Tag: Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri who helped coordinate 1998 Nairobi bombing killed in US drone strike

The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. He was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday. An Egyptian surgeon with a $25m reward on his head, al-Zawahiri helped coordinate the September […]

Who are the Taliban?

The Taliban were removed from power in Afghanistan by US-led forces in 2001, but the group has been on the offensive in recent months and is now on the brink of seizing power again. As the US prepared to complete its withdrawal by September 11, after two decades of war, the militants took major cities […]

49 killed, 17 injured after suspected Islamists attack two villages in Niger

There have been several recent violent incidents in Africa’s Sahel region, carried out by militant groups.

US Congress supports Kenya’s withdrawal from Amisom: Kindiki

Team of US lawmakers heard that Kenya was ready to pull out its troops from Amisom to allow Somalia government manage its security affairs.

Osama Bin Laden’s son and heir to al-Qaeda, Hamza, is dead, US officials say

The son of al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden, Hamza, has died, according to US intelligence officials. Details of Hamza Bin Laden’s place or date of death remain unclear in the anonymously-sourced reports. In February, the US government offered $1m for information leading to his whereabouts. Hamza Bin Laden, thought to be aged about 30, had released […]