BEIRUT (AP) -- Lebanese authorities have arrested a man suspected of being the leader of an al-Qaida-linked group and taken DNA samples to crosscheck against family members in Saudi Arabia to confirm his identity, officials said Thursday. A Lebanese security official close to the investigation said the man, who was arrested Monday, is believed to ...

On August 27, 2013, Sheikh Siraj al-Din Zariqats Twitter account gave thefull textof the Abdullah Azzam Brigades/Ziyad Al-Jarrah Battalions claim of responsibility forfiring four 122-mm Grad rocketswith a range of 40 km, or about 25 miles, at Nahariya and Acre. The first, rough version of the organizations claim of responsibility was posted on the ...