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Department Of Justice Seizes Bitcoin, Websites From Terror Groups
The DOJ calls this "the government's largest-ever seizure of cryptocurrency in the terrorism context." It also seizes websites ISIS allegedly used to sell fake face masks during the pandemic.(Image...
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Man Charged With Killing Journalist Daniel Pearl Ordered Released By Pakistan...
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh's murder conviction was overturned in April and he was ordered released for time served for kidnapping Pearl. He has remained in detention pending appeals.(Image credit: Getty...
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Opinion: U.S. Faces Hard Choices To Fight Terrorism After Afghanistan Withdrawal
Al-Qaida is degraded but not defeated. Analyst Colin Clarke assesses where the U.S. may be mapping out its future counterterrorism presence after withdrawing from Afghanistan.(Image credit: Joe...
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Osama Bin Laden Biography Goes Inside Al-Qaida Leader's Final Hideout
Journalist Peter Bergen visited bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, before it was demolished. His new book, The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden, draws on materials seized in the raid.(Image...
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3 Sobering Lessons Learned Since 9/11
These books provide a detailed accounting of events that have defined the U.S. role in the world in the first part of the 21st century. None makes for cheery reading, but all offer sobering...
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The Pentagon Chief Warns That Al-Qaida May Seek A Comeback In Afghanistan
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin tells reporters in Kuwait that "The nature of al-Qaida and [the Islamic State group] is they will always attempt to find space to grow and regenerate." (Image credit:...
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Bin Laden was the face of al-Qaida, but Ayman al-Zawahiri was its hate-filled...
Al-Zawahiri was deeply involved in the planning of 9/11, and led the organization after bin Laden was killed in 2011. He died in a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan on Sunday.(Image credit:...
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Wray warns of increased terrorist threat, says U.S. is in a 'dangerous period'
Senior American officials say Hamas' deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel has created a new dynamic with dangerous implications at home and abroad.(Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Haspel's Nomination As CIA Chief Is Reopening Debate On Torture
Waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods appear set for another round of litigation in the court of public opinion as the Senate prepares to vote on Gina Haspel as CIA director.
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Report: Counterterrorism Should Pivot To Strengthen Fragile States
The nonpartisan report says the U.S. needs to undertake a long-term effort to prevent groups like the Islamic State and al-Qaida from getting a foothold in vulnerable countries.(Image credit: Craig...
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Japanese Journalist Is Freed After 3 Years As Captive In Syria
Jumpei Yasuda was taken hostage by al-Nusra Front, the al-Qaida affiliate in Syria, in 2015. Japanese officials say he was freed on Tuesday and is now in Turkey.(Image credit: Eugene Hoshiko)
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Hamza Bin Laden, Son Of Osama Bin Laden, Is Reported Dead
Several media organizations quote anonymous U.S. officials as saying they believe the purported heir to the leader of al-Qaida died but they don't offer details about how or when.
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Osama Bin Laden's Son Killed In U.S. Counterterrorism Operation, Trump Says
Hamza bin Laden was killed in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region, according to a statment by the president on Saturday. He said his death "undermines important operational activities" of al-Qaida.
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The War On Terrorism, Through The Eyes Of 3 Women At The CIA
After the 2001 al-Qaida attacks, the CIA ramped up counterterrorism operations. This included a surge in young, female recruits. Three have written new books about their secretive work.(Image credit:...
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White House Says Al-Qaida Leader Qassim Al-Rimi Killed In U.S. Operation
In a statement late Thursday, President Trump said he ordered the counterterrorism operation in Yemen "that successfully eliminated" the leader of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.(Image credit:...
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Department Of Justice Seizes Bitcoin, Websites From Terror Groups
The DOJ calls this "the government's largest-ever seizure of cryptocurrency in the terrorism context." It also seizes websites ISIS allegedly used to sell fake face masks during the pandemic.
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Man Charged With Killing Journalist Daniel Pearl Ordered Released By Pakistan...
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh's murder conviction was overturned in April and he was ordered released for time served for kidnapping Pearl. He has remained in detention pending appeals.(Image credit: Getty...
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Opinion: U.S. Faces Hard Choices To Fight Terrorism After Afghanistan Withdrawal
Al-Qaida is degraded but not defeated. Analyst Colin Clarke assesses where the U.S. may be mapping out its future counterterrorism presence after withdrawing from Afghanistan.(Image credit: Joe Raedle)
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Osama Bin Laden Biography Goes Inside Al-Qaida Leader's Final Hideout
Journalist Peter Bergen visited bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, before it was demolished. His new book, The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden, draws on materials seized in the raid.
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3 Sobering Lessons Learned Since 9/11
These books provide a detailed accounting of events that have defined the U.S. role in the world in the first part of the 21st century. None makes for cheery reading, but all offer sobering...
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