Analysis & Commentary
Al Qaeda Leader Ilyas Kashmiri Spotted at Taliban Meeting
A senior al Qaeda leader who is one of the terror group's most dangerous military commanders and strategists, and who was reportedly killed in a drone strike last June, has been spotted at a meeting with the leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan.
Al Qaeda Leader Ilyas Kashmiri Spotted at Taliban Meeting
A senior al Qaeda leader who is one of the terror group's most dangerous military commanders and strategists, and who was reportedly killed in a drone strike last June, has been spotted at a meeting with the leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan.
Al-Qaeda is Down, but Far From Out
The numbers tell the story: America’s counter-terrorism campaign is gradually shifting from Afghanistan and the tribal areas of Pakistan to Yemen, Somalia and other parts of Africa.
America’s Remote-Controlled War on Terror
Scrolling through the headlines in the Long War Journal — a Web site dedicated to terrorism-related news — is an education in the global drone war. Mohammed Saeed al-Umda, one of Osama bin Laden’s bodyguards, confirmed killed by a drone strike in Yemen.
AQAP Commander Thought Killed in US Drone Strike
A senior al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader who trained at a camp in Afghanistan more than a decade ago was killed in a recent airstrike in southern Yemen.
AQAP Confirms Commander Linked to Osama bin Laden Killed in Drone Strike
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula confirmed that a senior leader was killed in a recent US drone airstrike in Yemen. The commander had trained in Afghanistan and served as a member of Osama bin Laden's bodyguard.
Bin Laden Advised Relocation of Some Leaders to Afghan Provinces Due to Drone Strikes in Waziristan
Seven months before his death in a US special operations raid at his hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan, al Qaeda emir Osama bin Laden instructed some of al Qaeda's leaders to relocate to provinces in eastern Afghanistan.
Bomb Plot Underscores Terrorist Threat From Yemen
The Obama administration has reacted to al-Qaida's growing foothold in Yemen by sharply ramping up the number of airstrikes there. The U.S. conducted 10 drone, air, and cruise-missile strikes in all of 2011, according to The Long War Journal.
British Shabaab Operative Killed in Airstrike in Somalia
Shabaab said that a British national who was "from the early people who came to jihad in Somalia" was killed in a US drone airstrike. The slain operative was a senior al Qaeda leader in East Africa.
CIA Drone Strike Kills Al Qaeda Leader
According to the website The Long War Journal, which tracks U.S. drone strikes in Yemen, the U.S. has carried out at least six airstrikes in Yemen in the month of April, for a total of 13 so far this year.
CIA Drone Strike Kills Al Qaeda Leader
According to the website The Long War Journal, which tracks U.S. drone strikes in Yemen, the U.S. has carried out at least six airstrikes in Yemen in the month of April, for a total of 13 so far this year.
CIA Seeks New Authority to Expand Yemen Drone Campaign
The Long War Journal, a Web site that tracks drone operations, estimates that there have been 27 strikes in Yemen since 2009 and that 198 militants and 48 civilians have been killed.
CIA Wants to Use ‘Signature Strikes’ Against Terror Suspects in Yemen
Citing the Long War Journal, a website that tracks drone operations, the Post said there have been an estimated 27 strikes in Yemen since 2009 -- killing 198 militants and 48 civilians.
Commander Killed in Drone Strike ‘Funneled Pakistani Jihadists’ to al Qaeda
A senior Taliban and Qaeda commander said to have been killed in the latest US drone strike in North Waziristan played a key role in funneling fighters from a radical Pakistani jihadist group to al Qaeda camps.
Double Agent Led CIA, Allies to Terrorists, Underwear Bomb
The latest al-Qaida bomb plot targeting U.S. aircraft was unraveled from inside the terrorist group by operatives — including a double agent — working on behalf of the CIA and its counterparts in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
Drone Strike Kills 4 in Pakistan, Officials Say
The spate of suspected drone activity suggests a moratorium on strikes, called after the November attack, has ended, said Bill Roggio, a senior fellow with the [Foundation] for Defense of Democracies and managing editor of The Long War Journal.
Drone Strike Kills 8 Militants in South Yemen
A U.S. drone strike killed eight militants in southern Yemen on Thursday morning, the latest hit in an intensified U.S. air camaign against al Qaeda and its affiliates in the area, security officials said.
Drones Are Not Enough
Has Barack Obama been a good counter-terrorist president? On the left, and even on the right, we usually hear a resounding “yes”: Obama has maintained, sometimes amplified, the programs that really keep us safe (predator drones, expansive use of domestic intercepts, unsavory intelligence liaison relationships, and rendition).
Drones at Issue as US Rebuilds Ties to Pakistan
On the American side, the drone program is also evolving. The pace has relented, with 64 strikes recorded in 2011, down from 117 in 2010, according to the Long War Journal, a Web site that closely monitors the strikes.
Egyptian Jihadist Killed in Recent US Predator Strike in Yemen
An Egyptian jihadist who fought alongside al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and its political front, Ansar al Sharia, was killed in a recent US drone strike in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa.
