Al Qaeda

US military trains African troops in counter-terrorism

African forces have begun a U.S.-led counter-terrorism training programme in Senegal amid what a U.

Al Qaeda: Nigerian police peacekeepers forces of oppression

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has claimed responsibility for Friday's deadly attack on a…

Germany docks 4 men for aiding Al Qaeda

Four men accused of aiding an extremist Syrian rebel organisation on Tuesday appeared in a…

US jails Nigeria's 'Ayatollah Mustapha' for aiding Al-Qaeda

A Nigerian accused of receiving weapons training from al Qaeda's Yemeni affiliate and writing rap…

Al-Qaeda still holding Russian, 3 South Africans in Mali hotel siege

A Ukrainian escaped from a hotel hostage standoff in Mali Friday, telling soldiers that three…

Al- Qaeda militants storm Mali hotel, at least 7 people killed

Reuters/NAN - Suspected Islamist militants attacked a hotel in central Mali used by United Nations…

Al-Qaeda calls for more attacks in US, Europe

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) on Wednesday released a video calling for lone wolf…

Islamists kidnap 300 Kurds in Syria: Kurdish officials

Islamist fighters on Monday kidnapped some 300 Kurdish civilians at a checkpoint in northwestern Syria,…

Yemen’s President flees as palace is attacked

Yemen's President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi fled an air raid on his palace in the southern…

Charlie Hebdo terrorist had links with Nigeria's Mutallab

Said Kouachi, one of France's Charlie Hebdo terrorists had links to Umar Mutallab, the Nigerian…