Tag Archives: Ayman al-Zawahiri
By Christina Hellmich Is Al-Qaeda about to bring terrorism to Europe’s backyard in North Africa? The intervention of French military forces in Mali and the apparent reprisals in the form of the hostage crisis at the In Amenas gas processing … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Article, Mali, North Africa, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Algeria, AQIM, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Belmokhtar, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Osama bin Laden
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By: Jim Kouri Somali and African Union security forces drove members of a powerful Islamic terrorist group out of the town of Jowhar on Sunday, according to a report from a counterterrorism expert in Israel. The government and AU troops … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Ayman al-Zawahiri, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Islamic Courts Union, Jowhar, Mogadishu, Somalia
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Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has urged all Muslims to support Somalia’s Islamist Shebab insurgents, the SIE monitoring website reported on Tuesday. The Shebab, a group which has been battling the Western-backed government in Somalia and proclaims allegiance to al … read more »
By: B. Raman Al Qaeda in North Waziristan, Al Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula (AQAP), the NeoTaliban of Afghanistan and the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been closely following the presidential election campaign in the US. While they have kept up … read more »
Posted in America, Article
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Tagged Afghanistan, AlQaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Barack Obama, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Libya, obama, Taliban, United States
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Tanis – The leader of Tunisia’s ruling Islamist party on Wednesday dismissed suggestions that recent unrest was the result of a call to rise up by al-Qaeda supremo Ayman al-Zawahiri. “Ayman al-Zawahiri has no influence in Tunisia. This man is … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Islamism, Salafi, Salafist, Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Tunisia has declared an overnight curfew on eight regions, including the capital, an interior ministry official says, in the wake of serious rioting. The eight-hour curfew was introduced after several violent attacks in protest at an art exhibition. The government … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Spotlight, Tunisia
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Ayman al-Zawahiri, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Jendouba, La Marsa, Manouba, Salafi, Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Washington – In what United States officials described as major blow to al-Qaeda, the group’s second-ranking leader, a militant known as Abu Yahya al-Libi, was killed in a strike by a missile fired from a US-operated drone, an official confirmed … read more »
What does it take for a country to be kicked off the U.S. foreign aid dole? We might soon be learning the answer to that question, thanks to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and its consistent efforts to antagonize the … read more »
By Abdi Aynte Last month, the radical Islamist group al-Shabaab, which controls vast swathes of territory in south and central Somalia, declared it was joining the al-Qaeda Network. The announcement was hardly surprising: the two groups have been courting each … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged africa african news, Al-Shabaab, AlQaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Bin Laden, East Africa, indepthafrica africa news, Osama bin Laden, Somalia, Transitional Federal Government
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The following article was originally published by the Stonegate Institute. What is the alternative to Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria? A simple if indirect way to find out is to consider which groups in Syria are especially for or against … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Andrew McCarthy, Assad, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Bashar Al-Assad, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Iraq, Raymond Ibrahim, Saddam Hussein, Syria
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Recently, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) co-sponsored a non-binding senate resolution with Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) that called for the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad from power in Syria and for the US to back the Syrian opposition by “urg[ing] the … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Assad, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Bashar Al-Assad, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Iraq, John McCain, Syria, United States
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By Hussein Solomon “Today, I have glad tidings for the Muslim ummah [nation] that will please the believers and disturb the disbelievers, which is the joining of the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement in Somalia to Qaeda al-Jihad to support the unity … read more »
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Al-Zawahiri, AlQaeda, Arab League, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Osama bin Laden, Somalia, Syria
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Osama Bin Laden, the presumed mastermind behind the creation of Al Qaeda, originally formalized a global network of militants mostly comprised of Muslim Brotherhood members. These Brotherhood members, like Ayman al-Zawahiri, tapped into their own personal networks which later socially … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, AlQaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Hezbollah, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Iran, Osama bin Laden, Outlaw motorcycle club, Sunni
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According to Western counter-terrorism officials, al-Qaeda terrorists have established a 200-strong fighting force near the Egyptian border in eastern Libya. The creation of the al-Qaeda unit comes at the same time as the Libyan interim government is threatened by a … read more »
Posted in Article, Libya, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, AlQaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Libyan, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Muammar al-Gaddafi, United States
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UK U.S. District Court Rules Iran Behind 9/11 AttacksFriday, December 23, 2011 1:25 PMNEW YORK, December 23, 2011/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — A federal district court in Manhattan yesterday entered a historic ruling that reveals new facts about … read more »
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Tagged 9/11 Commission Report, Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Daniels, George B. Daniels, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Iran, September 11 attacks, United States
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September 14, 2011 by benim
On the eleventh of September 2001, the world bore witness to the unimaginable. America, the greatest country on Earth, came under an attack. Like the walls of Jericho, the Twin Towers in New York came tumbling down. Most of us … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, News, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, J. Edgar Hoover, Kwame Nkrumah, New York City, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Osama bin Laden, Pan African News, September 11 attacks, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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September 13, 2011 by benim
Al-Qaeda has released a video marking the anniversary of 9/11 which includes a message from its slain leader Osama bin Laden to the American people, monitoring group SITE Intelligence said on Tuesday. SITE said the 62-minute video titled “The Dawn … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, African National Congress, Al-Qaeda, All Africa, Arab League, Arab World, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Barack Obama, breaking news, Cape Town, crime, East Africa, Helen Zille, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Julius Malema, North Africa, Osama bin Laden, Pan African News, September 11 attacks, South Africa, Southern Africa, terrorism, United States, voting, West Africa Democratic Alliance, western cape, Zimababwe, Zimbabwe news
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Al-Qaeda’s second-in-command has been killed in Pakistan earlier this week, a senior US official said. Atiyah Abd al-Rahman was killed on August 22 in the tribal Waziristan region, the official said on Saturday, insisting on anonymity in discussing intelligence issues. … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, Ayman al-Zawahiri, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, North Waziristan, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Pan African News, Southern Africa, United States, Waziristan, West Africa
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Cairo – Authorities at Cairo airport on Thursday detained an Egyptian national suspected of belonging to al-Qaeda in Yemen, an airport official told AFP. Rabie Abdullah, who was travelling under a false name, arrived on Thursday from Yemen and was … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, Al-Qaeda, All Africa, Arab League, Arabian Peninsula, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Ayman al-Zawahri, breaking news, Cairo, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa, Yemen
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Cairo – Al-Qaeda’s likely next leader says Nato’s operations in Libya are meant to topple Muammar Gaddafi so the West can install a puppet government and control the country’s oil wealth. In a 49-minute audio recording, Ayman al-Zawahri, the No … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, Al-Qaeda, All Africa, Arab League, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Bashar Al-Assad, breaking news, East Africa, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Muammar al-Gaddafi, North Africa, Osama bin Laden, Palestinian Territories, Pan African News, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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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 »
Today, at my direction, the United States carried out that operation… they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body. The death of Bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date against al-Qaeda. Tonight, we give thanks … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Barack Obama, breaking news, IndepthAfrica, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthWorldIndepthNigeria, map of africa, News local news, newspapers, Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabia, terrorism, United States, World news, World Trade Center
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The most intense manhunt in history has finally caught up with Osama bin Laden. Today he is reviled in the West as the personification of evil. But long before bin Laden became the world’s most hunted man, few believed fate … read more »
Posted in America, Daylight Africa, Global Issues
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Barack Obama, breaking news, IndepthAfrica, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthWorldIndepthNigeria, map of africa, News local news, newspapers, Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabia, terrorism, United States, World news, World Trade Center
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A sweeping array of world powers — from the United States to the United Nations, from the Arab League to NATO — spoke from the same script Tuesday in forcefully calling for Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi to step down. Some even … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Anas al Liby, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Benghazi, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, Libya, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, military dictatorship, Muammar al-Gaddafi, News local news, political-news, Saudi Arabia, Social Issues, War Conflict, World news
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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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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Al-Qaeda, Anwar al-Awlaki, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Barack Obama, breaking news, Detroit, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, News local news, newspapers, Northwest Airlines Flight 253, Osama bin Laden, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, World news
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Cairo – A lawyer says Egypt’s military rulers have freed the brother of al-Qaeda’s deputy leader after he served 10 years in prison. The interior ministry released Mohammed al-Zawahri on Thursday along with about 60 other prisoners. He is the … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Ayman al-Zawahri, breaking news, Egypt, Embassies and Consulates, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Middle East, News local news, Osama bin Laden, United Arab Emirates, World news
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Western fears of Islamist takeover in post-Mubarak Egypt are unfounded. During recent protests, the Muslim Brotherhood has demonstrated a commitment to peaceful political participation. The US now has an opportunity to support a truly democratic Egypt, including the Brotherhood. … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Daylight Africa, Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Ayman al-Zawahiri, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Mohamed ElBaradei, Muslim Brotherhood, National Association for Change, Osama bin Laden, United States
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February 25, 2011 by benim
Cairo – The deputy to Osama bin Laden issued al-Qaeda’s second message since the Egyptian uprising, accusing the nation’s Christian leadership of inciting interfaith tensions and denying that the terror network was behind last month’s bombing of a Coptic church … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, breaking news, Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Egypt, Embassies and Consulates, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Muslim, News local news, Osama bin Laden, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, World news
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Security forces investigating the country’s worst sectarian attack since 1999 focus on a local group inspired by al-Qaida. Egyptian security forces today arrested 17 people in connection with the terrorist bombing of a church in Alexandria in which 21 died … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Al-Qaeda, al-qaeda in iraq, Ayman al-Zawahiri, breaking news, Copt, Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, News local news, newspapers, Osama bin Laden, World news
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December 29, 2010 by benim
South American drugs gangs are providing millions of pounds of funding for al-Qaeda terrorists by paying them to ensure the safe passage of cocaine across north Africa and towards Europe. Islamic rebels familiar with the barren terrain of the Sahara … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Ayman al-Zawahiri, breaking news, Edwin Dyer, IndepthAfrica, News local news, newspapers, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Sahara, United States, Warfare and Conflict, World news
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