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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.
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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)
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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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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."
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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.
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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)
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11, agrees to plead...
Mohammed and two accomplices agreed to plead guilty in exchange for sentences of up to life in prison rather than face a death-penalty trial.(Image credit: File photo)
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