Delays to the funding of United States aid and military activities in Africa and the Middle East could raise the threat of attacks on American interests significantly, a senior Defense Department official and two regional commanders told a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on March 23. Members received testimony from Dr. Celeste Wallander,…
US in ‘Competition of Coalitions’ Against China and Russia, as It Seeks to Counter Threats in Africa and Middle East
US Transfers Alleged Al-Qaeda Suspect From Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia
The United States has released and transferred an alleged al-Qaeda bomb maker from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba to Saudi Arabia, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced on March 8. Ghassan Al Sharbi, a 48-year-old Saudi Arabian engineer, was sent to his native country after the Periodic Review Board (PRB) determined that it was…
Al-Qaeda Confirms Top Leader Killed in Suspected US Air Strike in Yemen
Al-Qaeda on Sunday confirmed that Hamad bin Hamoud al-Tamimi, a top Saudi leader in al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), was killed in a suspected U.S. air strike in Yemen last month, according to the SITE Intelligence Group. Al-Tamimi was killed on Feb. 26 in a drone strike that targeted his residence in Marib province,…
Al-Qaeda’s New Leader Adel Has $10 Million Bounty on His Head
DUBAI—Seif al-Adel, a former Egyptian special forces officer and a high-ranking member of al-Qaeda with a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head, is now the “uncontested” leader of the terrorist group, according to a new U.N. report on the organization. Al-Qaeda has not formally named a successor for Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was believed to…
UN Identifies New al-Qaeda Leader in Iran
U.N. member states say that terrorist group al-Qaeda has a new leader, according to a report circulated on Monday. The report states Sayf al-‘Adl, Osama bin-Laden’s former security head, is already leading the terrorist group. The report was written by the U.N.’s Security Council and said that no announcement was made regarding the replacement by al-Qaeda…
It Is Time to Demobolize the ‘Defund the Police’ Movement
December 27, 2022
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Commentary Imagine a world where everything is perfect. No one ever makes a mistake, there is no bias, and everyone gets along. Can’t think of such a planet? That is because it does not and cannot exist. It is called “Utopia”—Greek for “there ain’t no such place”—for a reason. It is impossible. Nevertheless, we often…
‘We Did That’: Afghanistan a Year After the US Surrender
Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary July 31st 2022. Kabul, Afghanistan. Ayman al-Zawahiri is killed by an American drone strike. His death is described as a victory against Islamic terrorism and a success for the Biden administration. Zawahiri was an Islamic terrorist, head of al-Qaeda; his death was good news. America’s intelligence services showed they still could obtain precise intelligence…
Al-Qaeda Terrorist Attack Kills 20 Yemeni Forces in Abyan, Says Southern Military
ADEN—Al-Qaeda terrorists killed some 20 Yemeni security force members in an assault in the southern Abyan province on Tuesday, a southern military spokesperson said, before all eight attackers were killed. The terrorists used rocket-propelled grenades, light, and medium weapons, and military vehicles in the ambush on a security checkpoint in Ahwar district, Mohammed al-Naqib, spokesperson…
Al-zawahiri Killing in Afghanistan Indicates Iran’s Terrorist Links With Taliban: 9/11 Case Expert Witness
The killing of Al-Qa’eda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan by a U.S. drone earlier this month provides significant clues about Iran’s terrorist links with Afghanistan, according to Clare M. Lopez, a 9/11 expert witness and a former career operations officer with the CIA who coauthored an exhibit in the case. Lopez has also cautioned that the…
Al-Qaeda Terror Cell Leader Refused Parole After 14 Years in UK Jail
A British-born terrorist, who was jailed for life in 2008 for heading up an al-Qaeda cell that was preparing to commit a massacre in South Africa, has been denied parole. Rangzieb Ahmed, 47, was the first person in Britain to be convicted of directing terrorism. In 2008, after being deported from Pakistan, Ahmed was convicted…
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