A spokesman for Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia has claimed that the group is sending fighters to Yemen to assist al-Qaeda.

Jihadists have released new images showing leaders of the militant Islamic group Ansar al-Din in Mali inspecting captured prisoners.

Jihadists have expressed anger at a report which claims that Special Air Service troops have been conducting covert operations against al-Qaeda militants in Yemen.

Al-Qaeda militants in Somalia have warned of a “disaster” for Britain if the Government goes ahead with the deportation of the militant Islamic cleric Abu Qatada.

The militant Islamic cleric Abu Qatada has been in telephone contact with a convicted terrorist in Jordan, it can be revealed.