al-Qaeda

On 9/11 I traveled by train from Bulgaria to Greece, and then drove to Halkidiki. I had next to no idea that al Qaeda terrorists had hijacked jumbo jets full of passengers and flown into the twin towers in New York City and into the Pentagon, and were foiled by brave passengers from doing the same to the White House.

In 2019, John Kiriakou, a former CIA analyst and case officer jailed for revealing to a reporter the use of waterboarding in the interrogation of al-Qaeda suspects, sought a pardon from President Donald Trump. This had been revealed then by the Washington Times.

Greek authorities have arrested a 37-year-old Syrian asylum seeker wanted in the Netherlands for suspected terrorism offences, a police official said on Friday.

Turkey on Jan. 2 strongly condemned a "heinous" terror attack targeting employees of a Turkish company that undertook the Mogadishu-Afgoye road construction and "contributes to the development and prosperity" of Somalia.

The Pentagon said on Dec. 4 it is pulling most U.S. troops out of Somalia on President Donald Trump's orders, continuing a post-election push by Trump to shrink U.S. involvement in counterterrorism missions abroad.

Turkey and the United States share a common vision for Syria and have identical interests in ending the decade-old conflict, the U.S. special envoy on Syria has said, underlining the fact that the two allies always had close cooperation despite disagreements and even in the worst times.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has accidentally disclosed the name of a Saudi diplomat suspected of aiding two Al-Qaeda hijackers in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S., Yahoo News reported on May 12. 

The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and İYİ (Good) Party have gotten into a debate over "alliances" made in the 2019 local elections, as both parties either directly or indirectly endorsed the main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) candidates. 

U.S. President Donald Trump said on May 6 that the coronavirus pandemic is worse with the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the World Trade Center. 

"We went through the worst attack we've ever had on our country. This is really the worst attack we've ever had," he told reporters at the White House. "This is worse than Pearl Harbor. This is worse than the World Trade Center."

Turkey on April 2 froze assets of three organizations linked to ISIL, and Al-Qaeda terror groups in line with a U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolution.