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22nd May 2013 – Testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security

Assessing the Threat to the Homeland from al Qaeda Operations in Iran and Syria

Thomas Joscelyn

Al Qaeda’s Iran-based network has not only facilitated the movement of terrorists to the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, but has also been implicated in plots... more...

3rd February 2013 – The Long War Journal

Al Qaeda in Iraq Launches Suicide Assault in Kirkuk

Bill Roggio

An al Qaeda in Iraq suicide assault team attacked an Iraqi police headquarters in the northern flashpoint city of Kirkuk today. The tactic is being employed with increasing frequency by al Qaeda and its affiliates... more...

20th January 2013 – The Long War Journal

Belmokhtar Claims Algerian Raid, Slaying of Hostages for al Qaeda

Bill Roggio

Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the head of the jihadist brigade that launched the deadly suicide assault on the In Amenas gas facility in southeastern Algeria, has claimed the attack in al Qaeda's name. more...

18th December 2012 – The Long War Journal

Shabaab Rebukes American Commander Omar Hammami

Bill Roggio

Shabaab, al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, has broken its nearly 12-month silence on Omar Hammami, the American commander who served with the terrorist group and has claimed his life was in danger... more...