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Jun 16 2015
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Al Qaeda’s Leader in Yemen Killed in U.S. Airstrike
Al Qaeda said its second in command was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Yemen, the biggest blow to the terrorist organization since Osama bin Laden was gunned down in a 2011 U.S. commando raid in Pakistan in 2011.
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 16 2015
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Yemen crisis: Al-Qaeda seizes southern airport
Militants from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) have seized an airport in southern Yemen, officials say. Troops guarding the site in the major port city of Mukalla, Hadramawt province, have fled, they said. AQAP has exploited the chaos gripping the country, overrunning Mukalla earlier this month and freeing inmates from a prison. A Saudi-led coalition has been bombing Shia Houthi
BBC NewsFeb 04 2015
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Moussaoui Calls Saudi Princes Patrons of Al Qaeda
In highly unusual testimony inside the federal supermax prison, a former operative for Al Qaeda has described prominent members of Saudi Arabia’s royal family as major donors to the terrorist network in the late 1990s and claimed that he discussed a plan to shoot down Air Force One with a Stinger missile with a staff member at the Saudi Embassy in Washington.
The Qaeda member, Zacarias
New York Times (News)Sep 10 2014
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Al Qaeda battles ISIS for global jihadist leadership
One man more interested than most in what President Barack Obama will have to say in his address to the nation Wednesday night is al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
CNN (Online News)Dec 05 2013
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Does major attack in Yemen point to Al Qaeda?
An attack on the ministry of defense today killed at least 20 people. No group has claimed responsibility, but Al Qaeda militants are increasingly targeting Yemen's military.
Christian Science MonitorJan 09 2014
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Boehner criticizes Obama for ignoring resurgent al-Qaeda
Speaker of the House John Boehner on Thursday called on President Obama to "get engaged" in securing U.S. interests in Iraq in light of the renewed instability there brought on by a resurgent al-Qaeda. "The administration has chosen to spend much of its time and energy trying to explain why having terrorists holding key terr
Washington PostAug 02 2013
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Al Qaeda threat closes some U.S. embassies
Al Qaeda is linked to a terror threat that prompted the closing of some U.S. embassies starting Sunday.
CNN (Online News)May 03 2013
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Al Qaeda operatives unleashed in Benghazi attack: report
U.S. investigators believe several members of al Qaeda's Yemeni branch took part in last year's Sept. 11 terror attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, and may have been deployed specifically for the undertaking.
Washington TimesMar 08 2013
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McConnell Blasts Obama Decision on Al Qaeda Suspect
The top Republican in the Senate, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, on Friday added his voice to those criticizing the Obama administrations decision to bring former al Qaeda spokesman Sulaiman Abu Ghaith to New York for trial in federal court. In a written statement, Mr. McConnell said Mr. Abu Ghaith, a son in law of Osama bin Laden, should have been placed in military custody at the U.S. base in
Wall Street Journal (News)May 29 2012
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Al Qaeda No. 2 Killed in NATO Strike in Afghanistan
NATO forces in Afghanistan have killed al Qaeda's second highest-ranking leader in the country.
Officials say Sakhr al-Taifi and another al Qaeda terrorist were killed Sunday in an airstrike in the Kunar province near the Pakistan border. No civilians were harmed in the attack.
Al-Taifi commanded foreign insurgents in Afghanistan, directing attacks against NATO and Afghan forces
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