Egypt Terror Leader Possibly Linked to Benghazi Attack Arrested
STR/AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — The leader of an Egyptian terrorist cell that planned attacks in Egypt and may be linked with the storming of the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya on Sept. 11 has been arrested by Egyptian intelligence officers, accordin…
Al Qaeda Wants More Attacks on US Embassies
Ed Giles/Getty Images(BEIRUT) — A branch of Al Qaeda has called for continued attacks on American embassies and their diplomats. On Tuesday, Al Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Magreb issued a statement calling on followers to escalate their protests …
Al Qaeda Wants More Attacks on US Embassies
Ed Giles/Getty Images(BEIRUT) — A branch of Al Qaeda has called for continued attacks on American embassies and their diplomats. On Tuesday, Al Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Magreb issued a statement calling on followers to escalate their protests …
Al Qaeda Praises Libya Consulate Attack as Anti-American Protests Subside
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Al Qaeda’s branch in Yemen praised the killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya as a “great event” on Saturday and urged followers to kill other American diplomats across the Muslim world. But the violent anti-America…
Sharp Decline in Terror Attacks After Bin Laden Death
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The number of worldwide terror attacks fell to 10,283 last year, down from 11,641 in 2010 and the lowest since 2005, the State Department reported Tuesday.What’s made the difference? The State Departmen…
Taliban’s Spring Offensive in Afghanistan Spurs More Attacks
Enayat Asadi/Getty Images(KABUL, Afghanistan) — There’s evidence that the Taliban might be regaining its footing in Afghanistan after the U.S. has started its gradual withdrawal set to be completed by 2014.A coalition spokesman on Thursday said that i…
Iran Claims Arrests of Israeli ‘Terrorists’
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Iranian government claimed Tuesday that it had arrested members of an Israeli-backed “terror” network plotting assassinations and sabotage inside the country.Iran’s intelligence ministry announced via state-run m…
Bombings of Israeli Targets Mimic Attacks on Iran Scientists
Daniel Berehulak /Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Has Iran decided to turn Israeli tactics against Israel?In a strike virtually identical to attacks on Iranian nuclear scientists, U.S. sources say a passing motorcyclist attached a shaped charge to an Israe…
Israel Warns US Jews: Iran Could Strike Here
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Israeli facilities in North America — and around the world — are on high alert, according to an internal security document obtained by ABC News that predicted the threat from Iran against Jewish targets will increase.”W…
Dozens Dead in Latest Wave of Violence in Iraq
Antenna Audio, Inc./Getty Images(BAGHDAD) — A wave of bomb attacks across Iraq’s capital and the southern city of Nasiriya have left at least 68 people dead and more than 100 wounded.An Iraqi military spokesman said it was too early to say who may hav…
Nigeria Churches Rocked by Christmas Day Bombings
Antenna Audio, Inc./Getty Images(ABUJA, Nigeria) — A pair of bomb attacks rocked Christmas Day church services in the central region of Nigeria, leaving at least 26 people dead, according to the BBC.An estimated 25 people were killed in the first atta…
Romney, McCain Point Finger at Obama for New Violence in Iraq
KHALIL AL-MURSHIDI/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The White House came under a barrage of criticism by Republicans following a series of coordinated attacks in Baghdad Thursday that left at least 69 people dead and more than 170 wounded.No group has t…
Twin Bombings Rock Syrian Capital; Dozens Dead, Injured
LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images(DAMASCUS, Syria) — Two suicide bombers hit the Syrian capital of Damascus on Friday, killing and injuring dozens of military personnel and civilians, according to Syrian state TV.The state TV says the twin attacks target…