Al-Qaeda

Generation Jihad Ep. 120 — Yes, al Qaeda is still a threat

November 29, 2023 7:37 pm | By Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss

In a slight detour from our Israel coverage, Bill and Caleb are joined by counterterrorism expert Sara Harmouch to discuss her recent article that sounds like it was written for Long War Journal but was actually written for War on the Rocks, called "Al-Qaeda: A Defeated Threat? Think Again." They debunk the latest example of President Biden's insistence that al Qaeda no longer has a presence in Afghanistan and discuss how U.S. rejection of intelligence is neither new nor at odds with its dangerous habit of disconnecting dots pertaining not least of all to al Qaeda. Read more →

Al Qaeda’s general command renews calls for attacks against American, European, and Israeli interests around the world

November 20, 2023 11:55 am | By Caleb Weiss

Al-Qaeda's General Command, or its central leadership, called on Muslims to attack American, European, and Israeli institutions, interests, and embassies around the world. Additionally, it called on Muslims in the West to strike from within. Read more →

Shabaab claims several al-Qaeda leaders present during infamous ‘Black Hawk Down’ incident

November 1, 2023 6:51 am | By Caleb Weiss

Mahad Karate, a senior official and a deputy emir of Shabaab, al-Qaeda's branch for East Africa, again named several al-Qaeda leaders present in Mogadishu during the infamous 'Black Hawk Down' incident in 1993. Read more →

U.S. offers $5 million reward for Shabaab’s deputy emir

October 18, 2023 3:00 pm | By Bill Roggio

Abukar Ali Adan, the deputy leader of Shabaab, Al Qaeda's branch in East Africa, is a dangeorus commander who has led the group's military wing and has ties to other Al Qaeda branches in African and on the Arabian Peninsula. Read more →

On eve of 9/11 Anniversary, U.S. officials continue to downplay Al Qaeda’s presence in Afghanistan

September 11, 2023 7:38 pm | By Bill Roggio

After nearly two decades of abysmal assessments from U.S. intelligence officials and policy makers on Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan, the latest claims that the terror group is "at its historical nadir" should be taken with more than a grain of salt. Read more →

Two years after U.S. withdrawal, the Taliban enjoys an iron-fisted grip on Afghanistan

August 15, 2023 7:39 am | By Bill Roggio

The Afghan people continue to suffer as the Taliban consolidates its power. Meanwhile, the Taliban’s support for Al Qaeda, the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, and a number of regional terror groups grows. Read more →

Generation Jihad Ep. 96 — New UN report on al Qaeda and the Islamic State

August 1, 2023 11:59 pm | By Bill Roggio

Bill is again joined by Generation Jihad regular Ambassador Edmund Fitton-Brown to discuss the latest report from the UN Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team (which Edmund previously led). Released on July 25, 2023, the Team's thirty-second report provides an update on al Qaeda and the Islamic State. Bill and Edmund unpack findings, discuss a few highlights, and also explain some points of disagreement. Read more →

Taliban again denies TTP presence in Afghanistan

July 21, 2023 8:00 am | By Bill Roggio

The Afghan Taliban continues to claim that there are no foreign terror groups operating inside their country, despite all evidence to the contrary. The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan has an extensive footprint in Afghanistan. Read more →

AFRICOM launches ‘self-defense’ airstrikes against Shabaab in Somalia

July 20, 2023 1:17 pm | By Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss

AFRICOM has launched four airstrikes against Al Qaeda's branch in Somalia this month as it continues to provide air support for the Somali National Army. Read more →

Fact Check: President Biden’s claim Al Qaeda is not in Afghanistan is demonstrably false

July 1, 2023 3:12 pm | By Bill Roggio

"I said Al Qaeda would not be there," President Biden said about Afghanistan. "I said we’d get help from the Taliban... I was right." Except Al Qaeda is indeed in Afghanistan and is receiving support from the Taliban. Read more →

Afghan Taliban and Al Qaeda aiding Pakistani Taliban’s insurgency

June 16, 2023 11:56 am | By Bill Roggio

The Afghan Taliban has vehemently objected to the lest UN report, as it punches gaping holes into the Taliban's narrative that it does not shelter and support foreign terror groups. However, the presence of the TTP, Al Qaeda and a host of other terror groups in Afghanistan is undeniable. Read more →

Generation Jihad Ep. 94 — Al Qaeda has key roles in Taliban’s Afghanistan

June 15, 2023 5:41 pm | By Bill Roggio

Bill welcomes back to the show Generation Jihad regular Ambassador Edmund Fitton-Brown. Now a member of the Counter Extremism Project's advisory board, Edmund previously served as the UK's Ambassador to Yemen and later as the coordinator of the U.N. Security Council’s Sanctions Monitoring Team. Edmund's former team at the U.N. just released its latest report on Afghanistan which details (among other troubling issues) just how embedded al Qaeda is in Afghanistan's Taliban government. Bill and Edmund dissect the report's findings. Read more →

Al Qaeda actively operating training camps in 5 Afghan provinces

June 13, 2023 2:22 pm | By Bill Roggio

Al Qaeda has established training camps in five Afghan provinces, as well as safe houses and a media center. The Taliban-Al Qaeda relationship is strong. Al Qaeda most certainly has not declined, nor has it been decimated or defeated. Read more →

Al Qaeda leaders are prominently serving in Taliban government

June 11, 2023 11:29 pm | By Bill Roggio

Three prominent dual hatted Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders serve in key positions within the Taliban establishment, according to the United Nationals Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team. The Taliban is providing Al Qaeda with key support, including "welfare payments" and passports. Read more →

The Taliban promises China it won’t allow terrorists to use Afghanistan as launching pad

May 11, 2023 9:21 pm | By Bill Roggio

The Taliban has made this false statement for decades, even prior to 9/11. After al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri was killed in Kabul, Taliban promises like this should be dismissed out of hand. Foreign terror groups continue to operate in Afghanistan to this day. Read more →

FDD’s Long War Journal’s response to Zalmay Khalilzad’s Twitter thread

April 27, 2023 12:01 pm | By The LWJ Editors

FDD's Long War Journal responds to the former ambassador's assertion that assessments of Afghanistan once again becoming a terrorist safe haven are false. Read more →

U.S. adds Al Qaeda leader in Syria to list of global terrorists

April 13, 2023 11:17 am | By Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss

Sami al-Uraydi, a Jordanian national and senior leader within al-Qaeda's official branch in Syria, has been designated. Read more →

Generation Jihad Ep. 88 — al Qaeda and Islamic State findings in new UN report

February 20, 2023 9:30 pm | By Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss

Host Bill Roggio and (now official) co-host Caleb Weiss are joined by former coordinator of the UN Security Council Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring team Edmund Fitton-Brown to discuss findings in the latest UN report on the Islamic State and al Qaeda. Read more →

UN reports veteran al Qaeda leader likely back in action in Afghanistan

February 14, 2023 9:15 am | By Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss

The U.S. captured al Qaeda key commander Abu Ikhlas al Masri in 2010. He was freed from Bagram prison after the Taliban takeover in 2021, and is thought to have reformed an Al Qaeda unit. Read more →

Pakistani Taliban kills scores in mosque bombing in Peshawar

January 30, 2023 9:20 pm | By Bill Roggio

Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, claimed credit for the deadly attack. The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan denied involvement, while it and the Afghan Taliban cynically claimed it would never strike a mosque. Read more →

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