*Rigi: Iran's most wanted
The leader of the militant group Jondollah, Abdolmalek Rigi is Iran's most notorious terrorist and responsible for introducing suicide bombings to the country. No other...
06-Nov-2009 *Unravelling Haqqani's net
The Haqqani Network is one of Afghanistan's most significant insurgent groups. While still ostensibly fronted by the veteran Jalaluddin Haqqani, his more extreme son Sirajuddin...
30-Jun-2009 Profile: Abu Zubaydah
Better known as Abu Zubaydah, Zain al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn is at the centre of the controversy surrounding the CIA's use of torture. His relationship with...
07-May-2009 *Jihad and Reform Front
Led by the Jihad and Reform Front, the Islamist-nationalist elements of Iraq's insurgency have attracted less attention than their extremist counterparts, but look set to...
20-Mar-2009 *Married to jihad
Malika el-Aroud, 49, is Belgium's most famous radical Islamist. She was born in Tangiers, Morocco, but has lived most of her life in Belgium and ...
18-Dec-2008 *AQI's Swedish emir
Abu Qaswarah, the second in command of Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), was killed on 5 October. He was subsequently identified as Mohammed Moumou, a Moroccan...
27-Oct-2008 *Finding Nemo
There is growing concern that the internet has replaced the Afghan training camps as the principal training ground for aspirant jihadists. A vast library of...
04-Jul-2008 *Jundullah: jihad gangsters
The name Jundullah first emerged after an attempt to assassinate a top Pakistani general on 10 June 2004. The investigation quickly produced arrests. On 13...
05-Jun-2008 The rise of Al-Ekhlaas
Online forums are the hubs of internet jihad. Bringing thousands of like-minded individuals together, they facilitate the dissemination of propaganda and discussions of all manner...
15-Apr-2008 HuJI Houdini: Qari Saifullah Akhtar
Qari Saifullah Akhtar, the long-time leader of Harakat-ul-Jihad-ul-Islami (HuJI), has been thrown back into the limelight by allegations that he was involved in the attempt...
01-Apr-2008 Pakistan's most wanted: Baitullah Mehsud
Baitullah Mehsud is a Pashtun from the Shabikhel sub-tribe of the Mehsud tribe. He was born in the early 1970s in a village called Landi ...
08-Feb-2008 Jemaah Islamiyah's Abu Dujana
In what has been described as a major breakthrough, one of Southeast Asia's most-wanted terrorist suspects was captured on 9 June. The Indonesian police...
22-Jun-2007 Al-Qaeda commander Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi
Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi is a senior Al-Qaeda commander now being held at the US military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. He is accused of ...
04-May-2007 Fatah al-Islam, Lebanon's new jihadists
Anew radical Sunni group has emerged in Lebanon. Led by the Palestinian Shakir al-Absi, Fatah al-Islam is based in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee ...
29-Mar-2007 Wei Xue-gang: The UWSA's narcotics kingpin
Wei Xue-gang, a controversial figure with a career in the narcotics trade spanning four decades, has positioned himself to take control of the United ...
09-Mar-2007 Osama bin Laden turns 50
On the occasion of Osama bin Laden’s 50th birthday, Jane’s re-examines the key questions surrounding the current status and role played by the Al-Qaeda ...
08-Mar-2007 Noordin Muhammad Top
Noordin Muhammad Top, wanted in connection with the 2003 Marriott hotel bombing and the 2004 Australian embassy bombing in Jakarta, remains the target of ...
07-Nov-2006 PROFILE: Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK)
In late August, a string of bombings targeting the tourism industry in western Turkey left three people dead and nearly 50 injured, almost half ...
03-Oct-2006 Hizbullah's Islamic Resistance
The performance of Hizbullah's military wing, the Islamic Resistance (IR), during its 34-day war with Israel reinforced the conviction that it is one of ...
05-Sep-2006 PROFILE: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Key biographical facts Name: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Alias: None Date of birth: 1947 Place of birth: Imam Shahib, Konduz Province, Afghanistan Nationality: Afghan Marital Status:...
06-Jul-2006 New People's Army
On 24 February, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared a state of emergency in the Philippines, citing the threat of a 'tactical alliance' between the NPA, leftist...
25-May-2006 PROFILE: Joseph Kony
Key biographical facts Name: Joseph Kony.Alias: None.Date of birth: Exact date unknown, believed born in 1961. Place of birth: Odek, Gulu District, northern Uganda.Nationality: ...
02-May-2006 PROFILE: Prachanda
Prachanda (The Fierce One) is the nom-de-guerre of Puspa Kamal Dahal, the chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M). He is also the...
04-Apr-2006 Profile: Mullah Dadullah
Mullah Dadullah is a member of the Taliban's 10-member leadership council and currently one of the group's most prominent figures. He has threatened a wave...
15-Mar-2006 Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades
WHILE much of the Hamas movement's popular mandate stems from its widespread political and social activities, its armed wing is arguably the most organised and...
03-Feb-2006 Gunmen kill Iraqi intelligence officer
AN intelligence officer was killed by gunmen in Basra, Iraq, on 10 November, Reuters reported.
11-Nov-2005 Iraqi insurgents die in Baghdad raid
SEVEN insurgents were killed and five captured during a raid on a suspected suicide bombing cell in Baghdad on 10 November, Reuters reported. ...
11-Nov-2005 US Marines die in Iraq small-arms attack
TWO US Marines died after they were hit by small-arms fire on 10 November during operations near Khalidiya, 85 km west of Baghdad, Reuters reported....
11-Nov-2005 Indonesia links dead militant to Bali bombings
POLICE in Indonesia said on 10 November they had evidence that key militant leader Azahari bin Husin, who was killed during a gun battle with...
11-Nov-2005 Indian cabinet member to step down over terrorism charges
RAGHURAJ Pratap Singh, a cabinet member in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, is stepping down after the Supreme Court reinstated charges brought under old...
11-Nov-2005 India's most-wanted set to for court appearance over Mumbai attacks
ABU Salem, one of India's most wanted men, is due to appear in court on 11 November following his extradition from Portugal. He is ...
11-Nov-2005 Convicted terrorists could be stripped of Australian citizenship
AUSTRALIA is considering stripping people of their citizenship if they are convicted of terrorist crimes, Prime Minister John Howard said on 10 November, Reuters reported....
11-Nov-2005 Argentina accuses Hizbullah member of Buenos Aires attacks
PROSECUTORS in Argentina have accused a member of Hizbullah of being the suicide bomber who blew up a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires in...
11-Nov-2005 UK police set to investigate mosque 'jihad' videos
POLICE have launched an investigation into claims that videotapes and DVDs handed out at mosques in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, during the Eid festival last weekend were...
11-Nov-2005 MPs defeat British government on anti-terrorism laws
THE UK government was defeated on new anti-terrorism legislation in a parliamentary vote on 9 November, which would have allowed terrorism suspects to be held...
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