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11 Nov 2021, 9:05 am by John Floyd
     Court documents cited by the Washington Post in February 2012 stated that “Khan couriered $50,000 to al-Qaeda associates to fund a hotel bombing in Jakarta, Indonesia; discussed terrorist strikes in the United States, including poisoning water reservoirs; and agreed to a suicide attack to assassinate the president of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf. [read post]
10 Nov 2021, 7:14 am by Daniel Byman
These events have kindled fears that, as was true in the 1990s, the country may become a base for international terrorist groups like al-Qaeda and a home for foreign fighters to train and plot. [read post]
7 Nov 2021, 7:01 am by Stacie Pettyjohn
Over-the-horizon counterterrorism operations apply pressure on organizations like al-Qaeda and the Islamic State in Khorasan province and make it difficult for these groups to safely plan, recruit and train. [read post]
5 Nov 2021, 12:06 pm by Emily Dai
In recent years, armed groups, some linked with al-Qaeda, have sought to establish control over communities in West Africa. [read post]
2 Nov 2021, 5:01 am by John Bellinger, Kenneth Propp
The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan may leave Europe more vulnerable to the effects of an al-Qaeda resurgence, while reducing the flow of American intelligence derived from Afghanistan to Europe’s security authorities. [read post]
1 Nov 2021, 11:42 am by Rohini Kurup
” The officers were part of an eight-member military jury that on Oct. 29 sentenced Khan to 26 years in prison, around the lowest sentence possible under the military commission rules, for his support of al-Qaeda. [read post]
Then there is the myth that the Taliban will be a viable counterterrorism force against the two jihadist organizations that pose the greatest regional and international threats—al-Qaeda and IS-K. [read post]
31 Oct 2021, 2:14 am by JURIST Staff
But the Taliban will have a difficult time complying with this commitment because other terrorist groups such as ISIS-K, Al-Qaeda, and others are in Afghanistan at the moment. [read post]
30 Oct 2021, 12:26 pm by Mary B. McCord and Annie L. Owens
The shooter, who had been radicalized abroad, coordinated with al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula regarding planning and tactics. [read post]
29 Oct 2021, 10:32 am by Emily Dai
Majid Khan, a former courier for al-Qaeda, was subject to “enhanced interrogation techniques” that agents used to coerce information from suspected terrorists during his three years in CIA black sites. [read post]
29 Oct 2021, 10:18 am by Howard Bashman
Black Sites; In a sentencing hearing, Majid Khan, a Pakistani who lived in suburban Baltimore before joining Al Qaeda, detailed dungeonlike conditions and episodes of abuse”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report. [read post]
29 Oct 2021, 4:04 am by Chris Seaton
We truly regret pushing a poorly written document to the Department of Justice likening concerned parents to American Al Qaeda operatives. [read post]
28 Oct 2021, 7:52 am by Jacob T. Rob, Jacob N. Shapiro
This coincided with the rise of social media, as the Taliban, al-Shabab and al-Qaeda developed their presence on Facebook and Twitter. [read post]
27 Oct 2021, 7:16 am by Bennett Clifford, Seamus Hughes
Some will attempt to aid al-Qaeda or IS-K remotely through providing financial support, assisting the groups on social media or helping to develop propaganda. [read post]
26 Oct 2021, 8:05 am by JURIST Staff
Haqqani network, Al-Qaeda, and many other militants assisted the Taliban throughout the last two decades. [read post]
26 Oct 2021, 7:00 am by Troy Rosasco
However, while the U.S. government kept details of the FBI investigation under wraps over the years, the now-retired FBI investigators and others who worked on the case have given additional information, including: The two early hijackers who arrived in Los Angeles and later traveled to San Diego were known al-Qaeda operatives, whose names were listed in databases maintained by both the CIA and the National Security Agency. [read post]
25 Oct 2021, 10:13 am by Emily Dai
  ICYMI: This Weekend on Lawfare Elizabeth Grimm wrote about how the precise context of the sanctuary environment in Afghanistan for Al-Qaeda should inform U.S. policy response. [read post]
24 Oct 2021, 7:01 am by Elizabeth Grimm
Editor’s Note: With the United States out of Afghanistan, al-Qaeda again enjoys a safe haven there. [read post]
23 Oct 2021, 9:59 am by Tom Smith
They have staffed the committee with their most flamboyant and dishonest drama queens, knowing that Adam Schiff will spend most of his days on CNN with Chris Cuomo comparing 1/6 to Pearl Harbor and the Holocaust; Liz Cheney will equate Republicans with Al Qaeda and the Capitol riot to the destruction of the World Trade Center; and Adam Kinzinger will cry on cue as he reminds everyone over and over that he served in the U.S. military only to find himself distraught and traumatized… [read post]
22 Oct 2021, 7:51 am by JURIST Staff
Certainly the international community wants to ensure that Afghanistan does not become home for Al-Qaeda, and other terrorist groups. [read post]