Osama bin Laden's death has had zero impact on America's security | Gary Younge
Bragging aside, Obama's assassination of al-Qaida's leader has not altered a US default of being mired in disastrous foreign warsLast week, two coalition troops were injured and one killed by Afghan...
View ArticleOsama bin Laden documents to be released
Dozens of items to be made public a year after being seized during raid in which al-Qaida leader was killedDozens of documents taken by US special forces from Osama bin Laden's compound during the raid...
View ArticleOsama bin Laden considered rebranding al-Qaida, documents reveal
Leader felt affiliate groups were tarnishing reputation of Islamist group, according to documents seized during fatal raidDocuments taken by US special forces from Osama bin Laden's compound and...
View ArticleAl-Qaida document cache reveals toll of US drone strikes on Bin Laden's plans
US military publishes memorandums between Osama Bin Laden and his subordinates that detail how al-Qaida reshaped strategyCrippling US drone attacks forced Osama bin Laden to consider withdrawing his...
View ArticleAl-Qaida memo to Bin Laden warns of 'cunning methods' of US news networks
Al-Qaida spokesman Adam Gadahn a fan of 60 Minutes but said Fox News 'lacks neutrality' and CBS is 'close to being unbiased'Osama bin Laden pondered the merits of US television news channels as he...
View ArticleBeing Bin Laden: al-Qaida leader's banal jihad business revealed
Letters reveal that in his last days in charge the world's most feared terrorist was paranoid and bureaucraticThe letter is written in the plaintive, irritable tone of an exasperated and slightly...
View ArticleLondon Olympic preparations: Missile launchers in Blackheath - video
A joint exercise between the army, navy and air force has begun to test preparations to defend against potential terror attacks
View ArticleDeadly bomb hits Pakistan market
Sixteen killed in blast a day after US releases Osama bin Laden documents criticising Pakistani militants over killing of civiliansA bomb explosion in a Pakistani market close to the Afghan border has...
View ArticleFormer Cern nuclear physicist jailed for al-Qaida terrorist plot
Algerian-born Frenchman Adlène Hicheur sentenced to five years for exchanging emails with alleged al-Qaida contactA French court has sentenced an Algerian-born nuclear physicist to five years in prison...
View ArticleWhat Timothy McVeigh can teach us about Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's trial |...
The inherent challenge in trying high-profile terrorism cases is not made any better by the secrecy of a military commissionAs Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other September 11 suspects face a...
View Article9/11 victims' families to witness Guantánamo military tribunals
Relatives who were chosen by lottery have travelled to Cuba for arraignment of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and othersRelatives of those killed in the 9/11 attacks will see the plot's alleged mastermind...
View Article9/11 suspects refuse to answer judge's questions as Guantánamo trial opens
Military judge dismisses claim trial is unfair as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, four others and their lawyers put on defiant showThe self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed,...
View ArticleOnce we exaggerated al-Qaida's threat. Now we know better | Observer editorial
The debate over the threat al-Qaida poses continues. But it is a much healthier, better informed debate than ever beforeLast week saw the first anniversary of the American special forces raid on the...
View Article9/11 suspects face Guantánamo Bay hearing - as it happened
Alleged terror attack architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants appear before military judge8.45am ET: It's been more than a decade since the 9/11 attacks killed nearly 3,000 people. But...
View Article9/11 families angered over behaviour of alleged plotters at Guantánamo hearing
Arraignment marked by near-farcical defiance sets stage for lengthy trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendentsFamily members of those killed in the 9/11 attacks have expressed anger over...
View ArticleUS drone air strike kills al-Qaida terrorist wanted for USS Cole bombing
Fahd al-Quso was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2004 over his role in the bombing, but escaped from prison a year laterAn al-Qaida terrorist on the run over the bombing in 2000 of the USS Cole...
View ArticleQuestions remain over foiled 'bomb plot'
Plot revealed after strike killing al-Qaida leader in Yemen – coincidence or convenient?A sceptic might be forgiven for thinking it seemed all too convenient to be a coincidence.The FBI was in a...
View ArticleThwarted al-Qaida bomb plot linked to US drone strike operation in Yemen
Homeland security chairman says strike that killed two al-Qaida members was part of same operation that foiled bomb plotThe disruption of an alleged al-Qaida plot to attack a US-based jet using using a...
View Article'Underwear bomber' was working for the CIA
Bomber involved in plot to attack US-bound jet was working as an informer with Saudi intelligence and the CIA, it has emergedA would-be "underwear bomber" involved in a plot to attack a US-based jet...
View ArticleDouble agent in underwear bomb plot is a coup for intelligence services
Intelligence services have experienced great difficulties in placing or recruiting agents within al-Qaida affiliatesFew examples of a successful infiltration of al-Qaida networks have come to light in...
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