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  • June 2008

    • Al-Qaeda Calls for Gaza War

      Associated Press  |  Jun 5, 08 3:04 AM CDT

      Al-Qaeda Calls for Gaza War

      (Newser) - Osama bin Laden's deputy has called on Muslims to launch a  holy war to break Israel's economic blockade of Gaza, reports AP. The call was issued in an 11-minute al-Qaeda audiotape by Ayman al-Zawahri, marking the anniversary of the loss of Gaza, the West Bank and the Golan Heights in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. More »

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      al-Qaeda  • terrorism  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Gaza  • Osama bin Laden  • West Bank  • jihad  • Islamic extremism  • Islamic terrorism  • Gaza blockade  • Ayman al-Zawahiri

    • Danish Embassy Bomb Kills 8 in Pakistan

      BBC  |  Jun 2, 08 7:00 AM CDT

      Danish Embassy Bomb Kills 8 in Pakistan

      (Newser) - At least eight people were killed and more than a dozen wounded when a car bomb exploded outside the Danish embassy in Islamabad today, reports the BBC. At least one embassy worker was among the dead, but no Danish nationals. The attack may be linked to a series of threats on Danish embassies since a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad, considered offensive to Islam, was reprinted in Danish newspapers in February. More »

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      Pakistan  • al-Qaeda  • terrorism  • car bomb  • Islamabad  • Danish Mohammed cartoons  • Ayman al-Zawahiri

  • May 2008
  • April 2008

    • Osama Deputy Says Iran Lying About 9/11

      BBC  |  Apr 22, 08 4:00 PM CDT

      Osama Deputy Says Iran Lying About 9/11

      (Newser) - Al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader says Iran is denying the terrorist group credit for 9/11 by spreading the rumor that Israel masterminded the 2001 attacks on the US. A new audiotape from Ayman al-Zawahiri highlights the growing tension between al-Qaeda and Tehran, the BBC reports, evidence of a sectarian struggle for power in the region. More »

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      Iran  • Afghanistan  • al-Qaeda  • Osama bin Laden  • Ayman al-Zawahiri

    • Osama Bin Laden 'Alive & Well'

      Reuters  |  Apr 3, 08 4:25 AM CDT

      Osama Bin Laden 'Alive & Well'

      (Newser) - Seven years after 9/11, Osama bin Laden is alive and well, according to his deputy. "Sheik Osama bin Laden is in good health. The ill-intentioned always try to circulate false reports about him being sick," said Ayman al-Zawahiri in a 104-minute recording posted on the internet. The comments were in response to questions from the public solicited by web sites linked to al-Qaeda. More »

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      Iraq war  • Israel  • al-Qaeda  • United States  • Hamas  • Saudi Arabia  • Osama bin Laden  • Afghanistan war  • jihad  • Islamic terrorism  • Ayman al-Zawahiri

  • March 2008

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