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It also noted that the Taliban have helped in the fight against the Islamic State group.

The gunman was killed by a sheriff’s deputy during the rampage.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to reporters.

The members of Hurras al-Dian are said to be loyal to al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.

The attacks were the work of 19 members of al-Qaida, headed by the late Osama bin Laden.

Vice President Joe Biden says the United States continues to support Iraq in its fight against al-Qaida-linked militants.

In secretive chat rooms and on encrypted Internet message boards, al-Qaida fighters have been planning and coordinating attacks, including a threatened plot that U.S. officials say closed 19 diplomatic posts across Africa and the Middle East for more than a week.

The State Department has ordered the U.S. Embassy in Yemen evacuated as a result of the threat by al-Qaida that has triggered temporary shutdowns of 19 American diplomatic posts across the Middle East and Africa.

LONDON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is calling on NATO to be more innovative and flexible so it can keep pressure on al-Qaida and be able to respond to a range of security threats in the future. He was speaking as international military crises continued to unfold in Mali and Algeria...

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Al-Qaida in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the killing of American teacher Joel Shrum. Thursday's statement, which was posted on a militant website, accuses the 29-year-old native of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, of proselytizing in the mainly Muslim Arab nation...