Al Qaeda

Delhi court convicts 4 operatives of Al Qaida in Indian Subcontinent

A Delhi court on Friday convicted four operatives of Al-Qaida in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) for conspiracy to commit terror acts across the country and recruiting members for the terror group. Special judge Sanjay Khanagwal convicted Maulana Mohd Abdul Rehman Kasmi, Mohd Asif, Zafar Masood and Abdul Sami, saying the prosecution was able to prove its charges against them under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The court is likely to hear argument on quantum of sentence on February 14 and the convicts face a maximum punishment of life imprisonment. "Mohd. Asif, Zafar Masood, Mohd. Abdul Rehman and Abdul Sami are held guilty for commission of offence punishable under section 18 (conspiracy for terror act) and 18-B (recruiting persons for terrorist act) of UAPA and are convicted thereunder," the judge said. The judge, meanwhile, acquitted two suspected AQIS operatives Syed Mohd Zishan Ali and Sabeel Ahmed in the case. The judge accepted the submissions

Succession of killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri remains unclear: US

Director of the US National Counterterrorism Centre on Tuesday said, 'The question for Al Qaeda, that it has not answered for itself, is who follows (Zawahiri)'

PFI has links with Al Qaeda, leaders in touch with terror group: NIA report

In a report filed before a Kerala court, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) claimed that the outlawed Popular Front of India (PFI) has links with the Al Qaeda

UP ATS arrests 2 suspects from Saharanpur, Haridwar for links with Al-Qaeda

The ATS also recovered a mobile phone without a battery and sim card, three other mobile phones without sim cards and cash Rs 5400 from the possession of Mohammed Harris

US officials, Taliban hold in-person meeting after al-Zawahiri's killing

More than two months after the killing of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul, top US officials met with the Taliban

PFI encouraged youth to join LeT, ISIS, Al-Qaeda, says NIA remand report

The NIA in its remand report stated that 10 accused members of the PFI who were arrested this week had encouraged vulnerable youth to join terrorist organisations including LeT, ISIS and Al-Qaeda

CIA unveils model of al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri's hideout in Afghanistan

The CIA revealed on Saturday the model of a safe house used to brief President Joe Biden about the whereabouts of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri before it killed him in a drone strike in Afghanistan. Shortly after al-Zawahri's death, White House officials released a photo showing Biden talking to CIA Director William Burns with a closed wooden box on the table in front of them. Now, the contents of the box a model depicting a white-walled home with at least five stories and three partially obscured balconies are on display at the CIA Museum inside the agency's Virginia headquarters. The museum is closed to the public and access is generally limited to the agency's employees and guests. The CIA allowed journalists to tour the museum, newly refurbished in time for the agency's 75th anniversary, as part of a broader effort to showcase its history and achievements. Most of the exhibits took years or decades to declassify. The al-Zawahri model home is the rare artifact that had been

Arrested Al-Qaeda operative used Telegram to radicalise J-K youths: NIA

A suspected Al-Qaeda operative, who was arrested from Bengaluru in July, used Telegram channels to provoke gullible youths to wage jihad in Kashmir, the NTA said

Assam Police arrest another man with suspected Al Qaeda links from Guwahati

Assam Police apprehended another man suspected of having links with an Al Qaeda network in Bangladesh

Pakistan denies use of Islamabad airspace for strike on Al-Qaeda leader

Pakistan has rejected the Taliban's claims about Islamabad's airspace being used for the US strike that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in July

Assam police arrests 35 persons linked with Al Qaeda; Congress cries foul

Assam police have arrested 35 persons linked with Al Qaeda from different parts of the state

Zawahiri's killing shows US' resolve to act against terrorism: Blinken

On the 24th Anniversary of the 1998 bombings of US Embassies in East Africa, the country said that it has taken decisive action against al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

America used 'pattern-of-life intelligence' to kill Zawahiri: Report

Zawahiri liked to read alone on balcony of his Kabul safe house early in the morning, a "pattern-of-life intelligence" that eventually gave American agencies the chance to carry out precision strike

UN had absolutely no knowledge of Zawahiri's whereabouts: UNSG spokesperson

Member states must ensure that measures taken to counter terrorism comply with their obligations under international law, a spokesperson for the UN Secretary General said

US warns of possible retaliation after killing of Al-Qaeda's al-Zawahiri

In a Worldwide Caution Update, the department said it believed "there is a higher potential for anti-American violence given the death of Ayman al-Zawahiri on July 31, 2022"

Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri killed in US strike in Afghanistan, says Biden

The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, President Joe Biden said

LIVE news: BBIL expects regulator's nod for intranasal Covid vax in Aug

Live news updates: The firm completed clinical trials of the nasal vaccine with about 4,000 volunteers

Taliban confirms Al-Qaeda's al-Zawahiri's killing; condemn US drone attack

Taliban confirms Al-Qaeda's al-Zawahiri's killing; condemn US drone attack

Haqqani network tried to conceal Ayman al-Zawahri was in Kabul: Report

Members of the dreaded terror group Haqqani network tried to conceal that al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri who was killed in a US drone strike was at a safe house in Kabul, a media report said.

Who was Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri and why did the US kill him?

A US drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend killed Ayman al-Zawahri, who helped Osama bin Laden plot the 9/11 attacks on the United States and helped al-Qaida survive and spread in the years after