Washington: Ayman al-Zawahiri, the new head of terror outfit al-Qaeda remains at large in Pakistan's tribal area, a top US counter-terrorism official has said as Washington vowed to hunt him down. Labelling the Egyptian cleric as now the number one target of the US, John Brennan, the US Deputy National Security Advisor told CNN: "We believe he (Zawahiri) is in that region of the world, as well as other al-Qaeda...
01:26 PM, Apr 30, 2012
Washington: Ayman Al Zawahiri, who took over leadership of al-Qaeda after the death of Osama bin Laden last year, remains in the Af-Pak region, a top US counter-terrorism official said on Sunday. "We believe he (Zawahiri) is in that region of the world, as well as other al-Qaeda leaders that continue to borough into areas of...the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. That's why we're working very closely with our...
10:26 PM, Apr 29, 2012
Hafiz Saeed has moved the Lahore High Court asking it to stop Pakistani authorities from taking any action against him under pressure from the US. ...
02:10 PM, Apr 19, 2012
Islamabad: Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed has become one of only four terrorist leaders for whom the US has offered a bounty of $ 10 million, joining the likes of Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar. The only person with a higher bounty on his head than these four terrorist leaders is al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, for whom the US has offered a reward of $ 25 million under its...
12:25 PM, Apr 03, 2012
Dubai: Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has called on Pakistanis to revolt against their government and military in a video posted on the Internet on Friday, US monitors said. In a 10-minute speech uploaded to jihadist forums, Zawahiri argued that the Pakistani authorities only represented US interests, according to a statement from SITE Intelligence Group. Zawahiri, shown standing in front of a green curtain, urged Pakistanis to follow the example of...
04:51 PM, Mar 17, 2012
New York: Osama bin Laden, the world's most wanted fugitive who spent his last days being sidelined from al-Qaeda despite having created the terror outfit, was probably betrayed by one of his jealous wives and his deputy. It seems all was not well in Osama bin Laden's safe house in Pakistan towards the end, the New York Times reported saying there was "poisonous mistrust" between Osama's three wives, with one...
05:17 PM, Mar 09, 2012
Dubai: Al Qaeda has released a video message in which the group's leader, Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahiri, heaps praise on his predecessor Osama bin Laden for his "superior morals" and loyalty to his comrades. In the half-hour tape titled "Days with the imam, Part One" a bespectacled Zawahiri, who became the leader of al Qaeda in June after bin Laden's killing, described the network's founder as noble, generous and good. "I...
04:54 AM, Nov 16, 2011
Washington: Eager to become the leader of al Qaeda, the then number two Aymen Zawahiri set up Osama bin Laden by repeatedly sending a courier to his hiding place in Abbottabad who had been interrogated by the CIA, a new book by a former SEAL has claimed. "Despite knowing that this operative was blown, Zawahiri used Abu Ahmed al Kuwaiti to make repeated trips to Bin Laden's compound," says the...
09:35 AM, Nov 08, 2011
Islamabad: Pakistani called on the United States on Sunday to share information about new al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri after US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said he believed that Osama bin Laden's successor was in Pakistan. During his first trip to Kabul on Saturday as Pentagon chief, Panetta said he believed that the new al Qaeda leader was living in Pakistan's lawless tribal belt on the Afghan border. The...
06:31 PM, Jul 10, 2011
New York: US Federal prosecutors in Manhattan on Friday dropped terrorism charges against slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden who was killed by American commandos in Pakistan. The fist indictment was filed again bin Laden in Federal District Court in Manhattan in 1998 and charged him with conspiracy to attack United States defense installations. The indictment grew after the 9/11 attack, which was masterminded by bin Laden. On Friday,...
11:21 PM, Jun 17, 2011
Washington: The US on Thursday vowed to hunt down Ayman al-Zawahiri, the new Al Qaeda leader, the same way as that of his predecessor Osama bin Laden, who was killed in an American raid in Abbottabad in Pakistan. "He (Zawahiri) and his organisation still threaten us. As we did both seek to capture and kill and succeed in killing bin Laden, we certainly do or will do the same thing...
11:18 AM, Jun 17, 2011
Washington: Al Qaeda's new leader Ayman al-Zawahiri does not match his predecessor Osama bin Laden in his charisma nor does he have the slain leader's credentials, a top official of the Obama administration said on Thursday. Hours after the announcement of al Qaeda appointing a successor to bin Laden became public, a senior Administration official was quick to point out that given the baggage al-Zawahiri was carrying, it was unlikely...
06:45 PM, Jun 16, 2011
New Delhi: The US getting tough on Pakistan. It has given the country a deadline till July to capture five most wanted al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists. Pakistani security forces have been asked to capture al-Zawahiri, Mullah Omar, Illyas Kashmiri, Sirajuddin Haqqani and Atia Abdur Rehman either in a unilateral or joint military action. July is when NATO and allied forces begin withdrawing from neighbouring Afghanistan. PTI also quoted a...
08:09 AM, Jun 02, 2011
Islamabad: Yemeni al Qaeda operative Abu Sohaib Al-Makki, arrested by Pakistani security agencies was a 'key courier' between slain terror mastermind Osama bin Laden and his deputy Aiman al-Zawahiri. Muhammad Ali Qasim Yaqub alias Abu Sohaib Al-Makki, described as a "senior al Qaeda operative", was arrested by security agencies in Karachi, the military announced on Tuesday. Yaqub was one of the main couriers between bin Laden, who was killed in...
11:22 AM, May 18, 2011
New York: An Egyptian who was once a Special Forces officer has been chosen "caretaker" leader of al Qaeda in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death, according to a source with detailed knowledge of the group's inner workings. Al Qaeda's interim leader is Saif al-Adel, who has long played a prominent role in the group, according to Noman Benotman. Benotman has known the al Qaeda leadership for more than...
07:02 AM, May 18, 2011
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