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al-Qaeda

The dominant terror group for the better part of two decades, al-Qaeda has lost ground to factions like the "Islamic State." Al-Qaeda carries on despite the 2011 death of leader Osama bin Laden at the hands of US troops.

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Syrian city of Idlib

Syria to let civilians flee rebel-held Idlib

Damascus has said a corridor will allow "civilians who want to leave areas controlled by terrorists" to flee the region.
ConflictsAugust 22, 2019
Smoke billows above Khan Sheikhoun in Syria's Idlib province

Idlib insurgents pull out of key rebel town

Government troops have expanded their presence in the area, according to Syrian state TV.
ConflictsAugust 21, 2019
Hamza bin Laden

US officials say Hamza bin Laden is dead

Sometimes called the "crown prince of jihad," Hamza bin Laden was seen as the heir to the al-Qaida leadership.
TerrorismAugust 1, 2019
Members of al-Shabab jihadist movement during exercises at their military training camp outside Mogadishu

Somali forces end al-Shabab hotel siege

An extremist attack on a hotel in the port city of Kismayo has killed at least 26 people, including two journalists.
ConflictsJuly 13, 2019
Defendants in the Garissa University trial await sentencing in Nairobi, Kenya

Kenya sentences 3 for role in university terror attack

A Nairobi court has sentenced the men to long prison terms for abetting a university attack that killed at least 148.
Law and JusticeJuly 3, 2019
Sri Lanka Anschlag Terror Ostern

Sri Lanka was 'an easy target'

The Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings have triggered fears that "IS" may be moving to a new battleground.
ConflictsApril 23, 2019
Prime MInister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga in New York

Mali PM resigns after massacre

People in Mali were enraged by a massacre of 160 Fulani herders by members of a rival community.
ConflictsApril 19, 2019
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No peace for Timbuktu

Despite significant international efforts, the violence in Mali is not letting up.
March 21, 201903:00 min
Hamza bin Laden

Bin Laden's son stripped of Saudi citizenship

Hamza bin Laden is wanted by the US, which has offered $1 million for information leading to his capture.
PoliticsMarch 1, 2019
A soldier of the UN mission to Mali MINUSMA stands guard near a UN vehicle

10 UN peacekeepers killed in Mali

The attack has been claimed by Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen, an Islamist group with al Qaida ties.
ConflictsJanuary 21, 2019
Zimbabwe Fuel Protests

AfricaLink on Air - 14 January 2019

Zimbabwe police clash with demonstrators at fuel rise protests+++ Three men to stand trial over Kenya mall attack
PoliticsJanuary 14, 201929:59 min
Jemen Konflikt

'Made in Europe': Al-Qaida's guns

The Yemeni war is the world's most significant humanitarian crisis — and it's fought with black market European weapons.
ConflictsNovember 30, 2018
Raed Fares - Aktivist erschossen

Syrian Radio Fresh FM journalists gunned down

Two Syrian radio journalists opposing the fundamentalist narrative have been shot dead in Idlib province.
ConflictsNovember 23, 2018
DW Special Motassadeq Gerichtsprozess in Hamburg

Germany deports convicted 9/11 accomplice

The 9/11 attacks were led by a group of men who met in Hamburg. Only one of them was convicted — DW traces his story.
TerrorismOctober 15, 2018
Debris in front of the US embassy in Nairobi after the 1998 bombing

When al-Qaida brought terror to East Africa

Twenty years ago, Arab jihadists attacked US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, killing 242 people.
TerrorismAugust 6, 2018
Jumpei Yasuda

Journalist held in Syria appeals for help

A Japanese journalist has appealed for help, saying he has been held by Syrian militants for three years.
TerrorismAugust 1, 2018
Osama bin Laden

Alleged Bin Laden guard released in Tunisia

Sami A., a suspected bodyguard of Osama Bin Laden who was deported from Germany two weeks ago, has been set free.
CrimeJuly 27, 2018
Debris scattered in front of the G5 Sahel headquarters

UN central Mali base attack leaves six dead

Militants in Mali have attacked a UN G5 compound with grenades and a car bomb.
TerrorismJune 29, 2018
Sami A. - Osama bin Laden's alleged bodyguard

Germany to deport alleged bin Laden bodyguard

A Tunisian man who was allegedly a bodyguard to deceased al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is to be deported.
Law and JusticeJune 25, 2018
Members of al-Qaida in Syria gesture

With IS in tatters, al-Qaida renews call for jihad

The move is an attempt to capitalize on the demise of its main competitor, the "Islamic State," according to experts.
TerrorismMay 16, 2018

Hindu minority is under attack

In Bangladesh headlines are dominated by violence.
SocietyApril 17, 201842:31 min
Irak Kampf um Mosul

Is this the end of IS and al-Qaida in Syria?

Syria's government has taken back most of the major cities lost during the civil war.
PoliticsMarch 17, 2018
Taliban fighter holding gun

Afghan officials detain German over Taliban ties

A German citizen thought to be a military advisor to the Taliban in Helmand province has been detained.
ConflictsMarch 1, 2018
Somalia Mogadischu Autobomben Anschlag

Deadly blasts rock Somalia after months of calm

At least 18 people have been killed in Mogadishu after two bombers struck the city's government quarter.
ConflictsFebruary 23, 2018
A Malian soldier with a miltary patch on his right arm, and holding a rifle

Malian soldiers in deadly clash with militants

Al-Qaida-linked militants launched a strike on a military base in northern Mali.
ConflictsJanuary 27, 2018
Rubble at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001

German al-Qaida member faces US extradition

Christian Ganczarski allegedly had personal ties to al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.
TerrorismJanuary 18, 2018
Poster of Osama Bin Laden held by protester

CIA releases new trove of bin Laden files

The US has published some 470,000 files from bin Laden's PC, including a personal journal of the late terror chief.
TerrorismNovember 2, 2017
Al-Shabaab Kämpfer in Mogadishu

Two Germans sentenced for joining Islamist terrorists

German courts have sentenced a number of German nationals for joining foreign extremist groups in recent years.
TerrorismOctober 27, 2017
Thosuands attend a prayer service in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

Somalia bombing death toll rises to 358

Thousands returned to the site of the country's worst terror attack six days later.
ConflictsOctober 20, 2017
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Scores killed in Mogadishu bomb blast

TerrorismOctober 15, 201700:46 min
Turkish-Syrian border

Turkish military enters Syria's Idlib province

The Turkish military has entered Syria's Idlib province to implement a "de-escalation" deal with Russia and Iran.
ConflictsOctober 13, 2017
A Somali woman, her face framed by a red hijab, cries for a killed relative.

Al-Shabab militants attack military base

At least 10 Somali soldiers were killed in the attack that began when militants detonated a large truck bomb.
ConflictsSeptember 3, 2017
Burkina Faso Tag nach dem Angriff in der Kwame Nkrumah Avenue in Ouagadougou

Gunmen kill many in Burkina Faso restaurant

Suspected extremists have killed several foreigners during a raid at a Turkish restaurant in Burkina Faso.
TerrorismAugust 14, 2017
UN Mission MINUSMA in Mali

UN finds mass graves in northern Mali town

The UN has found mass graves found in a northern Mali town as armed groups vie for control of the area.
PoliticsAugust 6, 2017
Afghansistan Deutsche Botschaft bei Anschlag in Kabul massiv beschädigt

Where is the US's Afghan strategy?

Reports of delays from the Trump administration on a strategy for Afghanistan indicate dissonance in the White House.
PoliticsAugust 4, 2017
Hostage video showing Stephen McGowan

Al-Qaida releases South African kidnapped in Mali

Stephen McGown was abducted from the tourist town of Timbuktu, while touring Mali on motorbikes with friends.
TerrorismAugust 3, 2017
Bangladesch IS-Anschlag in Dhaka - Rapid Action Batallion

Bangladesh cafe attack one year on

Expert Siegfried O. Wolf tells DW that Bangladeshi authorities continue to downplay the severity of the jihadist threat.
PoliticsJuly 1, 2017
Schweden Geiselbefreiung Johan Gustafsson

Swede freed by al Qaeda after six years captivity

Sweden's Foreign Ministry has confirmed Johan Gustafsson's release, six years after being kidnapped by al-Qaeda in Mali.
ConflictsJune 26, 2017
Soldiers from Mali's army in Bamako

Militants launch deadly attack in Mali capital

Police in Mali said four gunmen had attacked the luxury Campement Kangaba resort east of the capital.
ConflictsJune 18, 2017
Pakisten Aktivist Burhan Wani

The Islamization of Kashmir's movement

A separatist leader joining al Qaeda has raised fears that the Kashmiri movement is being "hijacked" by Islamists.
PoliticsMay 26, 2017
Iran Militärparade

Unhappy neighbors

Iran has warned it would target militant hideouts inside Pakistan if Islamabad doesn't act against Sunni jihadists.
PoliticsMay 9, 2017
Aiman az-Zawahiri Videobotschaft

Al Qaeda weakened, not finished

Six years after bin Laden's death, al Qaeda is being overshadowed by IS, which is expanding in South Asia.
PoliticsMay 1, 2017
Afghanistan Gulbuddin Hekmatjar in Kabul

Afghan warlord urges Taliban to end war

Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has called on Taliban to lay down their weapons and enter peace talks with Kabul.
PoliticsApril 29, 2017
Flowers at the Technological Institute metro station in Saint Petersburg

Group claims Russia metro bombing

A group with suspected ties to al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the deadly St. Petersburg metro bombing.
TerrorismApril 25, 2017
Taliban Kämpfer Symbolbild

Indian jihadists in Afghanistan

In a DW interview, expert Michael Kugelman explains why Indian nationals are joining jihadist groups in Afghanistan.
PoliticsApril 19, 2017
Irak Kmpf um Mossul

'IS' considering al Qaeda alliance - report

The self-styled 'Islamic State' has discussed a "possible alliance" with al Qaeda, according to Iraq's vice president.
PoliticsApril 18, 2017
Afghanistan US Sicherheitsberater McMaster

'No safe havens for terrorists in Afghanistan'

The visit comes just days after the US dropped an 11-ton MOAB bomb on a mountain hideout for militants.
ConflictsApril 16, 2017
Syrien Idlib Giftgasangriff

Death toll rises in Syria 'gas attack'

Dozens of civilians were killed and hundreds injured by a "toxic gas" in Idlib province, northwestern Syria.
ConflictsApril 4, 2017
London Anschlag

Police: 'No evidence' of UK attacker link to IS

Authorities have said they don't believe the man who killed four people outside Parliament had links to jihadist groups.
ConflictsMarch 27, 2017
Afghanistan Drohne

US drone strike kills senior Al-Qaeda chief

The US military has confirmed a US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan on March 19 killed a senior Al-Qaeda militant.
ConflictsMarch 26, 2017