Islamic State of Iraq claims suicide bombing on Shiite Endowment
“This is the first message delivered to you with the color of blood, the smell of death, and a sound that deafens your ears,” the terror group said.
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Iran feels sanctions pain as oil income slumps
Syria
Syrian Alawites Divided by Assad’s Response to Unrest
Pakistan
US and Pakistan begin to look like enemies as troubled relations continue
Al Qaeda suggests Abu Yahya al Libi is alive, promises video
“Soon, a video message by Sheikh Abu Yahya al Libi, may Allah protect him,” said a statement by As Sahab, al Qaeda’s propaganda outlet.
Egypt
Egypt pulls TV spots warning about foreigners
Afghanistan
As Afghan army grows, a unit highlights the challenges
Afghanistan
Afghan arsonists seek to enforce truancy from school
Iraq
Six people were killed in a mortar attack that targeted Shia pilgrims in Baghdad. Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed credit for the suicide attack that killed 25 people at the Shiite Endowment in Baghdad.
Syria
Government forces renewed their attack on the city of Homs with artillery bombardments; 35 people were reported killed. Heavy fighting continued around the city of Latakia. Syrian opposition groups picked a new leader.
Yemen
The military said three al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed during shelling outside of Jaar. A Yemeni official also claimed five AQAP fighters were killed in a drone strike on June 7; the report has not been confirmed.
Somalia
Shabaab retook control of El Bur after Ethiopian and Somali forces withdrew from the town. Pirates released a Greek owned ship after receiving a $4 million ransom.
Boko Haram suicide bomber, gunmen attack churches in Nigeria
In Jos, a suicide bomber attempted to ram his explosives-laden car into a church, while in Biu, gunmen opened fire inside another church.
Al Qaeda media chief laments deaths of 2 Pakistani clerics
Ustad Ahmand Farooq said the deaths of two clerics associated with radical, jihadist-linked madrassas are “harder for us to bear than the news of the martyrdom of our own brothers.”
Afghanistan
Obama Increases Pakistan Drone Strikes as Relations Sour
Afghanistan
Taliban close schools to mourn civilian deaths
Al Qaeda
Hope of a new dawn in Somalia as hundreds flee Islamists’ ranks
Nigeria
A suicide car bombing outside a Christian church in Jos killed at least five people and wounded dozens more. Gunmen attacked a church in Biu Town in Borno state, killing one worshiper and wounding several others. Boko Haram is suspected in both attacks.
New details emerge about complex attack on FOB Salerno
Seven civilians were killed inside the wire, while the blast caved in the base’s dining facility and PX.
United States
Leaks drip with confusion
North Korea
N. Koreans convicted of trying to steal rocket technology from Ukraine
Free Syrian Army
Syria rebels gaining ground, strength
Bangladesh
7 Die in Sectarian Riots in Myanmar
Pakistan
Pakistan – Foreign intelligence agencies behind Balochistan situation: Justice Javed Iqbal
Pakistan
War against terrorism; Pakistan to follow its own timeline: FO
Afghanistan
US, Pakistan beginning to look more like enemies
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda Offshoot Offers Camels for Obama’s Head, Hens for Hillary Clinton’s
Egypt
Sexual assault march in Egypt attacked by mob of men
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed four French soldiers in a suicide attack in Kapisa, two Afghan soldiers in Helmand, an ISAF soldier in the east, and a tribal leader in Nangarhar. Security forces killed 11 Taliban fighters. General Allen said that ISAF will no longer target homes in airstrikes.
Yemen
Ten al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters and three Yemeni soldiers were killed in fighting outside of Jaar in Abyan province. AQAP still controls the town after one month of fighting.