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25 Jan 2019, 5:00 am by Annika Lichtenbaum
Formed in May 2015 when it split from al-Qaeda splinter group Al-Mourabitoun (which, as I note below, is now itself part of al-Qaeda’s branch in Mali), ISIS-GS is based in Mali along the border with Niger. [read post]
22 Dec 2018, 1:29 pm by Nicholas Norberg
Groups deemed overly extreme were excluded from the deal, including the Islamic State, Jabhat al-Nusra and others linked to al-Qaeda. [read post]
7 Dec 2018, 9:48 am by Jim Walker
 We also know that al Qaeda planned to seize cruise ships and execute passengers in the past. [read post]
15 Nov 2018, 11:29 am by Matthew Waxman
The book concludes with a brief epilogue relating those stories to recent and ongoing conflicts, including the war against al-Qaeda and its offshoots which is, after seventeen years of conflict, America’s longest running war. [read post]
18 Sep 2018, 8:47 am by J. Dana Stuster
The deal backs Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an extremist group prominent in Idlib, into a corner, Lister writes; it will alienate Turkey, which has tolerated its presence in Idlib, if it resists the deal entering effect, and it will risk an internal crisis and potential defections if it accepts it. [read post]
And Section 901 directs the Secretary of the Navy to conduct a “comprehensive review” of its operational and administrative chains-of-command to clarify responsibilities, ensure readiness, and eliminate redundancies. [read post]
7 Aug 2018, 7:00 am by J. Dana Stuster
  Saudi and Emirati Coalition Paying Off al-Qaeda in Yemen War, AP Investigation Finds The Saudi and Emirati coalition fighting in Yemen has paid off militants from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to ensure their peaceful retreat from towns the terrorist group was occupying, according to an investigation by the Associated Press. [read post]
3 Aug 2018, 5:36 am by Daniel Byman
However, the Obama administration stepped up operations when al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen, known as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, tried, and almost succeeded in, bombing an airplane over Detroit in 2009. [read post]
24 Jul 2018, 6:51 am by Sarah Grant
Quiet since September 2016, the military commission for Majid Shoukat Khan, a low-level al-Qaeda operative who pled guilty to all charges filed against him in 2012 and is cooperating with the government, reconvened for a brief afternoon session on July 17. [read post]
21 May 2018, 4:00 am by Daniel Byman
Indeed, much of the U.S. struggle against terrorism in parts of Africa and the Middle East involves working with local forces or governments to get them to more aggressively go after groups linked to al-Qaeda or the Islamic State. [read post]
25 Apr 2018, 3:30 am by Coleman Saunders
The military commission trying alleged al-Qaeda commander Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi reconvened in public session on April 17 after a break in proceedings since February. [read post]
21 Mar 2018, 9:22 am by Sean Gallagher
Enlarge / US Navy SEALs conducting special reconnaissance of Al Qaeda operations in Afghanistan in 2002. [read post]
15 Feb 2018, 1:30 pm by Sarah Grant
Proceedings in the military commission of alleged al Qaeda commander Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi continued Feb. 5–6 and then again more than a week later on Feb. 13 at Guantanamo Naval Base, with military judge Army Col. [read post]
13 Feb 2018, 9:30 am by Coleman Saunders
The military commission trying alleged al-Qaeda commander Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi reconvened from Jan. 30 to Feb. 6, after a break in proceedings since July due to al-Hadi’s serious medical issues. [read post]
19 Jan 2018, 11:38 am by Sarah Grant, Jack Goldsmith
In President Trump’s first year in office, these U.S. forces conducted ground and air combat operations in conjunction with Iraqi government forces, Syrian opposition forces, and coalition partners against ISIS, al-Qaeda, and affiliated groups. [read post]
29 Nov 2017, 12:00 pm by Brett M. Kavanaugh
The subsequent major wars—Vietnam, the Persian Gulf War, the war against al-Qaeda, and the war against Iraq—all were congressionally authorized. [read post]
13 Nov 2017, 9:38 am by Garrett Hinck
YouTube took down thousands of videos of Al-Qaeda propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki, the Times reported. [read post]
1 Nov 2017, 1:02 pm by Sean Gallagher
Some of the files contain personal correspondence between Bin Laden and members of his family and other Al Qaeda leaders, and some are related to Al Qaeda's terrorist operation. [read post]