Tag: Al Qaeda

A U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan last month killed a top al Qaeda leader, the Pentagon confirmed Friday evening. (AP Photo/Najim Rahim)

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Pentagon: Top al Qaeda leader killed in airstrike

Anna Giaritelli · November 5, 2016 1:28 am

Al Qaeda may be planning a terrorist attack in New York, Texas and Virginia on Monday, just a day before Election Day, CBS News reported. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Report: Potential al Qaeda terror plotting the day before Election Day

Mariana Barillas · November 4, 2016 12:04 pm

The three strikes in three days show the transregional nature of the al Qaeda threat, Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said on Wednesday. (AP Photo)

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US racks up kills of al Qaeda leaders

Jamie McIntyre · November 2, 2016 5:32 pm

The U.S. military targeted two of al Qaeda's most most senior leaders in Afghanistan with a series of drone strikes conducted Sunday in a remote area of Kunar Province. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt)

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US targets top two al Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan

Jamie McIntyre · October 26, 2016 11:42 pm

At least 41 police trainees were killed and more than 100 others wounded on Monday when terrorists detonated explosives and opened fire at a training center in Quetta, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)

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State Dept. pledges support to triple-terror-target Pakistan

Anna Giaritelli · October 25, 2016 1:59 am

US kills eight terrorists in Yemen

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US kills eight terrorists in Yemen

Jamie McIntyre · October 21, 2016 9:00 pm

Video: Taliban apparently using drones to film car bomb attacks

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Video: Taliban apparently using drones to film car bomb attacks

Jacqueline Klimas · October 21, 2016 7:41 pm

In the absence of a counter-terrorism rationale, there are no other sufficiently compelling reasons to keep American forces in Afghanistan. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

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It’s time for the United States to let Afghanistan go

A. Trevor Thrall · October 17, 2016 4:05 am

"We have now determined that Egyptian national Abu al-Faraj al Masri, one of al Qaeda's most senior leaders, was killed in an American airstrike near Idlib, Syria, on Monday," Peter Cook said. (AP Photo)

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US confirms death of top al Qaeda leader

Jamie McIntyre · October 6, 2016 8:24 pm

The Newseum claims it "educates the public about the value of a free press in a free society" and "promotes, explains and defends free expression and the five freedoms of the First Amendment: religion, speech, press, assembly and petition." With this in mind, the Newseum created a memorial that recognizes "men and women who died or were killed while reporting the news." (AP Photo)

The terrorist and the museum

Sean Durns · October 5, 2016 4:03 am

In this photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense group known as the White Helmets, Syrians inspect damaged buildings after airstrikes by government helicopters on the rebel-held Aleppo neighborhood of Mashhad, Syria, Tuesday Sept. 27, 2016. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)

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US targets senior al Qaeda leader in airstrike

Jamie McIntyre · October 3, 2016 4:39 pm

Iran Backed al Qaeda

Shoshana Weissmann · September 14, 2016 6:22 pm