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Fighters blow themselves up with grenade in BangladeshPolice come under grenade attack during a raid near the capital as violence continues to hit the South Asian nation. 

           Humanitarian crises

Drone strikes kill suspected al-Qaeda fighters in Yemen       Yemen

Yemen: Protesters march as US intensifies air strikes   by Zein Basravi

            Middle East

Civilians wounded as US jets target al-Qaeda in Yemen       United States

ISIL will be 'demolished and destroyed', Trump vows         Middle East07 Feb 2017 08:05 GMT

Yemenis react to botched US raid that killed civiliansLocals say a US raid in Bayda province last month killed 16 civilians, including women and children.

       Al-Qaeda30 Jan 2017 06:34 GMT

Yemeni civilians killed in first US raid under TrumpAt least 10 women and children killed in operation targeting al-Qaeda in southern province of al-Bayda, medics say.

       US & Canada06 Jan 2017 04:28 GMT

US adds Bin Laden's son to terror blacklistUS imposes sanctions on Hamza bin Laden, son of late al-Qaeda leader, designating him a "global terrorist".

       Special series08 Oct 2016 09:12 GMT

Taliban OilThe little-known story of secret negotiations between the Taliban and the US to build a pipeline through Afghanistan.

       Jabhat Fath al-Sham04 Oct 2016 07:08 GMT

Top Jabhat Fateh al-Sham leader 'killed in US strike'Armed group announces death of Ahmed Salama Mabrouk in Syria, shortly after Pentagon says it targeted him near Idlib.

       War & Conflict15 Sep 2016 07:59 GMT

In Libya, Britain's ignorance triumphed over cautionLike Iraq, which boosted the very terrorism it was supposed to neutralise, the war in Libya was a strategic catastrophe.

 by Rupert Stone

       Politics11 Sep 2016 11:28 GMT

9/11 New York: Remembering a pre-political momentThe politics of the mourning has triumphed over the mourning of the political. 

 by Hamid Dabashi

       September 1111 Sep 2016 09:15 GMT

 9/11 then and now: Terror, militarism, war and fearIt is no wonder that this war persists as terror groups expand further.

 by Rami G Khouri

       Mali23 Aug 2016 04:29 GMT

'I seek the pardon of all the people of Timbuktu'Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi pleads guilty to charges of destroying ancient cultural artefacts in Timbuktu. 

       ISIS18 Aug 2016 12:41 GMT

ISIL foils governments with encryption, UN experts sayFighters from ISIL and al-Qaeda use encrypted messages on darknets to plan potential attacks, according to a UN report.

       Syria's Civil War11 Aug 2016 11:40 GMT

Tough choices ahead as al-Nusra splits from al-QaedaThe split from al-Qaeda has long been considered, and is to a significant degree based on Syrian revulsion.

 by Martin Griffiths

       Middle East08 Jun 2016 09:26 GMT

Q&A;: The man who defeated al-Qaeda in Yemen's MukallaCommander of Yemen government forces that defeated al-Qaeda in the southern city of Mukalla speaks to Al Jazeera.

       Politics24 May 2016 09:53 GMT

ISIL's evolving strategy should raise security concerns ISIL's coordinated attacks in Syria and Yemen augur badly for the near future.

 by Rami G Khouri

       War & Conflict15 May 2016 11:46 GMT

Suicide blast targets police in Yemen's MukallaPolicemen returning to work in southern city recaptured by government among attack's dozens of victims, officials say.

       War & Conflict09 May 2016 03:27 GMT

Unite or risk death, al-Qaeda chief tells Syrian rebelsIn audio recording, Ayman al-Zawahiri rejects UN-led peace process, praises al-Nusra Front and renews criticism of ISIL.

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