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Iran has freed Osama bin Laden's spokesman, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, from "house arrest." Abu Ghaith gained infamy after Sept. 11, 2001, when he promised more attacks on American soil. He recruited the al Qaeda cell responsible for the Oct. 8, 2002, attack on US Marines training on Faylaka Island.
Aafia Siddiqui, dubbed "Lady al Qaeda" in the press, was sentenced to 86 years in prison on Thursday. Siddiqui was part of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's network and participated in plotting against the US Homeland.
Five suicide bombers were killed as they attempted to storm Forward Operating Base Gardez in Paktia province.
Unconfirmed reports indicate Bekkay Harrach may have been killed in a strike on a Haqqani Network compound in August. Harrach is on al Qaeda's external operations committee.
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Germans, Britons linked to Europe plot killed in recent US Predator strike
Eight Germans and two Britons are said to have been killed in the same strike that killed an Islamic Jihad Group leader who trained Germans to return to their home country to carry out terror attacks.Pakistan closes NATO supply route after latest US cross-border attack
Pakistan claimed three Frontier Corps troops were killed by ISAF helicopters. ISAF confirms its helicopters briefly engaged Haqqani Network forces across the border.European terror plot begins to unravel
An increase in Predator strikes against al Qaeda groups in Pakistan and operations against the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in northern Afghanistan is linked to a plot to carry out a Mumbai-like terror assault in several cities in Europe.ISAF kills senior al Qaeda leader and an IED expert in Kunar strike
Abdallah Umar al Qurayshi, a senior al Qaeda commander who coordinated Arab fighters in Kunar and Nuristan provinces, an explosives expert named Abu Atta al Kuwaiti, and several Arab al Qaeda commanders were killed in the Sept. 25 airstrike in the Korengal Valley.Osama bin Laden's spokesman freed by Iran
Iran has freed Osama bin Laden's spokesman, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, from "house arrest." Abu Ghaith gained infamy after Sept. 11, 2001, when he promised more attacks on American soil. He recruited the al Qaeda cell responsible for the Oct. 8, 2002, attack on US Marines training on Faylaka Island.
US kills al Qaeda's leader for Afghanistan and Pakistan in Predator strike: Report
Sheikh Fateh al Masri, the leader of Qaedat al Jihad fi Khorasan, is thought to have been killed in the Sept. 25 strike in Datta Khel in North Waziristan. The reports of his death are unconfirmed.US Predators kill 4 'militants' in South Waziristan
The strike is the third in South Waziristan this month, and took place in territory controlled by Mullah Nazir.ISAF helos engage Haqqani Network fighters on the Pakistani border
ISAF would not confirm its attack helicopters pursued the Haqqani Network into Pakistani territory today, as happened twice over the weekend. More than 10 Haqqani Network fighters were reported killed in today's clash.US Predators strike again in Datta Khel
Seven "militants" were killed in attacks on a vehicle and a compound in Datta Khel. Ten of the last 18 strikes have hit targets in the Datta Khel area.US helos kill 30 Haqqani Network fighters in strikes in Pakistan
US attack helicopters pounded Haqqani Network fighters in North Waziristan after the terror group attacked an Afghan outpost in Khost.ISAF hunts senior al Qaeda leader in Kunar
The unnamed commander, who is associated with al Qaeda facilitators and extremists throughout the Middle East, coordinates the attacks of a group of Arab fighters in Kunar and Nuristan.ISAF, Afghan forces kill 30 Taliban in air assault in eastern Afghanistan
ISAF and the governor of Laghman province denied reports of civilian casualties.'Lady al Qaeda' sentenced to 86 years in prison
Aafia Siddiqui, dubbed "Lady al Qaeda" in the press, was sentenced to 86 years in prison on Thursday. Siddiqui was part of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's network and participated in plotting against the US Homeland.
US, Afghan forces defeat Haqqani Network suicide assault on FOB Gardez
Five suicide bombers were killed as they attempted to storm Forward Operating Base Gardez in Paktia province.
Senior Kabul Attack Network commander killed in Coalition airstrike
Qari Mansur, a Haqqani Network commander, was "one of the most prolific attack planners for the Kabul insurgent network" who organized suicide and IED attacks in the capital.US official explains National Counterterrorism Center's view of the enemy
NCTC director Michael Leiter testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on Wednesday. Leiter's testimony highlights al Qaeda's close ties to other jihadist organizations.Al Qaeda-linked IMU claims deadly ambush on Tajik troops
An Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan spokesman named Abdufattoh Ahmadi claimed the attack that killed 25 Tajik soldiers on Sept. 19.US troops defeat Haqqani Network assault on base in Khost
While trying to mass for an attack on Combat Outpost Spera, 27 Haqqani Network fighters were killed.Senior German al Qaeda operative thought killed in Predator strike in Pakistan
Unconfirmed reports indicate Bekkay Harrach may have been killed in a strike on a Haqqani Network compound in August. Harrach is on al Qaeda's external operations committee.
