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Taliban lauds Mullah Omar for defending Osama bin Laden after 9/11
As the U.S. is relying on the Taliban to keep Afghanistan from being a haven for terrorists in the wake of an agreement between the two parties, the Taliban lauds Mullah Omar’s defense of Osama bin Laden...
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Making sure foreign enemies fear the United States military
Strategies must cover conventional, asymmetrical or any types of 'stupid' attacks
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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,...
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Ayman al-Zawahiri defends 9/11 hijackings in anniversary address
Ayman al-Zawahiri defends the 9/11 hijackings in a video released on the 18th anniversary of al-Qaeda’s most devastating attack. The production, released by al-Qaeda’s As Sahab propaganda arm, is titled...
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Another unhappy 9/11 anniversary
We continue to fight erratically and without a coherent global strategy.
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As U.S. presses negotiations, Taliban promotes training of fighters and attacks
Taliban practices for Peace: Video, ‘Caravan of Khaibar’ at Voice of Jihad, shows fighters moving in a convoy. Notice the new Toyota Hi-Luxs, vehicles adorned with large white Taliban flags, operating...
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Taliban justifies 9/11 attack, blaming America’s ‘interventionist policies’
The Taliban justifies al Qaeda's attack on 9/11 as follows: "This heavy slap on their dark faces was the consequence of their interventionist...
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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.
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The Battle of Afghanistan
“Fundamentally, war is a contest of wills.”
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U.S. offers $1 million reward for information on Hamza bin Laden
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Saudi Arabia Can Win Islam’s War of Ideas
When U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House later this month, there will be no shortage of urgent issues to discuss — from the crown...
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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...
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Another grim anniversary
The approach of an anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 always concentrates my mind. It was, astonishingly, 16 Septembers ago that a team of foreign terrorists hijacked three American pas...
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With a New Investigation, Will Victims of Argentina’s Biggest Terror Attack Get Justice?
After nearly two years without progress, the investigation into whether former Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner conspired with Iran to cover up the Islamic Republic’s role in Argen...
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How the world has changed since 9/11
The 15th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 should be a time for mourning, commemoration, reflection — and strategic planning. But many people prefer to avoid thinking to...
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German university cancels seminar that teaches Israel harvests Palestinian organs
The German university HAWK announced on Friday that it will stop teaching a seminar on Palestinian youths, in which Israel was accused of harvesting the organs of Palestinians and termed an apart...
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Can Obama Spur a Reform Within Islam?
President Barack Obama’s Oval Office address in the wake of the San B...
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Here’s What All Those Terror Terms Actually Mean
After the attacks in Paris and California, the debate in America has again erupted over the appropriate lexicon for discussing terrorism. Here’s an extremely abridged, alphabetized list of...
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Analysis: Will France Invoke NATO’s Article 5 to Declare War on Islamic State?
To confront comprehensively the Islamic State terrorist attacks on French soil, there have been calls for France’s President François Hollande to invoke Article 5 of the NATO Treaty,...