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The four fighters were said to be from Turkmenistan. No senior leaders had been reported killed.
Tariq al Dhahab, the brother-in-law of Anwar al Awalki, has called for the release of al Qaeda prisoners in Yemen and the imposition of sharia, or Islamic law.
An Algerian court sentenced Nadji Abdelaziz, a former Guantanamo detainee, to three years in prison on Monday. Abdelaziz served both Lashkar-e-Taiba and al Qaeda, according to memos prepared by Joint Task Force-Guantanamo.
The report is unconfirmed. Pakistani officials said radio chatter among Taliban fighters indicates he is dead.
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Islamic Jihad Union details cooperation with Afghan Taliban
The al Qaeda-linked group claimed its fighters "help the Taliban in northern Afghanistan and provide them with military consultation" and are deployed in the Afghan provinces of Paktia, Paktika, Khost, Ghazni, Kandahar, Helmand, Nuristan, Badakhshan, Kunduz, and Balkh.Philippine military kills wanted Jemaah Islamiyah, Abu Sayyaf operatives in airstrike
Zulkifli bin Hir, Abu Sayyaf commander Umbra Jumdail, and Muhamad Ali are among 15 terrorists killed in an airstrike in Sulu province, according to the military's Chief of Staff.US drone strike kills 11 AQAP leaders, fighters: report
Four local al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commanders are said to have been killed in a Predator strike in Abyan province. The strike is the first in Yemen since Dec. 22.ISAF, Afghan forces capture al Qaeda 'facilitator' in east
The al Qaeda facilitator "coordinated insurgent activity throughout the area and provided reports to senior al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan," ISAF stated. He is the first al Qaeda operative reported as killed or captured in Afghanistan in two months.Afghan, ISAF troops kill IMU leader in north
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader was responsible for last year's Christmas Day suicide attack at a funeral in Taloqan that killed 20 Afghans, including a member of parliament. ISAF reporting on raids against the IMU and al Qaeda has dropped off considerably.Islamist Egyptian MP calls for Zawahiri's return
Aboud al Zomor, who served as Egyptian Islamic Jihad's first emir and was jailed for his role in Anwar Sadat's assassination, said that Ayman al Zawahiri is no threat to Egypt and should be given safe haven.Al Qaeda releases video of Saudi al Qaeda fighter killed in Waziristan
Before he was killed in Waziristan in 2009, Abdullah bin Muhsin al Shahri, who was known as Abu Rawada, discussed an al Qaeda cell that operated in Gardez, Afghanistan.US adds IMU, IJU operatives to list of global terrorists
Mounir and Yassin Chouka, two Germans who are operatives in the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and Mevlut Kar, an Islamic Jihad Union facilitator, were added to the list of Specially Designated Global terrorists. All three have ties to al Qaeda.Ansar al Jihad swears allegiance to al Qaeda's emir
"We give you allegiance for obedience in good and bad, in difficulty and ease," Ansar al Jihad told Ayman al Zawahiri in a statement released on the Internet.Shabaab suicide bomber targets Ethiopian troops
Shabaab claimed a member of its "Martyrdom Brigades" killed 33 Ethiopian soldiers and officers in an attack in western Somalia.US Predators kill 4 'militants' in North Waziristan
The four fighters were said to be from Turkmenistan. No senior leaders had been reported killed.
British Shabaab operative killed in airstrike in Somalia
Bilal al Berjawi, a British citizen of Lebanese origins, "was from the early people who came to jihad in Somalia." Shabaab said he was killed today in a US drone strike. He was second-in-command to slain al Qaeda leader Fazul Mohammed.AQAP commander says 'the Islamic Caliphate is coming'
Tariq al Dhahab, the brother-in-law of Anwar al Awalki, has called for the release of al Qaeda prisoners in Yemen and the imposition of sharia, or Islamic law.
Senior al Qaeda leader killed in recent drone strike: report
Aslam Awan, a Pakistani from Abbottabad, is thought to have been killed in the Jan. 11 strike in North Waziristan. He was a deputy to al Qaeda's external operations chief.Leaders of German al Qaeda cell living in Iran
Leaders of an al Qaeda cell that plotted a Mumbai-style attack in Europe in 2010 and fought alongside the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan are living in Iran.Algerian court sentences ex-Gitmo detainee to 3 years in prison
An Algerian court sentenced Nadji Abdelaziz, a former Guantanamo detainee, to three years in prison on Monday. Abdelaziz served both Lashkar-e-Taiba and al Qaeda, according to memos prepared by Joint Task Force-Guantanamo.
AQAP fighters seize control of Yemeni town, swear allegiance to Zawahiri
Rada'a has been taken over by Tareq al Dhahab, the brother-in-law of slain AQAP ideologue Anwar al Awlaki.Hakeemullah Mehsud rumored killed in recent drone strike
The report is unconfirmed. Pakistani officials said radio chatter among Taliban fighters indicates he is dead.
