Hamza bin Laden

July 1, 2023 | Bill Roggio |

Fact Check: President Biden’s claim Al Qaeda is not in Afghanistan is demonstrably false

President Joe Biden claimed that Al Qaeda is not in Afghanistan and the U.S. has received help from the Taliban in eliminating the terror groups presence in the country. However, a recent report by the...

June 11, 2023 | Bill Roggio |

Al Qaeda leaders are prominently serving in Taliban government

Several members of Al Qaeda are serving as leaders and key functionaries within the Taliban’s government, which it calls the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Among them are two provincial governors, the...

August 22, 2022 | Bill Roggio |

Taliban circulates video of Haqqanis plotting 2010 suicide raid against U.S. troops

A video showing deputy Taliban emir and interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani and other top terrorist commanders finishing preparations for a large scale suicide assault against U.S. forces based in the...

November 25, 2020 | Clifford D. May |

The death of a guest of the Ayatollah

An assassination provides insight into relations between Tehran and AQ

November 19, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

No, It’s Not Surprising That Abu Muhammad al-Masri Was Living in Iran

The Islamic Republic and al-Qaeda have a long history of cooperation.

August 20, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Endless Jihad

The problem with pledging to end our ‘endless wars.’

June 25, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Donald Trump’s Silence on Al-Qaeda Is Deafening

The administration is still going after terrorists even as it claims to be ending ‘endless war.’

June 5, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

What the New York Times Never Told Readers About Sirajuddin Haqqani

Revisiting the op-ed the paper published by the deputy emir of the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

September 16, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Key questions concerning Hamza bin Laden’s life remain unanswered

The State Department released this wanted poster for Hamza bin Laden, using an image from his wedding video, in February. On Sept. 14, President Donald Trump said in a statement that Hamza bin Laden,...

August 22, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Al Qaeda veteran reportedly killed in Idlib

Jihadists shared this photo of the car Abu Khallad al-Muhandis was in when an explosion caused his demise. Al Qaeda-affiliated Telegram channels reported earlier today that Abu Khallad al-Muhandis, a veteran...

June 23, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Al Qaeda growing stronger under Taliban’s umbrella, UN finds

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March 5, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn, Bill Roggio

UN: Al Qaeda continues to view Afghanistan as a ‘safe haven’

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February 28, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

U.S. offers $1 million reward for information on Hamza bin Laden

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November 8, 2017 | Clifford D. May

Osama bin Laden’s secret diary

On May 2, 2011, a Navy SEAL team made a brief stop in Abbottabad, Pakistan where they terminated Osama bin Laden’s life...

November 3, 2017 | Thomas Joscelyn

Documenting al Qaeda’s Durability

More than 16 years after the September 11, 2001, hijackings, America remains at war with jihadist groups around the globe. From South Asia through the heart of the Middle East and into West Afric...

November 1, 2017 |

FDD Scholars Secure an Advance Look at bin Laden Documents Released Today by the CIA

Washington, D.C., Nov. 1, 2017 – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies has obtained the first-ever images of an adult Hamza bin Laden, the son of Osama bin Laden, who i...

August 18, 2016 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Hamza bin Laden calls for regime change in Saudi Arabia

Hamza bin Laden, Osama’s heir, calls on Muslims to overthrow the Saudi monarchy in a newly released audio message. The junior bin Laden’s speech was disseminated by As Sahab, al Qaeda...

February 6, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

Al Qaeda Operative Killed During Clashes in Kurram Identified

Pakistani officials identified an al Qaeda operative from Azerbaijan as one of the six "foreigners" killed during recent clashes in the Kurram tribal agency that have resulted in the deaths of 23...

November 28, 2011 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Al Qaeda Only has Two HVTs Left. Really.

What passes for a deep understanding of the nature of al Qaeda's leadership within US government intelligence circles continues to amaze. According to "US counterterrorism and intelligence o...

June 13, 2011 | The Long War Journal |

Zarqawi Aide Returns to Afghanistan to Wage Jihad For al Qaeda

An al Qaeda operative who was close to slain al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi has been released from Iranian custody and has recently returned to Afghanistan to fight NATO and Afghan...