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8 Feb 2017, 11:07 am by Jordan Brunner
” The Times writes that the latest draft of Trump’s executive order on Guantanamo would direct Defense Secretary James Mattis to detain suspected members of ISIS along with militants affiliated with al Qaeda and the Taliban. [read post]
7 Feb 2017, 10:12 am by Jordan Brunner
NBC News informs us that the special operations raid in Yemen that resulted in the death of a Navy SEAL and several civilians failed to capture or kill its target: Qassim al-Rimi, the leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. [read post]
7 Feb 2017, 7:30 am by J. Dana Stuster
Escalating Role in Yemen on Two Fronts While debates and recriminations over what went wrong in the January 29 raid on an al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula position continued last week in the press, U.S. forces continued to clash with Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). [read post]
31 Jan 2017, 7:30 am by J. Dana Stuster
Navy SEALs, supported by helicopter gunships and armed Reaper drones, raided the location of a senior official of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula on Sunday in Bayda province, Yemen. [read post]
30 Jan 2017, 11:15 am by Jordan Brunner
Navy Seal was killed and three others were wounded in a firefight with Al Qaeda militants in Yemen. [read post]
20 Jan 2017, 6:00 am by Daniel Byman
But if Russia were to end its meddling in Ukraine, ease pressure on the Baltics, and stop backing Middle Eastern thugs like Bashar al-Assad, it would help regional stability and make it more likely that local democracies would flourish. [read post]
29 Nov 2016, 12:56 pm by Zachary Burdette, Quinta Jurecic
OSU student Abdul Artan, who was killed by police after attempting to drive into pedestrians and attacking passersby with a knife on the university campus, appears to have posted references on social media to the Islamic State, al-Qaeda propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki, and “sleeper cells” of Muslims. [read post]
18 Nov 2016, 12:14 pm by Zachary Burdette
Jabhat al-Nusra has continued its public relations campaign to try to convince the world that it has severed ties with al-Qaeda. [read post]
26 Oct 2016, 12:09 pm by Zachary Burdette, Quinta Jurecic
The Journal takes a look at the Islamic State’s efforts to recruit new members from the al-Qaeda-affiliated group al-Shabaab in Somalia. [read post]
25 Oct 2016, 12:13 pm by Zachary Burdette, Quinta Jurecic
Hambali was arrested—but never charged—for serving as a link between al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah. [read post]
13 Sep 2016, 11:28 am by Rishabh Bhandari
This ceasefire, which marks the second attempt this year to halt the bloodshed in Syria, does not include jihadist groups such as the Islamic State and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, al Qaeda’s former franchise in Syria. [read post]
9 Sep 2016, 11:14 am by Rishabh Bhandari
  Reuters writes that a top military commander for the militant group Jabhat Fateh al Sham, al Qaeda’s former franchise in Syria, was killed in an airstrike targeting a meeting of the group’s leaders. [read post]
28 Jul 2016, 10:22 am by Nora Ellingsen
In the government’s view, the United States has an interest in holding someone in confinement conditions and limiting their communications with other members of al Qaeda. [read post]
13 Jul 2016, 12:15 pm by Rishabh Bhandari, Caitlin Gilligan
Navy warships, including one that was carrying General Joe Votel, the head of U.S. [read post]
12 Jul 2016, 9:38 am by Rishabh Bhandari, David Hopen
Ken Watkin reviewed Charles Lister’s The Syrian Jihad: Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the Evolution of an Insurgency. [read post]
1 Jul 2016, 10:59 am by Rishabh Bhandari
The al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front was among the groups that helped seize Kansaba. [read post]
20 Jun 2016, 11:41 am by Rishabh Bhandari
According to officials, the operators will “assist troops from the United Arab Emirates, who, along with other Arab forces, are seeking to track down militants from al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. [read post]