Israel
Syria strikes back? Hackers break into Haaretz emails, threaten more attacks
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Egypt
Kerry likely to visit Israel, Egypt in first trip as secretary of state
Iran
Panetta: Iranian threat spreads
Egypt
Frank Video of Mass Sexual Assault in Cairo Is Released by Anti-Harassment Activists
Iraq
Insurgents killed three soldiers in an IED attack south of Samarra. Security forces captured five al Qaeda fighters in a raid on a bomb factory in Karma. Clerics in Fallujah rejected al Qaeda’s call for demonstrators to join them and fight the government.
Iran
A senior security official pledged Iran’s full support for the Assad regime in Syria. US Defense Secretary Panetta said Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were exporting portable antiaircraft missiles. US Vice President Biden said the US was prepared to hold direct talks with Iran over its nuclear program.
Yemen
Twenty-one al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters, five soldiers, and two pro-government militia members were killed during fighting near Shurqa in Abyan. The government confirmed that a ship that was seized for smuggling weapons last week is an Iranian vessel.
Syria
After days of heavy fighting, rebels captured a strategic road linking Aleppo with its main airport. The head of the rebel National Coalition alliance held the first direct talks with senior Russian officials. He also planned talks with Iran. The Assad regime considered talks with the rebels.
Kenya
A suicide bomber killed a Kenyan soldier in an attack in Wajir. Two policemen and a civlian were wounded in the blast, which took place near a bank.
Uganda
A senior police official said that five Shabaab operatives who entered the country last month are still missing. The five “foreign fighters” are said to be involved in the 2010 suicide attacks in Kampala.
Lebanon
Syrian Jihadist Groups Take Conflict To Lebanon
Egypt
Protesting in Egypt because they have nothing else
Egypt
A video of police beating a naked man inflamed anger against security forces and the government. The opposition National Salvation Front called for President Morsi to resign.
Germany
German intelligence confirmed that Abu Azzam, a German believed to be a radical Salafist who moved to Egypt last year, posted a video threatening to kill Chancellor Merkel and blow up the Reichstag. The jihadist’s threats were made in the name of Osama bin Laden and also included a threat to US President Obama.
Turkey
The Turkish left-wing group Revolutionary People’s Liberation Army-Front (DHKP-C) claimed yesterday’s suicide attack on the US Embassy in Ankara. Turkish authorities say DNA tests prove the suicide bomber was Ecevit Sanli, a member of the group. The government alleged that “comprehensive evidence” linked the DHKP-C with nine lawyers arrested last week.
Afghanistan
Logar, Wardak Insecurity Threatens Kabul: Officials
Afghanistan
Pakistan Fines Afghan Traders $50m for Stalled Containers
United States
Twitter, Washington Post targeted by hackers
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda silent on French hostages in Mali
Al Qaeda
Algeria Sowed Seeds of Hostage Crisis as It Nurtured Warlord
Al Qaeda
Dispatch: Inside Timbuktu, the city freed from its al-Qaeda tormentors
Pakistani military calls HRW report ‘a pack of lies,’ and ‘fabricated’
The HRW report provoked an undiplomatic response from the Pakistani military and ISI.
Taliban suicide assault team hits Pakistani military camp
Thirteen Pakistani military personnel, 11 civilians, and 12 Taliban fighters are reported to have been killed. The Taliban said the attack was carried out to avenge the deaths of two senior commanders killed in recent US drone strikes.
On the Ansar al Sharia Facebook pages
The Ansar al Sharia Facebook pages analyzed by The Long War Journal contain valuable information, in addition to bluster. Two Facebook pages we reported on have been taken down since our articles first appeared.
Mali
Analysis: France, Africa face tough Sahara phase of Mali war
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Turn to Violence Across Middle East Raises Questions
Israel
Syria’s regime and rebels each try to use Israeli airstrike to their advantage
Israel
Israeli silence on Syria is strategic
Afghanistan
Young Afghans Face Backlash Over Music
United States
The US said it would conduct its own investigation of the suicide bombing today at the US Embassy in Ankara that killed two people, and warned Americans to avoid US diplomatic facilities in the country. Turkish authorities blamed the attack on a left-wing group. The Pentagon has decided not to move its Africa Command base […]