On Tuesday, The Daily Beast reported that there are more than 100 Americans fighting on behalf of Al Qaeda-linked groups in Syria. Not only that, the jihadist Americans were apparently making their way back to the United States uninhibited. A
On Tuesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist George Will and FNC contributor Juan Williams debated the whether or not Democrats were using the designation of al Qaeda and “core al Qaeda” as a means to
Twice in the past two days, President Barack Obama has had the core premise upon which the foreign and national security policies of his administration have been based for nearly six years – that the “tide of war is receding” due
On Sunday, the Kenyan government attacked what is believed to be an explosions-making compound in Jilib, Somalia, run by the militant Islamist group al-Shabaab. The attack follows a series of bombings in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, that left 12 people
A wide range of heads of state and global leaders from the United States, Europe, and Africa agreed to a “global and regional action plan” to eradicate the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram in a summit Saturday. The group met
The recent kidnapping of over 200 Nigerian girls by terrorist group Boko Haram has sparked unilateral outrage around the globe. This act has left Americans torn between not wanting to interfere where they don’t belong, and not letting an atrocity like
The militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) are using their full control of the northern Syrian capital of Raqa to ban mannequins in shop windows and impose a ban on men buying women’s underwear. The
Government censorship is not helping to combat Islamist extremism, according to a new report. The counter-extremist Quilliam Foundation instead calls on legislators to create a new “social media outlet” that debunks extremist propaganda and clarifies government policies. The report says
Al Qaeda affiliates have turned their guns on one another in the ongoing civil war in Syria. The warring parties: the al-Nusra Front and ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), who have been battling for control over the
CIA Director John Brennan told Fusion TV’s Jorge Ramos al Qaeda has “metastasized.” Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
In April, Islamist militants that were part of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) tried and failed to abduct a Central Intelligence Agency officer and U.S. Special Ops commando while they were at a barbershop in Sana’a, Yemen’s Capital
On his Friday broadcast of his primetime Fox News Channel show, Sean Hannity host debate between blogger and American Freedom Defense Initiative president Pamela Geller and liberal talk show host Richard Fowler. That debate pertained to radical Islam including the
In response to And here I thought sacrilege wasn’t cool any more: If you thought that anti-Mohammed video maker Nakoula Basseley Nakoula was no longer in jail – you would only be partially correct. When author and journalist Jack Cashill caught
Despite the urging of the FBI, CIA, and a bipartisan contingent of legislators knowledgeable on the matter, Hillary Clinton refused to designate Boko Haram as a terror group during her tenure, severely limiting the United States’ ability to combat the
Saudi Arabia has broken up an Al Qaeda terror cell, making 62 arrests tied to it. They are still searching for 44 other persons believed to be involved as well. According to The Guardian, the Saudi Interior Ministry said those
Yemen’s Defense Ministry reports that government forces, in conjunction with local militias, have captured the main southern stronghold of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in the town of al-Mahfad. Reportedly dozens of AQAP and other assorted militants were
On May 6 it was reported that U.S. made missiles are being used by Islamist fighters in the Syrian opposition. According to The Long War Journal, the U.S. has begun a “pilot program” to provide “small quantities of advanced weapons,
Contrary to what President Obama and his administration would like you to believe, but Al Qaeda is alive and well, and are plotting to target foreign dignitaries and assets. The Saudis has supposedly “uncovered an Al Qaeda militant group” with
The influence of Anjem Choudary, the London-based hate preacher who wants to establish an Islamic state in Britain, has now reached into the Muslim community in Scandinavia. Last week it was disclosed that a Norwegian jihadist killed in Syria fighting
Two Nigerian women have been detained after demanding accountability from their government. Following the mass abduction of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls, Naomi Mutah was among many Nigerian citizens upset with their governments response. Protest groups amassed throughout the country,
The eleven suspects arrested and questioned over a potential al Qaeda link to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 are alleged to be part of a new terror ring in Malaysia and have denied any involvement in the mystery
Reports coming out of the UK, specifically the Daily Mail, shed new light on the missing Malaysia Airways Flight 370. Eleven al Qaeda-linked terrorists are being questioned on their knowledge of the missing plane and there is speculation surrounding more
It has been almost two weeks since the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram abducted over 300 Nigerian schoolgirls aged 16 to 18. It is believed they are being held captive in the Sambisa Forest, a territorial stronghold for the Boko
Ret. Air Force Brigadier General Robert Lovell, former US Africom Intelligence Director, testified that it was in the early hours of their intelligence gathering on September 11th 2012 they knew the terrorist attack on the consulate in Benghazi, Libya was
Representative Duncan Hunter (R-CA) is drafting a bill that will “authorize the military and intelligence operatives to kill the terrorists” that attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on September 11, 2012. He plans to propose the bill on May 7.
Gunmen believed to be affiliated with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) attempted to stop and kidnap two German diplomats in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday. The gunmen opened fire when the Germans’ car refused to stop, and one diplomat was
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is “[calling] on Muslims to kidnap” more Americans. He wants increased kidnappings of all Westerners, but “particularly Americans.” He then plans to offer the hostages in “exchange” for Dr. Omar Abdel-Rahman (a.k.a., The Blind Sheikh)
On Sunday’s Meet the Press, in asking former British Prime Minster Tony Blair about the war against al Qaeda, David Gregory argues that it was the US and UK response to 9/11 and the 7/7 London attacks that made Islamic extremism
On Sunday’s Meet the Press, in asking former British Prime Minster Tony Blair about the war against al Qaeda, David Gregory argues that it was the US and UK response to 9/11 and the 7/7 London attacks that made Islamic extremism
According the Middle East Media Research Institute, as a result of the Edward Snowden security leaks, Al Qaeda has changed its communication methods and altered its encryption practices to sidestep NSA surveillance. Al Qaeda began using some encryption in 2007 but
The American Enterprise Institute sponsored an expert panel Thursday titled “Getting it right: a better strategy to defeat Al Qaeda.” Al Qaeda is a radical Islamist terrorist group founded by the late Osama Bin Laden. AQ was responsible for the
“I can’t stand violence… but this was great for business,” says Francisco Elder Braga Fernandes, a man famous in Sao Paolo, Brazil, for being the proprietor of “Bar do Bin Laden,” which is exactly what it sounds like. Fernandes is one
A 14-year old boy was reportedly a victim of the “massive and unprecedented” U.S. drone bombing campaign in Yemen over the weekend. The drone strikes were ordered to assassinate high-ranking leaders of the terrorist group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula,
In November of 2011 an article was published under Hillary Clinton’s name entitled “America’s Pacific Century.” The piece laid the foundation for the administration refocusing its diplomatic efforts away from the Middle East and Europe and towards Asia. According to recent press reports, the
The head of Britain’s Charity Commission has warned the organisation’s “most deadly” problem is Islamist extremists setting up charities as cover for their activities. In an interview with the Sunday Times, William Shawcross said: “The problem of Islamist extremism and
The US commander of the ISAF coalition in Afghanistan, General Jospeh Dunford USMC, recently stated: “We are not leaving. We are transitioning – there’s a big difference.” While it is doubtful that the Taliban could parse said difference, the statement
When President Obama removed the last American troops from Iraq in 2011, he declared that the war there was “over.” As predicted, this statement, like so many others from Team Obama over the past five years, amounts to national security
The kidnapping of more than one hundred girls in northeastern Nigeria this week has triggered alarm in the media regarding the Islamist terror group responsible, Boko Haram. While this is one of their most high-profile attacks, the group has kidnapped
Wednesday on CNN’s “The Lead,” host Jake Tapper harkened back to President Barack Obama claiming since the killing of Osama bin Laden that al Qaeda is on the run when discussing a new video showing a large gathering of al
Peter Bergen, CNN’s Mr Al Qaeda, has declared via the New America Foundation, that the real threat to America is not the terrorist group responsible for 9/11, the Fort Hood massacre, or the attempted Time Square bombing, but “right wing
