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Although the Saudi government has not identified the 25 terrorists released from Guantanamo Bay who are known to have returned to jihad, 15 of them can be identified.
The defection is the latest blow to one of the two largest Islamist terror groups in Somalia, and will bolster the fortunes of Shabaab.
The Federal Security Service captured Emir Magas, the military commander of the Caucasus Emirate, and killed Yasir Amarat, a wanted terrorist commander from Jordan.
The strike, the first reported this month, took place in a village controlled by the Haqqani Network.
General Ray Odierno said that Iraqi and US forces have captured or killed 34 of the top 42 al Qaeda in Iraq leaders over the past three months. The terror group is cut off from the senior leadership in Pakistan and Afghanistan and is also having difficulty recruiting.
'Homegrown terrorism' has recently become a major national security concern. This phenomenon is not new, however: over the past few decades, a number of Americans have been drawn to the jihadist movement.
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US, Afghan forces hammer the Haqqani Network in Paktia
Arabs, Uzbeks, Turks, and Chechens were reported to have been killed in the clash in eastern Afghanistan. Two Haqqani Network and Taliban commanders and a foreign fighter facilitator were killed in the fighting.Saudi Gitmo recidivists
Although the Saudi government has not identified the 25 terrorists released from Guantanamo Bay who are known to have returned to jihad, 15 of them can be identified.
Al Qaeda commander killed in US strike in North Waziristan
Military commander Abu Ahmed and 12 members of the Islamic Jihad Group were killed in today's strike in the Taliban stronghold.US, Afghan forces kill 38 Haqqani Network fighters in Khost
The joint forces battled more than 200 Haqqani Network fighters in the Musa Khel district.US strike kills 16 in North Waziristan
An unmanned Predator or Reaper fired two missiles at a compound near Mir Ali earlier today.Al Qaeda operatives killed in North Waziristan strike
A jihadist group said that an al Qaeda military commander, the leader of a local al Qaeda group, and a Turkish foreign fighter were killed in the June 10 airstrike in North Waziristan.Taliban kill 10 Pakistani troops, capture 40 more in northwest
Ten Frontier Corps troops and 38 Taliban fighters were killed in Bajaur, while 40 more troops were captured in Mohmand by the Afghan Taliban.Hizbul Islam faction in southern Somalia defects to Shabaab
The defection is the latest blow to one of the two largest Islamist terror groups in Somalia, and will bolster the fortunes of Shabaab.
US, Afghan forces kill Haqqani Network commander during raid in Khost
Fazil Subhan and an undisclosed number of Haqqani Network fighters were killed in the Shamul district. Subhan was known to facilitate al Qaeda operations.Russians capture, kill 2 top Caucasus Emirate commanders
The Federal Security Service captured Emir Magas, the military commander of the Caucasus Emirate, and killed Yasir Amarat, a wanted terrorist commander from Jordan.
US kills 14 in 2 strikes in North Waziristan
The strike is the third in the past 24 hours.US Predator strike kills 3 in North Waziristan
The strike, the first reported this month, took place in a village controlled by the Haqqani Network.
Taliban overrun Frontier Corps outpost in northwest Pakistan
A Taliban force killed six Frontier Corps troops in an attack in Arakzai; the military claimed 30 Taliban fighters were killed in the counterattack. On June 1, the Pakistani army had said that military operations in Arakzai were completed.Evidence presented of US involvement in 2009 airstrike in Yemen
Amnesty International showed photographs of the remains of a US-made cruise missile and cluster munitions that were used in the Dec. 17, 2009, airstrike in Abyan province.Al Qaeda-linked Taliban commander killed in western Afghanistan
Mullah Akhtar had ties to senior al Qaeda leaders and facilitated the training of Taliban fighters in Iran. He also has ties to Iran's Qods Force.Al Qaeda in Iraq is 'broken,' cut off from leaders in Pakistan, says top US general
General Ray Odierno said that Iraqi and US forces have captured or killed 34 of the top 42 al Qaeda in Iraq leaders over the past three months. The terror group is cut off from the senior leadership in Pakistan and Afghanistan and is also having difficulty recruiting.
Al Qaeda operative killed in South Waziristan strike
US Predators killed Osama bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Damjan al Dawsari in the May 28 airstrike in a region run by 'good Taliban' leader Mullah Nazir.American jihadists
'Homegrown terrorism' has recently become a major national security concern. This phenomenon is not new, however: over the past few decades, a number of Americans have been drawn to the jihadist movement.
