Mullah Nazir ordered all Mehsud tribesmen to leave South Waziristan’s largest town before Dec. 5 or face the consequences. Nazir clearly holds the Mehsud tribe responsible for the Nov. 29 suicide attack against him and his associates at the Rustam bazaar in Wana.
Pakistan – Demand for protection: ‘Terrorists kidnapping minors for attacks’
North Korea said it planned to launch a three-stage rocket later this month. The US said the launch would be a “highly provocative.” South Korea warned North Korea not to carry out the launch.
Government forces attacked rebel positions in the suburbs of Damascus. After a two-day outage, Internet service was restored to the country.
More than 200,000 Islamists demonstrated in Cairo in support of President Morsi. The president called for a referendum on a new constitution by Dec. 15.
In the first such event ever held in Mali, hundreds of Malian Muslim leaders gathered with government officials to unite against extremism and call for peace and tolerance. Malian coup leader Captain Amadou Sanog reiterated the military’s commitment to liberate northern Mali from “invaders.”
AQIM’s Sahara emirate created a sixth brigade, a Tuareg-led unit called “Youssef ben Tachfine.” The new brigade is made up largely of Tuaregs and led by El Kairouani Abu Abdelhamid al-Kidali, who is a member of AQIM’s Ansar brigade under command of Abdelkrim Tarki. The Tuareg brigade will control a large area of northeastern Mali […]
Afghanistan – Students’ vacation extended for three months
Afghanistan – Ismail Khan Impeachment Expected Monday
Prototype of European combat drone makes maiden flight
The FBI arrested brothers Raees Alam Qazi and Sheheryar Alam Qazi, naturalized US citizens born in Pakistan, on charges of plotting since July 2011 to use a weapon of mass destruction in the US and conspiracy to support terrorists. The two Fort Lauderdale residents were detained in an ongoing investigation that is not a sting […]
Abdul Rehman al Zaman Yemeni, a mid-level leader, is reported to have been killed in today’s attack. Sheikh Abdul Bari, another mid-level al Qaeda commander, is thought to have been killed in another strike in the same town on Nov. 29.
US Raises Pressure on Turkey Over Gold Trade With Iran
In Turkey, Forging a New Identity
Islamists rally behind Mursi as Egypt’s rifts widen
New flagpoles in Iran spark rumors of clandestine satellite jamming technology
Afghanistan presses Pakistan on Taliban releases
“Gunmen” kidnapped 20 Iraqi police recruits at a cafe in Bayji. The recruits are thought to have been taken to Anbar province near the border with Syria; al Qaeda is suspected of carrying out the operation.
In Sinai: The Uprising of the Bedouin
UN’s Palestine vote divides Western allies
Following the UN vote recognizing Palestinian statehood, Israel said it would build new settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The government authorized the construction of 3,000 new homes and ordered preliminary work for thousands more.
Syrian fighting rages as rebels push for Damascus breakthough
Militant leader in Syria seeks Islamic state, says his men do not fear death
Fighting continued around the Damascus airport. The government said the route to the airport had been reopened, but the airport remained closed. The Internet outage continued for a second day.
Mursi takes on judges in battle over Egypt’s future
Tens of thousands of demonstrators returned to Cairo’s Tahrir Square for a third day. Demonstrators protested against a new draft constitution as well as President Morsi’s new powers.
Turkey lifts headscarf ban in religious schools
Government forces launched over 15 operations against the Kurdistan Communities Union, the alleged urban wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), detaining at least 87 people and arresting 34, including the deputy mayor of Iğdır province. Turkish forces killed eight PKK militants in Hakkari.
The Foreign Ministry called on Libyan citizens living abroad to refrain from attacking Libyan embassies. The 12 alleged homosexuals picked up by an Islamist militia are said to have suffered injuries at the hands of the militia.
Mali Islamists whip unmarried couples in public