President Bashar al-Assad’s government faulted both Al Qaeda and the protest movement for two attacks in Damascus on Friday, while his opponents have accused the government.

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Assad Trades Blame With Protesters for Bombings in Syria

Could fall into hands of al Qaeda and other militants.

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U.N. Concerned About Libyan Arms

Republicans increasingly reject any use of the civilian criminal justice system for handling cases involving Al Qaeda, arguing that such suspects should be prosecuted by the military.

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Republicans Push Military Trials for Terrorism Suspects

Third al Qaeda leader possibly killed in strike.

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U.S. Hunted Awlaki for Two Years

The U.S. drone killing of American-born and -raised Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, a major figure in al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, has re-energized a national debate over the legal and moral quandaries of a government deliberately killing a citizen.

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Was it legal?

Samir Khan founded English al Qaeda magazine.

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Second U.S. Jihadi Killed in Strike

Samir Khan, thought to be behind the Al Qaeda magazine Inspire, was among those killed, Yemen’s news agency said.

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The Lede Blog: Samir Khan, Inspire Creator Who Waged ‘Media Jihad’ Said to Be Killed in Awlaki Strike

Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born preacher depicted as a leading figure in Al Qaeda’s outpost in Yemen, was killed on Friday morning, a senior Obama administration official confirmed.

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Anwar al-Awlaki Is Killed in Yemen

In new assault on al Qaeda affiliates.

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U.S. Building Secret Drone Bases

It was the latest strike in the C.I.A.’s campaign of drone killings of Qaeda operatives that has intensified under the Obama Administration.

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C.I.A. Kills Top Qaeda Operative in Drone Strike

The death of al Qaeda’s No. 2, Atiyah Abdul Rahman in Pakistan, is a hammer blow to the terrorist organization.

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Death of Al Qaeda No. 2 a major blow

Hundreds of pro-al Qaeda militants were among the prisoners freed from a notorious Tripoli prison this week, according to a former Libyan jihadist.

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Islamic militants among prisoners freed

The memoir of a former F.B.I. agent who spent years near the center of the battle against Al Qaeda is the focus of a fight over who will get to write the history of that era.

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C.I.A. Fights Memoir of 9/11 by F.B.I. Agent in Terror Fight

A shadowy Islamist insurgency that has haunted northern Nigeria appears to be branching out and collaborating with Al Qaeda’s affiliates.

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Islamist Threat With Qaeda Link Grows in Nigeria

According to classified reports, Al Qaeda’s Yemeni branch is trying to acquire castor beans for making ricin, a toxin so deadly that just a speck can kill.

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Qaeda Trying to Harness Toxin for Bombs, U.S. Officials Fear