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UK to Extradite Radical Muslim, 4 Others to US

Abu Hamza al-Masri loses appeal in British court

(Newser) - A European court ruled today that radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri can be extradited to the United States to face terrorism charges, including allegedly trying to set up an al-Qaeda training camp in rural Oregon. The decision ends a long-running legal battle and means that al-Masri, considered one of...

Obama Lies About Terrorism

 Obama Lies About Terrorism 
OPINION
Sep 24, 2012 1:36 PM CDT

Obama Lies About Terrorism

Libya lies are 'a scandal,' writes Stephen F. Hayes

(Newser) - After the US ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed in Benghazi, the Obama administration insisted they were simply caught in a protest over an anti-Islam film. Now, as it has become increasingly clear Chris Stevens and the other victims were actually killed in a planned terrorist attack,...

Chris Stevens Thought He Was on al-Qaeda Hit List

Sources say al-Qaeda is linked to Libya attack

(Newser) - As investigators look into the likelihood that al-Qaeda was behind the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi last week, CNN reports that Chris Stevens, the US ambassador killed in the attack, believed he was on an al-Qaeda hit list. A source says Stevens had become increasingly worried about security...

Protests Calm Down; al-Qaeda Calls for More

Terror group praises killing of US ambassador

(Newser) - Al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen today praised the killing of the US ambassador in Libya and called for more attacks to expel American embassies from Muslim nations. The statement, posted on Islamic militant websites, suggested al-Qaeda was trying to co-opt the wave of angry protests over the anti-Islamic movie whose...

Texas, N. Dakota Campuses Reopen After Bomb Scares

Bomb threats hit two universities, but no explosives found

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of people streamed off university campuses in Texas and North Dakota today after telephoned bomb threats prompted officials to warn students and faculty to get away as quickly as possible. Both campuses eventually were deemed safe and reopened by early afternoon, as authorities worked to determine whether...

Brit Paper Says US Ignored Warnings of Violence

But US officials deny report in the 'Independent'

(Newser) - British newspaper the Independent has caused a ruckus by giving huge play to allegations that the US ignored warnings that American sites would come under attack this week. Quoting anonymous sources, it declares: "The US State Department had credible information 48 hours before mobs charged the consulate in Benghazi,...

Al-Qaeda to All Muslims: Overthrow Assad

Zawahiri video says al-Qaeda should focus on Palestinian plight

(Newser) - Ayman al-Zawahiri has issued a video commemorating the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, in which he renews his call for all Muslims to support the revolution in Syria, and accuses the US of propping up Bashar al-Assad's regime. "Supporting jihad in Syria to establish a Muslim state...

Bush Dismissed a Raft of 9/11 Warnings

It wasn't just the Aug. 6 briefing

(Newser) - Most of us are familiar with the White House briefing from August 2001 labeled "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US." What's not so well known is the host of briefs that the Bush administration received beforehand. Those memos reveal "significantly more negligence than has been...

Iraq's Deadliest Day in Weeks Leaves 93 Dead

Attacks look like al-Qaeda's Iraqi offshoot

(Newser) - Iraqi officials said today that a blistering string of attacks across the country yesterday ultimately killed at least 93 people, as the extent of the violence grew clearer and mourners started to bury their dead. The day's attacks began early in the north of Iraq and ended with deadly...

Bloody Day in Iraq Leaves 22 Dead

Wave of attacks hits, al-Qaeda suspected

(Newser) - A wave of insurgent attacks killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens in central and northern Iraq today, the latest series of persistent strikes aimed at undermining the government's authority. One of the bloodiest blows came around midday, when a car bomb struck near the local security forces...

Indian Women Told: Cover Up or Face Acid Attack

Pro-al-Qaeda group posts warnings in Kashmir

(Newser) - A radical Islamic group in India has promised to kill or maim women who go unveiled or use cell phones in the open, the Telegraph reports. A note posted on mosques in the state of Kashmir warned that "if we spot any woman without purdah [head and face covering]...

Islamists Cut Off Mali Thief's Hand

UN, African Union weigh military intervention

(Newser) - The Islamic rebel groups in control of much of northern Mali are continuing their drive to bring in Sharia law's harsh punishments. In a village near the regional capital Gao, extremists cut off the hand off an alleged thief in front of dozens of witnesses, the BBC reports. "...

Spain Reels In 3 al-Qaeda Suspects, Finds Explosives

One was an explosives and poisons expert: interior minister

(Newser) - Nabbed in Spain yesterday: three suspected al-Qaeda members who had managed to amass a wealth of explosives and may have been plotting European attacks. Police today announced that a Turk was detained in La Linea, where authorities found enough explosive material in a house there to blow up a bus....

As al-Qaeda Wanes, Global Terror Attacks Hit 7-Year Low

But 2011 still saw more than 10K

(Newser) - Following Osama bin Laden's death , terrorist attacks around the globe dropped to the lowest level since 2005 last year—but there were still 10,283 attacks. That's down from 11,641 in 2010, ABC News reports. In addition to bin Laden's death, the State Department says the...

Syrian Diplomat Defects as Aleppo Fighting Rages

Rebels seize key strategic points outside the city

(Newser) - Syria's most senior diplomat in London defected today, saying that he no longer wanted to represent a "violent and oppressive" government, the UK Foreign Office announced today. The office says Charge d'Affaires Khaled al-Ayoubi is staying in a safe place in Britain, the BBC reports, and hailed...

Syrian Planes Bomb Aleppo
 Syrian Planes Bomb Aleppo 
Jul 25, 2012 7:48 AM CDT

Syrian Planes Bomb Aleppo

Meanwhile, al-Qaeda makes an appearance

(Newser) - Syrian military planes dropped bombs on Aleppo today, in a dramatic escalation of the conflict, according to a BBC reporter on the outskirts of the city. It's the first aerial bombing of the conflict, the Washington Post says, speculating that the regime is trying to intimidate rebels with its...

93 Killed in Iraq's Bloodiest Day Since US Exit

13 cities hit with bombings, shootings

(Newser) - Thirteen cities across Iraq suffered bombings and shootings today as the country experienced its deadliest day since US troops left in December. Some 93 people were killed in the attacks, which all occurred in a span of a few hours and appeared coordinated, the AP reports. The deadliest attack occurred...

Assad Willing to Use Chemical Weapons
 Assad Willing to Use 
 Chemical Weapons 
defector speaks
Jul 17, 2012 7:48 AM CDT

Assad Willing to Use Chemical Weapons

Indeed, defector Nawaf Fares thinks he may have already

(Newser) - Bashar al-Assad is a "wounded wolf and cornered," and hence is ready, and probably willing, to use his stash of chemical weapons , according to Nawaf Fares, Syria's ex-ambassador to Iraq and its highest-level official to defect so far. "There is information, unconfirmed information of course, that...

Entering Syria From Iraq: al-Qaeda

Meanwhile, UN monitors remain glum about their prospects there

(Newser) - Syria is being flooded by al-Qaeda fighters crossing in from Iraq "to help, to liaise, to carry out terrorist attacks," according to "solid information and intelligence" obtained by the Iraqi government, reports Reuters . Further, Iraq's foreign minister today noted that the warning about the al-Qaeda flow...

14 Dead in Double-Bombing in Baghdad Market

Another bomb north of city makes June 2nd-deadliest month in 2012

(Newser) - Two bombs in a Baghdad market killed at least 14 people and injured more than 100, reports the AP . The explosions came within minutes of each other in a heavily Shiite neighborhood in northeast Baghdad at a busy open-air market. With more than 160 people killed this month in attacks...

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