Al Nusrah Front claims suicide attack in Hama
The al Qaeda-linked terror group has claimed credit for 32 of the 40 suicide attacks in Syria that have taken place since December 2011.
Yearly Archives: 2012
Syria
Analysis: Election over, U.S. cautiously mulls Syria options
Egypt
Egypt security uncovers militant group’s ‘caliphate’ plan to conquer state
Algeria
German Arms Sales to Algeria Have Increased Dramatically
Al Qaeda
Malian expatriates in Paris fear for their homeland
Shabaab
‘No civil war in Somalia’: Swedish Migration Board
Turkey
Angry Turkish Secularists Plant Flag at Ergenekon Trial
Moroccan government dismantled ‘Ansar al Sharia’ terrorist cell
The Moroccan Interior Ministry announced earlier this month that it had disrupted planned terrorist attacks by an organization calling itself Ansar al Sharia in the Islamic Maghreb. The group allegedly sought the support of al Qaeda’s allies in northern Mali, and reportedly partnered with an unnamed Egyptian from the Sinai.
United States
The Pentagon launched an investigation into correspondence between top Afghanistan commander General John Allen and a woman linked to the extramarital affair between former CIA Director David Petraeus and his biographer. Allen’s nomination as commander of US and NATO forces in Europe is on hold. US officials hope to soon determine the pace of the […]
Pakistan
Two Frontier Corps troops were killed in an IED attack in Quetta. Security forces detained four Lashkar-e-Jhangvi operatives in Karachi.
Afghanistan
One person was killed in a rocket attack in Kabul. An ISAF soldier was killed in an explosion at a base in the south. ISAF killed a Taliban commander in Helmand.
Palestinian Territories
Israel was hit by rockets attacks from Gaza. Israeli forces responded with airstrikes. Israel said it might resume targeted killings of militant leaders. Hamas and Islamic Jihad said they were ready for a truce.
Syria
Government jets bombed a rebel-held region near the Turkish border for a second day. The Syrian conflict has displaced 2.5 million people. Britain, France, Gulf states, and the Arab League welcomed the new Syrian opposition coalition; the government scoffed.
Somalia
Ten people were killed after Shabaab forces ambushed an Ethiopian military convoy near Baidoa yesterday. The Jubaland state government in the south accused Kenya of backing warlords.
Afghanistan
Afghan Warlord Ismail Khan’s Call to Arms Rattles Kabul
Azerbaijan
Kroes reveals Azerbaijan hack attack
Mali
Hicham Bilal, emir of the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) in Gao, surrendered to the Niger government. Bilal called MUJAO members “madmen” and accused them of racism and drug smuggling. ECOWAS approved a plan to deploy 3,300 soldiers to retake northern Mali from Islamist groups.
Germany
Jihadist rapper Denis Mamdou Cuspert, a.k.a. Deso Dogg and Abu Talha al-Almani, released a video jointly with Millatu Ibrahim and the Global Islamic Media Front calling for Germans to emigrate and join the jihad. “We raise the black flags and ride to the battle to Jerusalem to free our holy city,” he said. A number […]
United Kingdom
Radical cleric Abu Qatada, who was instrumental in promulgating suicide attacks as a terrorist strategy, was released from prison to his home in London. The government plans to continue legal proceedings seeking his extradition to Jordan, which have already cost taxpayers £1 million and gone on for 10 years.
Afghanistan
Twenty-three Taliban fighters and an Afghan soldier were killed in fighting in Kapisa and Wardak, and a suicide bomber was gunned down in Kunar. US drones reportedly killed three children in Logar. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the east.
Pakistan
Pakistani officials consider options for filtering YouTube
Afghanistan
US to soon determine post-2014 troop presence in Afghanistan
Militant tied to Red Sea resort attacks arrested, Central Security Forces camp attacked
On Monday, Egyptian authorities announced the arrest of a militant tied to the 2004 and 2005 Red Sea attacks, as well as his brother-in-law who was wanted in connection with the Nasr city terror cell.
Iran
Iran launched a large air defense exercise. The exercise spanned Iran’s northeastern, eastern, and southeastern regions.
Israel
Israel continued its attacks on southern Gaza, targeting smuggling tunnels near the city of Rafah. Palestinians responded with rocket attacks that hit the Negev and Ashkelon region.
Syria
Government aircraft bombed a rebel-held town very near the Turkish frontier. In the Golan Heights, Israeli tanks scored “direct hits” on Syrian artillery units after Syrian mortar shells fell near an Israeli army post.
Afghanistan
UN Sanctions Unlikely To End Haqqani Safe Haven In Pakistan
Denmark
Denmark – Journalists attacked for reporting on Christmas tree controversy
CIA
Petraeus Affair: Military Can Prosecute Adulterers
Hezbollah
US Fears Hezbollah Operative Held in Iraq May Go Free