two strategic oil ports, says an Yemeni official.A Yemeni government spokesman claims authorities have