Tag: Al Qaeda

Taliban Responds to US Strike That Killed al-Qaeda Leader

The Taliban on Thursday said it wasn’t aware al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri was in Kabul days after the Biden administration confirmed it killed him in the Afghan capital. A chief spokesman for the Taliban said the group ordered its “investigative and intelligence agencies to conduct serious and comprehensive investigations on various aspects of the mentioned event.” “There…


State Department Issues Heightened Terrorism Alert After Killing of al-Qaeda Leader Al Zawahiri

The State Department has warned of an increased potential for attacks on Americans abroad following the killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri, adding that current information suggests terror groups continue to plan terrorist attacks on U.S. interests. The agency stated that there is a “higher potential for anti-American violence” in a Worldwide Caution advisory on Tuesday. Officials said…


Watching Al-Qaeda Chief’s ‘Pattern of Life’ Key to His Death

WASHINGTON—As the sun was rising in Kabul on Sunday, two Hellfire missiles fired by a U.S. drone ended Ayman al-Zawahri’s decade-long reign as the leader of Al-Qaeda. The seeds of the audacious counterterrorism operation had been planted over many months. U.S. officials had built a scale model of the safe house where al-Zawahri had been…


Capitol Report (Aug. 2): 26 GOP Senators Back Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip; Key Primaries in 5 States

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan as China threatens military action. How is the White House responding, and what’s coming next? Democrats continue to sell their new budget bill as an attempt to slow inflation, but some aren’t convinced. Five states are holding primary elections Tuesday. Congresswoman Claudia Tenney joins us to recap her…


Biden Taking Credit for the Strike on Al Qaeda, but Gets None

Commentary  A U.S. drone, likely controlled by the CIA, killed Al Qaeda’s top leader, Ayman al Zawahiri, on Aug. 1. President Joe Biden took credit for the strike. Zawahiri was a deputy to Osama Bin Laden and the most important planner of the 9/11 attacks. The drone found him on his balcony in Kabul, Afghanistan,…


Biden: US Kills Al Qaeda Leader Ayman Al Zawahiri

The United States has killed the leader of Al Qaeda, President Joe Biden confirmed on Monday. “On Saturday, at my direction, the United States successfully concluded an airstrike in Kabul Afghanistan that killed the Emir of al Qaeda, Ayman al Zawahiri,” Biden said in an address at the White House. American forces conducted the precision…


US Kills Al Qaeda Leader Ayman Al Zawahiri

The United States has killed the leader of Al Qaeda, President Joe Biden confirmed on Monday. “On Saturday, at my direction, the United States successfully concluded an airstrike in Kabul Afghanistan that killed the Emir of al Qaeda, Ayman al Zawahiri,” Biden said in an address at the Whitehouse. American forces conducted the precision drone…


Biden Delivers Remarks on Successful Counterterrorism Operation

President Joe Biden delivers remarks “on a successful counterterrorism operation,” a White House press release says. …


Banks Ask Judge to Dismiss Terrorism Financing Lawsuit

Five international banks asked a judge on June 1 to dismiss a class-action lawsuit accusing them of aiding and abetting terrorist organizations in Afghanistan, receiving an immediate response from plaintiffs seeking to have the banks’ motions denied. U.S. terrorism victims and their family members sued the banks—Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Danske Bank, Placid Express,…


DHS: Al Qaeda- and ISIS-Linked Terrorists Exploiting Online Presence To Encourage Attacks in US

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday issued a terrorism advisory, warning that that al Qaeda- and ISIS-linked terrorists are likely to maintain an online presence in an attempt to inspire U.S.-based individuals to engage in violent activity, following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. In its latest National Terrorism Advisory System…