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Jun 05 2012
News
US Drone Targets Al Qaeda's Second in Command
U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan continue to escalate.
Officials say al Qaeda's second in command was the target of the latest strike in the North Waziristan region Monday.
Abu Yahia al-Libi is thought to have been in the house that was hit, but it's still uncertain if he was killed.
Pakistani officials say at least 15 people were killed in the airstrike, one of several in
CBN
Sep 27 2012
News
Clinton: Yes, Al Qaeda Was Involved in Libya Attack
First, it was a random mob upset about a video that spun out of control. Then, it was a planned attack because of a video, but not planned far in advance.
Townhall
Oct 24 2012
Headline Roundup
Emails Linked Al Qaeda
CNN (Online News)


Nov 16 2023
News
The Take: The Hamas tunnels and al-Shifa Hospital
What’s behind the raid of Gaza’s largest hospital by Israeli forces? While hundreds of sick and wounded Palestinians are actively seeking shelter at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, Israeli forces have launched a full-scale military raid. We ask what, if anything, is under the hospital, and as global outcry for a ceasefire grows louder, what will it take for the fighting to end? This episode was
Al Jazeera
Nov 15 2023
News
The Raid on Al-Shifa Hospital - Tug of War
Early Wednesday morning, Israel’s military announced it launched a “targeted” operation against Hamas inside Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital. Hamas and hospital officials deny Israel’s claims that Hamas is operating a command center under the complex. Meanwhile, international outrage is growing as conditions inside the hospital deteriorate. In this episode, CNN International Diplomatic Editor Nic
CNN (Online News)
Aug 01 2022
News
Republicans join Democrats in praising Biden for death of al Qaeda leader Zawahiri
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle praised the White House on Monday after it was announced that the leader of al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, had been killed by a drone strike in Afghanistan.
Republicans and Democrats alike were quick to commend President Biden for taking action against the 71-year-old terrorist. Zawahiri, a one-time surgeon, had led al Qaeda since the 2011 death of
Fox News (Online News)
Aug 04 2022
Analysis
Drone Strike That Killed al Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri Raises Tactical Questions on Threat From Afghanistan
The CIA drone strike that killed al Qaeda’s leader over the weekend demonstrates potent U.S. capabilities to target individual terror chieftains, but leaves unanswered the question of whether Washington can remotely thwart plots in Afghanistan before they become a threat.
Senior U.S. officials said that Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was killed in a strike in Kabul on Sunday morning by Hellfire
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jul 25 2018
News
Obama Administration Knowingly Funded a Designated al-Qaeda Affiliate
The Middle East Forum has discovered that the Obama administration approved a grant of $200,000 of taxpayer money to an al-Qaeda affiliate in Sudan — a decade after the U.S. Treasury designated it as a terrorist-financing organization. More stunningly, government officials specifically authorized the release of at least $115,000 of this grant even after learning that it was a designated terror
National Review (News)
Nov 20 2015
News
Islamic State Tactics Shift, Borrowing From al Qaeda
U.S. and European counterterrorism officials believe Islamic State has changed its operational tactics by borrowing from al Qaeda’s playbook, deploying trusted lieutenants to engineer larger, more coordinated plots against the West.
Wall Street Journal (News)