Eyebrows were raised around the world Aug. 14 when Hamas security forces in Rafah swiftly, and brutally, destroyed an al-Qaeda-inspired group that had proclaimed the southern Gaza town an “Islamic emirate.” After all, Hamas is listed by the U.S. and the European Union as a terrorist organization, and many in the West don’t expect an [...]

From Jamestown:
In a recent interview posted to jihadi websites, al-Qaeda’s leader in Yemen claims the organization possesses nuclear weapons and vows to attack U.S. and Western interests to compel them to withdraw their forces from the region.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they had a dirty bomb.

A Californian geography professor has used techniques for hunting endangered species to pinpoint three houses in Pakistan where Osama bin Laden could be hiding.
Mathematical models used to explain how animal species spread out say he should be close to where he was last spotted.
Their research published [...]

Wow, no wonder these people strap bombs to themselves and blow themselves up…. just look at that mug.
by Hana Levi Julian
A 51-year-old Iraqi woman has been arrested for her role in a ring of terrorists who use rape as a way of “persuading” young women to become suicide bombers. Samira Ahmed Hassim, known as “the [...]

That is at least what ‘The Economist‘ is thinking:
Military setbacks and ideological disputes have put al-Qaeda on the defensive. Osama Bin Laden’s messages from the wilderness get little attention nowadays. Al-Qaeda has been unable to land a blow on Western soil since the 2005 London bombings. Its leaders lurk in Pakistan’s tribal belt, hiding from [...]

DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden called for jihad over the Israeli offensive in Gaza in a new audio tape that appeared on Islamist websites on Wednesday.

The UN peacekeeping force’s South Lebanon command declared the Palestinian Ain Hilwe camp near Sidon a no-go zone for the force’s convoys for fear of attacks by al Qaeda. The newly-arrived al Qaeda cell from Iraq has taken over large sections of the camp and recruited many Palestinians.
Washington does not rule out a broad al [...]

Can you believe this:
Al-Qaeda websites on Thursday were swamped with messages from people who were celebrating the devastating Mumbai attacks which have left over 100 people dead and 281 injured. “Oh Allah, destroy the Hindus and do it in the worst of ways,” was one of the comments that appeared on Islamist forums on the [...]