Taliban victory sparks concerns al-Qaeda could regroup in Afghanistan
Intelligence officials fear Afghanistan could once more become a magnet for extremists
US jokes about $7m reward as Boko Haram leader ‘killed’ by Isis-linked group
Abubakar Shekau believed to have detonated explosives to escape capture by Iswap fighters
Troop withdrawal from Afghanistan may spark civil war
Taliban’s 85,000 fighters poised to battle way back to power after US and Nato forces leave
Al-Qaeda No 2 leader killed by Israelis in Iran – NYT report
Killing of Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah on August 7th kept secret until now, says paper
New wave of terrorist attacks possible before end of year, UN says
UN report warns threat from Islamist extremist groups remains high
Al-Qaeda franchises will feel no effects from Hamza bin Laden’s death
Reported death of Osama bin Laden’s son will be a brief PR boost for the US
Islamic State: Defeated but still dangerous
The terrorist organisation, though damaged, remains a threat, especially in Europe
Al-Qaeda offshoot increasing control over Syria’s Idlib province
Tahrir al-Sham advance may lead to re-establishment of al-Qaeda in Syria and Iraq
Obama changes tack with clampdown on Nusra in Syria
US president’s order to ‘track and slay’ jihadi group’s leaders signals turnabout in policy
Nusra’s move to cut al-Qaeda ties a tactic to avoid ‘terrorist’ label
Analysis: Fundamentalist faction is less under threat than its rival Islamic State
Murderous Islamic State attacks driven by territorial losses
Al-Qaeda Central leader and Osama bin-Laden’s son call for jihadists to unite
Al Qaeda leader pledges allegiance to new Taliban chief
Ayman al-Zawahiri issues audio statement outlining stance on new leader
Iranian fighters go to Syria to help defend Damascus
Foreign forces arrive as Islamic State has said it will mount an offensive against the capital
‘Charlie Hebdo’: why jihad came to Paris
With Europe’s largest Muslim population, France sees itself as a model of equality. Yet Islamists view it as a profoundly anti-Muslim country at war with the Islamic world
Man pleads guilty to US embassy bombings which killed 224
Deadly attacks took place in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998
Al-Qaeda says it will expand into Indian subcontinent
Leader al-Zawahiri vows to carry fight to India, Burma and Bangladesh
The brutal killing of my friend Jim Foley
James Foley was a generous man, committed journalist and stoic hostage. His beheading by a masked fighter is part of Islamic State’s strategy of using foreign hostages for political and military leverage
The man who would be caliph
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a man responsible for acts of violence that have made some in al-Qaeda baulk, has stunned observers by using the military momentum of Isis to declare himself leader of all Muslims
Isis video announcing Islamic caliphate pledges to free Palestine
‘There is no army in the world that can withstand the soldiers of Islam,’ group says
The invisible sheikh: mysterious leader of Isis considered the new bin Laden
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi said to wear mask when addressing his commanders
Iran sends troops to aid Iraqi government
Revolutionary Guards help Iraq’s army to take back Tikrit from Isis forces
Isis on the rise through the Iraqi quagmire
Brutal movement that has no jihadi rivals in Iraq aims to create Islamic state
Al-Qaeda chief urges Westerner kidnappings
Ayman al-Zawahiri wants hostages taken to be used in prisoner exchanges
Iraqi PM urges people to drive out al-Qaeda
Appeal to Falluja as Sunni tribesmen fight to retake areas of nearby Ramadi
Protest marches continue in Egypt despite army threat
General says military, until now held in reserve, will respond to further violence
US pulls diplomats from Pakistan over 'specific' threats
American citizens warned to defer-non essential travel due to security concerns
US aircraft circling over Yemeni capital heighten state of alert among locals
Locals seem unable to escape the shadow of the continuing US presence in the country
Yemen on high alert for al-Qaeda attack as US and Britain evacuate embassy staff
‘Extraordinary and unprecedented’ security measures taken by Yemenis
Factions urged to aid inquiry into embassy protester death in Lebanon
President Suleiman calls on Shia Hizbullah and Iran to help investigation
Syrian troops recapture border crossing at Golan Heights after fierce fighting
Austria to pull out its 380 troops, the largest contingent in UN force at Golan
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