Once upon a time in the scorching expanse of the Sahara, a young Tuareg boy named Iyad ag Ghali watched his father die in a doomed rebellion. The year was 1963, and that trauma would leave a permanent imprint. Like many “sons of ’63,” Ghali grew up distrustful of Bamako and hungry for something more….
File photo: Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa (Picture credit: AP) Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, emerged as Syria’s interim president on Wednesday, after leading the offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad’s government a few months ago. Once a shadowy jihadist with ties to al-Qaeda, al-Sharaa has undergone a striking transformation, presenting himself as…
Syrian opposition fighters ride in a truck in Talhiya, Idlib countryside, Syria, Friday, November 29, 2024. (AP) Eight years ago, Russian airstrikes helped Syrian President Bashar al-Assad‘s forces push rebels out of Aleppo. This was a significant event in the Syrian civil war, which had mostly been in a deadlock since 2020. Last week, however,…
French authorities expelled Omar bin Laden, one of late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden son, due to social media posts advocating terrorism, France’s interior minister Bruno Retailleau said on Tuesday.Omar bin Laden, 43, was born in Saudi Arabia and has also lived in Sudan and Afghanistan before distancing himself from his father at age 19….
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has warned the UN Security Council of a serious threat of terrorism from Afghanistan and has emphasised that militant outfits with the potential to cause regional and global destabilisation were fast emerging.Pakistan ambassador to the UN Munir Akram urged the global community to seriously consider the terrorist threat emanating from the Taliban-ruled country.At…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police announced on Thursday that they have dismantled an Al Qaeda terror module, detaining 14 people from Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.This operation stemmed from intelligence inputs and was conducted in collaboration with state police forces.According to a Delhi Police statement, “The module, as per current state of operations, was being…
Amin ul Haq, a high-ranking member of Al-Qaeda and a close confidant of Osama Bin Laden, was arrested by the Pakistani counter-terrorism authorities on Friday.The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Punjab has filed charges against ul Haq, alleging his involvement in orchestrating sabotage operations aimed at critical infrastructure within the province.“In a significant breakthrough in the…
