Al Qaeda

Terror group is recovering after occupation and drone attacks diminished its threat

Marking 20th anniversary of deadliest terror atrocity on US soil

Invasion by Western forces followed many years of internal conflict

Multiple explosions reported near Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul

More bombings on Independence Day after 63 people killed in a suicide bomb attack on Kabul wedding

The son of al-Qa’eda founder was reportedly killed in an air strike

Legacy of US invasion still affects the Middle East and divides America

Terrorist leader Osama bin Laden's son had not been seen in public since childhood

Tom and Jerry cartoons, YouTube viral videos and crochet tutorials found on terrorist leader’s computer

At least 16 people killed after 'calm' gunmen open fire in popular Grand Bassam beach resort

Aamer spent the past 13 years imprisoned without any charge or trial

The al-Qaeda leader gave a chilling warning of 9/11 and believed fellow Muslims were the real enemy

Man who planned to bring 'carnage' to the Arndale Centre was arrested in UK but later released

Aimen Dean was recruited by British security and intelligence services to report back on al-Qaeda

Days after Charlie Hebdo attack, MI5 chief gives stark assessment of terrorism threat in the UK

Report due to expose sexual threats and other brutal techniques used against terror suspects

More rudimentary filming suggests Islamic State is on the run: if anything, the movement is spreading

What does shooting of Suge Knight have to do with execution of James Foley? Possibly a great deal

And why the PM must accept that destroying the Sunni fanatics will necessitate 'boots on the ground'

Budget flights and 'distressingly porous' borders are enabling Britons to fight in the Middle East

Islamic State militants and Assad's forces encircle Aleppo in what could be tipping point of civil war

One of Iraq's oldest and most persecuted religious minorities, the Yazidi faces yet another genocide

White House said those responsible were 'real patriots', as human rights groups call for 'legal consequences'

As jihadist warns of 'black flag of Islam over Downing St', a Q&A on the risks for the West

Passengers face more stringent mobile phone checks at airports amid fears of an al-Qaeda plot

By using social media, self-proclaimed Caliph Ibrahim insures the flow of recruits from Britain and Europe

Murderous militants have exploited West’s botched foreign policy. But will anyone accept responsibility?

Three news books suggest Britain's adventure in Afghanistan was a horrible waste of lives and money

For a start, we now know Bashar Assad’s regime does detain children. But there’s more…

Hezbollah is not the perpetrator but the target because of its decision to fight alongside Assad in Syria

Abdul Waheed Majeed lived on Martyrs Avenue in former home of Sarah Payne killer Roy Whiting

Ahead of Geneva II, a growing number of Lebanese Christians see Syria's leader as their best defence

If we've decided to 'cut and run' by holding talks with Afghan insurgents, why not just cut and run now?