Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda in Yemen announces death of leader Khalid Batarfi

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen has announced the death of its leader Khalid Batarfi, and named a successor, SITE Intelligence Group reported Sunday.

64 killed in Mali in attacks on boat, army base

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Armed groups have attacked a passenger boat and military camp in Mali, killing at least 49 civilians and 15 soldiers, according to the country’s armed forces. Approximately 50 assailants were also killed in the attack.

Armed clashes leaves 6 soldiers killed, 4 injured in Mali

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Media sources reported on Saturday night that 6 soldiers were killed and 4 others were wounded in the two-day armed clashes in the African country.

Pakistan arrests 11 ISIL, Al-Qaeda terrorists

TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – The Counter-Terrorism Department of Punjab has arrested 11 suspected terrorists from various cities of the province, including Lahore, during intelligence-based operations.

US drone attack on Yemen leaves 2 killed

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Local sources in Yemen's Marib province reported that two people were killed during a drone attack launched by the United States on Sunday night.

Amir-Abdollahian:

Linking Al-Qaeda to Iran patently absurd, baseless

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has categorically dismissed claims made by the US administration about the presence of a leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist group in Iran.

Iran rejects Al-Qaeda leader presence in country

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Permanent Mission to the UN rejected the reports of the presence of Al-Qaeda leader in Iran, saying that the misinformation could potentially hinder efforts to combat terrorism.

Russia Intel Service:

US planing to send terrorists to Russia, CIS states

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – The US military is recruiting terrorist groups to carry out attacks on the territory of Russia and the CIS countries, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said in a statement.

2 Al-Qaeda-affiliated members arrested in Pakistan

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – Two Al-Qaeda-linked members have been arrested in the country, a Pakistani media reported.

97 Al-Shabaab terrorists killed in Somalia

TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – Somalia's Ministry of Information announced on Friday morning that 97 al-Shabaab terrorists were killed during two large-scale operations of the country's army and security forces.

US officials hold meeting with Taliban

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – High-ranking US officials have held the first in-person meeting with the Taliban since the elimination of Ayman al-Zawahiri, leader of al-Qaeda.

6 al-Qaeda-affiliated elements killed in S Yemen

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Yemeni sources reported that 6 elements affiliated with al-Qaeda were killed in Abyan province located in the southern country.

In central Mali:

Terrorists claim to have killed 4 Russia military instructors

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – An Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group claimed to have killed four members from the Russian private security group Wagner in an ambush in central Mali.

Al Qaeda leader killed in CIA drone attack on Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – According to media sources, Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a drone attack by the US in Afghanistan.

US military claims:

Senior leader of Al-Qaeda-linked group killed in NW Syria

TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – The US military claimed on Monday that a senior leader of an Al-Qaeda-aligned militant group has been killed in a raid in Syria's Idlib province.

Somalian army forces detain al-Shabaab terrorist chieftain

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – Somalia's commando forces nabbed a cheiftain of al-Shabaab terrorist group linked to al-Qaeda on Sunday.

Taliban rejects UN report on Al Qaeda presense in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – The Taliban's foreign ministry rejected the UN report on the presence of foreign forces affiliated with Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, saying that the Taliban will not allow anyone to use Afghan territory against other countries.

Terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso leaves 11 killed, 9 injured

TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – News sources reported that eleven people were killed and nine others were wounded during attacks by al-Qaeda and ISIL-linked militants in northern Burkina Faso.

4 African Union peacekeepers killed by Al-Shabaab in Somalia

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) –Twin blasts targeted Burundian soldiers serving under the African Union peacekeeping mission (AMISOM) in southern Somalia on Saturday, a security official said.

Blast in Somalia leaves five dead, dozens injured

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – A bomb blast near Somali capital, Mogadishu, killed and injured at least 20 people on Thursday, the media have reported.

10 al-Shabaab members killed in an explosion in Somalia

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – A landmine was exploded as a vehicle belonging to members of al-Shabaab terrorist group drove over an improvised explosive device (IED) at ‘Qeycad’ district in outskirt of ‘Mudug’ city in Somalia.

US claims it has killed senior Al-Qaeda member in Syria Idlib

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – A spokesman for US Central Command has claimed that a senior al-Qaeda leader was killed in a drone strike in northwestern Syria in Idlib province on Friday.

Senior Al-Qaeda member killed in Mali: Report

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – Nasser Al Tergui, a leading member of African-based Al Qaeda affiliate Katiba Serma, was killed last week in Mali after an air strike by Barkhane military forces, said the French army on Thursday.

Yemeni forces take last ousted Hadi gov.’s base in Al-Bayda

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – The Yemeni army and popular committees have taken the last area that was under the control of forces of the ousted Hadi government and Yemeni Al-Qaeda.

Blair says S. Arabia turning Islam into an ideology

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – The former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said on the anniversary of 9/11 that Saudi Arabia with huge oil wealth is propagating a fundamental, old-fashioned, and quite a backward view of Islam.