An explosion followed by gunfire directed at a police post at a crowded beach in Tigzirt near Tizi Ouzou in northeast Algeria has left one police officer dead and two more wounded. The explosion partially destroyed the police post. Muslim fundamentalists linked to Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb are suspected of staging the attack.
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A suicide bomber detonated a Land Cruiser outside of the ISAF headquarters in Kabul, killing seven civilians and wounding 91 more. The Taliban said the target was the US embassy. US forces killed 13 Haqqani Network fighters in an airstrike in Khost. Four Taliban fighters, a policman, and a civilian were killed during clashes in […]
The emir and the military commander of the Jund Ansar Allah, an al Qaeda linked group in Gaza, were among 13 killed after Hamas attacked the group’s mosque and compounds in Rafah. More than 40 members of the group have been arrested. The Jund Ansar Allah’s leader declared an Islamic emirate in Gaza and swore […]
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah threatened to strike back at Israel if it attacked Lebanon. “It is our right to make (Israel) understand that if it bombs Beirut or the southern suburbs, we will strike Tel Aviv,” Nasrallah said. “Today we are capable of striking any city or village” in Israel.
Security forces detained 37 terrorists in Maysan, 17 wanted men in Basrah, four members of a mortar team in Diwaniyah, an al Qaeda cleric in Baqubah, and a insurgent cleric in Tal Afar. The Baghddad Operational Command said the concrete blast walls will be removed as scheduled.
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Hamas attacked the Jund Ansar Allah after the group’s leader declared an Islamic emirate in Rafah. Thirteen were reported killed, including the leader of Hamas’ military wing and Jund Ansar Allah’s leader and military commander.
Three suspected Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb fighters were killed after their vehicles were intercepted by Algerian soldiers who were acting on a tip. The fighters were killed in the Bordj Bou Arreridj region, which lies 200 kilometers southeast of Algiers and is often exploited as a transit zone by AQIM.
16 rebels, five soldiers killed in Yemen clashes
Four police officers and two insurgents were killed during a gunbattle in Kerla-Yurt, northwest of Grozny in Chechnya. On Aug. 13, Islamists killed seven prostitutes and four policemen in neighboring Dagestan.
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US forces reportedly killed two Afghan security personnel and four civilians during a raid in Spin Ghar district in Nangarhar province; the US military claimed three Taliban fighters were killed. Police killed two demonstrators in Paron, capital of of Nuristan province. The Taliban rocketed Kabul for the second time in the past week; no casualties […]
Security forces detained nine wanted men in Anbar province, two members of the Naqshabandiya group in Kirkuk, and a female al Qaeda member thought to be involved with suicide attacks in Khalis. Four Iraqis were wounded in an IED attack in Baqubah. Prime minister Maliki may break with the Shia United Iraqi Alliance and form […]
Much Ado About Something: Terror and Pakistan™s Nuclear Assets
Ayatollah Khatami called for the indictment of Karroubi for libel against the government. Khatami also called for resistance against European-like reform to clerical leadership. Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan said the Iranian army is capable of producing stealth weapons.
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Five members of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb surrendered to authorities in Batna in northeastern Algeria. The surrender of the five AQIM members is associated with an amnesty offer given to terrorists who renounce violence and desire to reintegrate into civilian life. The amnesty was encouraged by former GSPC leader Hassan Hattab.
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