United States Central Command says that it has carried out a precision airstrike in Syria, targeting and killing Muhammed Yusuf Ziya Talay, a senior military leader in Hurras al-Din. 2025-03-1
The United States releases Majid Khan from the Guantanamo Bay prison and transfers him to Belize. Khan had been captured in 2003 in Pakistan and was being held on accusations of helping al-Qaeda. 2023-02-2
During a phone call, U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly tells Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman that the "U.S. supports Saudi Arabia in its efforts to fight terrorism" and that the U.S. will cooperate in the aftermath of the oil facilities attacks. 2019-09-15
An American air strike targeting jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar in Libya reportedly kills him. 2015-06-13
An Australian man kidnapped in the Philippines by an al-Qaeda-linked group for ransom has been freed following "joint efforts" by the two countries. 2013-03-23
Yemen: A suspected Al Qaeda suicide bomber kills the commander of a local pro-army militia and injures six people in the town of Mudiyah in the Abyan province of Yemen. 2012-08-19
NATO says one soldier died following an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan on August 17. 2012-08-18
Al-Qaeda militants attack an intelligence headquarters in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, killing at least 14 people. 2012-08-18
War On Terror: The chief of one of Britain's top intelligence agencies says that potential British terrorists are going to countries that have been made unsecure by the Arab Spring to get training from Al Qaeda. 2012-06-25