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.
“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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“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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
In Jos, a suicide bomber attempted to ram his explosives-laden car into a church, while in Biu, gunmen opened fire inside another church.
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.”
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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.
Seven civilians were killed inside the wire, while the blast caved in the base’s dining facility and PX.
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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.
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.