Al-Qaeda 's North African branch , al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb ( AQIM ) , threatened Warning retribution against the Shia Muslim group , saying Telling in a statement Statement that it knew Know `` with certainty '' that Hezbollah was responsible for the attack .

The Syrian government alleged Statement that Al-Qaeda terrorist Terrorism groups were responsible for the killings Killing , and that Houla residents were warned Warning not to speak Expressing_publicly publicly by opposition forces Military_operation .

Al-Qaeda has been suggested Convincing to be behind the violence Terrorism .

Al-Qaeda 's Iraqi affiliate said Statement on Friday it was behind car bombings Attack against Shias in Baghdad this week that killed Killing 64 people , saying Statement they were revenge Revenge for `` insults Judgment_communication '' and threatening Warning more attacks Attack .

The purpose was to drive Control Al-Qaeda in Iraq forces from the Western Euphrates River Valley .

The gunmen identified Check themselves as belonging to the Islamist terrorist group Al-Qaeda 's branch in Yemen , which took responsibility for the attack Attack .

The remnants of the GIA proper were hunted Killing down over the next two years , and had practically disappeared Departing by 2002 , with the exception of a splinter group called Name_conferral the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat ( GSPC ) , which announced Expressing_publicly its support Supporting for Al-Qaeda in October 2003 and continued fighting Hostile_encounter an insurgency that would eventually spread Dispersal to other countries in the region .

The Al-Qaeda insurgency Hostile_encounter in Yemen refers Name_conferral to the armed conflict between the Yemeni government with United States assistance , and al-Qaeda-affiliated cells .

In May 2013 , Al-Qaeda attackers Attack blew up Destroying Yemen 's main oil pipeline , halting Process_end the flow of exported crude oil .

And a rise Motion_directional of Islamist Groups ( Al-Qaeda , ISIS ) , innsurgencies ( Houthis ) and separatist movements .

Al-Qaeda claimed Statement responsibility for the bombings Terrorism after the attack Terrorism took place Process_start .

The Al-Qaeda group in the Maghreb is the group claiming Statement responsibility for these two attacks Terrorism .

Osama bin Laden , the founder and first leader of the Islamist terrorist Terrorism group , Al-Qaeda , was killed Killing in Pakistan on May 2 , 2011 , shortly after 1:00 am PKT ( 20:00 UTC , May 1 ) by United States Navy SEALs of the U.S .

Al-Qaeda confirmed Check the death Death on May 6 with posts made on militant websites , vowing Commitment to avenge Revenge the killing Killing .

He claimed Statement allegiance to Al-Qaeda and said Telling he carried out Action his attacks because of France 's participation in the War in Afghanistan and its ban on Islamic face veils , and justified Justifying his attack on the Jewish school because `` The Jews kill Killing our brothers and sisters in Palestine '' .

Afterwards , the MNLA began Process_start fighting Hostile_encounter against Ansar Dine and other Islamist groups , including Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa ( MOJWA/MUJAO ) , a splinter group of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb .

Its objective Aiming was to hunt Killing down the remaining 200 Al-Qaeda extremists remaining Temporary_stay in the province of Diyala following the end Process_end of the previous offensive .

The militant group and Al-Qaeda offshoot , Al-Shabaab , which the gunmen claimed Statement to be from , took Conquering responsibility for the attack .