Al-Qaeda

US conducts 3 airstrikes in 24 hours in Somalia against al-Qaeda and Islamic State

U.S. forces struck three times in 24 hours in Somalia, increasing the intensity of the campaign against al-Qaeda and Islamic State affiliates in Somalia

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US airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabaab kills ‘several militants’ – AFRICOM

U.S. forces conducted an airstrike against Somalia's al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab, "killing several militants," U.S. Africa Command said

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Al-Qaeda affiliate in Mali claims attacks as France pledges more aid for Sahel

An Al-Qaeda affiliate in Mali claimed responsibility for attacks on Malian and UN troops, while France pledged to increase aid to the Sahel by one third

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Sahel anti-terror force faces logistical problems in first mission

The maiden mission of the G5 Sahel counterterrorism force experienced "logistical problems" but they are not "insurmountable"

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“You’ve got to tell us more”: The 9/11 blank check, 16 years on

Sixteen years after the US Congress authorized the president to go after terrorists in Afghanistan, the AUMF exists as a blank check to wage war

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Al-Qaeda in Idlib? Examining bonds between Syria’s largest jihadi groups

Connections between al-Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria demand close scrutiny

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Massive truck bomb explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia killed hundreds

The death toll from a Saturday truck bomb blast in Mogadishu, Somalia has risen to at least 230 people, with hundreds more injured, a senior politician said

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Russia claims al-Qaeda leader Julani seriously injured in Syria airstrike

Russia's defense ministry claimed an airstrike seriously injured Abu Muhammad al-Julani, leader of Syria's Al Qaeda affiliate Jabhat Fateh al-Sham

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