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Yemen court sentences 11 al-Qaida militants Tue Apr 23

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Police: 2 arrested in al-Qaida linked Canada plot Mon Apr 22

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Hillary Clinton: Al-Qaida Got Arms Out of Post-Revolutionary Libya Wed Apr 17

Terry Jeffrey

After President Barack Obama decided to intervene militarily in the Libyan revolution -- and after he reportedly signed a finding authorizing covert action there -- weapons went from Libya to Syrian rebels, Algerian terrorists and al-Qaida in Mali. ... more
2 NJ men sentenced for conspiring to join al-Qaida Mon Apr 15

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Hearing for man accused of fighting with al-Qaida Tue Apr 2

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US court charges al-Qaida spokesman on 9/11 crimes Thu Mar 7

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Al-Qaida Franchises Continue Terror War on the World Wed Jan 23

Austin Bay

Four years ago, as his first term began, President Barack Obama ditched the name Global War on Terror (GWOT). Instead of fighting Al-Qaida-inspired terrorism around the world, the U.S. would conduct "overseas contingency operations" (OCO). ... more
Mali: Combat Buys Times for Diplomacy Wed Jan 16

Austin Bay

As you read about the French military intervention in Mali, undertaken to defeat an offensive by al-Qaida's North African affiliate and loosely allied tribal rebels, remember two points. ... more
Algeria: North African al-Qaida official killed Sun Oct 14

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Al-Qaida's East African Targets Shoot Back Wed Sep 5

Austin Bay

In the eight years between the fierce October 1993 "Blackhawk Down" battle in Mogadishu, Somalia, and their own 9-11 terror strike on Washington and New York, al-Qaida's leaders touted the U.S. military's indecisive venture in Somalia as conclusive evidence of Western decadence and flagging American will. ... more