The al Qaeda-linked Ansar al Sharia in Tunisia released photos and videos showing its members conducting “intensive security patrols” in areas “all over the country.” President Marzouki’s party rejected Prime Minister Jebali’s plan for an interim cabinet, and insisted on the resignation of the Islamist interior, justice, and foreign ministers. Ennahda is dismissing rumors of […]
Malian soldiers hunted in Gao for Islamist fighters who had staged a surprise attack on Feb. 10. In battles in Gao, three insurgents were killed and 11 taken captive, several Malian troops were wounded, and three civilians were killed and 11 wounded. French airstrikes hit targets in Gao, including a police station. MUJAO claimed the […]
The Qatar initiative: JUI-F chief features in Doha talks
General Dunford has assumed command of ISAF. ISAF has begun to withdraw equipment from Afghanistan via Pakistan. Security forces killed 11 Taliban fighters in Helmand.
Will the al-Qaeda affiliates ousting Assad turn to Israel next?
Hezbollah moves into south Lebanon villages
Hamas: Egypt destroying Gaza smuggling tunnels by flooding them
Iran and Hezbollah build militia networks in Syria in event that Assad falls, officials say
Exclusive: U.N. monitors see arms reaching Somalia from Yemen, Iran
President Ahmadinejad said he is ready to have talks with the US if the West stops pressuring his country over its nuclear program. Hundreds of thousands of pro-government supporters celebrated the 34th anniversary of the Islamic revolution that ousted the shah in 1979.
Hamas Weighs Options For Recognizing Israel
Insight: Iran nuclear fuel move may avert mid-year crisis
Have hired guns finally scuppered Somali pirates?
After two years of political conflict, the government and the opposition started reconciliation talks. The opposition is demanding a constitutional monarchy with an elected premier.
Syria’s Druze Grapple With Jabhat al-Nusra
Government and rebel forces battled for the fifth day for control of a key highway in Damascus that connects the city with the country’s north. Rebels fought for control of a military base outside the city of Dei el-Zour, using tanks they had captured previously.
Iran political bickering heats up as election approaches
Tunisia’s recent turmoil exposes failings of country’s young democracy
Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh boom threatened by Morsi assault on foreign ownership
The Egyptian press has reported on two letters written by Muhammad Jamal to Ayman al Zawahiri. Jamal’s trainees reportedly took part in the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. The letters do not deal with the Benghazi assault, but one of them was written less than one month beforehand.
Palestinian factions meeting in Cairo for unity talks have failed to reach a breakthrough in their discussions. One official involved in the discussions said the meetings “did not achieve anything.” Hamas has already begun blaming Palestinian Authority President Abbas for the failure of the talks.
The Iranian nuclear program, the unrest in Syria, and the peace process will be the top items discussed between Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama, when Obama visits Israel in the spring. Some officials say the primary purpose of the trip is to tell Israel not to strike Iran and let the US deal with the […]
Three Korean doctors on contract to the Yobe state ministry were murdered in front of their wives at their homes in Potiskum; one of the men was beheaded. Boko Haram is suspected.
A suicide bomber attacked the same checkpoint in Gao on Feb. 9 where another suicide bomber detonated the day before. The Feb. 9 bomber, said to be an Arab from MUJAO, killed only himself; a Malian soldier was wounded. MUJAO fighters penetrated into Gao and attacked Malian troops, who battled the Islamist fighters in the […]
Algerian troops intercepted two al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb suicide bombers in Tinzouatine near the Malian border. The men, an Algerian and a Malian, had explosive belts and automatic weapons at the time of their arrest.
Ofcom, the UK’s independent communications watchdog, disclosed a number of instances in which Muslim TV channels have broadcast “inflammatory” programs in violation of rules that prohibit the one-sided airing of extremist views. Instances include advocacy of: death for apostasy, torture for homosexuals, and the “elimination” of anyone who insults the Prophet Mohammed. The UK has […]
Authorities detained 271 people, including migrants from Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Egypt, and Afghanistan, at Muslim prayer rooms in St. Petersburg. Security officials are seeking to dismantle a terrorist group said to be operating in the city and planning attacks. One of the detainees, Murat Sarbashev, is suspected of distributing extremist propaganda.
Israeli strike in Syria might be first in series
Obama Plan to Visit Mideast Stirs Hopes, but Not Much
Mali War Shifts as Rebels Hide in High Sahara