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Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda is the Sunni jihadist network founded by Osama bin Laden.

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141 linked stories in all years we hold

Via Wikimedia Commons (Flag of Jihad)

The earliest story we hold is from Oct 4, 2021.

Stories involving Al-Qaeda0 named stories in 2022

No named arcs in 2022 yet.

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Coverage over timeshare of the sources publishing each week in linked stories, by side, weeks overlapping 2022

Jan 10, 2022 - Dec 11, 2022

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Week of Dec 5, 2022 - Dec 11, 2022: 4 left, 15 center, 5 right, 13% of the sources that published that week · 59 articles

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Jan 10, 2022 - Jan 16, 202220271018229%
Jan 17, 2022 - Jan 23, 202200000%
Jan 24, 2022 - Jan 30, 202200000%
Jan 31, 2022 - Feb 6, 20221316146921%
Feb 7, 2022 - Feb 13, 202291967218%
Feb 14, 2022 - Feb 20, 202271443313%
Feb 21, 2022 - Feb 27, 202200000%
Feb 28, 2022 - Mar 6, 202200000%
Mar 7, 2022 - Mar 13, 2022112135318%
Mar 14, 2022 - Mar 20, 202224083%
Mar 21, 2022 - Mar 27, 202200000%
Mar 28, 2022 - Apr 3, 202200000%
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Apr 11, 2022 - Apr 17, 202200000%
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May 2, 2022 - May 8, 202230142%
May 9, 2022 - May 15, 202200000%
May 16, 2022 - May 22, 20221120127023%
May 23, 2022 - May 29, 202200000%
May 30, 2022 - Jun 5, 202204263%
Jun 6, 2022 - Jun 12, 202200000%
Jun 13, 2022 - Jun 19, 202210121%
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Jun 27, 2022 - Jul 3, 202223163%
Jul 4, 2022 - Jul 10, 202200000%
Jul 11, 2022 - Jul 17, 202271374014%
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Jul 25, 2022 - Jul 31, 202220132%
Aug 1, 2022 - Aug 7, 202227412140244%
Aug 8, 2022 - Aug 14, 202200000%
Aug 15, 2022 - Aug 21, 2022121435516%
Aug 22, 2022 - Aug 28, 202202021%
Aug 29, 2022 - Sep 4, 202211363%
Sep 5, 2022 - Sep 11, 2022101756017%
Sep 12, 2022 - Sep 18, 202203032%
Sep 19, 2022 - Sep 25, 202200000%
Sep 26, 2022 - Oct 2, 202200000%
Oct 3, 2022 - Oct 9, 20221103187%
Oct 10, 2022 - Oct 16, 202200000%
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Oct 24, 2022 - Oct 30, 202261764516%
Oct 31, 2022 - Nov 6, 202200000%
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Nov 14, 2022 - Nov 20, 202200000%
Nov 21, 2022 - Nov 27, 202212032%
Nov 28, 2022 - Dec 4, 2022292187%
Dec 5, 2022 - Dec 11, 202241555913%

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Whole record, all years we hold

72 left · 93 center · 71 right: 236 sources on the spectrum, across 141 linked stories.

Everything else35 updates in 2022 not part of any story, newest first

Updates about Al-Qaeda that are not part of any story yet

  1. Dec 2US Designates Pakistani Taliban and Al-Qaida as Global Terrorists Groups10 articles · 5 sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  2. Oct 9Top US officials hold first in-person meeting with the Taliban since the US killed al Qaeda's leader in July7 articles · 7 sources
    0 left, 6 center, 1 right
  3. Aug 15Biden administration does not plan to release frozen Afghan assets soon over concerns they may be diverted to terror groups8 articles · 6 sources
    1 left, 5 center, 0 right
  4. Aug 2What Zawahiri’s Death Tells Us About Afghanistan’s Future7 articles · 7 sources
    2 left, 0 center, 4 right
  5. Aug 2Al-Zawahri's path went from Cairo clinic to top of al-Qaida27 articles · 15 sources
    4 left, 9 center, 2 right
  6. Aug 2– 4Taliban claim they weren't aware al Qaeda chief was living in Kabul25 articles · 20 sources
    2 left, 8 center, 6 right
  7. Aug 1– 2Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri killed in US drone strike261 articles · 85 sources
    24 left, 36 center, 18 right
  8. Aug 1Drone strike kills al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, Biden set to speak22 articles · 4 sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  9. Aug 1Biden Set to Speak After U.S. Hits ‘Significant' Al-Qaida Target in Afghanistan6 articles · 4 sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  10. Jun 28US Strike Kills Yemeni al-Qaida-Linked Commander in Syria10 articles · 9 sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right

Stories that name Al-Qaeda

  1. Dec 8Who is Viktor Bout, Russia's 'Merchant of Death' freed in prisoner swap for Brittney Griner?61 articles · 26 sources
    4 left, 15 center, 5 right
  2. Nov 27– 28Al Shabaab militants besiege hotel in Mogadishu; Somali parliament session postponed15 articles · 13 sources
    2 left, 7 center, 1 right
  3. Oct 29The U.S. releases the oldest prisoner in Guantánamo Bay11 articles · 11 sources
    4 left, 2 center, 3 right
  4. Oct 29– 30At least 100 killed in Mogadishu car bombings, says Somalia's president39 articles · 29 sources
    4 left, 17 center, 5 right
  5. Oct 3US airstrike killed an al-Shabaab leader in Somalia on Saturday14 articles · 13 sources
    1 left, 7 center, 2 right
  6. Sep 11– 12Biden honors 9/11 victims at Pentagon ceremony64 articles · 36 sources
    10 left, 20 center, 5 right
  7. Sep 3Al-Shabab extremists kill at least 20 travelers in Somalia10 articles · 9 sources
    1 left, 1 center, 3 right
  8. Aug 20– 22Gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital, leave 20 dead58 articles · 26 sources
    11 left, 9 center, 3 right
  9. Jul 30– Aug 3China to hold live ammunition military drills around Taiwan as Pelosi visits30 articles · 19 sources
    5 left, 7 center, 5 right
  10. Jul 12Pentagon: US killed ISIS leader in Syria in drone strike49 articles · 33 sources
    7 left, 13 center, 7 right

Local coverage

  1. Aug 2AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT12 articles · 4 sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. Aug 2AP News Summary at 9:34 p.m. EDT38 articles · 5 sources
    3 left, 1 center, 1 right
  3. Aug 1AP News Summary at 6:46 p.m. EDT5 articles · 3 sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  4. Jun 13– 1455 people killed in latest attack in northern Burkina Faso7 articles · 6 sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  5. May 5Cardinal: Pope authorized 1M payment to free kidnapped nun6 articles · 6 sources
    3 left, 0 center, 1 right