Al-Qaida Appoints Egyptian Ayman Al-Zawahri As New Leader

A Jihadist website has announced that Ayman al-Zawahri, Osama bin Laden’s deputy, is the new leader of al-Qaida. The Egyptian-born terrorist was the expected replacement for the slain al-Qaida founder.

North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charge

Zakariya Boyd, aka “Zak,” has pleaded guilty in federal court in New Bern, N.C., to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists.

Reports Claim Al-Qaida Has Chosen Saif Al-Adel As Interim Leader

News reports claim Saif al-Adel, a former Egyptian special forces officer has become al-Qaida’s interim operational leader in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s killing earlier this month.

Jury Out on Egypt’s Promise to Open Rafah

Egypt’s new leadership has promised to open the Rafah crossing into Gaza permanently after more than five years of partial and occasionally full closure, but observers wonder how far this will go to ease the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories...

Al-Qaida Confirms That Bin Laden is Dead

Al-Qaida has confirmed the death of its leader, Osama bin Laden. The U.S. monitoring group SITE Intelligence quoted on Friday a statement attributed to the terrorist network, which had appeared on militant websites.

Revenge Attacks Feared in Pakistan After Osama Death

The death of al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden after an operation involving US aircraft and ground forces in Pakistan has raised fears of possible revenge attacks by militants against various targets, including civilians.

Saifullah Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges

Daniel Patrick Boyd, aka “Saifullah,” 40, has pleaded guilty in federal court in New Bern, N.C., to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and conspiracy to murder, kidnap, maim and injure persons in a foreign country. The guilty plea...

Egypt Accuses Al Qaeda Affiliated Group of Masterminding Coptic Church Bombing

The Egyptian Interior Minister Habib Al-Adly announced on Sunday that a Palestinian group affiliated to al Qaeda was behind the attack on the Egyptian Coptic church in which at least 21 persons were killed and about a hundred were injured in Alexandria...

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Claims Responsibility for Recent Bomb Attack in Eastern Mauritania

The group Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has claimed responsibility for the attacks launched last Wednesday against a military barracks in Mauritania, that left one dead and three soldiers injured, the Mauritanian information site Saharamedia...