Al-Qaeda

Bangladesh’s bid to clear a US-wanted terror fugitive raises troubling questions - opinion

The US State Department continues to offer a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of a Bangladeshi fugitive, but retired military officers are trying to prevent it.

 SUPPORTERS OF the Bangladesh Nationalist Party chant slogans as they join in a rally, days after the ousting of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Soldiers from the al-Qaeda-linked National Front for the Liberation of Azawad (FLA) patrol the streets of Kidal, on May 8, 2026.

A $50 million hostage ransom funded al-Qaeda terrorism in West Africa, UN says

A still image taken from an Islamic State (ISIS) video

American missionary kidnapped in Niger released, in US custody

A column of black smoke rises above buildings as traffic passes the Africa Tower monument in Bamako on April 26, 2026; Illustrative.

US considering military operations against Al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists in Mali - report


Half of terrorist attacks in Europe last year were Islamist, EU report confirms

The majority of terror attacks in the EU last year were jihadist in nature, while five were labeled right-wing terrorism, and 12 were connected to left-wing or anarchist terrorism.

People wave Palestinian flags as they take part in a protest to show support for Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, near the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, March 20, 2025

Twenty-one years after 7/7, Britain is still failing to confront Islamism - opinion

Twenty-one years after the 7/7 bombings, Britain has improved security but failed to confront the ideology behind Islamist extremism.

The Red Arrows perform a flypast during an armed forces and veterans' parade on the final day of 70th anniversary Victory in Europe (VE) day commemorations in central London

Morocco prevents attacks by cell loyal to Islamic State in Sahel

Morocco’s counterterrorism agency said it arrested 10 suspects loyal to Islamic State’s Sahel branch and seized weapons, chemicals, and bomb making equipment.

 Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for attacks on military sites in Mali

Reuters could not independently verify the claim, which was distributed via JNIM's official communication channels.

A column of black smoke rises above buildings as traffic passes the Africa Tower monument in Bamako on April 26, 2026.

Al Qaeda-linked terrorists claim attack on Niger airport that killed 13

Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin, a group affiliated with al-Qaeda, claimed the attack on a Niger airport that killed 11 security force members and two civilians.

The head of the Nigerien junta, General Abdourahamane Tiani, walks with Beninese President Romuald Wadagni during his arrival for the first leg of a visit to Niger and Burkina Faso, at the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger June 2, 2026.

‘Threat has never been so high’: Counter-terrorism expert warns of nuclear terror risk - interview

While the UN expert asserted that although there has never been an incident of nuclear terrorism, he noted that terror groups such as Al-Qaeda have openly expressed their intent toward it.

People arrive at the United Nations headquarters before a meeting on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN, in New York City, US, April 27, 2026.

US Justice Dep't moves to denaturalize 12 people, including one who supported Al-Qaeda

According to the DoJ, Ouazzani was planning ways to support Al-Qaeda along with two men later convicted of trying to bomb the New York Stock Exchange as early as 2003.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) building in Washington, pictured on November 28, 2025; illustrative.

Mali's defense minister reported dead in major al-Qaeda-linked assault

Two explosions and sustained gunfire were heard shortly before 6 a.m. on Saturday near Mali's main military base, and shots were still ringing out in the area more than four hours later.

Colonel Sadio Camara, Minister of Defense and Veterans of Mali, is seen at the meeting of Ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Ouagadougou, February 15, 2024.

Gunmen stage simultaneous attacks in and outside Mali capital, army says

Gunfire could also be heard early on Saturday near a military camp close to Bamako's airport that houses Russian mercenary forces, a resident said.

A Malian soldier stands in position with his weapon during an attack on Mali's main military base Kati outside the capital Bamako, Mali April 25, 2026

Taliban arrests senior co-founder Mullah Mutasim Agha Jan amid deepening internal rifts

Agha Jan, a close associate of the late Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar, served as finance minister in the group’s first government prior to the 9/11 attacks.

Mutasim Agha Jan.