Mali
Algerian jihadists are arriving in Timbuktu to bolster al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb forces. The town is “becoming the headquarters of AQIM in northern Mali,” a security offical said.
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Boko Haram suicide bombs kill 11 at Nigerian military church
The al Qaeda-linked Nigerian terror group has carried out at least 19 suicide attacks this year. Boko Haram’s targets have included churches, mosques, newspapers, government officials, and security forces.
Explosions at Sinai security bases, militants suspected
Militants are suspected to be behind two separate explosions at security bases in the Sinai that took place on Saturday evening and Sunday morning.
Mauritania
Police arrested a suspected French jihadist in Nema near the Malian border. The man, who had links to Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, had entered Mauritania from Morocco, and was planning to go to Timbuktu in Mali.
Philippines
The military arrested Walid Amping, an Abu Sayyaf member, during a raid near Zamboanga. Amping was wanted for the kidnapping of six people in 2002; two of them were beheaded.
Pakistan
Shias in Pakistan receive death threat text messages
Pakistan
Islamic revolution will soon be future of Pakistan: JI
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed a US soldier in the south. A suicide bomber killed only himself in a premature detonation in Nangarhar. Security forces captured two suicide bombers in Kabul.
Syria
A bomb exploded in a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, killing four people; Yarmouk camp had been the scene of clashes between pro and anti-Assad Palestinian groups. Fighting continued in Aleppo, Homs, and Damascus.
Egypt
The Supreme Judicial Council criticized a decree by President Morsi granting himself power over the judiciary, calling it an “unprecedented assault.” Opponents called for large-scale demonstrations on Tuesday. Judges called for a national strike. In Alexandria, all work was suspended in courts and prosecution offices.
Yemen
A suspected suicide bomber killed four Shia Houthis in an attack near Sana’a. The government claimed that more than 22,000 families have returned to Abyan after being displaced during fighting with al Qaeda.
Somalia
Shabaab forces briefly took control of the town of Belad-Hawo; the military claimed 13 Shabaab fighters were killed in the counterattack. “Gunmen” attacked Kenyan troops in Kismayo.
Taliban, tribal leaders work together in North Waziristan
Hafiz Gul Bahadar could end attacks on Pakistani security forces if he really wanted, but he chooses not to.
Egypt
Burst Of Protest In Egypt But No Revolution, Yet
Egypt
Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi proves a deft, adroit and ruthless leader
Egypt
Analysis: With Mideast cease-fire, US pins hopes on Egypt’s new Islamist government
Morocco
Police broke up an al Qaeda cell that was recruiting fighters and smuggling them across the Algerian border into Mali, where they would join either Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb or the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO). One of the arrested men was a Moroccan sent back from Mali to […]
Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai: Our Man in Kabul?
Denmark
Denmark – Mohammed drawing stolen
Afghanistan
Pakistan holds key to success in Afghanistan: US
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Lawmakers, Scholars React to Taliban Call for End to Executions
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Brave Tarana Returns to Ashura Massacre Site
Israel
Israel’s Iron Dome built with eye to the future
Iran
New wars possible, new borders too
Turkey
The deputy prime minister revealed that Turkey is paying for Iranian natural gas with gold bullion, circumventing restrictions on using US dollars for payments to Iran. Russia, Syria, and Iran have condemned Turkey’s request for Patriot missiles from NATO.
Fatah
Mahmoud Abbas pursues Palestinian UN bid after Gaza conflict
Egypt
Crisis over president’s powers exposes Egypt divisions
Tawhid and Jihad official praises fellow Gazan jihadists and calls for unity
A leading media official from Tawhid and Jihad Group in Jerusalem has praised his fellow Salafi jihadists in Gaza for their recent fighting against Israel. In addition, he has called for unity between the groups.
Denmark
Three men arrested in April on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack were sentenced to 18 months in prison on weapons charges. One defendant said the weapons were intended for Syrian rebel fighters; another, a Jordanian, was an al Qaeda sympathizer.
Pakistan
Pakistan – JI stages rally against Israeli attacks on Gaza