Assassins opened fire on Naji Hamad, the organizer of a Sept. 21 anti-militia demonstration in Benghazi, killing his brother-in-law but missing Hamad. This year 18 security force members have been killed in Benghazi; Islamist militants are suspected. Although the Ansar al Sharia militia was reportedly disbanded after the Sept. 11 attack on the US Consulate, […]
Rebel gains in Syria embolden Lebanese Sunnis
Shabaab claimed it killed seven Ugandan soldiers in an ambush that targeted Somalia’s interior minister in Marka. Ten Somali soldiers were killed but Minister Guled was not injured. Twenty Shabaab fighters escaped from a prison in Baidoa.
President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz said that his country would not send troops to battle al Qaeda-linked groups in northern Mali. Aziz send the military would defend its borders and protect its citizens.
The government has initiated an appeal against an Immigration Court ruling last month that blocked the deportation of radical cleric Abu Qatada to Jordan to face terror charges there. Prime Minister Cameron said he is “completely fed up” with Qatada’s release on bail.
Secretary of State Clinton warned Syria that any use of chemical weapons would constitute a “red line” triggering US action. She did not comment on new intelligence suggesting activity at Syrian chemical weapons sites. A senior defense official said the activity did not seem to indicate anything imminent beyond moving of weapons components.
Shukrullah “was the senior IMU/Taliban leader in the Almar district of Faryab province” and the “other two individuals killed with him were known Taliban insurgents.”
In Jordanian terror plot, officials see hand of resurgent al-Qaeda in Iraq
German Weapons Exports on the Rise as Merkel Doctrine Takes Hold
Risk is at heart of debate on troop withdrawal
The quiet pain of insider shootings in Afghanistan
Israel to use drones in Azerbaijan for possible Iran strike: report
A Taliban suicide assault team killed three Afghan guards and four civilians in an attack on FOB Fenty in Nangarhar; nine Taliban fighters were also killed. The Taliban killed killed three civilians in a suicide attack in Uruzgan yesterday and an ISAF soldier in the south. Police claimed to have killed 27 Taliban fighters.
Hamas prime minister: ‘Remove Hamas from list of terrorist organizations’
Iraqi security officials have claimed that Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, the head of al Qaeda in Iraq and its Islamic State of Iraq, has been captured. The reports of Baghdadi’s arrest have not been confirmed.
The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency plans to dispatch hundreds more spies overseas, bringing the total to 1,600 over the next five years. The plan calls for the creation of the Defense Clandestine Service and more cooperation with the CIA. A GAO report said that the 166 Guantanamo prisoners could be securely held in 98 federal […]
A year of strife hardens Syrian rebel brigade into fierce, Islamist fighters
Why is Egypt’s draft constitution so controversial?
Government forces continued to bombard rebel strongholds in the outskirts of Damascus. A car bomb killed at least 15 people in the city of Homs.
DIA to send hundreds more spies overseas
In Damascus, Tense Anticipation of Strongest Push Yet by Rebels
Egypt’s supreme court suspended work after Islamist demonstrators blocked judges from entering their chambers. Opposition groups called for demonstrations on Tuesday to protest a referendum on a draft constitution.
Flow of Arms to Syria Through Iraq Persists, to US Dismay
Kuwait elected a new parliament. Turnout was low due to a boycott by an opposition coalition of Islamists, tribal groups, and young people.
Inside Jabhat al Nusra – the most extreme wing of Syria’s struggle
Suspected Boko Haram militants used machetes and guns to kill 10 Christians after setting fire to their homes in Chibok in Borno state. Militants also burned down three churches in Gamboru in Borno.
NATO aims to repair Russia ties despite Patriot row
Nine Taliban fighters, three Afghan security guards, and four civilians were killed as the Taliban attempted to storm Forward Operating Base Fenty in Nangarhar province.
President Mahamadou Issoufou said Niger is ready to help Mali retake areas seized by Islamists this spring. Issoufou and Malian president Dioncounda Traore called on the UN to endorse a planned military intervention in Mali, and urged Malian rebel movements to lay down their arms, sever ties with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, and […]
Turkish officials said they requested Patriot missiles from NATO because intelligence indicated Syria might resort to missiles and chemical weapons for bombardments that could spill over into Turkish territory. Turkey wants Russia to withdraw its support for Assad.