Senior al-Qaeda leader killed in drone strike in Pakistan

A senior militant, believed to be the head of al-Qaeda in Pakistan, was killed in a US drone strike early on Thursday morning, according to security officials.

Badar Mansoor had been a link man between militant groups, running a training camp and sending volunteers to fight across the border in Afghanistan. (more…)

Nigeria stunned by Kano attacks that killed more than 150

A militant Islamic group whose almost daily attacks have put Nigerians on edge left the country stunned Saturday after a well-coordinated strike with disturbing echoes of Al Qaeda’s brand of mayhem.
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Jumblatt slams Lebanese officials who linked Arsal to Al-Qaeda

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt on Monday slammed Lebanese officials who accused Lebanon’s town of Arsal of harboring Al-Qaeda members by saying they did it to serve their own interests.

In his weekly editorial in the al-Anbaa magazine Jumblatt wrote: “The foolishness of those individuals did not take into account the sensitivity of the situation in the region when they said that al-Qaeda had entered the town of Arsal.” (more…)

Ghosn is in deep trouble over his Al-Qaeda statements

Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn is in deep trouble over his controversial statements on the presence of Al-Qaeda in northern and Eastern Lebanon.

March 14 MP Jamal al-Jarrah, who represents the Future Movement in the parliament said that Ghosn “should resign immediately (more…)

Rifi: ‘No Information on al-Qaeda in Lebanon

Internal Security Forces chief Major General Ashraf Rifi told al-Joumhouria daily in a report published on Saturday that he has “no information” about the presence of al-Qaeda in Lebanon, an issue that has stirred controversy in the past week.

“The Intelligence Branch has no info about the infiltration of al-Qaeda to Lebanon,” Rifif stressed, (more…)

Charbel denies presence of al-Qaeda cells in Lebanon

During a press conference, Interior Minister Marwan Charbel denied on Friday al-Qaeda presence in Lebanon and stressed that the country could be a transit route for the group but not a permanent base. (more…)

Adbullah Azzam Brigades denies responsibility for Damascus suicide attacks

The Abdullah Azzam Brigades, an affiliate of al Qaeda in Iraq that operates throughout the Middle East, has denied all involvement in the recent suicide attack in the Syrian capital that killed 40 people. The terror group accused the Syrian government of attempting to deflect attention from its brutal crackdown on protesters that has killed more than 5,000 people. (more…)

Is al-Qaeda supporting al-Assad?

Two car bombs rocked the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday; the al-Assad regime immediately rushed to announce that Al Qaeda was responsible for this terrorist operation,

Jumblatt slams Ghosn’s statement on Al-Qaeda infiltration

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt criticized the statements made by Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn in which he warned that Al-Qaeda cells have infiltrated Lebanon hours before the twin bombing that killed 44 in Damascus Syria. (more…)

Security source denies existence of Al Qaeda cells in Lebanon

A well informed security reference in Lebanon denied the existence of “Al Qaeda”elements in Lebanon and infiltration of terrorists from Lebanon to Syria . He told Al Sharq Awsat newspaper :

“There are no Al Qaeda cells in Lebanon and no terrorists infiltrated from Lebanon to Syria.” (more…)