Tag: Al Qaeda

Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said that while Carter remains wary of Moscow's motives in Syria, the secretary is "open to the discussion," or ways the two militaries could cooperate. (Vadim Savitsky/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service pool photo via AP, File)

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Pentagon: Carter supports potential alliance with Russia in Syria

Jamie McIntyre · July 14, 2016 7:26 pm

Still, the president's top spokesman appeared to confirm that such a pact is under discussion. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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White House mum on possible Syria deal with Russia

Susan Crabtree · July 14, 2016 5:00 pm

Top Intel Official: Al Qaeda Worked on WMD in Iran

Thomas Joscelyn, Stephen F. Hayes · July 13, 2016 2:47 am

Just last week, Congress complained about the process by which Guantanamo Bay detainees were transferred to other countries (Richard Sheinwald/Bloomberg News, File)

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Obama releases two Guantanamo detainees with al Qaeda links

Diana Stancy Correll · July 11, 2016 5:31 pm

Fayiz Ahmad Yahia Suleiman has been at Guantanamo Bay since 2002, but military officials have been conducting security reviews to see which detainees could be transferred to foreign facilities. (AP Photo/Bill Gorman, File)

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‘High risk’ al Qaeda member transferred from Guantanamo Bay

Joel Gehrke · July 10, 2016 8:15 pm

The speech was titled, "We are all Osama," according to SITE Intelligence Group. (AP Photo/Mazhar Ali Khan, File)

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Bin Laden’s son vows revenge

Joel Gehrke · July 10, 2016 7:05 pm

Four al Qaeda-linked terrorists were killed this month in airstrike in Yemen, U.S. Central Command announced on Friday. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

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U.S. airstrikes kill 4 al Qaeda operatives in Yemen

Jamie McIntyre · July 8, 2016 5:01 pm

An al Qaeda Veteran Released From Gitmo Has Gone Missing

Stephen F. Hayes · June 27, 2016 12:22 am

A Guantanamo Bay detainee who had been in federal custody for 14 years has been transferred to Montenegro, according to the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, Pool)

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Osama bin Laden’s body guard transferred out of Guantanamo Bay

Anna Giaritelli · June 23, 2016 3:35 am

Hillary Clinton rejected Donald Trump’s criticism that she is refusing to use the term "radical Islam," and said her actions while in the Obama administration show she's willing to take on dire threats to the country. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Clinton: ‘It matters that we got bin Laden, not what name we called him’

Gabby Morrongiello · June 13, 2016 12:33 pm

Altogether the nine strikes in 2016 killed 81 operatives, but none was a "high-value individual." (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik, File)

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U.S. reveals 9 airstrikes in Yemen

Jamie McIntyre · June 3, 2016 5:13 pm

The White House is due to receive key recommendations from Army Gen. John Nicholson Jr. charged with helping to ensure the defeat of the Taliban and eliminating the threat from groups affiliated with al Qaeda and Islamic State in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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U.S. Afghanistan commander to make key recommendations

Jamie McIntyre · June 1, 2016 7:48 pm