A Saudi newspaper reported that some 1,200 Hezbollah fighters from Lebanon entered Syria from over the past few days. Tensions are rising in Lebanon between pro- and anti-Assad factions. Several thousand women have begun fighting in the Syrian conflict, on both sides. Activists said government airstrikes killed 16 people in a Kurdish village and damaged […]
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“The Chadian army does not have the skills to fight a shadowy, guerrilla-style war that is taking place in northern Mali,” President Deby said.
Foreign Minister Amr said Egypt will abide by its peace treaty with Israel as long as Israel also respects it. Following an attack on a security checkpoint in South Sinai, authorities increased security measures in the Sinai. The army released a video showing the destruction of a smuggling tunnel near Rafah. Two Muslim Brotherhood members […]
Hamas’ Ismail Haniyeh said his group and Egypt have a shared vision with regard to the Sinai and smuggling tunnels between Egypt and Gaza. Fatah officials expressed pleasure at the resignation of Salam Fayyad as Prime Minister. Three Hamas leaders were arrested by Israeli security forces near Jenin. Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan said he intends […]
Unknown assailants stormed into a Tripoli hospital firing weapons, causing staff and patients to flee; units from the SSC militia, which is linked to the storming of Jadaida prison on April 1, “arrested a number of the attackers.” The central bank confirmed that $2 billion given to Egypt was a “deposit,” not a loan; Egypt […]
A Shabaab assault team dressed in Somali police uniforms attacked a court in Mogadishu after detonating bombs outside of the complex. Shabaab killed 13 people in the attack. Later, Shabaab killed one person in a bombing outside of a security headquarters int he capital.
World backs Mali unity
The leader of Boko Haram rejected the idea of amnesty and threatened the life of anyone claiming to represent the group. A Boko Haram faction rejected the amnesty idea last week. Northern state governors support amnesty as one avenue to peace. The Chief of Defence Staff advocated amnesty, but the Chief of Army Staff said […]
Palestinian PM’s resignation complicates U.S. plan
While ISAF is reporting and commenting on raids against the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, it is unwilling to discuss al Qaeda’s operations in Afghanistan.
Chad said it is withdrawing its forces from Mali, just days after three Chadian soldiers were killed by a suicide attack in Kidal. Tuaregs loyal to the Malian government are assisting the French to rid the country of Islamist militants.
An Italian journalist recently freed by Syrian jihadist kidnappers said her captors, who included Algerians and Moroccans, had threatened to cut off her hands. Another freed journalist said the kidnappers apparently thought the journalists, who had been filming desecrated Christian churches in Syria, were spies.
Secretary of State Kerry met with Chinese leaders in Beijing about the North Korean nuclear threat; the US and China jointly called for North Korea to “refrain from provocations and to abide by international obligations.” Military personnel at Guantanamo clashed with detainees resisting a return to individual cells from communal living conditions. The detainees had […]
The retrial of former President Hosni Mubarak was postponed after the presiding judge referred the case to another court. Unidentified gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in the Sinai. Authorities prevented the smuggling of weapons, money, and drugs at the Salloum land port.
Qatar signed a security pact in Doha with Palestine. Hamas’ Politburo will soon hold a meeting in Doha. Despite pressure from Western nations, including the US, President Abbas accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Fayyad. The gates of a Christian school in the Gaza Strip were set on fire by unidentified arsonists.
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A rights group claimed that gas bombs dropped from aircraft killed two women and two children in Aleppo. Islamists in Deir Azzour, including members of Al Nusrah Front, denounced democracy and vowed that an Islamic state will be created once they enter Damascus. Four Italian journalists kidnapped by an armed Islamist group in Syria have […]
US-China Nuclear Silence Leaves a Void
After a two-day gunbattle with militants in Dagestan’s Untsukul district that killed three militants and wounded one security force member, an explosion near a school in Buinaksk killed one policeman and wounded three more. A checkpoint was also attacked.
Shabaab claimed to have killed six Kenyan soldiers in Tabta and militia fighters in Jannaale. Somali elders in the south accused the Kenyans of interfering in their internal affairs.
Salafists tried to kill a school administrator in Nabeul who refused entry to a student wearing a niqab. A recent poll found that over 70% of Tunisians are worried about rising religious extremism in the country, with young adults the most concerned, and women more concerned than men.
Unknown assailants attacked Sebha security forces for the second time in two weeks, killing three security force members and wounding four more. Twenty attackers were arrested, and weapons and stolen cars were seized. Border police arrested some Libyans who were allegedly entering the country from Egypt with pro-Qaddafi material.
AQIM is using video games designed for children to attract recruits: a recently launched game called “Muslim Mali” shows the message “Congratulations, you have become martyrs!” instead of “Game Over” when a player loses all of his or her lives. Adolescent fighters were arrested in the French-Malian sweep of the Ifhogas Mountains Islamist hideouts.
Ghazni to be formally introduced as Islamic civilisation capital
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Syrian Rebels Break With Group Over Qaeda Wing Alliance
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