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Q&A: CIA Chief on how the U.S. intel community handled Russia, China and Mideast
In an exit interview with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly, CIA Director William Burns says he still thinks "there's a chance" for a ...
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Q&A: The CIA chief on how the U.S. intel community handled Russia, China and Mideast
As a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, later that year he went to Moscow to personally try to dissuade the Russian leadership ...
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State Department, U.S. intel memos unmask longtime terrorism ties of Syria’s new governing regime
“Although al-Nusrah Front was formed by AQI in late 2011 as a front for AQI’s activities in Syria, recently al-Jawlani publicly pledged allegiance to Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qa’ida’s leader,” the ...
Long War Journal27d
US removes $10 million reward for Hayat Tahrir al Sham leader
Baghdadi wanted Jolani to report to him, while Jolani sought autonomy. The dispute was brought to Ayman al Zawahiri, Al Qaeda’s emir, who sided with Jolani. This disagreement ultimately led to ...
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Statesman or Jihadist? What to Make of Syria’s De Facto Leader Abu Mohammed Al-Golani
And instead of embracing al-Baghdadi’s new Syrian expansion, al-Golani and his fighters were pledging allegiance to the broader al-Qaida organization and its leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
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George Mason University student charged with plotting mass casualty attack on Israeli consulate in New York
Prosecutors alleged Hassan made posts “revering Osama bin Laden and Ayman Al Zawahiri” and operated “several pro-ISIS and al Qaeda accounts that promoted violence against Jews.” ...
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Taliban Infighting Adds to Afghanistan’s Woes
In 2022, a US drone strike in Kabul killed Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri, underscoring the group’s reemergence in Afghanistan. The Taliban’s inability or unwillingness to rein in such groups ...