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Afghan national freed from Guantanamo Bay after 15 years

The U.S. Defense Department says an Afghan prisoner held in U.S. custody for nearly 15 years has been released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center

The Independent UK

Study: Facebook fails to catch East Africa extremist content

A new study has found that Facebook failed to catch Islamic State group and al-Shabab extremist content in posts aimed at East Africa as the region remains under threat from violent attacks and Kenya prepares to vote in a closely contested national election

The Independent UK

Iraqi held by US at Guantanamo pleads guilty to war crimes

An Iraqi man who has been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center for more than 15 years has pleaded guilty to war crimes charges for his role in al-Qaida attacks against U.S. and allied forces along with civilians in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

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US accused of stalling on deal to free Guantanamo prisoner

A former Maryland man held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center has languished in custody months after his scheduled release date despite his cooperation with authorities as part of a plea deal, according to a federal suit seeking his immediate release

The Independent UK

Al-Qaida in Indian subcontinent plans revenge attacks over prophet remarks

Suicide bombings threatened after ‘slandering’ comments made by Hindu Bharatiya Janata party

The Guardian - UK

Al-Qaida enjoying a haven in Afghanistan under Taliban, UN warns

Intelligence report raises fears country could again become base for international terrorists

The Guardian - UK

UN: Taliban faces threat from Islamic State, new resistance

U.N. experts say Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are maintaining close ties with al-Qaida as they consolidate control over the country, and their main military threat is coming from the Islamic State extremist group and guerrilla-style attacks by former Afghan government security personnel

The Independent UK

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UN envoy urges Somalia's new leaders to tackle urgent issues

The U.N. envoy for Somalia is urging the country to build on last week's election of a new president and make progress on urgent issues

The Independent UK

Togo looks like West Africa’s new frontier of violent extremism

The threat of violent extremism across West Africa has been on the rise in recent times.

The Conversation

The AP Interview: New Pakistani FM seeks better ties with US

Pakistan's new foreign minister says his country has resumed engagement with the United States after year of strained relations under former Prime Minister Imran Khan

The Independent UK

Lawyer says alleged Mali extremist was only obeying orders

Lawyers for an alleged extremist accused of involvement in crimes including rape and torture in northern Mali a decade ago say he was simply a police officer carrying out court orders and he could have been killed for disobeying

The Independent UK

Yemen officials: 2 commanders killed in clash with militants

Yemeni officials say clashes ensued at a militia facility in southern Yemen following the arrest of a group of suspected al-Qaida militants, At least a dozen people were killed, including two force commanders

The Independent UK

Going underground: Ukraine's subterranean fighters highlight the benefit -- and long history -- of tunnels in warfare

Faced with the prospect of sending Russian troops into subterranean combat, Vladimir Putin demurred. “There is no need to climb into these catacombs and crawl underground,” he told his defense minister on April 21, 2022, ordering him to cancel a planned storming of a steel plant in the besieged Ukrainian…

The Conversation

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai orders DGP probe to check authenticity of al-Qaida chief’s video

MYSURU: Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said he has a sked the directorgeneral of police (DGP) to verify the authenticity of the video purportedly released by al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, in which he criticises Karnataka over the hijab row and praises Mandya student Bibi Muskan Khan.

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Karnataka: Terror group is trying to polarise people, says Congress

BENGALURU: The Congress on Thursday alleged al-Qaida has deliberately waded into the hijab controversy in Karnataka to polarise people. It said the banned terrorist organisation has no business commenting about India’s internal affairs.

The Times of India

Don’t need praise from a terror outfit: Muskan’s dad

MANDYA/MYSURU: A day after a video emerged in which Ayman Al Zawahiri, al-Qaida chief, purportedly praises Bibi Muskan Khan for defending her right to wear the hijab, the Mandya student’s father sought to distance the family from the controversy.

The Times of India

Don’t need praise from al-Qaida chief Ayman Al Zawahiri: Karnataka hijab poster girl Muskan's father

The Independent UK

Sister: Gunmen took 83-year-old nun from bed in Burkina Faso

A Louisiana official for an order of Catholic nuns says 10 gunmen kidnapped an 83-year-old American nun from her bed in the west African nation of Burkina Faso and destroyed almost everything in the house where she lived

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Muskan Khan's father to Al-Qaida chief: 'We are living peacefully in India'

MANDYA(KARNATAKA): Distancing himself from the video statement released by Al-Qaida chief Ayman Al Zawahiri, praising Karnataka college student Muskan Khan for defending hijab, her father on Wednesday termed the comments of the terror outfit's leader as "wrong", and said he and his family were living peacefully in India. Noting that…

The Independent UK

Extradition bid certified for man accused in Iraq killings

A judge certified the Iraqi government's extradition request for a Phoenix driving school owner on charges that he participated in the killings of two police officers 15 years ago in the Iraqi city of Fallujah as the leader of an al-Qaida group

Tribune News Service

Algerian man held 20 years at Guantanamo Bay sent home

An Algerian man, accused of training al-Qaida terrorists and held at Guantanamo Bay since 2002, has been released and sent home to Algiers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Is it racist to help Ukraine?

We all have our tribal tendencies and must strive to recognize that all God’s children are of equal moral worth. We’ve done pretty well on that score.

The Independent UK

Judge Jackson grilled on Guantanamo detainee representation

Four men once held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center were central to some of the questions Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson fielded during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing

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