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al-Qaeda
The latest news and top stories on al-Qaeda. A transnational militant Sunni Islamist organisation, al-Qaeda was founded in 1988 by Osama bin Laden. Its primary mission is to wage global jihad against perceived enemies of Islam, particularly the United States and its allies, aiming to establish a global Islamic caliphate. Historically based in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sudan, it operates through a decentralised network of affiliates worldwide. Al-Qaeda is infamous for orchestrating numerous terrorist attacks, including the September 11 2001 attacks in the US, the 1998 US embassy bombings and inspiring the 2005 London transit bombings.
Britain

2 men found guilty of UK plot to kill hundreds in Jewish community

Had the plan come off, it would have resulted in ‘one of, if not the, deadliest terrorist attack in UK history’, say counterterrorism police.

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Iraq removes Hezbollah and Houthis from asset-freeze list after ‘mistake’

First Syrian president in nearly 60 years arrives in US for UN meeting

Ahmad al-Sharaa has sought to restore ties with Arab countries and the West since Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December.

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