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• Tire-iron assailant found guilty

  June 13, 2012 in City on Page A5 A jury of seven men and five women convicted a Spokane man Tuesday of attacking an Iraqi refugee with a tire iron and leaving him with severe head injuries. Sentencing …

• Spokane man guilty of tire iron attack

  June 12, 2012 in City, News A jury of seven men and five women today found a Spokane man guilty of attacking a refugee from Iraq with a tire iron during a gruesome attack that left … 10

• Trial begins for gruesome tire iron attack

  June 5, 2012 in City, News A Spokane County jury today saw graphic photographs and heard descriptions of the tire-iron attack last year against a man who came to the United States as a refugee from … 4

• US official: Al-Qaida No. 2 killed by US drone

  June 5, 2012 in Nation/World A U.S. drone strike has killed al-Qaida’s second-in-command, an American official said Tuesday, a significant blow to the terror network that has lost a string of top leaders since the … 22

• CIA thwarts new al-Qaida underwear bomb plot

  May 7, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — The Associated Press has learned the CIA thwarted a plot by al-Qaida’s affiliate in Yemen to destroy a U.S.-bound airliner using a bomb with a new design around … 23

• Al-Qaida releases video of American hostage, 70

  May 7, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — In a video released Sunday by al-Qaida, American hostage Warren Weinstein said he will be killed unless President Barack Obama agrees to the militant group’s demands. 10

• U.S., Afghanistan reach deal

  April 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – The U.S. and Afghanistan reached a deal Sunday on a long-delayed strategic partnership agreement that ensures Americans will provide military and financial support to the Afghan people … 7

• Men plead guilty in London Stock Exchange bomb plot

  February 1, 2012 in Nation/World LONDON — Four British men fueled by the words of a U.S.-born Muslim cleric pleaded guilty today to involvement in an al-Qaida inspired plot to spread terror and cause economic …

• Feds: Airline attack suspect sought martyrdom

  October 11, 2011 in Nation/World DETROIT — A young Nigerian on a terrorist mission for al-Qaida prayed, washed and put on perfume moments before trying to detonate a bomb in his underwear to bring down …

• AP sources: No sign of US entry for terror plot

  September 10, 2011 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence agencies have found no evidence that al-Qaida has sneaked any terrorists into the country for a strike coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the Sept. … 4

• Fairchild moves to security level Bravo

  May 3, 2011 in City on Page A5 Fairchild Air Force Base has raised its security level a notch as part of a worldwide alert for U.S. military and diplomatic bases. Base representatives said there is no specific …

• Bin Laden uses Pakistani floods to drum up support

  October 1, 2010 in Nation/World Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden sought to drum up support by taking advantage of Pakistan’s flood tragedy with a new audiotape released Friday criticizing Muslim governments for their slow response … 1

• Senator suggests drones in Yemen

  January 14, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – A Senate chairman said Wednesday that the U.S. should consider airstrikes, armed drones and clandestine operations in Yemen to defeat an emboldened al-Qaida force there. The remark by …

• Yemen steps up operations

  January 14, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 SAN’A, Yemen – Yemeni security forces killed a suspected militant who was on a government list of wanted al-Qaida figures, and arrested four others in a raid on a house …

• Yemeni leader shows leniency

  January 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 SANA, Yemen – Yemen’s president said he is ready to talk to al-Qaida members who renounce violence, suggesting he could show them the same leniency he has granted militants in …

• Pakistani police sites hit

  October 15, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 LAHORE, Pakistan – Teams of gunmen attacked three law enforcement facilities in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore today, a major escalation in an audacious wave of terrorist strikes as this …

• Obama to focus on al-Qaida

  October 9, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Nearing the end of a lengthy war review, President Barack Obama and his top advisers are moving toward a strategy in Afghanistan that defines al-Qaida as a greater …

• Officials report spies weakening al-Qaida

  September 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – U.S. and international intelligence officials say that improved recruitment of spies inside the al-Qaida network, along with increased use of targeted airstrikes and enhanced assistance from cooperative governments, …

• Ex-official: Search for Iraq, al-Qaida link led to abuse

  April 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Bush administration applied relentless pressure on interrogators to use harsh methods on detainees in part to find evidence of cooperation between al-Qaida and the late Iraqi dictator … 1

• Predator strikes increase, al-Qaida’s strength erodes

  March 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – An intense, six-month campaign of Predator strikes in Pakistan has taken such a toll on al-Qaida that militants have begun turning violently on each other out of confusion …

• Al-Qaida resurfacing, military official says

  March 11, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Al-Qaida has expanded its presence in Afghanistan, taking advantage of the sinking security situation to resurface in the country it was forced to flee seven years ago, the …

• Pakistan plans to arm villagers to fight terror

  February 23, 2009 in City on Page A4 ISLAMABAD – Authorities in a Pakistani border province plan to arm villagers with 30,000 rifles and set up an elite police unit to protect a region increasingly besieged by Taliban …

• Pakistan, Taliban pact in limbo

  February 19, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – A controversial, closely watched peace agreement designed to end Taliban violence in the scenic Swat Valley hung in limbo Wednesday, amid criticism in Pakistan and rising concern …

• Militant group reports it has pact with Pakistan

  February 16, 2009 in City on Page A4 PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Muslim militants in northwest Pakistan said today the government had agreed to impose Islamic law as part of a proposed peace deal in the lawless region where …

• Al-Qaida hurling insults at Obama

  January 25, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Soon after the November election, al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader took stock of America’s new president-elect and dismissed him with an insulting epithet. “A house Negro,” Ayman al-Zawahri said. … 1