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An armed man claiming to be the brother of Pakistani Al-Qaeda suspect Aafia Siddiqui holds congregants hostage at Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, United States. He is later shot and killed by police.
2022-01-15

Clashes between the armed forces of Burkina Faso and militants linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL kill dozens of people. In an attack in the northern town of Arbinda, militants killed 30 civilians, 14 soldiers and three pro-government militiamen.
2021-08-18

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports Russian airstrikes kill at least 18 civilians and wound dozens more in the town of Ariha in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. Idlib is controlled by the Army of Conquest, a rebel alliance of mainly Islamist groups, including al-Qaeda affiliate al-Nusra Front.
2015-11-29

The United States advises that a counterterrorism operation on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan has killed American and Italian al-Qaeda hostages Warren Weinstein and Giovanni Lo Porto.
2015-04-23

Clashes between al-Qaeda and security forces leave 20 soldiers and 3 militants dead in Hodeidah province of western Yemen.
2014-11-1

Four French hostages held in Niger by an Al-Qaeda offshoot since 2010 are released.
2013-10-29

The United States closes 22 embassies in the Middle East and North Africa due to intelligence of an Al-Qaeda attack.
2013-08-4

Forces from Mauritania and Mali clash with Al-Qaeda militants in Mali, destroying a base; several bodies are later found.
2011-06-25

A dozen people are reported dead during clashes between Mauritanian troops and al-Qaeda militants in Mali's Sahara.
2010-09-18

A United States air strike kills an al-Qaeda leader who was thought to have been planning suicide bombings.
2010-08-16