BBC News, Al-Shabab: Islamists kill 12 in Somali hotel attack, 20 Aubg 2022 " ... a website affiliated to al-Shabab said a group of militants had "forcibly entered" the hotel and were "carrying out random shooting"."

Meili Criezis, GNET, Al Qa’ida and Islamic State Supporter Reactions to Zawahiri’s Death, 8 Aug 2022 "This Insight provides a quick overview of al-Qa’ida supporter reactions to Zawahiri’s death followed by a closer focus on pro-IS ...

Cara Anna, AP, Study: Facebook fails to catch East Africa extremist content, 15 June 2022 "A new study has found that Facebook has failed to catch Islamic State group and al-Shabab extremist content in posts aimed at East Africa ...

CBS News, Exposing al Qaeda's Secrets: Inside the documents obtained from Osama bin Laden's compound "Family photos, audio files, and letters. 500,000 files in all. Nelly Lahoud focused on 6,000 pages of them for her book, "The bin Laden Papers.""

Lynne O'Donnell, Foreign Policy, Afghanistan Regains Its Crown as Terror Central, 20 Apr 2022 "Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and ...

Post about aQ encryption +

Al Qaeda linked media group publishes extended tutorial on safe use of Telegram Messenger app.
Not satisfied with E2EE, advanced security methods are explained including use of mobile TOR/proxy browsing, untraceable VPNs, burner phone, 2nd number apps & ...

Abu Zubaydah, The Guardian, ‘I didn’t know who I was any more’: how CIA torture pushed me to the edge of death, 29 January 2022 Harrowing account from Abu Zubaydah: "Abu Zubaydah, the Guantánamo prisoner who has been held by the ...

BBC News Pidgin, Burkina Faso Coup: Military say dem don seize power from President Roch Kaboré

Internet disruption in Burkina Faso.

"On Sunday, mutinying troops demand di sacking of military chiefs and more resources to fight militants dey linked to di Islamic State (IS) group and ...

BBC News, Cryptocurrency: Cardiff terrorist Khuram Iqbal jailed over trading

"A convicted terrorist has been jailed for 16 months over his cryptocurrency trading on the dark web."

Another episode from Spyscape's True Spies series which caught my attention: "It's 2011, and the hunt for Osama Bin Laden is intensifying. Shawnee Delaney, a case officer for the Defense Intelligence Agency, is determined to be the one to bring him in. But her source on the ground - an Islamic scholar with ties to Al Qaeda - proves to be a difficult ...

The Daily Star, Ansar al Islam targeting non-Muslims, transgender people for recruitment: CTTC

"Militant outfit Ansar al Islam, said to be the Bangladesh chapter of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, is now ...

ODI, 'Taliban narratives on Al Qaeda in Afghanistan'

"Much has been written about the Taliban’s links to Al Qaeda since 2001, but there is little consensus. Based on more than 100 interviews with insurgent commanders and others, this report examines ...

Newsable Asianet, Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, rumoured dead, surfaces in clip on 9/11 anniversary: Report, 12 Sep 2021

"In the video, Zawahiri discussed a January 1 raid on a Russian military facility ...

BBC News, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: How '9/11 mastermind' slipped through FBI's fingers

"The man accused of hatching the devastating plot to fly hijacked passenger planes into US landmarks 20 years ago is locked up awaiting trial. But could he have been stopped years before?"

Amin ul-Haq's return highlighted in this video actuality. This is a significant event, perhaps under-reported in sources at present.

Amin-ul-Haq, top al-Qaeda leader in afg since 1980s, who was in charge Osama Bin Laden security in Tora Bora, returns to Nangarhar province. pic.twitter.com/CaQ3PG39EL

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New York Post, Osama bin Laden was found because his family hung their clothes out to dry, 31 July 2021

" ... the final clue was the clotheslines on the compound, which flapped each day with women’s garments, shalwar kameez worn by Pakistani ...

Discussion on money laundering, referencing platforms such as Hezbollah and al-Qaeda.

"When Everett Stern started working as an anti-money laundering compliance officer ...

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1/ As long as the #Israel-#Palestine conflict continues, #jihad ...

Tore Refslund Hamming, Lawfare, Al-Qaeda After Ayman al-Zawahiri

"The status of al-Qaeda, once the top terrorism threat to the United States, is in doubt, with many analysts questioning the group’s strength. The possible death of its leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has ...

Reuters, Bangladesh sentences five militants to death for killing U.S. blogger

"Five members of an Islamist militant group were sentenced to death on Tuesday by a court in Bangladesh for killing a U.S. blogger critical of religious extremism six years ...

APAP - Yemen

Short thread.
1/ Last night, #AQAP's formal wire released new lecture material by the leader of #AlQaeda ...

BBC World Service, Outlook, Becoming 'brothers' with my guard in Guantanamo Bay

"In 2002, Mauritanian engineer Mohamedou Salahi was detained by American intelligence services. They believed he was a senior figure in al-Qaeda and took him to Guantanamo Bay, the notorious US prison camp. ...

Amy Chew, SCMP, Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist leader under arrest in Indonesia, security source says

"The leader of the al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah (JI), the group behind the devastating Bali bombings, has ...