Taliban victory sparks concerns al-Qaeda could regroup in Afghanistan
Intelligence officials fear Afghanistan could once more become a magnet for extremists
Intelligence officials fear Afghanistan could once more become a magnet for extremists
Abubakar Shekau believed to have detonated explosives to escape capture by Iswap fighters
Taliban’s 85,000 fighters poised to battle way back to power after US and Nato forces leave
Killing of Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah on August 7th kept secret until now, says paper
UN report warns threat from Islamist extremist groups remains high
Reported death of Osama bin Laden’s son will be a brief PR boost for the US
The terrorist organisation, though damaged, remains a threat, especially in Europe
Tahrir al-Sham advance may lead to re-establishment of al-Qaeda in Syria and Iraq
US president’s order to ‘track and slay’ jihadi group’s leaders signals turnabout in policy
Analysis: Fundamentalist faction is less under threat than its rival Islamic State
Al-Qaeda Central leader and Osama bin-Laden’s son call for jihadists to unite
Ayman al-Zawahiri issues audio statement outlining stance on new leader
Foreign forces arrive as Islamic State has said it will mount an offensive against the capital
With Europe’s largest Muslim population, France sees itself as a model of equality. Yet Islamists view it as a profoundly anti-Muslim country at war with the Islamic world
Deadly attacks took place in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998
Leader al-Zawahiri vows to carry fight to India, Burma and Bangladesh
James Foley was a generous man, committed journalist and stoic hostage. His beheading by a masked fighter is part of Islamic State’s strategy of using foreign hostages for political and military leverage
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a man responsible for acts of violence that have made some in al-Qaeda baulk, has stunned observers by using the military momentum of Isis to declare himself leader of all Muslims
‘There is no army in the world that can withstand the soldiers of Islam,’ group says
Revolutionary Guards help Iraq’s army to take back Tikrit from Isis forces
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi said to wear mask when addressing his commanders
Brutal movement that has no jihadi rivals in Iraq aims to create Islamic state
Ayman al-Zawahiri wants hostages taken to be used in prisoner exchanges
Appeal to Falluja as Sunni tribesmen fight to retake areas of nearby Ramadi
General says military, until now held in reserve, will respond to further violence
American citizens warned to defer-non essential travel due to security concerns
Locals seem unable to escape the shadow of the continuing US presence in the country
‘Extraordinary and unprecedented’ security measures taken by Yemenis
President Suleiman calls on Shia Hizbullah and Iran to help investigation
Austria to pull out its 380 troops, the largest contingent in UN force at Golan
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