French and Malian forces repelled a complex assault at a Timbuktu airport, killing 10 of 30 militants; the assault also involved a suicide bombing at a checkpoint that killed a Malian soldier as well as the bomber. French president Hollande said the sovereignty of “almost the entire territory” of Mali would be restored in “a […]
The senior national counterterrorism coordinator said the government has foiled a terror plot the size of the 7/7 London tube bombings every year since 2005; he also said al Qaeda remains the biggest terror threat to the UK. British jails currently hold 134 prisoners classified as terrorists or domestic extremists, of whom 107 are linked […]
Secret report raises alarms on intelligence blind spots because of AQ focus
Egypt Fears ‘Ikhwanization’ of Military
Controversy over the use of chemical weapons in an attack near Aleppo continued. An Israeli official said it is “apparently clear” that chemical weapons were used. The US and the UN’s health organization could not confirm the use. Both the Syrian government and rebel organizations asked the UN to investigate.
Cyberwar manual lays down rules for online attacks
Beirut on the Brink
Iran’s Support Emboldens Assad, Envoy Says
Prime Minister Erdogan refused to distance himself from the remarks he made at a UN conference last month calling Zionism and Islamophobia both “crime[s] against humanity.” The US had protested the remarks and asked for a retraction. Bomb attacks in Ankara killed one person and injured another.
Northern Nigerians adapt to life under the gun of Islamist militants
Jordan king says Assad days numbered
Former Vice-PM and Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov has been given special protection since March 4 due to a “threat on his life.” Tsvetanov had announced on Feb. 5 that Hezbollah was involved in the 2012 Burgas suicide attack that killed six people.
Albu Kamal As Swedee joined the al Qaeda-linked group after expressing disdain for the Free Syrian Army. Jihadist have urged Swedes to join the jihad in Syria.
President Obama began his first trip to Israel as President. Defense Secretary Hagel is planning an April visit to Israel. An Israeli official said the US is “very seriously” preparing for a potential attack on Iran. Intelligence Minister Steinitz said it was “apparently clear” that chemical weapons were used in Syria on March 19. The […]
An Israeli diplomatic mission arrived in Cairo for discussions with their Egyptian counterparts. Authorities continue to close down smuggling tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. The Muslim Brotherhood is preparing to send a delegation to the Gaza Strip “to appease” Hamas. An Egyptian judicial advisory body said the Muslim Brotherhood lacks a legal standing.
Fatah accused Hamas of waging a campaign against its members in the Gaza Strip. A number of Palestinian factions held a protest in Gaza against President Obama’s visit to Israel. Palestinian activists erected an illegal outpost in the controversial area known as E1. PA security forces seized explosives from the home of a Hamas member […]
The US is seeking to support the “secular” Syrian opposition, but where are they?
Looking across Sinai: Israel’s View of Egypt
As the Syrian opposition continues to gather strength, in large part due to the al Qaeda-affiliated Al Nusrah Front, the ranks of the Syrian jihadists are becoming increasingly international.
Mali: ‘Alarm’ over food situation in the north
Afghanistan’s Nuristan province ‘at mercy of the Taliban’
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb announced that it executed French hostage Philippe Verdon on March 10 in Mali to retaliate for the French intervention in the country. AQIM said French president Hollande is responsible for the fate of the other six French hostages it holds. The group’s spokesman also refused to confirm or deny […]
The Iraqi terror group said yesterday’s attacks which killed 60 people are part of “the first rain, and the first phase” aimed at the Justice Ministry.
New al Qaeda document sheds light on Europe, U.S. attack plans
Exclusive: No More Drones For CIA
The Al Nusrah Front said that “brothers from the rest of the brigades participated in operations of advancement and positioning” in one of the two attacks.
A Tizi Ouzou court sentenced al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb leader Abdelmalek Droukdel and 34 other terrorists in absentia to death for the April 2011 attack on an Algerian military camp in Azazga that killed 14 soldiers. Authorities are concerned about a steep rise in child kidnappings; there were 276 such cases in Algeria […]
A court indicted eight Filipinos over violence in Sabah between Malaysian troops and an armed group from the sultanate of Sulu; 100 others faced similar charges, and 72 were killed in the two weeks of fighting. Skirmishing continued between security forces and remnants of the group.
Hundreds of Tehrik-e-Taliban-e Pakistan (TTP) militants overran the headquarters of a rival militant faction, Ansar-ul-Islam, in Khyber Agency. Clashes between the two factions have raged since January.
Benjamin Bishop, a civilian defense contractor with the Pacific Command in Hawaii, was accused of telling US military secrets to his Chinese girlfriend, regarding war plans, nuclear weapons, strategic nuclear systems, and capabilities in detecting low- and medium-range ballistic missiles of other nations. The top US military commander in Europe said several NATO countries are […]