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Trump-Era NSA John Bolton Warns Of Al Qaeda And ISIS-K Terror Threat As Taliban Hold 'Victory Day' Parade With US Military Gear: 'Very Likely They Are On The Way To The United States'
Thursday, August 15, 2024 - 8:55pm | 645John Bolton, former National Security Advisor during the Donald Trump administration, recently expressed concerns about potential terrorist threats emerging from Afghanistan. What Happened: On a Sunday, Bolton took to X to voice his apprehensions about the security situation in Afghanistan. He...
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White House Confirms Killing Of Al Qaeda Leader Qassim Al-Rimi In Yemen
Friday, February 7, 2020 - 6:43am | 348The White House announced on Thursday that the United States had killed Qassim Al-Rimi, the leader and founder of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). What Happened According to NBC News, a suspected U.S. drone strike had targeted a building housing the Al Qaeda militants on Saturday...
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Market Primer: Thursday, October 10: Libyan Prime Minister Kidnapped
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 6:53am | 1192Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was briefly kidnapped on Thursday morning when gunmen broke into his Tripoli hotel room. The incident came shortly after US forces conducted a raid in which they seized Libyan Abu Anas al-Libi, a suspected al Qaeda member who participated in 1998 embassy...
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UPDATE: NYC Stepping Up Security Amid New Terror Threat
Friday, September 9, 2011 - 11:46am | 502After Thursday's report that Al Qaeda was planning a vehicle-based attack in either New York City or Washington, DC around the 9/11 anniversary, both cities are stepping up security. The threat, first reported Thursday night, comes from CIA-gathered intelligence which suggests a credible plan has...
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Did CNN Get A Response From Al Qaeda?
Friday, April 1, 2011 - 3:14pm | 345Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki has posted an essay responding to a piece by CNN.com's National Security Analyst, Peter Bergen, in which he called Al Qaeda the “loser” of the Arab revolutions. Bergen said that in his previous piece, he said that Osama bin Laden must be “watching the events...