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Video: US strike kills senior leader of Al-Qaeda's Syria affiliate
A US airstrike in Northwest Syria killed Muhammed Yusuf Ziya Talay, a senior leader of the Al-Qaeda affiliate Hurras al-Din, on February 23.
Published on Mar 03, 2025 08:25 AM IST
Over two dozen terror groups in Afghanistan are ‘driver of instability’: UN report
The UN report said while IS was unable to mount large-scale attacks in India, its “handlers tried to incite lone actor attacks through India-based supporters”
Updated on Feb 20, 2025 06:28 PM IST
UAE official says new Syria leaders' Islamist ties 'worrying'
Islamist-led rebel forces toppled Assad following a lightning offensive that ended his family's five-decade rule and capped nearly 14 years of civil war.
Published on Dec 14, 2024 10:08 PM IST
AFP |
Two terror-linked accused sentenced to 10 yrs in prison
According to a press release from the state police ATS, the investigation into the accused began in 2020 following intelligence reports. The police were alerted to a man named Mohammad Shoaib alias Abu Mohammad Al Hindi, who was allegedly attempting to recruit young men for terrorist activities. An FIR was filed in Lucknow under multiple sections, including Section 121A of IPC and Sections 13, 16, 18, 188, and 20 of the UA(P) Act.
Updated on Nov 14, 2024 08:58 AM IST
600 people shot dead within hours by Al Qaeda in Burkina Faso: Report
Eyewitness accounts reveal horrific scenes as the terrorism, which has surged since 2015, continues to devastate the country.
Updated on Oct 05, 2024 03:17 PM IST
India faces terror threats from ISIL, Al-Qaeda-linked groups around J&K: FATF report
Out of the 40 stringent evaluation parameters required to check financial crimes (including money laundering and terror financing), India was found fully compliant or largely compliant in 37 of them
Published on Sep 19, 2024 05:43 PM IST
Rajeev Jayaswal
On IC-814 hijack, ex-Indian diplomat says 'totally Pakistan's involvement'
Former Indian High Commissioner said the hijack was executed by Pakistan's spy agency ISI. He also explains the country's duplicity and the role of then Taliban
Published on Sep 05, 2024 06:50 AM IST
ISIL-K seeks to recruit lone actors through India-based handlers: UN report
ISIL-K seeks to recruit lone actors through India-based handlers: UN report
Published on Jul 31, 2024 09:02 AM IST
PTI |
Afghanistan under Taliban remains ‘permissive haven’ for al-Qaeda: UNSC report
Al-Qaeda continues to “operate covertly” in Afghanistan to project the image that the Taliban is adhering to the Doha Agreement with the US
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 05:38 PM IST
Continued Taliban tolerance of terrorist groups sets conditions for terrorism to project into neighbouring states: UN report
Continued Taliban tolerance of terrorist groups sets conditions for terrorism to project into neighbouring states: UN report
Published on Jul 16, 2024 10:01 AM IST
PTI |
Pursue listing of terrorists, de-politicisation of UN sanctions regime: Parl panel
The panel said Islamic State and al-Qaeda are “aligned with regional terror groups like LeT and JeM and trying to exploit the opportunity of communal tensions in India
Published on Feb 05, 2024 03:53 PM IST
NIA attaches house in UP used by Al-Qaeda suspect to plan terror attacks
NIA said the accused had prepared a sample IED, using materials in small quantity, and carried out its controlled explosion on the roof of the said house
Updated on Sep 13, 2023 06:06 PM IST
49 civilians, 15 soldiers killed in Mali boat, military base attacks by 'jihadis
The two separate attacks targeted the Timbuktu boat on the Niger river and an army position at Bamba, in the northern Gao region.
Published on Sep 08, 2023 05:18 AM IST
AFP |
Pakistan police arrests eight suspected terrorists of ISIS, Al-Qaeda
The Counter Terrorism Department of Punjab police said on Saturday that it has foiled a "major terror plot" during operations in different areas of Punjab.
Published on Aug 26, 2023 02:51 PM IST
PTI |
US slaps sanctions on ISIS, al-Qaeda supporters in Maldives
Among those named in the sanctions are 18 ISIS and ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) facilitators and two al-Qaeda operatives, along with 29 associated companies.
Published on Aug 01, 2023 10:49 AM IST
PTI |
New UN report highlights al-Qaeda affiliate AQIS threat to Jammu and Kashmir
The UN report also said the relationship between the al-Qaeda and Afghan Taliban, which captured power in Kabul in August 2021, “remains close and symbiotic”
Updated on Jul 27, 2023 04:54 PM IST
Terror suspect Saddam was born a Hindu, got radicalised later: ATS officials
During interrogation, Sheikh revealed his name was Ranjeet Singh. He originally belonged to Basedi village in UP’s Gonda and fled from his house at the age of 14 in 1998, when his father beat him up for stealing some belongings, says ADG
Updated on Jul 15, 2023 12:52 AM IST
Strong and symbiotic links between Taliban and al-Qaeda: UN report
The report also highlights reports of serious differences between the Taliban leadership based in Kandahar and ministers in Kabul
Updated on Jun 12, 2023 01:46 PM IST
Gujarat ATS arrests 4 Bangladesh nationals, says al-Qaeda module busted
The four were part of a local al-Qaeda module trained by their handlers in Bangladesh, the statement issued by deputy inspector general (DIG) Gujarat ATS, Deepan Bhadran said
Updated on May 23, 2023 02:03 PM IST
In Eid message, al Qaeda threatens to avenge killing of Atiq Ahmad
Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent has threatened attacks on India to avenge the murder of Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf last Saturday.
Updated on Apr 22, 2023 06:37 AM IST
Al Qaeda claims latest video narrated by Zawahiri, killed by US in Afghanistan
Ayman al-Zawahiri– labeled as key 9/11 attack plotter who had been in hiding for years – was reported to be killed on the morning of July 31 in a US drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Published on Dec 24, 2022 08:23 AM IST
Al-Zawahiri's death: US issues worldwide alert for citizens travelling abroad
Zawahiri's targeted killing comes a year after the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban's takeover of the country.
Updated on Aug 03, 2022 02:39 PM IST
Focus on next Al Qaeda chief as Indian agencies stay alert
The UN sanctions monitoring team’s latest report in July this year concluded that AQIS reportedly has 180-400 fighters, primarily from Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and Pakistan.
Updated on Aug 03, 2022 01:46 PM IST
Neeraj ChauhanRezaul H Laskar
The successes and failures that led to al-Zawahiri’s killing
The US found and killed Ayman al-Zawahiri last weekend. It is a moment of vindication for President Joe Biden, who took the decision to withdraw American presence from Afghanistan but can claim he didn’t take his eyes off the terror threats emanating from Afghan soil.
Updated on Aug 03, 2022 01:44 PM IST
Prashant Jha, Washington
The death of Zawahiri may only have a short-term impact
The article is authored by Soumya Awasthi.
Updated on Aug 02, 2022 02:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times
Ayman al-Zawahiri killed: How CIA eliminated al-Qaeda chief
Ayman al-Zawahiri killed: A targeted drone strike in Kabul on July 30 resulted in the terrorist leader's death, US President Joe Biden confirmed.
Published on Aug 02, 2022 09:10 AM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Saudi Arabia welcomes US killing of Al Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri
Zawahiri, who planned the 9/11 terror attacks in New York, was killed in a drone attack in Kabul by the US, Joe Biden said.
Published on Aug 02, 2022 09:04 AM IST
US used ‘flying ginsu’ missile to kill al-Qaeda's al-Zawahiri? 5 details on op
al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a precision drone strike in Afghanistan’s Kabul, US president Joe Biden has confirmed.
Published on Aug 02, 2022 07:07 AM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Swati Bhasin
From a surgeon to Al-Qaeda chief: Ayman al-Zawahiri, killed in US drone strike
Ayman al-Zawahiri killed: The 71-year-old Egyptian national succeeded Osama bin Laden as the chief of the terrorist group after the latter was killed in a US raid in Pakistan in May 2011.
Published on Aug 02, 2022 06:35 AM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
'Justice delivered': Biden as al-Qaeda's al-Zawahiri who planned 9/11 killed
al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed in a drone strike, US confirmed.
Published on Aug 02, 2022 05:30 AM IST