Tag: Qaeda
Qaeda Commander at Guantánamo Bay Sentenced for War Crimes
A U.S. military jury decided on a 30-year prison term. But under a plea deal, the prisoner’s sentence will end in 2032.
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War Veterans and Family Testify at Al Qaeda Commander’s War Crimes Tribunal
Victims of insurgent attacks in wartime Afghanistan described their loss to a jury at Guantánamo Bay to give a human face to a written guilty plea.
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Families of 17 USS Cole Sailors Killed by Al Qaeda Await Justice at Guantánamo Bay
In the nearly 12 years since a prisoner was charged in the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole warship, eight parents of the 17 fallen American sailors have di [...]
U.S. Commandos Advise Somalis in Fight Against Qaeda Branch
A campaign in the Horn of Africa is now the most active element in the “forever wars” the United States has waged since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
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U.S. Says Al Qaeda Has Not Regrouped in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — American spy agencies have concluded in a new intelligence assessment that Al Qaeda has not reconstituted its presence in Afghanistan sin [...]
U.S. Is Urgently Seeking a Country to Resettle a Qaeda Informant
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — U.S. diplomats have asked 11 countries if they would be willing to take in a former courier for Al Qaeda who was tortured by th [...]
How the C.I.A. Tracked Ayman al-Zawahri, the Leader of Al Qaeda
WASHINGTON — Intelligence officers made a crucial discovery this spring after tracking Ayman al-Zawahri, the leader of Al Qaeda, to Kabul, Afghanistan [...]
Al-Zawahri’s Death Puts the Focus Back on Al Qaeda
WASHINGTON — No terrorist group, not even the Islamic State, has had the notoriety and immediate name recognition of Al Qaeda.But the killing of the g [...]
Killing of Top Qaeda Leader Offers Lessons on U.S. Afghanistan Involvement
The killing of Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghanistan — where planning for the Sept. 11 strikes began more than two decades ago, where the West once seemed p [...]
U.S. Drone Strike Said to Have Killed Ayman al-Zawahri, Top Qaeda Leader
WASHINGTON — The United States killed the top leader of Al Qaeda in a drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, over the weekend, according to a former U.S. [...]
Reports of Civilian Casualties as U.S. Raid in Syria Appears to Target Qaeda Leader
U.S. Special Operations forces carried out what the Pentagon called a “successful” counterterrorism mission in northwest Syria early Thursday. But the [...]
Al Qaeda or ISIS Could Rebuild in Afghanistan, Officials Warn
The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East expressed reservations about whether the United States could deny Al Qaeda and the Islamic State [...]
Al Qaeda Could Rebuild in Afghanistan in 1-2 Years, U.S. Officials Say
Al Qaeda could rebuild inside Afghanistan within one to two years, top intelligence officials said Tuesday, noting that some members of the terror [...]
After Many years of Conflict, ISIS and Al Qaeda Can Nonetheless Wreak Havoc
DOHA, Qatar — The nightmare that stored counterterrorism specialists awake even earlier than the Taliban returned to energy is that Afghanistan wou [...]
U.S. and Allies Plan Struggle From Afar Towards Al Qaeda As soon as Troops Exit Afghanistan
Daunting challenges face the American-backed Afghan safety forces. Over the previous 12 months, they've misplaced territory from repeated assaults [...]