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Pentagon: US still in armed conflict with al-Qaida

Senior Pentagon officials are defending a 2001 military force law, saying the U.S. remains in armed conflict with al-Qaida and its associate forces.

Al-Qaida affiliate claims Iraq ministry assault

An al-Qaida-affiliated group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for a carefully planned assault on the Justice Ministry in downtown Baghdad last week.

Anti-al-Qaida leader killed in Iraq shooting

A local leader of anti-al-Qaida militiamen was shot dead Tuesday in western Baghdad, one of four people killed in violence in different parts of Iraq, officials said.

Yemen president rejects truce with al-Qaida

Yemen's al-Qaida branch posted a statement on militant websites Monday claiming that the intelligence chief agreed to the truce.

France: Key al-Qaida chief in Mali likely killed

France's top military officer said Monday it was "probable" that Abou Zeid, an al-Qaida leader in North Africa, was killed in military operations by French and Chadian forces in northern Mali.

Al Qaeda leader killed, president of Chad says

Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, who led one of the most violent brigades of al Qaeda's North African franchise and helped lead the extremist takeover of northern Mali, was thought to be 47 years old.

Chad's president: Al-Qaida chief killed in Mali

He is a leader of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and was behind the kidnapping of several Westerners.

Yemeni al-Qaida posts new issue of online magazine

Yemen's al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula - considered to be the terror network's most dangerous branch - is urging for holy war in a new edition of its online English-language magazine.

Report: 11 al-Qaida suspects detained in Turkey

In 2008, an attack blamed on al-Qaida-affiliated militants outside the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul left three assailants and three policemen dead.

Al-Qaida's new target, French no-go zones grow

The red warning zones expand along with the numbers of French men, women and now children who have become the largest group of nationals held hostage by al-Qaida and its loose affiliates.

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Gunmen open fire on liquor stores in Iraq, 11 dead

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Iraqis mourn 2 Shiite fighters killed in Syria

Earlier this month, another body for killed Iraq Shiite fighter was also brought through Iran.

World View: Nigeria's President Launches Major War Against Boko Haram Terrorists

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Obama War Powers Under 2001 Law 'Astoundingly Disturbing,' Senators Say

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Two blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43

All that time, treasure and tragedy invested in Bush's Iraq War....

Sectarianism in Iraq stoked by Syrian war

Last month, tribal leaders in the Sunni heartland of Anbar province announced the formation of...

U.S. soldier gets life in killing of comrades in Iraq

Russell, a communications specialist, was on his third deployment to Iraq.