Topic: Al Qaeda

Three Things the CIA Is Doing to Undermine American Values

Associated Press

No one is getting off the island during the Guantanamo hunger strike, where there aren't review boards. And did we mention the latest on drones and financing Afghan warlords? Here are a few core democratic principles the CIA is glossing over these days.

By Ted Mann

Aug 27, 2011

Report: U.S. Strike Kills Al Qaeda Deputy

American officials say second-in-command killed in Pakistan, likely by drone strike

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By John Hudson

Aug 15, 2011

Coordinated Bombings Hit a Dozen Iraqi Cities

The string of car and roadside bombs have killed nearly 70 people

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By Ujala Sehgal

Aug 13, 2011

Why the New Bombs Al-Qaeda is Building Are So Terrifying

Just a speck of the poison inside the explosives can be fatal

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 8, 2011

Al Qaeda Begs Sunni Awakening to Switch Sides Again

Addresses former fighters saying they're "able to see us but we were not able to see you"

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 28, 2011

Former Counterterrorism Head Doesn't Think Al Qaeda is Dead

Former chief at the National Counterterrorism Center is the latest to deny the death.

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By Uri Friedman

Jul 28, 2011

Syrian Protesters Have New Ally in Al Qaeda Chief

Ayman al-Zawahri has posted his first video address as al-Qaeda's leader

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 27, 2011

Report: Al Qaeda Is Pretty Much Finished

The Washington Post cites senior counterterrorism officials

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By Uri Friedman

Jul 20, 2011

Awlaki's Escape in Yemen Gets the Action Movie Treatment

In the ABC News version, the Al Qaeda leader dodged missiles and fireballs

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By Uri Friedman

Jul 13, 2011

Bin Laden Was a Failure for the Last Six Years of His Life

U.S. officials say the al-Qaeda leader's last success was the 2005 London bombing

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By John Hudson

Jun 24, 2011

A Cell Phone Links Bin Laden to Pakistan Intelligence

U.S. officials have been building the case that our ally protected our enemy

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By Ray Gustini

Jun 17, 2011

Report: FBI Warns of Al Qaeda 'Hit List'

ABC reports the FBI is warning law enforcement about a 'hit list' on a jihadi website

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By John Hudson

Jun 16, 2011

Al Qaeda's New Boss Is a Pain to Work Under

Reports paint an unflattering picture of Ayman al-Zawahiri

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 16, 2011

The Jihadi Forum Watchers Who Beat the Wires on Zawahri

Al-Qaeda expert Aaron Zelin broke the news on Twitter

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By John Hudson

Jun 9, 2011

The U.S. Code Name for Bin Laden Was Actually 'Cakebread'

ABC News unloads a trove of new facts about the raid in its new book

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 8, 2011

Al Qaeda's Zawahri Makes First Post-Bin Laden Statement

Critically, the Egyptian operative didn't say he would succeed bin Laden

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By John Hudson

Jun 3, 2011

New Al Qaeda Video Instructs U.S. Muslims to Buy Guns, Start Killing

"What are you waiting for?" asks Al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 25, 2011

Obama to the British Parliament: 'We Will Not Relent'

Obama says U.S., U.K. will "back up words with deeds" in Middle East uprisings

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By Alex Eichler

May 19, 2011

Afghan Prisoner at Guantanamo Dies in Apparent Suicide

The detainee was an avowed al Qaeda coordinator

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By John Hudson

May 18, 2011

Succession Battle Threatens to Split Al Qaeda

Reports highlight infighting over the terrorist network's new leader

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By John Hudson

May 10, 2011

Pakistan Says Bin Laden's Son Escaped the U.S. Raid

Previous reports suggested that 18-year-old Hamza had been killed in the raid

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By John Hudson

May 6, 2011

Al Qaeda Confirms Osama Bin Laden's Death, Vows Revenge

The terror network said bin Laden's blood "will not be wasted"

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By Adam Martin

May 3, 2011

Bin Laden's Biographer on the Future of Al Qaeda

In a new Frontline interview, Steve Coll offers his take on how Al Qaeda will adapt

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By Caitlin Dickson

May 3, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Tuesday Columns

On the future of al Qaeda, Pakistan and terrorism, and the benefits of school vouchers

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By Uri Friedman

May 2, 2011

Details from the Raid: How the U.S. Killed Bin Laden

Several news outlets have published gripping accounts of the raid

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By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 18, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Monday Columns

On fixing Mexico's judicial system, keeping troops in Iraq, and focus in Afghanistan

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