U.S. Is Holding Migrants in Cells That Once Held Al Qaeda Suspects
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U.S. Is Holding Migrants in Cells That Once Held Al Qaeda Suspects

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration is holding 10 migrants with suspected gang affiliations in the same prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, that has housed men accused of being members of Al Qaeda, U.S. defense officials said on Wednesday. The Pentagon made the disclosure as U.S….

Man Sentenced to 44 Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Qaeda Ties
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Man Sentenced to 44 Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Qaeda Ties

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A man who pleaded guilty to federal terrorism charges nine years ago after being accused of plotting a suicide bombing at Heathrow Airport in London in support of Al Qaeda’s Yemeni affiliate was sentenced on Tuesday to 44 years in prison. Prosecutors said…

Opinion | ‘Her Opening Line Was a Home Run’: The Best and Worst Moments From the Tulsi Gabbard Hearing
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Opinion | ‘Her Opening Line Was a Home Run’: The Best and Worst Moments From the Tulsi Gabbard Hearing

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Of President Trump’s cabinet picks, Tulsi Gabbard, a former representative from Hawaii, could have the hardest time making it through the confirmation process. On Thursday, with several key senators still undecided, she appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee for an all-important hearing as…

2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Are Freed in Prisoner Swap
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2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Are Freed in Prisoner Swap

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In one of its final acts, the Biden administration secured the release of two Americans held in Afghanistan in a prisoner swap for a Taliban member imprisoned in the United States on narcotics charges. The Taliban government freed Ryan Corbett and William Wallace…

Attack by al-Qaeda linked group in Mali killed more than 70 people | Al-Qaeda News

Attack by al-Qaeda linked group in Mali killed more than 70 people | Al-Qaeda News

Attack on police training academy and nearby airport one of the worst since unrest began more than a decade ago. More than 70 people are thought to have been killed in an attack by an al-Qaeda-linked group on Mali’s capital Bamako earlier this week, according to diplomatic and security sources….

Nearly 200 people dead: What’s behind armed attacks in Burkina Faso? | Armed Groups News

Nearly 200 people dead: What’s behind armed attacks in Burkina Faso? | Armed Groups News

Around 200 people have been killed and 140 injured in the Burkinabe town of Barsalogho, the latest in a long line of deadly attacks by an al-Qaeda-linked armed group, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM). Women and children were among those killed on Saturday. Barsalogho lies near the town of Kaya,…

Up to 200 people killed in attack in central Burkina Faso | Conflict News

Up to 200 people killed in attack in central Burkina Faso | Conflict News

Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, an armed group linked to al-Qaeda, claims responsibility for the attack. An armed group linked to al-Qaeda, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), has claimed responsibility for what it says was an attack that killed up to 200 people and injured at least 140 in central Burkina…

US ‘kinetic strike’ takes out senior leader of terrorist group aligned with al Qaeda in Syria
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US ‘kinetic strike’ takes out senior leader of terrorist group aligned with al Qaeda in Syria

US Central Command announced Friday that forces in Syria had successfully killed terrorist group senior leader Abu-‘Abd al-Rahman al-Makki. According to CENTCOM, al-Makki was killed in a “targeted kinetic strike” in Syria. Al-Makki was a council member and senior leader with Hurras al-Din, which is ideologically aligned with Al-Qaeda in Syria. He…

Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for June attack in Burkina Faso | Conflict News

Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for June attack in Burkina Faso | Conflict News

The attack on June 11 was one of the deadliest suffered by the West African nation’s army. An armed group linked to al-Qaeda, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), has claimed responsibility for what it said was an attack on June 11 that killed more than 100 Burkina Faso soldiers in…

UN rights chief decries death of 50 people in Mali attacks | Military News

UN rights chief decries death of 50 people in Mali attacks | Military News

The UN official said he was ‘appalled’ by the killings in central Mali. The UN rights chief on Thursday said he was “appalled” by alleged summary executions of 25 people by Mali’s army and “foreign military personnel” last week in a region plagued by violence from armed groups. Volker Turk…