Al Qaeda

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Ali Nori Nadir, a Sunni Kurdish interpreter, said those who have aided U.S. troops in Iraq are captured and killed under unknown conditions, and the government blames "insurgents" or "al Qaeda." (Photograph provided by Ali Nori Nadir)

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Omar Shafik Hammami, a jihadi from Alabama whose nom de guerre was Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki, or "the American," ascended the ranks of Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked militant group al-Shabab high enough to attract a $5 million U.S. government bounty. He was killed on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in an ambush ordered by the militant group's leader, militants said. (AP Photo/FBI)

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Security was tight Wednesday at the entrance of Sanaa International Airport in Yemen, where authorities said they foiled an al Qaeda plot to take over key cities and attack strategic ports and gas facilities. (Associated Press)

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Security was tight Wednesday at the entrance of Sanaa International Airport in Yemen, where authorities said they foiled an al Qaeda plot to take over key cities and attack strategic ports and gas facilities. (Associated Press)

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Osama bin Laden is dead and Al-Qaida is ... (Illustration by Dana Summers of the Tribune Media Services)

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A sisterhood of female CIA analysts who became somewhat obsessed with al Qaeda and its leader are talking on camera for the HBO documentary "Manhunt," which debuted Wednesday night. (HBO)

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A sisterhood of female CIA analysts who became somewhat obsessed with al Qaeda and its leader are talking on camera for the HBO documentary "Manhunt," which debuted Wednesday night. (HBO)

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** FILE ** Rebels from al-Qaeda-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra wave their brigade flag as they step atop a Syrian air force helicopter at the Taftanaz Air Base, which was was captured by the rebels, on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, in Idlib province in northern Syria. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network)