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In April, Islamist militants that were part of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) tried and failed to abduct a Central Intelligence Agency officer and U.S. Special Ops commando while they were at a barbershop in Sana’a, Yemen’s Capital

Despite the urging of the FBI, CIA, and a bipartisan contingent of legislators knowledgeable on the matter, Hillary Clinton refused to designate Boko Haram as a terror group during her tenure, severely limiting the United States’ ability to combat the

Saudi Arabia has broken up an Al Qaeda terror cell, making 62 arrests tied to it. They are still searching for 44 other persons believed to be involved as well. According to The Guardian, the Saudi Interior Ministry said those

On May 6 it was reported that U.S. made missiles are being used by Islamist fighters in the Syrian opposition. According to The Long War Journal, the U.S. has begun a “pilot program” to provide “small quantities of advanced weapons,

The influence of Anjem Choudary, the London-based hate preacher who wants to establish an Islamic state in Britain, has now reached into the Muslim community in Scandinavia. Last week it was disclosed that a Norwegian jihadist killed in Syria fighting

The eleven suspects arrested and questioned over a potential al Qaeda link to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 are alleged to be part of a new terror ring in Malaysia and have denied any involvement in the mystery

Reports coming out of the UK, specifically the Daily Mail, shed new light on the missing Malaysia Airways Flight 370. Eleven al Qaeda-linked terrorists are being questioned on their knowledge of the missing plane and there is speculation surrounding more

It has been almost two weeks since the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram abducted over 300 Nigerian schoolgirls aged 16 to 18. It is believed they are being held captive in the Sambisa Forest, a territorial stronghold for the Boko

Ret. Air Force Brigadier General Robert Lovell, former US Africom Intelligence Director, testified that it was in the early hours of their intelligence gathering on September 11th 2012 they knew the terrorist attack on the consulate in Benghazi, Libya was

Representative Duncan Hunter (R-CA) is drafting a bill that will “authorize the military and intelligence operatives to kill the terrorists” that attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on September 11, 2012. He plans to propose the bill on May 7.

Gunmen believed to be affiliated with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) attempted to stop and kidnap two German diplomats in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday. The gunmen opened fire when the Germans’ car refused to stop, and one diplomat was

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is “[calling] on Muslims to kidnap” more Americans. He wants increased kidnappings of all Westerners, but “particularly Americans.” He then plans to offer the hostages in “exchange” for Dr. Omar Abdel-Rahman (a.k.a., The Blind Sheikh)

On Sunday’s Meet the Press, in asking former British Prime Minster Tony Blair about the war against al Qaeda, David Gregory argues that it was the US and UK response to 9/11 and the 7/7 London attacks that made Islamic extremism

On Sunday’s Meet the Press, in asking former British Prime Minster Tony Blair about the war against al Qaeda, David Gregory argues that it was the US and UK response to 9/11 and the 7/7 London attacks that made Islamic extremism

According the Middle East Media Research Institute, as a result of the Edward Snowden security leaks, Al Qaeda has changed its communication methods and altered its encryption practices to sidestep NSA surveillance. Al Qaeda began using some encryption in 2007 but

The American Enterprise Institute sponsored an expert panel Thursday titled “Getting it right: a better strategy to defeat Al Qaeda.” Al Qaeda is a radical Islamist terrorist group founded by the late Osama Bin Laden. AQ was responsible for the

“I can’t stand violence… but this was great for business,” says Francisco Elder Braga Fernandes, a man famous in Sao Paolo, Brazil, for being the proprietor of “Bar do Bin Laden,” which is exactly what it sounds like. Fernandes is one

A 14-year old boy was reportedly a victim of the “massive and unprecedented” U.S. drone bombing campaign in Yemen over the weekend. The drone strikes were ordered to assassinate high-ranking leaders of the terrorist group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula,

In November of 2011 an article was published under Hillary Clinton’s name entitled “America’s Pacific Century.” The piece laid the foundation for the administration refocusing its diplomatic efforts away from the Middle East and Europe and towards Asia. According to recent press reports, the

The head of Britain’s Charity Commission has warned the organisation’s “most deadly” problem is Islamist extremists setting up charities as cover for their activities. In an interview with the Sunday Times, William Shawcross said: “The problem of Islamist extremism and

The US commander of the ISAF coalition in Afghanistan, General Jospeh Dunford USMC, recently stated: “We are not leaving. We are transitioning – there’s a big difference.”  While it is doubtful that the Taliban could parse said difference, the statement

When President Obama removed the last American troops from Iraq in 2011, he declared that the war there was “over.” As predicted, this statement, like so many others from Team Obama over the past five years, amounts to national security

The kidnapping of more than one hundred girls in northeastern Nigeria this week has triggered alarm in the media regarding the Islamist terror group responsible, Boko Haram. While this is one of their most high-profile attacks, the group has kidnapped

Wednesday on CNN’s “The Lead,” host Jake Tapper harkened back to President Barack Obama claiming since the killing of Osama bin Laden that al Qaeda is on the run when discussing a new video showing a large gathering of al

Peter Bergen, CNN’s Mr Al Qaeda, has declared via the New America Foundation, that the real threat to America is not the terrorist group responsible for 9/11, the Fort Hood massacre, or the attempted Time Square bombing, but “right wing

One year ago today, we were met with yet another solemn reminder: the ideologies that promote, recruit, and train militant Islamist jihadists are alive, well, and growing. When Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnev detonated the two bombs at last year’s Boston

National security should serve policy objectives. It should not be a victim of political correctness. Politics should be kept especially far away from the practice of intelligence. Today’s decision by the NYPD to close the unit that was mapping Muslim

Without mentioning reports that the man accused of shooting up a Jewish Community Center over the weekend was apparently a fan of the left’s Max Blumenthal, CNN National Security Analyst Peter Bergen exploited the murders to claim the American Right

A 14-year-old girl “pretending to be a member of Al Qaeda” was arrested after sending a tweet in which she threatened American Airlines. According to CNBC, the teen sent the tweet under the username “Sarah@Demetriax_.” It said, “[H]ello my name is

Al Qaeda’s Inspire magazine has run a picture of San Francisco International Airport (SFO) tram with an single occupant and the caption: “Assemble your bomb.” The photo and caption together “have set off alarms on Capitol Hill as the one-year anniversary

Dissident Irish republican terrorists are adopting tactics inspired by Al Qaeda, using information from the Islamist group to build bombs and rockets. The link came to light after republican terrorists fired a mortar bomb at police in Belfast last month.

Residents of the Syrian town of Taibet al-Emam in western Syria revolted against the al Qaeda-linked Jabhat al-Nusra militant group occupying their community on April 5th, killing and wounding more than 50 rebels, according to SANA radio.  It seems that

Today I cried. This is not something I often do.  Along with members of my family, and several hundred others, we attended the full military funeral of a true American hero.  This afternoon, having been borne on a gun carriage