The NDS reportedly arrested Faqir Mohammed, the former deputy emir of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, and four others in Nangarhar. ISAF killed two Taliban commanders in Kunar who were involved in planning and executing green-on-blue, or insider, attacks against ISAF personnel.
Targeting Tehran’s Euros
Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria demolishes a Syrian military convoy by blowing up dozens of roadside bombs in a single shot.
Critics worry airstrike ban will hobble Afghan forces ahead of withdrawal of foreign troops
American officials have not been granted access to senior al Qaeda-linked terrorists detained in Egypt. One of them has ties to the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya.
The parliament amended a law so sentences of those convicted of war crimes can be appealed and parties linked to war crimes can be banned. Eight of 11 persons accused of war crimes in Bangladesh belong to the Jamaat-e-Islami party. The JI warned that the legislation could “push the country into severe anarchy.” A blogger […]
Egypt recently flooded a number of tunnels between Gaza and Egypt in order to cut the flow of arms in and out of the coastal enclave, according to a Morsi aide. The aide also denied that al Qaeda has a structured network in Egypt.
Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed credit for yesterday’s attacks in Baghdad that killed at least 37 Iraqis and wounded more than 130. Al Qaeda also warned Sunnis not to work with the Shia-dominated government.
The EU amended sanctions on Syria to allow more nonlethal aid, but rejected easing the arms embargo. Rebels captured a government checkpoint near the strategically important Aleppo airport. In support of the Syrian government, Hezbollah attacked villages near the Lebanese border.
Copenhagen police: Gang threats against local politician “inappropriate”
Foreign Minister Davutoğlu said there is no connection between jihad and terrorism and that those who make the connection are “neo-cons and pro-Israelis in America.” When asked if Turkey considered the Al Nusrah Front a terrorist organization, the foreign minister avoided answering and called the questioner an Orientalist.
Suez Canal Kept Open in Spite of Egypt Protests
Pakistan Shi’ites demand protection from militants
Abu Hazim al Sudani waged jihad in Afghanistan, the Philippines, Chechnya, and the Sudan before he was finally killed by the French in Mali.
Zygier arrested after leaking Mossad work to ASIO: sources
Despite earlier denials, Hamas’ Khalil al-Hayya confirmed that Hamas and Israel are engaged in indirect negotiations via Egyptian mediation. He said the negotiations are not “political negotiations” but merely related to the implementation of the ceasefire agreement that brought an end to Operation Pillar of Defense in November.
The government is preparing to ban the sale of alcohol “in new residential settlements on the outskirts of Cairo, Alexandria and other big cities.” An aide to President Morsi said the Egyptian pound will not collapse. Egyptian authorities announced the discovery of 225 tunnels under its border with Gaza as an Israeli delegation arrived in […]
Bulgaria’s foreign minister is preparing to brief his European counterparts on his government’s findings into the Burgas terror attack. Bulgaria says Hezbollah was behind the attack; evidence includes “a computer printer in Beirut, DNA traces on a used SIM card and several suspicious telephone calls.”
Prime Minister Netanyahu is looking to form a broad coalition “to promote an agreement with the Palestinians.” Netanyahu said North Korea’s recent nuclear test shows that “sanctions alone will not stop” Iran’s nuclear program. An Arab-Israeli and two Palestinians were charged with preparing terror attacks during Operation Pillar of Defense.
Indian pays for Iran oil in rupees, Turkey route halted: sources
Syria’s Proxy Wars: In Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, the Specter of Conflict Looms
Hezbollah Unmasked
The Islamist group Ansaru claimed the kidnapping of seven foreign workers at a construction site in the northern state of Bauchi on Feb. 17. The group first blew up two vehicles at a police station in Jama’are, then moved on to the Setraco construction site, killing a guard before taking the seven hostages. Another police […]
Stockholm suicide bomber Taimour Abdulwahab had received $119,000 in student aid, including a payout after his death; it is unclear if any of the money was used for terrorism, and the investigation is continuing. The national police and security agencies asked the government to make counterterrorism a top priority for their agencies.
Norway plans to establish a counterterrorism force, in the wake of the Utoya massacre and the killing of Norwegian oil workers in Algeria. A report by Norway’s three public security units found that “people and groups inspired by extreme Islamist ideology is the most serious threat in and against Norway in 2013,” the government stated.
The EU tightened economic sanctions against North Korea. The new sanctions were imposed in response to North Korea’s third nuclear test.
Renewed Push for Afghans to Make Peace With Taliban
The military killed eight Taliban fighters in Arakzai. The government postponed polio vaccinations in Quetta after yesterday’s deadly bombing that killed scores of Shiites.
Suspected Islamist insurgents detonated a motorcycle bomb in Pattani city, killing three civilian security volunteers and injuring nine other people. The day before, security forces defused five of seven bombs planted in the city by militants; one person was injured by the bombs.
Israeli lawmakers to investigate Australian spy mystery