Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti

May 13, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Egyptian Authorities Break Up Embassy Plot

The Egyptian interior ministry announced Saturday that an al Qaeda plot against a Western embassy and other targets had been disrupted. Two suspected terrorists are being held for questioning and...

May 8, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn

Disconnecting the Dots in Benghazi

Nearly eight months after terrorists killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in Benghazi, Libya, the Obama administration still has not explained who, exactly, was responsible....

March 4, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

American Shabaab Fighter Urges Muslims to Join the ‘Fronts’ of Jihad

A previously unidentified American who fights in the ranks of Shabaab, al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, appeared on a videotape and urged Muslims to join one of the numerous fronts of the gl...

February 19, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

US Officials Denied Access to ‘Nasr City Cell’ Suspects

The US has not been granted access to the senior members of the so-called "Nasr City Cell" who were arrested late last year, according to several American officials familiar with the case. The Na...

December 20, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn

Investigating ‘Command and Control’ in Benghazi Attack

The Accountability Review Board’s investigation into the September 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi says much about the deteriorating security situation surrounding the U.S. consulate...

December 10, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn

A Major Benghazi Terror Bust

The Egyptian government has nabbed a major terrorist tied to the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, according to...

November 19, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Weekly Standard

The ‘Hybrid View’ of Benghazi

The Washington Post...

November 7, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Zawahiri Says Raids on Diplomatic Facilities Were ‘Defeats’ for US

In a new audio message addressed to Shabaab, al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, Ayman al Zawahiri cites the raids on US diplomatic facilities in September as evidence of American weakness....

November 2, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Egypt Arrests Pro-al Qaeda Jihadist Tied to Benghazi Suspect

Sheikh 'Adel Shehato, a senior Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) official who has openly proclaimed his allegiance to al Qaeda's ideology, has...

November 1, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Old School Egyptian Jihadists Linked to 9/11 Cairo Protest, Benghazi Suspect

Muhammad Jamal al Kashef, who is suspected of playing a significant role in the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya on Sept. 11, has longstanding ties to the...

September 7, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn

Obama Politicizes Bin Laden Raid, Again

During his acceptance speech last night, President Obama claimed, “I promised to refocus on the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11, and we have.” The clear impli...

May 1, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn

Declassify Intelligence that Led to Bin Laden

Jose Rodriguez, the former head of the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center and National Clandestine Service, has made quite a splash in the past couple of days. Building on arguments in his new b...

March 13, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Weekly Standard |

Investigating the Bin Laden Family’s Safe Havens

Perhaps someday we will learn the real extent of Osama bin Laden’s support network inside Pakistan. A truly independent investigation would begin with bin Laden’s ties to various Paki...

May 23, 2011 |

Why Was Key Source on Bin Laden’s Courier Freed?

Reuters has published its account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. Like other versions of the story...

May 23, 2011 |

Misled by Senator McCain?

After my column appeared yesterday, I did a follow up...

May 18, 2011 |

Did I Give McCain More Credit Than He Deserves?

As K-Lo has mentioned, my column today is about Senator McCain’s allegation that former Attorney General Mukasey gave a “false” account of the intelligence trail that led to the...

May 16, 2011 | Thomas Joscelyn

Reasonable Suspicion

 In reality, however, the answer to Musharraf’s question was not so straightforward. Whether motivated by an American threat or the billions of dollars it received in U.S. aid, Pakista...

May 3, 2011 |

Another Version of the Osama Bin Laden Courier Story

Yet another version of how U.S. intelligence officials identified Osama bin Laden’s courier has been published. Again, we need confirmation from intelligence officials to determine which de...

May 3, 2011 |

Did Enhanced Interrogation of the 20th Hijacker Help Identify Bin Laden’s Courier?

The exact identity of Osama bin Laden’s courier, who unwittingly led to his boss’s demise, remains to be confirmed, but CNN reports that it was a Kuwaiti known as Abu Ahmad al Kuwaiti...

June 19, 2010 | Mario Loyola The Long War Journal

Al Qaeda commander killed in US strike in North Waziristan

A US airstrike in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan killed an al Qaeda commander and a dozen members of the Islamic Jihad Group. Abu Ahmed was among 16...