Al-Qaida

• US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says

  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that spearheaded the overthrow of the government.

  World

  Dec 14
  
• Defence lawyer in Calgary terrorism case related to TikTok video awaits details

  The lawyer for a 20-year-old Calgary man facing four terrorism-related charges says he's awaiting more evidence in the case against his client.

  Crime

  Aug 11, 2023
  
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• Calgary man denied bail on terrorism charges related to TikTok video

  A 20-year-old Calgary man has been denied bail on four terrorism-related charges that allegedly stemmed from a TikTok video.

  Crime

  Jul 28, 2023
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• Car bombings in Somalia’s capital killed at least 100, president says

  Two car bombs exploded Saturday at a busy junction in Somalia's capital near key government offices, leaving ``scores of civilian casualties,'' police told state media.

  World

  Oct 29, 2022
• U.S. spy agencies to focus resources on China while fighting al-Qaida

  The U.S. has long been alarmed by China's attempt to influence foreign elections, mounted campaigns of cyber and corporate espionage, and detained many minority Uyghurs in camps.

  World

  Aug 8, 2022
• Killing of al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri puts Taliban under increased scrutiny

  The U.S. drone strike that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri on the balcony of a Kabul safe house intensified global scrutiny Tuesday of Afghanistan's Taliban rulers.

  Politics

  Aug 2, 2022
• U.S. operation killed al Qaida leader al Zawahri, President Joe Biden confirms

  A U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend killed Ayman al-Zawahri, who took over as al-Qaida leader after Osama bin Laden's death in a U.S. raid.

  World

  Aug 1, 2022
• Prince Charles’ charity got donation from bin Laden relative, report shows

  U.K. newspaper The Sunday Times said advisers had urged the heir to the throne not to take the donation from 2013 from Bakr bin Laden.

  World

  Jul 31, 2022
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• Al-Qaeda has grown ‘slightly’ inside Afghanistan since Taliban takeover: U.S. commander

  The head of U.S. Central Command says the departure of U.S. assets from Afghanistan has made it much harder to track al-Qaeda and other extremist groups inside Afghanistan.

  World

  Dec 10, 2021
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• Toronto men caught with bomb-making manuals, al-Qaeda literature on phones, documents allege

  Two reports by the RCMP’s national security enforcement team provide the first look at why the alleged associates were arrested on the grounds they might commit terrorist offences.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2021