US kills Al-Qaeda-linked leader behind ISIS attack that killed two service members and American interpreter, military says

A third round of retaliatory strikes in Syria resulted in the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader, officials say ...
CNN

The making of an al Qaeda fighter: Spin Ghul’s journey from the streets of Saudi Arabia to jihadi training camps

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is excerpted from the book Race Against Terror by Jake Tapper, published by Atria, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Printed by ...
Homeland Security Today

Hamza bin Laden’s Reappearance: Continuity, Propaganda, and Al-Qaeda’s Entrenchment in Afghanistan

The recent video appearance of Hamza bin Laden, son of Osama bin Laden, underscores al-Qaeda’s resilience and its capacity to project continuity after the death of Ayman al-Zawahiri. Although the ...
Long War Journal

US kills Al Qaeda-linked ‘attack planner’ in Syria

The US military killed a “senior Al-Qaeda affiliated attack planner” in an airstrike in Syria on October 2. The jihadi was a member of Ansar Islam, a terrorist organization that has operated in Iraq ...