Al-Qaida

Edinburgh school accused of discrimination by ex-spy is cleared
St George’s school asked to improve procedures after complaint from former MI6 mole within al-Qaida Aimen Dean
Severin Carrell Scotland editor
03, Feb, 2023 @1:42 PM

Guantánamo detainee who was tortured by CIA released to Belize
Al-Qaida courier turned informant Majid Khan, 42, to be permanently resettled after being held in US custody for nearly 20 years
Julian Borger in Washington
02, Feb, 2023 @8:39 PM

Blair asked Bush during first phone call if he could call him by first name
Archives reveal PM’s early attempts to establish personal relationship with president after 2000 US election
Ben Quinn and Caroline Davies
30, Dec, 2022 @12:01 AM

International troops quit Mali as violence and Moscow’s influence grow
Germany latest to end peacekeeping mission as operations prove unable to stop Islamic extremist insurgency
Jason Burke in Johannesburg
17, Nov, 2022 @2:35 PM

‘Why does the school hate me?’: how former MI6 spy’s Scottish dream turned sour
At security debriefings, Aimen Dean and his family fell in love with the Highlands. Three years later, they feel rejected
Severin Carrell Scotland editor
21, Aug, 2022 @1:00 PM

Father who spied on al-Qaida accuses Edinburgh school of discrimination
Inquiry opens into St George’s after Aimen Dean claims it singled out his daughter over fears he was a security risk
Severin Carrell Scotland editor
21, Aug, 2022 @1:00 PM

Bali bomb maker Umar Patek could be released early from Indonesian jail
Early release of ex-member of terror group linked to al-Qaida will cause distress for bereaved, says Australian PM
Josh Butler and Johanes Hutabarat in Jakarta
19, Aug, 2022 @7:02 AM

Al-Qaida chief’s killing comes as group gains ground in African conflict zones
UN says terror organisation, whose affiliate recently attacked Mali’s most important military base, ‘is once again the leader of global jihad’
Jason Burke
05, Aug, 2022 @5:00 AM

Hey, that’s my house: US aid worker realises Zawahiri villa is his old home
The Kabul property hit by a US drone was familiar. It turned out Dan Smock had something in common with al-Qaida’s leader
Emma Graham-Harrison in Kabul
04, Aug, 2022 @8:51 AM

‘Tricky situation’: Taliban unsure how to respond to Zawahiri’s death
Senior commanders caught between hopes for international recognition and pressure from their own ranks
Emma Graham-Harrison in Kabul
03, Aug, 2022 @5:58 PM

Nancy Pelosi tells President Tsai US will not abandon Taiwan – as it happened
House speaker meets Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei during visit described as ‘extremely egregious’ by China’s vice foreign minister
Virginia Harrison, Vivian Ho, Chris Stein, Martin Belam and Oliver Holmes
03, Aug, 2022 @6:12 AM

Biden echoes Obama as White House releases photo of briefing on strike
Picture bore striking similarities to 1 May 2011 image, when US special forces killed Osama bin Laden
Martin Pengelly, Ed Pilkington and Gloria Oladipo in New York
02, Aug, 2022 @5:49 PM
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