Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) called for a financial war on terror as he kicked off a hearing on terrorist financing and the Islamic State. Hensarling serves as Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. In his opening remarks of the
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a Marxist terror group based in that nation and partially bankrolled by the government of Cuba, is richer than Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and Boko Haram combined, according to a Forbes ranking of the
SANAA/DUBAI (Reuters) – An advance into Yemen’s Sunni Muslim heartland by Shi’ite Houthi fighters has galvanised support for al Qaeda among some Sunnis, deepening the religious hue of the country’s many conflicts, with potential consequences well beyond its borders. Yemen’s
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Britain, the United States and France have proposed that Islamist extremist group Ansar al-Sharia in Libya be blacklisted under the United Nations al Qaeda sanctions regime, diplomats said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity. If
Dr. Sebastian Gorka, Major General Matthew C. Horner Distinguished Chair of Military Theory at Marine Corps University and National Security Editor for Breitbart News reacted to a report that Spanish intelligence intercepted messages from terrorists planning to weaponize the Ebola
Since the shooting in Ottawa last week by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, a very familiar political debate has broken out in Canada: Was Zehaf-Bibeau a terrorist or just a disturbed man committing a crime? In his first statement after the attack Canadian
This article originally appeared at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. It is too early to say that the U.S. strategy against the Islamic State is imploding, but it is scarcely too soon to question whether this is possible.
Thursday on “CBS This Morning,” former CIA deputy director Mike Morell said he is more worried about ISIS easily crossing the wide-open border the United States shares with Canada. Morell said, “I’m much more concerned about the Canada border, Charlie,
When reports came out last weekend of developer Brianna Wu receiving death threats over Twitter, the gaming media renewed its attacks on the GamerGate movement labeling it a hate group trying to drive women from the gaming industry. When Anita
Al Qaeda militants have reportedly taken possession of territory in southern Yemen while continuing their offensive against Shiite Houthi Islamists in the country, Al Arabiya reports. On Wednesday, the Al Qaeda jihadis fought the Houthis in areas within central Yemen,
A terror suspect accused of plotting an attack against Tony Blair sang “We’re gonna slit their throats” in an Arabic song praising jihadis, London’s Old Bailey court has heard. Erol Incedal, who is of Turkish origin, also told his wife
Tunisian authorities have said they dismantled the media arm of Ansar al-Shariah, the group deemed largely responsible for facilitating the September 11, 2012 attacks on the US Consulate in Benghazi. The media outfit was led by a woman, Tunisian authorities
Swiss officials have announced that the country is banning the Islamic State and related entities from their lands. The ban went into effect on Wednesday, when the Swiss cabinet voted to forbid Islamic State membership for at least six months.
The commander of the U.S. Southern Command said al Qaeda raises “a lot of money” by allowing Latin American drug cartels to traffic cocaine into Europe through West Africa, explicitly associating the two enterprises. “We know that the cocaine that
Dr. Sebastian Gorka, national security editor for Breitbart News, during a recent radio appearance said the GOP needs to figure out ways and take action to fill the vacuum created by Obama’s national security lapses rather than just criticizing the
Friday on Fox News Channel’s “Special Report with Bret Baier,” Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson was quizzed by host Bret Baier, who questioned the administration for continuing to claim core al-Qaeda has been decimated while going after the Khorasan group
Australian officials are worried that the Khorasan group, an Al Qaeda organization which has itself to attacking the West, has been training Aussie jihadis in the arts of bomb making and other terror tactics. The report worries that there are
During a visit to the White House, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged his country’s support for the U.S.-led military efforts against the Islamic State, claimed a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). However, a September 30th U.S.-India joint
On February 16th, 2012, then-Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) asked Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper if there was any evidence al Qaeda extremist were fighting in Syria to try and take advantage of a power vacuum caused in the
On Monday’s “Special Report,” Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume pointed to recent events involving the United States’ efforts on the war on terror as proof that President Barack Obama’s policies haven’t proved to work as well as the
(Reuters) – An al Qaeda splinter group said it launched a rocket toward the U.S. embassy in Sanaa on Saturday, wounding several guards, to retaliate for a purported U.S. drone strike in a northern province of Yemen the day before. The U.S.
First it was 1991, then we returned in 2003. Today, it is 2014, and America is again at war in the Middle East–but now it is Syria and not just Iraq. Despite decades’ worth of analysis followed by military actions,
On “Fox News Sunday,” host Chris Wallace grilled Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken about President Barack Obama’s continued insistence that core al Qaeda has been decimated. Wallace first asked about President Obama’s 2013 claim that he was ending a
(Reuters) – A Twitter account run by an Qaeda member said the leader of the al Qaeda-linked Khorasan group was killed in a U.S. air strike in Syria, SITE monitoring service said on Sunday, following several days of uncertainty over whether
The threat posed by Khorasan was not as “imminent” as top US officials have suggested, and the Al Qaeda terror cell did not appear to be as “aspirational” as suggested, according to a senior American official. Bruce O. Riedel, a former
(AFP) — Yemen’s Al-Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Sharia claimed responsibility for a rocket that hit near the US embassy in Sanaa Saturday, shortly after the mission said it was unlikely the target. The attack came “in revenge for Muslim children targeted by
Suhaib Webb, an Imam with ties to former Al Qaeda mastermind Anwar al-Awlaki, had also previously been the leader of the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City, which had been attended by Alton Nolen — the man who on Thursday
Contrary to the Pentagon briefings on success of the early airstrikes on the Islamic State in Syria — “We’re going to keep the pressure on them,” said Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby — my Arab sources indicate the attacks have produced
The Pentagon shocked the world this week with the news of U.S.-led airstrikes in Syria on Islamic State targets. Many wondered precisely what kind of airstrikes and what such a kinetic action would look like on the ground. To elucidate
Fox News chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge reported that the Khorasan terrorist group in Syria is really core Al Qaeda on Wednesday’s broadcast of “The Sean Hannity Show.” She added that the group’s existence coupled with the administration’s knowledge of
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, in an interview with Yahoo News, hinted at American ground troops “ultimately” going into Syria. President Obama has repeatedly said that he will not send U.S. ground troops into Iraq or Syria. Holder also indicated
In what could have been a seminal wartime address to the nations of the world at the UN today, instead of rallying the West and her regional allies against the barbarity of the Global Jihadist Movement, President Obama chose to reinforce
A video has been posted online reportedly showing the execution of a French tourist by an ISIS-linked group in Algeria. Herve Gourdel was kidnapped on Sunday in the north east of the country by militant group Al-Khilafa. The group threatened
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States believes that a U.S. strike in Syria has killed Mohsin al-Fadhli, the leader of a group of al Qaeda militants known as Khorasan, a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday. “We believe he is
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Reid Report,” White House counterterrorism adviser Lisa Monaco said the White House is using the “imminent threat” posed by an al Qaeda terror cell called the Khorasan Group in Syria to assert its legal authority to bomb
On September 23, U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan sentenced Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, to life in prison for his role as al Qaeda spokesman following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City, Washington, D.C., and
(Washington, D.C.) — The Pentagon said today that most of the 40-plus Tomahawk cruise missiles that the United States launched in its airstrikes in Syria last night were aimed at members of a fairly unknown al Qaeda affiliate, the Khorasan
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said President Barack Obama’s stated goal of “destroying” ISIS is “ambitious” because “we’ve been at war with al Qaeda for 13 years, we haven’t destroyed it.” Robert Gates argued
A Danish al-Qaeda recruit turned CIA informant is taking full advantage of the mainstream media’s fascination with his “de-radicalization.” Native-born Danish bad boy Morten Storm set the Internet ablaze after he converted to Islam, got high-fived by al Qaeda, then
The father of one of the British militants suspected of being ‘Jihadi John’ has admitted in court that he plotted with Osama bin Laden to blow up American embassies in 1998. The Daily Mail reports that Adel Abdul Bary wept
