The Latest Breaking News from AlQaeda

Eight years after raising the national terrorism threat level, Australia recently lowered it again – from mid-range (probable) to low-range (possible).

Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi reiterated on Tuesday his country’s demands for the international community to designate the Iran-backed Houthi militias as terrorist. Al-Alimi received in Riyadh a delegation of the European Parliament headed by the Chair of the Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, David McAllister.

Suspected members of the Al-Qaeda militant group stormed a motorcade once it arrived at the Dhaka court complex in Bangladesh, seizing the two suspects and sparking a nationwide manhunt

One-fifth of the country’s schools are closed and experts warn of dire consequences ahead for Burkinabé children.

This week, President Emmanuel Macron announced the official end of France's anti-jihadist mission in West Africa – Operation Barkhane. The move was accelerated by a collapse of relations with Mali's military junta, leading to the withdrawal of French troops as the jihadist insurgency across the Sahel continues.

The West African sub-region at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert has recently attracted significant attention. The main reasons have been an increase in violent extremism and what appear to be manifestations of democratic backsliding.

Saifullah Paracha was captured in an FBI sting two years after the 9/11 attacks and has been locked up ever since despite never being charged of a crime

Saifullah Paracha, who was arrested in 2003 and accused of financing al-Qaeda, was never charged like most prisoners.

Witnesses say there was a huge blast in Kismayu before gunfire broke out, and local students have been caught in the middle of the heavy fighting with reports five have been killed