Tag Archives: Anwar al-Awlaki

Why Nigerian Farouk Abdulmutallab underwear bomb failed to detonate

September 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The notorious underwear bomber who tried to bring down a jumbo jet on Christmas Day had a dirty little secret – he’d been wearing the explosive skivvies for weeks. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab wore them for three weeks to be exact, … read more »

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Nigeria: al-Qaeda’s new heartland of terror

April 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Con Coughlin Few outside Nigeria noticed the death of Mohammed Yusuf, a radical preacher, at the hands of the country’s famously brutal police almost three years ago. The only achievement of a man who had publicly insisted that the Earth … read more »

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Nigerian Underwear bomber Abdulmutallab sentenced to life

February 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A Nigerian man accused of trying to bomb a US-bound flight on Christmas Day 2009 has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 25, pleaded guilty to attempting to blow up a commercial plane as a … read more »

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Nigerian born underwear bomber seeks lesser sentence than life

February 14, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A lawyer for the Nigerian man who pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a U.S. jumbo passenger jet on Christmas Day in 2009 urged a federal judge on Monday not to sentence him to spend the rest of his … read more »

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‘Qaeda’s Awlaki directed Nigerian underwear bomber’

February 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Washington: Al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki personally directed and approved the attempted bombing of a U S airliner which a Nigerian man tried to carry out on Christmas Day in 2009, according to new details released by federal prosecutors on … read more »

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‘Dude, your pants are on fire!’ Court hears how passengers screamed as suspected al Qaeda extremist tried to blow up airliner

October 12, 2011 by benim

The court heard today dramatic details of how passengers screamed in terror at the young Nigerian accused of attempting to detonate a bomb in his underwear to bring down a jetliner. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Tuckel described Umar Farouk Abdulmattab … read more »

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‘If you can’t catch him, kill him’: Obama’s secret death warrant on al-Awlaki revealed

October 10, 2011 by benim

President Obama’s secret memorandum authorising the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki was only legally valid if he could not be taken alive, it has emerged. The legal writ, issued by the Justice Department, tackled the issues surrounding the targeted killing of … read more »

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U.S. officials unveil videos of bin Laden

May 7, 2011 by benim

Haunting and candid videos emerged of Osama bin Laden on Saturday, never-seen-before footage that provides clues into the psyche and stature of the world’s most wanted terrorist. Watch The Video HERE Intelligence officials on Saturday unveiled five different videos of … read more »

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Christmas Day bomber ‘chose to target Detroit because it was cheapest flight’

March 24, 2011 by benim

An Al Qaeda operative behind the failed Christmas Day bombing chose to target Detroit because flights elsewhere were too expensive, it has emerged. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab allegedly smuggled a packet of explosives on board the Amsterdam-Detroit plane by sewing it … read more »

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BA worker who conspired with Al Qaeda to blow up plane jailed for 30 years BA worker who conspired with Al Qaeda to blow up plane jailed for 30 years

March 19, 2011 by benim

Plot linked to hardline Islamist terror cells in Yemen Fanatic: Computer expert Rajib Karim was – and is – ‘a committed jihadist’, according to the judge A British Airways computer expert was jailed for 30 years today for plotting to … read more »

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British Airways worker found guilty of plotting bomb on a passenger plane

March 1, 2011 by benim

Karim, 31, was a ‘mild-mannered, well educated and respectful’ worker but also a secret extremist Terrorist ‘entirely committed’ to jihad, court told He conspired with hate preacher described as ‘bigger threat than bin Laden’ Rajib Karim, 31, a former British … read more »

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Thousands march against Yemen’s president, call for his ouster

February 3, 2011 by benim

SANAA, Yemen – Tens of thousands of protesters Thursday staged unprecedented demonstrations against Yemen’s autocratic president, a key U.S. ally in battling Islamic militants, as unrest inspired by uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia spread further in the Arab world. The … read more »

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Yemeni president to step aside

February 2, 2011 by benim

Yemen – Yemen’s U.S.-backed president, in power for more than three decades, pledged Wednesday not to seek another term in office in an apparent attempt to defuse protests inspired by Tunisia’s revolt and the turmoil in Egypt. The concession by … read more »

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Canadians taking al-Qaida training in Pakistan: Report

January 15, 2011 by benim

OTTAWA — The RCMP is investigating a claim that a dozen Canadians in al-Qaida training camps in Pakistan are preparing to mount terror missions in Canada. “Any information that we receive, we look at assessing its credibility and then taking … read more »

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Yemeni official says al-Qaida gunmen kill 17 soldiers in 2 attacks in restive south Yemen

January 7, 2011 by benim

SANAA, Yemen – Suspected al-Qaida fighters killed at least 17 Yemeni soldiers in a pair of ambushes in the country’s restive south on Friday, officials said. Both attacks took place near the town of Lawder in Abyan province, some 155 … read more »

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Yemen: the war on terror and a deadly game of cat and mouse

November 13, 2010 by benim

Tribal customs and a deadly ambivalence towards the West mean that the hunt for Anwar al-Awlaki will be long and frustrating. Sheikh Ahmed Shuraif certainly has the tools for the job the Americans and British want him to do. Kalashnikov … read more »

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Ugandan wife of terrorism convict pleads guilty; will have to leave U.S.

November 9, 2010 by benim

The Ugandan wife of an American-born man who pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists entered her own guilty plea on Monday. Proscovia Kampire Nzabanita, dressed head-to-toe in conservative Muslim dress with her face covered, pleaded guilty to making … read more »

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Wanted Yemeni Cleric Calls for American Deaths

November 8, 2010 by benim

A U.S.-born radical Yemeni cleric has called for the killing of Americans in a new video posted on a radical Muslim website. Anwar al-Awlaki referred to Americans as “the devil,” adding that killing them does not require special religious permission … read more »

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Al-Qaeda plane bomb 17 minutes from going off

November 4, 2010 by benim

One of the al-Qaeda plane bombs from the Yemen discovered by security services was disarmed just 17 minutes before it was set to go off, it has been claimed. Anwar Al-Awlaki; America and the war on Yemen – talking about … read more »

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Roshanara Choudhry confession: ‘I wanted to die’

November 4, 2010 by benim

Exclusive: Transcripts obtained by the Guardian of police interviews with Roshonara Choudhry, jailed for trying to kill Labour MP Stephen Timms, reveal extremist cleric’s influence. The gifted student jailed for life for trying to assassinate MP Stephen Timms told police … read more »

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Yemen parcel bombmaker believed to be al Qaeda terrorist Ibrahim Hassan Al Asiri

October 31, 2010 by benim

The man believed to have made the parcel bombs is Ibrahim Hassan Al Asiri, a Yemen-based terrorist described as one of the most ruthless and fanatical of all al Qaeda’s followers. Ibrahim Hassan Al Asiri US intelligence officials say the … read more »

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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula behind cargo terror plot

October 29, 2010 by benim

U.S. officials believe that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is behind an apparent plot to send explosive devices to U.S. destinations via cargo planes, a law enforcement source told CNN. Formed in 2009, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula … read more »

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