Tag: osama
Obama says Al Qaeda near end after decade of Afghan war
President Barack Obama, marking the 10th anniversary of the U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan, said on Thursday that al Qaeda was on...
Pakistan spy chief visit to U.S. “went very well”
US and Pakistani spy chiefs made progress in mending rifts in a relationship that had soured over the US raid that killed...
Stratfor: Elections in Turkey
Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) won Parliamentary elections June 12, which means it will remain in power for a third term....
Stratfor: al Qaeda’s new video – a message of defeat
A new video from al Qaeda's media arm, As-Sahab, became available on the Internet on June 2. The video was 100 minutes...
Stratfor: The Bin Laden operation – tapping humint
Since May 2, when U.S. special operations forces crossed the Afghan-Pakistani border and killed Osama bin Laden, international media have covered the...
Stratfor: Bin Laden’s Death and the Implications for Jihadism
U.S. President Barack Obama appeared in a hastily arranged televised address the night of May 1, 2011, to inform the world that...
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden dead: Obama
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed Sunday in a firefight with US forces in Pakistan and his body was recovered,...
The Jihadist’s strategic dilemma
With U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement of his strategy in Afghanistan, the U.S.-jihadist war has entered a new phase.
With its allies, the...
SA’s top soldier right on decline upon a decline in the SANDF
South Africa’s senior soldier – SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief – General Rudzani Maphwanya has it spot on in that the decline upon...
