In a huge blow to the Al-Qaeda group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011, United States has now confirmed that they have killed Al-Qaeda leader and Bin Laden's successor Ayman Al-Zawahiri.

Ayman Al-Zawahiri: 9/11 mastermind and Osama bin Laden's successor killed in US Drone Strike

US President Joe Biden said that "justice has been delivered" after al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan. Zawahiri was the mastermind behind 9/11 attacks and Bin Laden's successor.

"Justice has been delivered", says Biden after US drone strike in Afghanistan kills AL-Zawahiri

The United States has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. Zawahiri was the mastermind behind 9/11 attacks and Bin Laden's successor. He was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in the Afghan capital Kabul.

9/11 mastermind and Bin Laden successor Al-Zawahiri killed in US drone strike

In the aftermath of the remarks perceived by a section of the particular religion as unsavory, a controversy has kicked up a diplomatic storm by several Islamic countries including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Malaysia, Iran, Pakistan and others criticizing the Government of India and calling for stringent action against the BJP leaders who were accused of insulting a top leader of a faith at a TV show.

Recent Al-Qaeda threats and possible way out

Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) outfit has threatened to carry out terror attacks in the Indian states of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai and Delhi in the wake of controversial remarks made by members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Al-Qaeda threatens terror attacks in Indian states over ‘insult to Prophet'

Every month, Abdow Omar, who runs a business importing flour and sugar, gets a call from the Somali militant group al-Shabab reminding him that it’s time to pay them taxes — or risk losing his business, or even his life.

Somalia elects next president, but terrorists hold true power

An air raid on a rebel base "neutralised" 57 "terrorists" in northern Mali where eight soldiers were also killed in fighting, the army said Saturday. Friday's air force strike targeted a "terrorist base" and "violent clashes" led to the soldiers' deaths, a statement said.

Mali army says 8 soldiers killed, nearly 60 'terrorists neutralised'

Lieutenant general Michael Kurilla told the Senate Arms Services committee that the threat from the reconstituting of Al-Qaeda and ISIS-K in Afghanistan remains a big challenge.

Reconstituting of Al-Qaeda and ISIS-K in Afghanistan remains big challenge for US, says Kurilla

'Destroyer' ISIS terrorist al-Qurashi: Low-profile but brutal operator

Ever since congratulating the Taliban on its “victory” in Afghanistan on August 31 last year, al-Qaeda has been maintaining a “strategic silence” to not to “compromise” its efforts to gain international recognition, a new UN report has claimed.

Osama bin Laden’s son held meetings with Taliban in Afghanistan last year: UN report

Terrorist group Al-Qaeda which was responsible for the gruesome 9/11 terror attack in the US, is attempting to rebuild its presence in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

Terror groups Al-Qaeda & ISIS-K attempts to rebuild its presence in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

The Niger Defence Ministry announced Sunday that 12 soldiers and "dozens of terrorists" were killed in a battle in western Niger, in the conflict-torn "three borders" zone.

In Niger a 'ferocious' battle with 'terrorists' leaves 12 soldiers and dozens of militants dead

The Assam Police have sounded an alert over possible terror strikes by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and terror outfit al-Qaeda over alleged persecution of Muslims in the northeastern Indian state.

Alert in India's northeastern Assam state over threats from ISI, Al-Qaeda

A Columbian nun who was captured by al-Qaeda-linked Mali jihadists in 2017 has finally been released after four years. Sister Gloria Cecilia Narvaez was taken hostage on 7 February 2017 in southern Mali near the border with Burkina Faso where she had been working as a missionary.

Colombian nun kidnapped in 2017 freed

The US military on Friday named the senior al Qaeda commander killed in an airstrike in the Idlib region of northwest Syria on September 20 as Salim Abu-Ahmad. The drone strike targeted a vehicle on the road from Idlib city to Binnish, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which said two jihadist commanders died.

US names al Qaeda commander killed in Syria

America's top military leaders were grilled by US senators on the disastrous Afghan pull-out. The Pentagon leadership said the Taliban was and is a terror group, and admitted the possibility of a reconstituted Al-Qaeda. Molly Gambhir gets you the key takeaways.

Gravitas: Pentagon leaders say Taliban was & is a terror group

The Pentagon has said that a drone strike has hit a vehicle in northwestern Syria resulting in the killing of a senior Al-Qaeda leader. this is what the Americans are claiming and this has happened in the northwestern region of Syria that is largely rebel controlled.

United States air-strike targets Al-Qaeda in Syria

Even as Taliban promises to be different this time, there are signs of terrorist organisations aligning themselves with the new de facto rulers of Afghanistan, with al Qaeda setting its sights on India's Kashmir in a 'congratulatory letter'.

Al Qaeda 'congratulates' Taliban; mentions Kashmir, Palestine in letter

Foreign jihadists based in Syria's last major rebel bastion killed at least six regime fighters in an attack Friday in the northwest of the country, a war monitor said.

Foreign jihadists kill six pro-regime fighters in Syria

Taliban fighters are advancing across Afghanistan, an offensive that has accelerated as US and NATO troops withdraw from the country after a 20-year-long war. In the past week, the Taliban have overrun areas bordering five countries: Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, China, and Pakistan.

Staring at civil war: How bad is the situation in Afghanistan?

Sri Lanka has banned 11 hardline Islamist organisations, including the Islamic State (ISIS) and al-Qaeda, for their links to extremist activities in the country and warned that any person who conspires with them would be sentenced to prison terms between 20 and 10 years, according to an official announcement.

Sri Lanka bans ISIS, al-Qaeda and 9 other terror groups 

India reportedly called out Pakistan's links with terror groups, which is the Al-Qaeda, during the United States Security Council meeting. Indian envoy to the UN said Pak is providing safe heaven to terror organizations.

India at UN Security Council: Pakistan provides safe heaven to Al-Qaeda

The leader of Al-Qaeda's Yemeni affiliate has been under arrest for several months, according to a United Nations report released on Thursday, in what will be seen as a huge breakthrough in the fight against the global jihadist threat.

Al-Qaeda's leader in Yemen Khalid Batarfi under arrest: UN report

The Pentagon said Saturday it was putting on hold a plan to give Covid vaccines to terror detainees at Guantanamo, following an outcry as the United States struggles to deliver jabs to frontline workers and vulnerable elderly Americans.

Pentagon pauses plan to give COVID-19 vaccine to prisoners at Guantanamo Bay

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