United States

Outgoing Defense Secretary Panetta urged NATO to keep “relentless” pressure on al Qaeda and to become more innovative and flexible. Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Canadian citizen residing in Chicago, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for his roles in the 2008 Mumbai attack and a planned attack in Denmark. Terrorism charges against a young Ft. Lauderdale imam were dismissed; his father, Miami imam Hafiz Khan, faces charges for funneling $50,000 to the Pakistani Taliban.

Iraq

Islamic state

Syria

Aqap

Al shabaab

Boko Haram

Isis