Syrian government forces appeared to be preparing another massacre, in the town of Haffa. UN observers attempting to reach the town were fired upon. Rebel forces tried to smuggle civilians out of the town. A UN report said the Syrian government was using children as human shields.
The Yemeni military said it took control of the cities of Zinjibar, Jaar, and Rahowah; 20 al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters and four soldiers were killed. A Yemeni news outlet claimed AQAP released a statement confirming the withdrawal.
The tape was produced sometime after November 2011 and addresses the Syrian revolution.
Pakistan – Al Qaeda battleground
Taliban Encourage Afghan Kids to Suicide: NDS
Indonesia: 20 churches face demolition
Angered by an art exhibition they say insulted Muslims, Salafi Islamists clashed with Tunisian police. The protests spread to a number of districts in the capital of Tunis; 86 people were arrested.
Shabaab forces attacked pro-government militias in Qoqani. Shabaab arrested four people linked to the government and Ethiopian forces in El Bur. A pro-government militia in Dhusamareb beat and arrested two journalists.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb blamed the German government for the death of a hostage who was killed by the terror group during a raid on May 31. AQIM said Germany approved the raid by Nigerian security forces.
Al Qaeda in Yemen advertises for Western recruits
Pakistani Inquiry Says Former Envoy Sought Help From US
Syrian army ‘using children as human shields’
Burma faces more unrest in Rakhine state
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta chastised Pakistan last week for its ongoing support for the Haqqani Network.
Pakistan should bite the bullet in NATO routes row: US official
Sudan suspends newspaper, confiscates another: editors
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan distributed pamphlets in the Mehsud areas of South Waziristan and threatened to punish anyone working with the government.
Four seconds in Afghanistan: Was it a crime, or combat?
Tensions at Manouba University Mirror Turbulence in Tunisia at Large
Pakistan – Countrywide protests against drone attacks from June 15
TTP issue final warning for S Waziristan residents to evacuate agency
The US has ended negotiations with Pakistan to reopen NATO’s supply routes into Afghanistan. Two people, including an anti-Taliban militia leader, were killed in bombings in Khyber.
The Taliban killed five civilians in Sar-i-Pul, two women in Ghazni, and two intelligence officers in Farah and Kunar. Four Taliban fighters in Paktika died in a premature detonation.
NATO suggests talks on Kunar missile strikes
Kenyan minister George Saitoti’s death in helicopter crash fuels terrorism fears
Rift widens over plans for new Egyptian constitution
Al-Qaida affiliates operating in Syria, says William Hague
Twenty-eight al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters and six soldiers were killed during fighting outside of Jaar. The military said it retook the Batis area and the October 7 factory in Abyan province.
Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri Maliki fights off attempt to push him out of office
Russia’s foreign minister planned to visit Iran to discuss its nuclear program and the situation in Syria. Iran’s oil income plummeted due to economic sanctions and falling oil prices. The US exempted seven countries from sanctions on importing Iranian oil; China and Singapore did not receive an exemption.