Search Result for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

  • Egypt's al-Sisi sworn in for second term

    Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vowed to tackle extremists and revive the economy as he

  • Popular uprising backs al-Hodeidah offensive

    120 kilometres south of the Red Sea port of al-Hodeidah. [Saleh al-Obeidi/AFP

  • Yemeni forces advance on al-Hodeidah port

    loyal to Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi and the Houthis near the Red Sea port of al-Hodeidah

  • Yemen al-Qaeda emir's death deals Abyan cells a blow

    Yemenis gather around a car that was hit by an airstrike, killing three suspected al-Qaeda

  • UN raises alarm over military escalation in al-Hodeidah

    province of al-Hodeidah, on May 6th. [Khaled Ziad/AFP] The UN in Yemen on Thursday

  • Al-Qaeda grappling with leadership crisis after Hamza bin Laden's death

    Hamza, son of Osama bin Laden, was the most prominent candidate to assume the leadership of al

  • Killing of ISIS Syria chief 'significantly degrades' group's terror operations

    Idlib province. The ISIS leader's better-known predecessor, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

  • Al-Sisi appoints interim intelligence chief

    Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday (January 18th) announced he was replacing

  • Al-Qaeda exploits tension in Yemen to launch attacks

    by suspected al-Qaeda elements exploded in Abyan province on Thursday (August 22nd), local media reported

  • Hadramaut forces thwart al-Qaeda attack

    at the entrance to the town of Hajr, located to the west of al-Mukalla, the capital of Hadramaut province on July

  • Abyan residents relieved to be rid of al-Qaeda

    of the southern province of Abyan, a day after Yemeni forces entered the city. [Saleh al-Obeidi/AFP

  • Aden fighting mars Eid al-Adha for civilians

    Displaced al-Hodeidah native Fatema Hassan told Al-Mashareq she has been camping out in a shelter

  • Hadramaut hopes to be fully rid of al-Qaeda

    of the Hadramaut provincial capital of al-Mukalla, on July 18th, 2016, after suicide bombers attacked two army

  • Syria's al-Hol camp 'difficult place for children'

    Children are seen inside Syria's al-Hol camp, where at least 70,000 people reside. UNICEF estimates

  • Taliban takeover of Afghanistan may inspire al-Qaeda sleeper cells in Yemen

    in the Mesini Valley in Hadramaut on February 21, 2018. [Saleh al-Obeidi/AFP