Osama bin Laden
9 Sep 2021
Two days before 9/11, an Al-Qaeda suicide squad posing as journalists sat down for an interview with Ahmad Shah Massoud, the last major commander resisting the jihadist
22 Aug 2021
I do agree to a reasonable extent, that the enthronement of Taliban in Afghanistan mirrors the failure of bombs and bullets in building liberal democracies. However, it is useful to qualify the failure.
27 Apr 2021
A decade after he was hunted down and killed in Pakistan by US special forces, Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden retains the capacity to mobilise extremists even in a polarised jihadist scene that has radically changed in the last years.
27 Apr 2021
On the eve of the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the CIA told President Barack Obama they had the best lead-in years to find the mastermind, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
23 Apr 2021
Sir: The advent of Boko Haram in 2002 and its militant approach in 2009 has brought terrorism closer to the doorsteps of Nigerians.
25 Jun 2020
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan faced a growing backlash Thursday after he said former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been "martyred".
14 Sep 2019
US President Donald Trump on Saturday confirmed that Hamza bin Laden, the son and designated heir of Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, was killed in a counter-terrorism operation along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. US media reported in late July and early August, citing intelligence officials, that the younger Bin Laden had been killed sometime in the…
22 Aug 2019
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has confirmed the death of Hamza Bin Laden, the son and designated heir of Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden.
1 Aug 2019
Osama bin Laden's son Hamza, chosen an heir to the leadership of Al-Qaeda, has been killed, US media reported Wednesday citing American officials.
31 Jul 2019
Osama bin Laden's son Hamza, chosen heir to the leadership of Al-Qaeda, has been killed, US media reported Wednesday citing American officials.
2 Jun 2017
The CIA has named the hardline chief of its hunt for Osama bin Laden and head of its lethal drone program to lead Iran operations, the New York Times reported Friday.
29 May 2017
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