KABUL (Reuters) - The second highest al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan was killed in a weekend airstrike in the country's volatile east near the border with Pakistan, NATO-led forces said on Tuesday. Full story
ADEN (Reuters) - Yemeni troops tightened their grip on Monday on a southern town largely controlled by an al Qaeda-linked group as they fought to dislodge them in a new U.S.-backed offensive against Islamist militants. Full story
DAKAR (Reuters) - Malian rebels who declared an independent Islamic state in the country's north said on Sunday they would impose sharia but not in a strict form. Full story
ADEN (Reuters) - At least 22 Islamist militants were killed in overnight clashes and an air strike in southern Yemen, where government troops are fighting rebels linked to al Qaeda, a local official and residents said on Sunday. Full story
DUBAI (Reuters) - A Saudi Arabian diplomat kidnapped by al Qaeda militants in Yemen urged the Saudi king to meet his captors' demand for the release of women prisoners, in a video message posted on the Internet on Saturday. Full story
SANAA (Reuters) - Two al Qaeda-linked suicide bombers targeting Shi'ite Muslims blew themselves up at a school and a protest march in northern Yemen on Friday killing at least 12 people, the defence ministry said. Full story
Retired Navy admiral Joe Sestak, retired Navy SEAL and author Brandon Webb join MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan to discuss the ongoing financial and military support from the U.S. to Afghanistan despite a strained relationship with the Karzai regime.
Author and former operations officer for the CIA's Clandestine Service, Henry Crumpton, joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book "The Art of Intelligence," having bin Laden in his sights years before 9/11, and intelligence sharing between the CIA and FBI.
Commander Kirk Lippold talks with guest host Matt Miller and the Dylan Ratigan Show mega panel about his new book, “Front Burner: Al Qaeda’s Attack on the U.S.S. Cole,” and to discuss the past, present, and future of al-Qaeda.
The Washington Post's Joby Warrick joins MSNBC to discuss al-Qaida's bombmaking capabilities and whether the U.S. is still on alert after a recent bombing plot was uncovered.
Former CIA officer Jack Rice joins MSNBC to discuss the recent discovery of an al-Qaida underwear bomb plot.
Army soldiers gather around a vehicle used by militants at a position recaptured from al Qaeda-linked militants near the southern Yemeni city of Zinjibar May 26, 2012. The Yemeni army battled al Qaeda-linked militants deep inside Zinjibar on Saturday, recapturing key positions in the rebel-held sout
Army soldiers display flags of the al Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Sharia group, at a position recaptured from thr group near the southern Yemeni city of Zinjibar May 26, 2012. The Yemeni army battled al Qaeda-linked militants deep inside Zinjibar on Saturday, recapturing key positions in the rebel-held so
Army soldiers and pro-army tribesmen shout slogans at a position they recaptured from al Qaeda-linked militants near the southern Yemeni city of Zinjibar May 26, 2012. The Yemeni army battled al Qaeda-linked militants deep inside Zinjibar on Saturday, recapturing key positions in the rebel-held sout
Army soldiers and pro-army tribesmen pose for a photo at a position recaptured from al Qaeda-linked militants near the southern Yemeni city of Zinjibar May 26, 2012. The Yemeni army battled al Qaeda-linked militants deep inside Zinjibar on Saturday, recapturing key positions in the rebel-held southe
