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Somali arrested with chemicals at airport in November
Officers arrested a Somali man attempting to board a Dubai-bound plane in November in Mogadishu with a white powder, liquid and syringes.
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Obama says US will pursue plane attackers
A wing of al-Qaeda claimed responsibility on Monday for a failed Christmas Day attack on a United States-bound passenger plane.
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Yemen: A new safe haven for al-Qaeda
An insurgency in the remote Shabwa region of Yemen backed by groups claiming loyalty to al-Qaeda has provided a base for the global terror network.
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US probes if al-Qaeda linked to airplane incident
The Obama administration said on Sunday it was investigating whether al-Qaeda was involved in a Christmas Day attempt to blow up a passenger jet.
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US holds Nigerian man in Detroit plane attack plan
A Nigerian man with possible links to al-Qaeda militants was in custody on Saturday after he tried to ignite an explosive device on a US plane.
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Al-Qaeda-linked Nigerian tries to blow up US plane
A Nigerian man linked to al-Qaeda tried to set off an explosive device aboard a US passenger plane as it approached Detroit on Friday.
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Al-Qaeda group claims Baghdad bombings
An al-Qaeda group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for five coordinated bombings that killed 127 people in Baghdad, US-based monitors said.
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Somalis stage rare protest condemning deadly attack
Hundreds of Somalis held a rare street protest after Friday prayers to condemn a suicide bombing at a graduation ceremony in Mogadishu.
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Suicide attacks down, extortion up in Iraq’s Mosul
Drive-by shootings, murders and extortion are the new calling cards of a weakened insurgency in Mosul.
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Obama: al-Qaeda still the greatest threat to US
United States President Barack Obama on Monday called al-Qaeda the biggest threat to US security.
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Deadly battles as Pakistan troops advance on Taliban
Pakistani troops were on Wednesday locked in deadly street battles with Taliban fighters.
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Clinton hits out at Pakistan’s al-Qaeda silence
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hit out on Friday against Pakistan’s silence on the whereabouts of al-Qaeda leaders.
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Bomb kills more than 30 in Pakistani city of Peshawar
A bomb in a crowded market killed more than 30 people and wounded scores on Wednesday in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials said.
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Governor blames security forces for Baghdad carnage
Baghdad’s governor on Monday blamed negligence or even collusion by the security forces for Sunday’s deadly bombings.
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Pakistan imposes curfew in South Waziristan
Pakistani authorities imposed a curfew on Saturday in the Taliban’s South Waziristan bastion ahead of an imminent assault on militants.
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Blast near Pakistan’s Swat valley kills dozens
A suspected suicide bomber killed up to 24 people in an attack on the Pakistani military on Monday.
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Taliban, al-Qaeda bond overcomes strains, for now
The Taliban’s alliance with Osama bin Laden appears stronger than for years, but strains linger beneath the surface.
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Al-Qaeda leader promises ‘flood of death’ in Afghanistan
Al-Qaeda’s second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri told US-led forces to leave Afghanistan or face a ”flood of death” in the central Asian country.
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Bin Laden warns of retaliation against Europe
Osama bin Laden demanded European countries pull their troops out of Afghanistan and warned in a new audiotape of ”retaliation” against them.
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US kills al-Qaeda target in Somalia helicopter assault
US special forces carried out a revenge raid in Somalia that killed a top al-Qaeda commander high on the FBI’s most wanted terrorist list.
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Britons jailed for 9/11-scale airline bomb plot
Three Britons were jailed for life on Monday for plotting a ”terrorist outrage” on the scale of 9/11 by blowing up transatlantic airliners.
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Bin Laden warns US on Israel ties
Osama bin Laden warned the American people over their government’s close ties with Israel in an audio tape posted on an Islamist website on Monday.
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Thousands flee new Pakistan anti-militant push
Thousands of civilians have fled a fresh military bombardment against Islamist rebels in northwest Pakistan, officials said on Monday.
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Somali militants seek fighters in north-east Kenya
Chaos in Somalia is spilling over its borders, fuelling a climate of suspicion in Kenya where recruiters have been seeking new jihadists.
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Indonesian terror network ‘larger than thought’
The terror network blamed for the Jakarta hotel bombings is ”larger and more sophisticated” than thought, a think tank said on Thursday.
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Somali militants use many tactics to woo Americans
Like many terror groups, al-Shabab uses Internet videos to draw disenfranchised young men into its fold.
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Pakistan arrests seven ‘plotting Karachi attacks’
Pakistani police have arrested seven men belonging to an al-Qaeda-linked militant group who were planning to attack high-profile targets in Karachi.
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Indonesia militants plotted Obama attack, says expert
A probe into the Jakarta hotel bombings shows that militants also planned to use snipers for an attack on Barack Obama, an intelligence expert said.
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Baghdad blasts kill 95, Iraqi security criticised
A series of blasts in Baghdad on Wednesday killed 95 people and wounded 536 in Iraq’s bloodiest day this year.
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Al-Qaeda claim French embassy bombing in Mauritania
Al-Qaeda’s North Africa wing said on Tuesday it was responsible for a suicide bombing at the French embassy in Mauritania earlier this month.
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Clinton recalls US embassy attacks in Africa
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday honoured the victims of the deadly 1998 attacks on the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
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Moroccan court jails militant gang leader for life
A Moroccan court sentenced the leader of an Islamic extremist cell to life in prison on Tuesday.
