Abu Hamza al-Muhajer

Hook-handed Abu Hamza has changed his name to try to shake off his hate-preaching past. The jailed rabble-rouser now wishes to be known as Mustafa Kamal Mustafa. Hamza awaits extradition to the US, have been instructed to address him by his new name instead of Abu Hamza al-Masri. Last night a Whitehall source said: “He is trying to shed the enormous amount of baggage associated with his old name. “He can call himself what he likes officially...  

The jailed rabble-rouser now wishes to be known as Mustafa Kamal Mustafa. Staff at London’s top sec-urity Belmarsh Prison, where he is awaiting extradition to the US, have been instructed to address him by his new name instead of Abu Hamza al-Masri.  

Amman, 18 May (AKI) - The nephew of the founder of Al-Qaeda in Iraq has followed in his late uncle's footsteps by joining the terror group. Ahmed al-Harasha, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi,'s nephew, has been in southern Yemen for the past few days with as a ...  

German court jails Al-Qaeda member for six yearsExpatica GermanyA German-Afghan man whose confessions helped spark a travel alert in Europe in 2010 over potential attacks was jailed for six years on Tuesday for belonging to Al-Qaeda. The higher regional court in the western city of Koblenz also found Ahmed Wali ...and more »  

Matthew Alexander is a twenty year veteran of the Air Force and Air Force Reserves.  He supervised or conducted over 1,300 interrogations in Iraq and led the interrogations that located the Al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who was killed in an airstrike.  Alexander's latest book is Kill or Capture: How a Special Operations Task Force Took Down a Notorious Al Qaeda Terrorist. He is currently a Fellow at UCLA's Burkle Center for...  

Yemen's President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi backed by his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama vowed to crush al-Qaida after a suicide bomber killed 96 soldiers in relatiation for an army offensive against Al-Qaeda. Monday's attack in the heart of the capital Sanaa ...  

Sydney Morning HeraldDeath toll in Yemen's suicide bombing rises to 90, al- Qaida claims responsibilityXinhuaSANAA, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The Yemeni defense ministry said late Monday that at least 90 soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing during a military rehearsal parade in Yemen's capital of Sanaa early in the morning, as the al-Qaida group entrenched in ...Yemen parade blast claims 90 livesScotsmanAl-Qaeda claims responsibility for Yemen...  

U.S. President Barack Obama said last week that the Al-Qaeda was “on a path to defeat,” but Seth Jones, a former U.S. Special Operations Command senior adviser, says the evidence he has collected points to the contrary. Jones recently wrote a book called “Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of Al Qa'ida Since 9/11”, .... Jones spoke with the U.S. News website last week about his theory of “waves” of violence from Al-Qaeda and what needs to be...  

It is a bit of historical data rarely quoted by Fox News or CNN as they clank out soundbite-sized backgrounders on terrorism: Many of America's Islamic enemies were custom-made to order by the CIA and ... doors and slaughter wedding party guests.  

Al-Qaida is planning to defy security checks across the world by implanting explosives in suicide bombers' bodies, International Business Times said. Security experts fear Al-Qaeda is working closely with terrorists able ...  

An airstrike has killed a top al-Qaeda leader on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship, Yemeni officials said. The airstrike resembled earlier US drone attacks, but the US did not immediately confirm it.  

An airstrike has killed a top al-Qaeda leader on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship, Yemeni officials said. The airstrike resembled earlier US drone attacks, but the US did not immediately confirm it.  

Security Chiefs believe the identity of the double agent who foiled an al-Qaeda underwear bomb plot will be exposed by the Islamic terrorist group within weeks. MI5 fear that it will attempt to exact revenge on the British spy, who penetrated al-Qaeda in ...  

Al-Qaida bomb master: ‘Brutality’ and ‘novelty’ By BRIAN MURPHY Published May 8, 2012 12:48PM MDT Dubai, United Arab Emirates • Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri has built a reputation as al-Qaida’s bomb-making savant one potential near miss at time: Explosive-rigged underwear aboard a Christmas flight to the U.S. in 2009, printers fitted with high-grade explosives the next year and now possibly a metal-free device that could avoid airport...  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri has built a reputation as al-Qaida's bomb-making savant one potential near miss at time: Explosive-rigged underwear aboard a Christmas flight to the U.S. in 2009, printers fitted with high-grade explosives the next year and now possibly...  

Those detainees included 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Al Qaeda operational chief Abu Faraj al-Libi, “20th hijacker” Muhammad Mani al-Qahtani, and Hassan Ghul, an associate of Al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.  

On May 2, 2012, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released Issues VIII (Fall 2011, 63 pp) and IX, (Winter 2012, 62 pp) of its English-language online magazine Inspire on the main jihadi forums Shumoukh Al-Islam and Al-Fida'. These issues are dedicated to U.S.-born Al-Qaeda leader Anwar Al-Awlaki and to his protégée and fellow American jihadi Samir Khan (killed September 2011 in Yemen in a U.S. drone strike), including writings and...  

When a suspected al-Qaeda member was arrested in Berlin in May of 2011, he was found with a memory card with a password-protected folder—and the files within it were hidden. But, as the German newspaper Die Zeit reports, computer forensics experts from the German Federal Criminal Police (BKA) claim to have eventually uncovered its contents—what appeared to be a pornographic video called "KickAss." Within...  

Look on the bright side: at least this would render the TSA useless. "Report: Al-Qaida doctors trained to implant bombs in humans," from MSNBC, May 13 (thanks to Kenneth): Western intelligence agencies believe that al-Qaida doctors have been trained to implant bombs inside the bodies of suicide bombers, Britain's Sunday...  

ABC NewsBritish played central role in foiled bomb operation: sourcesReutersBy Mark Hosenball | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British intelligence played a central role in the undercover investigation to foil an underwear bomb plot involving al Qaeda's Yemeni offshoot, counterterrorism sources told Reuters.Undercover agent in al-Qaeda bomb plot 'was British'BBC Newsagent in bomb plot held UK passportCNNMole who helped CIA foil al-Qa'ida underwear...  

The GuardianFBI urges renewal of surveillance measures after foiled al-Qaida plotThe GuardianThe head of the FBI has said his agency was "exploiting" the seizure of an intact and advanced form of underwear bomb that Islamic militants in Yemen had apparently wanted to use in an attempt to target a US-based jet.US lawmakers voice dismay over leaks on al Qaeda plotMontreal GazetteUS sees fresh threat from al-Qaeda in YemenFinancial...  

“In order to avoid unnecessary problems, encourage yourself and your brothers to ... rocks or grass.” Laying out the training, Khan writes: “In al-qa’idah, we don’t care about the size of your muscles, how fast you run, how strong your legs ...  

Daily MailAl-Qaeda planned to use 'updated underwear bomb' to bring down U.S.-bound ...Daily MailBy AP An ambitious Al Qaeda plot to blow up a US-bound airliner using an 'undetectable' bomb to mark the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden has been thwarted by the CIA. The plot, originating from Yemen, involved an upgrade of the ...CIA derails new al-Qaida underwear bomb plotTelegraph.co.ukCIA derails plot to plant al-Qaida...  

(SANAA, Yemen) — An airstrike Sunday killed a top al-Qaida leader on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship, Yemeni officials said. The drone attack was carried out by the CIA, U.S. officials said. Fahd al ...  

ABC News - Found 42 minutes agoYemeni officials say an airstrike has killed a top al-Qaida leader who was wanted in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole. The airstrike resembled earlier U.S. drone attacks, but the U.S. did not immediately confirm it. Local official Abu Bakr bin Farid said Fahd al-Quso was killed Sunday along with an ... Al-Qaeda leader killed in Yemen - BBC Middle East Suspect...  

CAIRO (AP) – Al-Qaeda's leader has urged Muslims to take revenge for the February burning of Quran Muslim holy books at a U.S. air base in Afghanistan. Ayman al-Zawahri posted an audio on a militant website on Wednesday. He called on Muslims ...  

(Newser) – Extensive al-Qaeda terror plots were discovered embedded in a very un-Islamic spot: a porn movie. Plans for seizing cruise ships and European attacks similar to the assault on Mumbai were among the plots found on a digital storage ...  

SANAA, Yemen -- An airstrike Sunday killed a top al-Qaida leader on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship, Yemeni officials said. The drone attack was carried out by the CIA, U.S. officials said.  

Fahd al Quso was described as 'a senior terrorist operative' and had a price of $5 million on his head. Photo: BBC BBC Online An al-Qaeda leader in Yemen wanted in connection with the 2000 bombing of the American warship USS Cole has been killed in an air raid.  

Al-Qaeda was plotting to carry out audacious terror attacks in Europe similar to 26/11 Mumbai strikes, a "treasure trove" of documents embedded inside a porn movie seized from a terrorist returning from Pakistan has revealed. The al-Qaeda plots were found ...  

Al-Qaeda was plotting to carry out audacious terror attacks in Europe similar to 26/11 Mumbai strikes, a “treasure trove” of documents embedded inside a porn movie seized from a terrorist returning from Pakistan has revealed. The al-Qaeda plots were ...  

When a suspected al-Qaeda member was arrested in Berlin in May of 2011, he was found with a memory card with a password-protected folder ... But in its most common modern digital form, steganography conceals plain text or whole files within an image ...  

CBC.caCIA derails new al-Qaida underwear bomb plotTelegraph.co.ukLeon Panetta, the US defence secretary, says CIA has thwarted a new underwear bomb plot which was meant to be used by a suicide bomber on an plane on the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death. The unexploded bomb represents an intelligence prize, ...CIA foils new al-Qaeda underwear bomb plot against airlinerGlobe and MailCIA derails plot to plant al-Qaida underwear bombFox...  

WASHINGTON: A plot by al-Qaida in Yemen to blow up a US-bound airliner was thwarted by a spy allied with the CIA who infiltrated ... role in uncovering the plot and has long had the best intelligence on Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).  

Raffaello Pantucci is an Associate Fellow at the International Center for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) and the author of the forthcoming We Love Death as You Love Life: Britain’s Suburban Mujahedeen (Hurst/Columbia University Press).  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri has built a reputation as al-Qaida’s bomb-making savant one potential near miss at time — explosive-rigged underwear aboard a Christmas flight to the U.S. in 2009, printers fitted with ...  

Osama bin Laden bemoaned "disaster after disaster" inflicted by the US onslaught on Al-Qaeda before he was killed and even mulled changing his terror group's name, a top US official said Monday.  

AN airstrike has killed 15 al-Qaeda-linked militants in their training camp in the country's south, Yemeni military officials said.  

An airstrike has killed 15 al-Qaeda-linked militants in their training camp in Yemen's south.