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Facebook Fatwa: Saudi Clerics, Wahhabi Islam and Social Media
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies has released the first-ever study of what radical Saudi Wahhabists are preaching to their followers about the United States and non-Muslims on social media sites.
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Bin Laden Son-in-Law Detained Overseas, Brought to New York
Prosecutors unsealed an indictment against a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden on Thursday that charged him with conspiracy to kill Americans, after government sources said he was arrested overseas and brought... more...
Special Report
FDD's Thomas Joscelyn comments on the still classified documents seized from Osama bin Laden's compound. more...
Pakistani American Indicted for Supporting al Qaeda Suicide Bomber
A naturalized American citizen who is originally from Pakistan has been indicted by the US government for providing material support to a Maldivian suicide bomber who attacked a Pakistani intelligence headquarters... more...
Surge in English-Speaking Militants Worries US, European Officials
Increased use of English in videos by Islamic extremists and a rising flow of recruits from Europe to fight in Syria and on other battlegrounds is disturbing U.S. officials who fear some could return to Europe... more...
Pakistani al Qaeda ‘Company’ Commander Praises Mumbai Attacker
Asmatullah Muawiya, a Pakistani terrorist who serves as one of several al Qaeda "company" commanders, praised two terrorists who were behind some of the largest attacks in India and who were recently executed. more...
Al Qaeda-Linked Groups Increasing Contact with Salafi Groups in Nile Delta and Sinai
Egyptian officials are worried that they are seizing only a fraction of the weaponry entering the Sinai Peninsula from Libya. And in contrast to earlier arms shipments, which were destined for the Gaza Strip,... more...
Confusion Reigns in Confirming Deaths of Senior AQIM Leaders in Mali
The fate of fugitive al Qaeda affiliate Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the mastermind of the deadly terrorist assault against an Algerian gas plant in January, remains uncertain four days after senior Chadian officials... more...
Pakistani Taliban Execute, Behead Soldiers in South Waziristan
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan released a videotape on the fighting in the Mehsud areas of South Waziristan which includes graphic footage of the mutilation of several Pakistani soldiers who appear... more...
Report: Airstrike Killed Taliban Shadow Governor Sheikh Dost Mohammed
The Taliban's most vaunted commander in Nuristan and Kunar provinces, Sheikh Dost Mohammed, has been killed along with three other Taliban figures in a US drone strike, according to Bokhdi News... more...
Chadian Forces Claim Raid Killed Top Algerian Jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Chadian military forces in Mali claimed to have killed fugitive al Qaeda affiliate Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the mastermind behind the deadly terrorist assault against an Algerian gas plant in January, during a dramatic... more...
AQAP Releases 10th Copy of Inspire; Features Adam Gadahn
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has released the 10th edition of Inspire, its English language propaganda magazine that is marketed to Westerners. The magazine features an article by Adam Gadahn, the American traitor... more...
Report: UK Stripping Terrorism Suspects of Citizenship, US Killing Some of Them
From the UK, more fodder for the debate over the US drone assassination campaign and the acceptability of killing citizens: In early February, a leaked white paper from the Obama Justice Department caused a small stir... more...
US to Aid Syrian Groups that Support al Qaeda’s Affiliate
The US State Department announced today that it will provide nonlethal aid to two Syrian rebel groups, the Syrian Opposition Coalition and the Free Syrian Army. Both of these groups support and actively... more...
American Shabaab Fighter Urges Muslims to Join the ‘Fronts’ of Jihad
A previously unidentified American who fights in the ranks of Shabaab, al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, appeared on a videotape and urged Muslims to join one of the numerous fronts of the global jihad. more...
The Drone War Doctrine We Still Know Nothing About
The nomination of John Brennan to be CIA director has prompted intense debate on Capitol Hill and in the media about U.S. drone killings abroad. But the focus has been on the targeting of American citizens... more...
Ansar al Sharia Tunisia Launches New Website
Ansar al Sharia Tunisia, the al Qaeda-linked extremist group responsible for the Sept. 14, 2012 assault on the US Embassy in Tunis, has launched a new website. The group advertised the impending launch... more...
US Adds Mullah Nazir Group, Subcommander to Terrorism List
The US State Department has added the Mullah Nazir Group, a Taliban subgroup based in South Waziristan, and an important deputy commander to the list of foreign terrorist entities and individuals. more...
Emir of Ansar Dine Added to US, UN’s Terrorist Lists
Both the United States and the United Nations have added Iyad ag Ghali, the emir of the Mali-based, al Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine, to their lists of global terrorists. Ghali was instrumental in the takeover of northern... more...
Al Nusrah Front Claims Suicide Attack on Syrian Defense Factory
The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, claimed credit for a suicide attack at a defense factory that occurred nearly three weeks ago. Several civilians were killed in... more...
Afghan President Orders US Special Forces to Leave Wardak Province
President Hamid Karzai has ordered the Ministry of Defense to eject all "US Special Forces" from the key eastern province of Wardak after accusing the American troops or their local Afghan security partners... more...