Al-Qaida
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Dick Cheney, vice-president and giant of Republican politics, dies aged 84
Cheney, who served under presidents from Nixon to George W Bush, will be remembered for controversial role aft…
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Oldest Guantánamo prisoner released after 17 years
Saifullah Paracha, 75, returns to Pakistan after being held, but never charged, over suspected al-Qaida tiesA …
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Bali bomb maker Umar Patek could be released early from Indonesian jail
Early release of ex-member of terror group linked to al-Qaida will cause distress for bereaved, says Australia…
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Al-Qaida chief’s killing comes as group gains ground in African conflict zones
UN says terror organisation, whose affiliate recently attacked Mali’s most important military base, ‘is once a…
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Hey, that’s my house: US aid worker realises Zawahiri villa is his old home
The Kabul property hit by a US drone was familiar. It turned out Dan Smock had something in common with al-Qai…
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‘Tricky situation’: Taliban unsure how to respond to Zawahiri’s death
Senior commanders caught between hopes for international recognition and pressure from their own ranksSenior T…
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Zawahiri’s killing was a Biden play for popularity – but it may have unintended consequences | Hameed Hakimi
The death of the al-Qaida leader points to a potential shift in the complex dynamic between the US, Pakistan a…
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Ayman al-Zawahiri obituary
Founder of al-Qaida with Osama bin Laden who went on to succeed him as its leaderAfter nearly two decades in h…
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Inside the elite Kabul neighbourhood where al-Qaida’s leader died
Sherpur, with its gaudy ‘poppy palaces’, has hosted warlords, US contractors and now the Taliban’s top tierThe…
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Smoke rises above Kabul after US strike that killed al-Qaida’s Ayman al-Zawahiri – video report
A US drone strike in Afghanistan has killed the top al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, Joe Biden announced on …
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Q&A: the death of Ayman al-Zawahiri explained
Leader of global militant group was killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan on SundayThe leader of al-Qaida, …
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Zawahiri’s killing unlikely to weaken al-Qaida significantly
Analysis: The terrorist leader had been ill and key tasks are likely to have been handled by others for severa…
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Who was Ayman al-Zawahiri? The al-Qaida leader who helped plot its deadliest attacks
A lifelong jihadist who became Osama bin Laden’s successor, Zawahiri waged a long war of terror against the US…
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Ayman al-Zawahiri: al-Qaida leader killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan, Joe Biden says
President ordered strike on Kabul safe house last month during a high-level meeting, administration saysA US d…
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Al-Qaida in Indian subcontinent plans revenge attacks over prophet remarks
Suicide bombings threatened after ‘slandering’ comments made by Hindu Bharatiya Janata partyAl-Qaida in the In…