Russian police have arrested 15 heavily armed Islamists, allegedly belonging to an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group and preparing for suicide strikes in Moscow.
Al-Qaeda-linked groups including the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and Jabhat al-Nusra have consolidated their power in Syria in recent weeks, particularly in the country’s north, but have they overshadowed moderate elements of the opposition?
US special forces carried out two raids on suspected terror targets in north and east Africa over the weekend, with questions being asked about the legality and appropriateness of the operations
Tensions between al-Qaeda’s two branches fighting in Syria – Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and Jabhat al-Nusra – are reaching a breaking point, despite efforts to resolve the dispute from the organization’s international leadership.
The leader of the al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Nasser al-Wahishi, has vowed to free militants currently imprisoned around the region.