A Boko Haram spokesman said southerners who live in northern Nigeria have three days to leave or they would be the target of attacks. Abdul Qaqa also vowed to defend Muslims in the north and said the terror group’s forces would attack the military, which is enforcing a state of emergency.
Military officials claimed they have killed a top Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb leader. Mohand Ouramdane and his second in command were reportedly killed in an ambush by Algerian troops in the town of Azib Ahmed, about 3 km east of Tizi Ouzou. An Algerian court sentenced in absentia Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, one of […]
Qari Kamran was responsible for the the murders of scores of Pakistani soldiers, policemen, and civilians in the northwest.
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Police believe that Yasin Bhatkal was in Mumbai and may have directed the bombings on July 13, 2011 that killed 26 people. Bhatkal, who is also known as Shahrukh, is described as a “key” Indian Mujahideen operative.
Security forces killed 15 Taliban fighters in Arakzai and killed 12 “militants” in Khyber. One soldier and four “militants” were killed in a suicide attack in Khyber. The Taliban killed a militiaman in Bajaur.
More than 380 insurgents, including 19 commanders, reconciled with the government in Badghis province. Security forces detained two Taliban facilitators and several fighters in Helmand and Paktia provinces.
Ethiopian and Somali troops seized control of Beledweyne from Shabaab fighters. A pro-governemnt militia and Shabaab are fighting near Dhusamareb.
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“Gunmen” opened fire in two bars during New Years Eve celebrations in northern Kenya, killing five people and wounding 28 more. Police suspect Shabaab fighters carried out the attack.
President Jonathan declared a state of emergency in areas of Yobe, Borno, Plateau, and Niger states after attacks on Dec. 25 by al Qaeda-linked Boko Haram killed over 40 people. A counterterrorism force will be deployed to those four states, and portions of the Nigerian border with Niger, Chad, and Cameroon have been temporarily closed.
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