Al Qaida
Company 'scoops' U.S. al-Qaida tracking
October 10, 2007A private U.S. intelligence company that was ahead of the government in monitoring al-Qaida activities says the disclosure has ruined its access. Rita Katz, founder of the SITE Intelligence Group, told the Washington Post her company alerted U.S....
Sunni leaders targeted by Iraqi bombers
October 09, 2007Anti-al-Qaida Sunni tribal leaders came under attack in northern Iraq Tuesday, with two coordinated truck bombings that killed 18 people. Police said 22 other people were hurt in the early morning attacks in the city of Baiji, CNN reported. The first...
Al-Qaida media recovers quickly
October 05, 2007Terror experts said Al-Qaida continues to broadcast propaganda from Iraq despite the capture of six media centers in recent months. The U.S. military shuttered six media centers and arrested 20 suspected propaganda leaders since June in an attempt...
- September 24, 2007
Al-Qaida leader Rafed Latif Sabah was killed in Baghdad during counter-terrorism operations, coalition forces said Sunday. Sabah was said to be responsible for kidnapping foreign diplomats in 2006, as well as for a number of Baghdad car bombings,...
Clampdown on al-Qaida in Iraq kills seven
September 20, 2007U.S.-led raids Thursday on suspected al-Qaida cells southwest of Baghdad resulted in the deaths of seven insurgents and arrest of eight other people. The U.S. military said in a statement the raids were in Mahmoudiya and in Samara, north of the capital...
Bin Laden's son divorcing British wife
September 19, 2007One of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden's sons is divorcing his British wife of five months amid fear for both of their lives, The Sun reported Wednesday. Jane Felix-Browne, 51, married Omar bin Laden, 26, in April, and became stepmother to bin Laden...
Intelligence estimate says al-Qaida untends to attack US
July 18, 2007A new U.S. intelligence estimate says al-Qaida remains determined to mount attacks on major targets in the United States, especially if it can acquire weapons of mass destruction. VOA correspondent Gary Thomas reports on the intelligence community's latest...
Al-Qaida urges revolt against Musharraf
July 13, 2007Al-Qaida, in an audiotape posted on an Islamist Web site, accused the Pakistani government of "criminal aggression" against the Red Mosque. The group urged Pakistanis to rebel against President Pervez Musharraf, Alalam satellite TV reported...
