Three Egyptian policemen and four Islamist militants killed in prison break attempt
All four militants were killed in the failed attempt to escape from Tora prison, it added in a statement. Three of the prisoners named in...
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The Islamic State’s ideological campaign against al-Qaeda
On April 29, the Islamic State’s “province” (wilayah) in Yemen released a lengthy video that is intended to undermine al-Qaeda’s ideological legitimacy within the jihadists’...
Libyan authorities detained Islamic State-Ansar Al-Sharia coordinator
The Libyan Interior Ministry said its Tajoura central backup personnel had arrested "the coordinator of operations between ISIS and Ansar Al-Sharia", Emad Al-Shagaabi. The ministry...
Libyan militia leader Khattala gets 22-year sentence in Benghazi attacks that killed U.S. ambassador
A Libyan militia leader convicted in the deadly 2012 Benghazi attacks that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans was sentenced to 22 years...
UN recognizes the ties between Ansar al Sharia Libya and al Qaeda
The United Nations Security Council today added Ansar al Sharia in Libya to its al Qaeda sanctions list. “As a result of the new listings,”...