Suicide bombers kill more than 30 in Syrian capital
Additionally the Al Nusrah Front claimed credit for a suicide attack outside of Damascus two days ago.
Yearly Archives: 2012
ISAF airstrike kills Taliban commander behind instability in central Afghanistan
Coalition forces killed senior Taliban commander Abdullah Kalta in an airstrike on Nov. 21. Abdullah was responsible for the deaths of four New Zealand soldiers in central Bamyan province over the past two years.
United States
US military train in cyber-city to prepare hack defence
Mali
The Islamist group Ansar Dine pushed Tuareg rebels out of Lere, a town 37 miles from the Mauritanian border, and now controls the area. The move puts Islamists in control of all the main Malian towns that border Mauritania and Niger.
Libya
A Ministry of Information was created to regulate the Libyan media. The Nawasi brigade, a powerful militia under the authority of the Ministry of Interior, said it was handing over to the Justice Ministry 12 alleged homosexuals picked up by the militia’s “Private Deterrent Force.” The UK will not seek to recover the £200 million […]
Tunisia
The interim prime minister said Salafist groups are operating security patrols in some neighborhoods as part of a plan “to establish an Islamic emirate in Tunisia, similar to what happened in Iraq and Afghanistan.” The government estimated that there are 3,000 militants in Tunisia, some of whom are members of al Qaeda. President Marzouki called […]
Morocco
A terrorist cell dismantled on Nov. 24 was found to have recruited fighters for Libya as well as for Mali; al Qaeda facilitated the fighters’ travel through the Algerian-Moroccan border to the Sahel region. The influx of Islamist fighters in the Sahel includes Tunisians, Libyans, Europeans, Sudanese, Pakistanis, and a number of Mauritanians, among others.
Al Qaeda
Sunni Leaders Gaining Clout in Mideast
Malaysia
Malaysian Islamic party urges Elton John show ban
Al Qaeda
After 22 months in Af-Pak hot seat, Grossman to ‘return to private life’
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed an ISAF solider yesterday in an IED attack in the south. Two people were killed after Afghan police forces clashed among themselves in Baghlan. ISAF killed a Taliban commander in Kunar.
Iraq
Insurgents killed 29 Iraqis in a series of eight bombings in Baghdad, Kirkuk, Ramadi, and Fallujah. Security forces detained three al Qaeda fighters in Wasit.
Somalia
“Gunmen” executed a tribal elder in Beledweyne; he was appointed the head of the elders in Hiran last week. Shabaab detonated a large bomb against African Union forces.
Iran
Diagram suggests Iran working on nuclear bomb much more powerful than Hiroshima
Iran
Iran’s nuclear stockpile grows but not yet in danger zone
Syria
Syrian rebels struggle to keep regime Air Force on the ground
Syria
Government aircraft attacked towns in the north and east. In Aleppo, rebels used an antiaircraft missile to shoot down a military helicopter. Rebels attacked government forces outside of Damascus.
Egypt
A massive demonstration was staged in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to protest President Morsi’s assumption of sweeping new powers. By evening, the crowd had grown to 200,000. Morsi’s supporters canceled a planned rally, citing the need to “defuse tension.”
Nigeria
Gunmen dressed as soldiers stormed into a pub in the predominantly Christian Barkin Ladi region of Plateau state, killing 10 civilians. The army denied any connection to the attack.
Ansar al Sharia Egypt founder ‘honored to be an extension of al Qaeda’
During an interview with a Cairo-based publication in late October, Ahmed Ashush repeatedly praised and defended al Qaeda. Ashush also said, “We are at war with the United States and Israel.”
Mujahideen Shura Council: We are not truly a party to the ceasefire with Israel
The Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem has released a statement on the Israeli Operation Pillar of Defense to jihadist forums. According to the group, it is not truly a party to the ceasefire agreement currently in place.
North Korea
Satellite photos indicated North Korea was readying to launch a long-range ballistic rocket. The assessment came two weeks after North Korean officials said they would expand their space program and “go through with launches of working satellites of all kinds.”
MNLA
Islamists silence the musicians who guide rural Mali
Afghan students demand reprieve for green-on-blue killer
Students are threatening to shut down Nangarhar University if an Afghan soldier who killed five NATO troops is executed; they are also demanding a halt to all executions of Taliban prisoners by the Afghan government.
Al Nusrah Front claims 3 more suicide attacks in Daraa
The al Qaeda-linked terror group has now claimed credit for 39 of the 47 reported suicide bombings in Syria that the The Long War Journal has tallied since December 2011.
Pakistan offers high bounty for Taliban spokesman
The $2 million reward for Ihsanullah Ihsan is more than three times higher than that of the group’s emir, Hakeemullah Mehsud, Waliur Rehman Mehsud, and other top Taliban leaders.
Thailand
Hundreds of southern Thai schools shut over militant attacks
Algeria
Turkish FM regards Algeria as strategic partner
Egypt
From Man Who Insulted Muhammad, No Regret
Pakistan
Pakistan ranked ‘most dangerous place for journalists’ second year running