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A supporter of Iran backed militia holds a poster of Iraq's Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, while others burning the building of Dijala local TV channel accusing it of broadcasting songs and dance on the holy Shiite day of Ashura in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Abu Muhammea al-Masri hit reveals Iran-al Qaeda links

By Guy Taylor and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Recognizing the hard facts regarding Afghanistan illustration by The Washington Times

Recognizing the hard facts regarding Afghanistan’s terror swamp

By Gary Anderson

This image released by the FBI shows the wanted poster of al-Qaida propagandist Husam Abd al-Rauf, also known by the nom de guerre Abu Muhsin al-Masri. Afghanistan claimed Sunday, Oct, 25, 2020, it killed the top al-Qaida propagandist on an FBI most-wanted list during an operation in the country's east, showing the militant group's continued presence there as U.S. forces work to withdraw from America's longest-running war amid continued bloodshed. Al-Qaida did not immediately acknowledge al-Rauf's reported death. The FBI, the U.S. military and NATO did not immediately respond to requests for comment. (FBI via AP)

Afghanistan claims killing an al-Qaida leader wanted by FBI

By RAHIM FAIEZ and TAMEEM AKHGAR and JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens during the third annual U.S.-Qatar Strategic Dialogue at the State Department, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Washington. (Erin Scott/Pool via AP)

Mike Pompeo: Fewer than 200 al Qaeda members remain in Afghanistan

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. (Nicholas Kamm/Pool via AP)

Pompeo touts ‘great strides to defeat al Qaeda’ on 9/11 anniversary

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

THIRD OF A SERIES OF FOUR PICTURES---Smoke billows from one of the towers of the World Trade Center and flames and debris explode from the second tower, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. In one of the most horrifying attacks ever against the United States, terrorists crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center in a deadly series of blows that brought down the twin 110-story towers. (AP Photo/Chao Soi Cheong)

9/11 teaches us to take our enemies seriously

By Brandon Weichert

This photo released by the Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office shows a burning vehicle at the Baghdad International Airport following an airstrike in Baghdad, Iraq, early Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. The Pentagon said Thursday that the U.S. military has killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, at the direction of President Donald Trump. (Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office via AP)

Trump takes out terrorists, boxes in Biden with drone strikes

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event on manufacturing and buying American-made products at UAW Region 1 headquarters in Warren, Mich., Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Joe Biden campaign suspending TV ads to commemorate 9/11: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Afghans inspect the inside of a mosque following a bombing, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Taliban working with al Qaeda, other terrorists groups, Pentagon warns

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2019 file photo, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan addresses during the inauguration ceremony of Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan. Khan accused the United States on Thursday, June 25, 2020, of having &quot;martyred&quot; al-Qaida leader and the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Osama bin Laden. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary,file)

Pakistan’s prime minister says US ‘martyred’ bin Laden

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

In this photo taken from video is Abdelmalek Droukdel. The French military and allied forces in Mali killed the longtime leader of al-Qaida's North African arm, who commanded jihadists in his native Algeria and then spread their movement across Africa's Sahel region, France's defense minister said Friday, June 5, 2020. Abdelmalek Droukdel, known as the emir of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, was killed in an operation Wednesday, June 3, in northern Mali along with several people in his entourage, Defense Minister Florence Parly tweeted. (Militant video via AP)

French forces kill al-Qaida’s North African commander

By BABA AHMED - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020 file photo, U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, left, and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban group's top political leader shake hands after signing a peace agreement between Taliban and U.S. officials in Doha, Qatar. An Afghan official said Thursday, May 14, 2020, that a suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan targeted a military compound but was detonated before it reached the compound killing several civilians and wounding tens of others. The Taliban took responsibility for the bombing calling it retaliation for statements Tuesday by President Ashraf Ghani blaming Taliban for a brutal attack on a maternity hospital that killed tens of people, an attack that the Taliban were quick to condemn. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed, File)

UN report: Afghan Taliban still maintain ties with al-Qaida

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

In this March 9, 2020, file photo, Washington's peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad attends the inauguration ceremony for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File) **FILE**

U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad sees signs peace deal taking hold in Afghanistan

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Militants attack Syrian troops on edge of rebel stronghold

Associated Press

Former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Biden are shown in this undated file photo. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Osama bin Laden wanted to assassinate Obama, make ‘totally unprepared’ Joe Biden president

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

FILE - In this frame grab from video taken on Dec. 20, 2019, militants of the al-Qaida-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham try to disperse people who have gathered at the Bab al-Hawa border gate to protest the ongoing bombing campaign in Syria's rebel-controlled Idlib province by the government and its Russian ally. Intermingled among 3 million civilians under siege in the Syrian government's assault on the last opposition stronghold are tens of thousands of al-Qaida-linked fighters and other militants who came from around the world to take part in the country's civil war. (AP Photo, File)

AP Explains: Militant fighters in final battle in Syria

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

A timeline of key events in Afghanistan’s 40 years of wars

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this photograph taken Tuesday Feb. 25, 2020, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander of the U.S. military's special forces in Africa, speaks to the Associated Press in Thies, Senegal. The only place in the world where fighters linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are cooperating is in West Africa's sprawling Sahel region. The commander of the U.S. military's special forces in Africa says that &quot;if it‘s left unchecked it could very easily develop into a great threat to the West and the United States.” (AP Photo/Cheikh A.T Sy)

AP Interview: Al-Qaida, IS affiliates team up in West Africa

By CARLEY PETESCH - Associated Press

President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Qasim al-Rimi, al Qaeda leader, death confirmed by Donald Trump

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

UN experts: Islamic State steps up attacks in Syria and Iraq

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press