Could China replace the United States atop the target list of transnational jihadist groups like al-Qaeda? A recent statement released by Sheikh Saad bin ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Counterterrorism Center said on Friday that recent calls by al Qaeda for attacks against the United States showed the group's enduring threat to the ...

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The al-Qaeda terror network operates with impunity out of Iran and Afghanistan. America must lean on both countries’ regimes to bring it to heel.

WASHINGTON — President Trump praised Syria President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday after the first-ever White House visit for a Damascus head of state — days after the US and United Nations removed ...

Al-Qaeda continues to enjoy the "patronage" of the Taliban despite the theocratic group's claims that there are no terrorist groups in Afghanistan, a specialized United Nations team assessed, with the ...

The US military killed a “senior Al-Qaeda affiliated attack planner” in an airstrike in Syria on October 2. The jihadi was a member of Ansar Islam, a terrorist organization that has operated in Iraq ...

Post-9/11, Al Qaeda’s fascinationwith bringing down passenger aircraft is as strong as ever. As one window of opportunity closes, another seems to open. With doors to the cockpit now closed, and ...

A US F-15 fighter takes off to conduct strikes against the Islamic State in Syria in December 2025. (CENTCOM) The US military killed an Al Qaeda leader who was involved in the December 13, 2025, ...