by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 11, 2017 | Middle East
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had “confirmed information” that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed. The report came just days after the Iraqi army recaptured the last sectors of the northern Iraqi city...
by Rukmini Callimachi | Nov 19, 2016 | Middle East
Washington- American officials accuse him of being part of the “inner leadership circle” of Al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, most widely known as the Nusra Front, and of raising as much as $5 million for the terrorist group while signing up thousands of fighters. But...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 7, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Al-Qaeda’s Ayman Al-Zawahiri has urged Muslims in Arab Spring countries to unite to institute an Islamic state, while warning France that its intervention in Mali will be bogged down. In a 103-minute audio message posted on militant websites...
