Al Qaeda sources told the BBC they were behind a homicide bomber attack in Yemen that killed at least 90 people.
The homicide bomber ran into a crowd preparing for a military parade wearing an army uniform. He apparently targeted a group of soldiers near the Presidential palace. Continue reading
A source working closely with US intelligence has identified a group within Al Qaeda Yemen whose entire purpose is designing attacks against the United States according to CNN.
The unit is working to help develop explosives that are designed to get back the X-Ray screening at major airports. The unit, based in southern Yemen, has yet to pull off a successful attack against American troops or civilians. Continue reading
Five Al Qaeda members were killed in an airstrike overnight in southern Yemen. Continue reading
US Intelligence officials have reported the stopping of a new “underwear bomb” plot by Al Qaeda’s Yemeni operatives similar to the failed 2009 Christmas Day plot.
The FBI is studying the bomb, allegedly an upgraded version of the underwear bomb used in 2009, after being seized in an unnamed middle eastern country. The plot was broken up in the early stages between the making of the bomb and before the public was put at any risk. Continue reading
A French scientist has been sentenced to five years in prison for plotting terrorist attacks with the help of Al Qaeda.
Adlene Hicheur exchanged e-mails with an alleged Al Qaeda operative suggesting he was willing to be part of an “active terrorist unit” with the goal of destroying French targets. Continue reading
A teenage suicide bomber struck at a government check post killed 19 people including two government officials. Hospital officials reported the attack resulted in 57 wounded.
The Taliban said the two officials had been targeted in retaliation for the death of an Al Qaeda commander in 2011. Continue reading
A US Citizen has been convicted for his role in a New York suicide-bomb plot and is facing a lifetime behind bars.
Adis Medunjanin and two friends were preparing to set off suicide bombs on New York subway trains before the 2009 remembrance of the 9/11 attacks. Najibullah Zazi, the self proclaimed “mastermind” of the plot, testified that the men planned to target trains at rush hour because it was the “heart of everything in New York City.” Continue reading
American intelligence experts are warning that in light of the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death approaching, there is an increased risk of suicide bombers targeting flights into the United States. Continue reading
