Omar Abdel-Rahman

January 15, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Coming to America

It’s not just mass illegal immigration that poses a threat

August 14, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Shabaab’s jihad against the ‘leaders of disbelief’

Shabaab’s latest video features a clip of Ayman al-Zawahiri criticizing “corrupt regimes” that are allied with America. Shabaab, al Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, has released a lengthy video that...

June 3, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

UK bank account drops from pro-Iranian, Hezbollah group behind Al-Quds-Day

IHRC is the main organizer of anti-Israel Al-Quds-Day in London.

June 24, 2015 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Admitting Syrian Refugees: The Intelligence Void and the Escalating Homeland Security Threat

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February 11, 2014 | Thomas Joscelyn

Al Qaeda’s Expansion in Egypt Implications for U.S. Homeland Security

Chairman King, Ranking Member Higgins, members of the committee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss al Qaeda’s presence in Egypt. The uprisings throughou...

August 5, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn

INTERPOL Alert Warns of Al Qaeda’s Jailbreaks

INTERPOL issued a “global security alert advising increased vigilance for terror...

March 28, 2013 | Clifford D. May Scripps Howard News Service |

Crossing Jordan

Some Arab leaders have taken risks for peace – and paid with their lives.

January 21, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Report: Al Qaeda Group Demands Release of 2 Well-Known Jihadists

The al Qaeda group responsible for a raid on a natural gas field in eastern Algeria earlier this week has reportedly demanded the release of two well-known, al Qaeda-linked jihadists in exchange...

January 21, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Belmokhtar Claims Algerian Raid, Slaying of Hostages for al Qaeda

Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the head of the jihadist brigade that launched the deadly suicide assault on the In Amenas gas facility in southeastern Algeria, has claimed the attack in al Qaeda's name...

December 17, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn

Al Qaeda Lives

The real story behind Benghazi and the other attacks of 9/11/12

November 19, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Weekly Standard

The ‘Hybrid View’ of Benghazi

The Washington Post...

November 1, 2012 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross Gunpowder & Lead |

Ayman al Zawahiri’s New Video Messages

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri released a new two-part installment of his video series focusing on Egypt, which was posted on Oct. 24. It seems there was a delay in releasing this installment,...

October 26, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Al Qaeda-Linked Jihadists Helped Incite 9/11 Cairo Protest

Several al Qaeda-linked jihadists helped incite the protest outside the US embassy in Cairo on Sept. 11. The jihadists include senior members of Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ), a group that merged...

October 26, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn

Al Qaeda-Linked Jihadists Incited Cairo Protest

Rifai Ahmed Taha Musa, one of Egypt’s most notorious al Qaeda-linked terrorists, attended the U.S. embassy protest in Cairo on September 11. Musa was just one of several al Qaeda-affiliated...

October 25, 2012 | Clifford D. May |

America’s Enemies Are Getting Away with Murder

Fecklessness in response to attacks on Americans is a bipartisan tradition.

October 23, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Shabaab Threatens Britain Over Extradition of Abu Hamza al Masri

Co-authored by Lisa Lundquist Yesterday the Somali terror group Shabaab threatened to attack Britain for extraditing radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al Masri, who arrived in the...

October 2, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Al Qaeda Ally Orchestrated Assault on US Embassy in Tunisia

On Sept. 14, the US embassy in Tunis came under assault. The American staff evacuated the embassy unscathed, but the attackers hoisted an al Qaeda-style black flag high above the emptied compound...

September 13, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn

In Service of the Blind Sheikh?

The investigation into the exact circumstances that brought us the twin attacks on U.S. diplomats in Egypt and Libya remains ongoing. Much remains uncertain. But a few new press accounts provide...

September 13, 2012 |

What Happened in Cairo

On the eleventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, an Egyptian mob stormed the U.S. emba...

August 3, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Egypt Requests Release of al Qaeda Explosives Expert

The Egyptian government has requested the release of a top al Qaeda explosives expert from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, according to...