Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula launched a complex suicide assault on an Army brigade headquarters in Shaqra. Fourteen soldiers, including three colonels, and 12 AQAP fighters were killed during the attack.
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Egypt
Saad el-Katatny was elected leader of the Muslim Brotherhood party. Katatny belongs to the more conservative branch of the party. About 10,000 protesters from liberal groups rallied in Cairo demanding that the country’s constitution represent all factions of society.
Somalia
Puntland security forces seized weapons thought to have been shipped from Yemen that were destined for Shabaab. “Gunmen” killed a tribal elder in Kismayo. Shabaab claimed it assassinated an intelligence official in Mogadishu.
AQAP launches complex suicide assault on Yemeni Army base
Fourteen Yemeni soldiers, including a brigade’s operations officer and two staff colonels, and 12 AQAP fighters were killed after the terror group launched a two-pronged attack on a brigade headquarters in Shaqra.
France
Leaked intelligence documents show that authorities reduced surveillance on Toulouse shooter Mohammed Merah after he was tagged a “privileged target” with links to extremists. Merah had many contacts to Islamist movements in the UK, made frequent trips to the Middle East, and was known to have made “more than 1,800 calls to over 180 contacts […]
United Kingdom
Authorities identified a Bangladeshi resident of London as the leader of a group of British jihadists seeking to fight in Syria. Scotland Yard has seized computers and mobile phones from members of the group, which consists mainly of Londoners and includes seasoned Chechen fighters. The Security Minister said UK agencies must prepare for the increasing […]
Canada
Canada Beefs Up Its Cyber-Security Budget
Turkey
Turkey tries pianist Fazil Say for insulting Islam
Afghanistan
The Corner Where Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan Meet
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia plans female religious police
Afghanistan
The Taliban dismissed a report that Mullah Omar has died or is mentally ill. President Karzai said NATO can speed up the security transition. Two Taliban fighters died in a premature detonation. Anti-Taliban uprisings have been reported in Kabul province.
Yemen
US drones killed an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader and eight fighters in a strike in Jaar in Abyan province. The leader of an anti-AQAP Popular Resistance Committees died in a car accident.
Afghanistan
US sees potential for wider anti-Taliban uprising
Boko Haram
Boko Haram: Nigeria, Niger agree on joint border patrols
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Plan to Combat Mali’s Militants Finds Few Takers
Israel
The US and Israel are preparing a major joint air defense exercise, the largest to date. The exercise will simulate a multifront missile attack against Israel.
Syria
Government forces continued air strikes against a strategically important town in northern Syria. Stalemated fighting continued in Aleppo. Iran and Turkey said they supported a ceasefire proposal brokered by the UN. Some 33,000 Syrians have died in the conflict and 340,000 have become refugees.
Ansar al Sharia
Exclusive: Libyan Islamist says he was at US consulate during attack
Al Nusrah Front claims 4 more suicide attacks in Syria
The group has now claimed credit for 31 of the 38 suicide bombings in Syria that the The Long War Journal has tallied since December 2011. Since the end of August, Al Nusrah has claimed credit for launching 13 suicide attacks.
Denmark
Denmark – Army accused of allowing prisoner abuse
Denmark
Denmark – Immigrant gangs agree on peace treaty
Treasury ‘further exposes’ Iran-al Qaeda relationship
The US Treasury Department has designated Adel Radi Saqr al Wahabi al Harbi, a “key member” of al Qaeda’s Iran-based network. Al Harbi serves as the deputy to Muhsin al Fadhli, who now leads al Qaeda’s presence in Iran. The US government has highlighted the Iran-al Qaeda relationship several times since July 2011.
Turkey
Celebrated Turkish pianist Fazil Say was charged with inciting hatred and insulting Muslim values for sending Twitter messages that mocked Islamic extremism; he faces trial in 2013. A government official claimed that Turkey is the only Muslim country with the potential to succeed in the defense industry.
Somalia
Government forces clashed amongst themselves in Lambar-konton. President Mohamud said that the war against Shabaab would continue. “Gunmen” killed a government official in Mogadishu.
Libya
The Libyan Army clashed with militia in the former the Qaddafi stronghold of Bani Walid. The army was attempting to arrest suspects in the murder of Omran Shaban and others wanted for crimes associated with the former regime.
Guinea
The government released a shipment of arms for Mali after inspection by ECOWAS. The munitions had been ordered by former Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure. Guinea expelled 26 Malians who are suspected of links to Islamist insurgents in Mali.
Al Qaeda
New York Fed bomb plot: how Quazi Ahsan Nufis became radicalised
2 Zarqawi cousins detained in Jordan after fighting in Syria
Abu Musab al Zarqawi’s family members and aides continue to fight in the theaters of jihad six years after his death.
Afghanistan
Attacker of Pakistani schoolgirl was held, freed in 2009: sources
Al Qaeda
Bangladesh father denies son involved in New York bomb plot