Sources: BBC
The Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Tuareg Azawad Liberation Front separatists launch coordinated attacks on the Malian communes and towns of Aguelhok, Anéfis, Gao, and Sévaré. The Malian army says it has repelled the assaults, while local sources report continuing fighting. 2026-07-4
The Pentagon rejects a Russian proposal to stage joint airstrikes against Al-Qaeda linked groups in Syria. 2016-05-21
al-Qaeda launches an attack on the south Yemen town of al-Bayda killing at least four soldiers before being beaten back by the army. [http:--www.swissinfo.ch-eng-al-qaeda-attacks-south-yemen-town-of-al-bayda--four-soldiers-killed-41036720 (Swiss Info)]date=August 2019 2014-10-8
The al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front releases dozens of Fijian United Nations peacekeepers captured near the Golan Heights. 2014-09-11
The Saudi Arabian government designates the Muslim Brotherhood and al-Qaeda among others as terrorist groups and warns that people joining them could face 30 years in prison. 2014-03-7
Islamic extremist groups in Syria with ties to al-Qaeda try to identify, recruit and train Americans and other Westerners who have traveled there to get them to carry out attacks when they return home. 2014-01-9
Al-Qaeda issues a statement confirming bin Laden's death and threatens revenge. 2011-05-6
A United States air strike kills an al-Qaeda leader who was thought to have been planning suicide bombings. 2010-08-16
More than 100 people with possible links to Al-Qaeda are arrested in Saudi Arabia for allegedly planning attacks on oil and security installations in the country. 2010-03-24
Nine people go on trial charged with terrorism and links to al-Qaeda in Belgium. 2010-03-8