Iran
U.S. calls for shutting down Iran, North Korea arms networks
Monthly Archives: May 2013
Libya
Both Canada and France denounced the continuing siege of governmental ministries in Tripoli by armed militias. Clashes erupted between supporters of the government and the militias. The armed militiamen “hit” the Electricity Ministry yesterday, after blockading the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and the Interior on Monday, and attacking the Finance and Justice Ministries.
Pakistani Taliban praise bin Laden by ‘waging jihad for the Caliphate’
“We dedicate all our activities for the next decade to Sheikh Osama bin Laden,” Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan said in a video praising the slain al Qaeda leader.
Tunisia
Security forces are continuing operations against two armed jihadist groups, one in Jebel Chaambi and another in the Kef region, that began April 30. Algeria is helping with intelligence-sharing. Although reportedly beseiged on the Tunisian and Algerian sides, the terrorists have wounded some 15 security force members, and none of the terrorists have been killed […]
United States
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told authorities that he and his brother Tamerlan built the bombs using instructions from al Qaeda’s online magazine, and that they originally intended to detonate them at Boston’s July 4 celebration. The brothers had also viewed Internet sermons by slain al Qaeda propagandist Anwar al Awlaki. The FBI recently […]
Indonesia
The Detachment 88 antiterrorism squad arrested two militants in central Jakarta and seized five homemade bombs. The two suspects, Zainal Abidin and Julisman, belong to a terror cell that has attacked Indonesian police, and were said to be planning to attack the Myanmar Embassy in retaliation for the treatment of Royhinga Muslims in Myanmar.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Sources: 3 al Qaeda operatives took part in Benghazi attack
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Terror database too vague to flag Boston suspect
Egypt
Egypt’s Long-Term Economic Recovery Plan Stalls
Iran
U.S. Bulks Up to Combat Iran
Tensions mount between Salafi jihadists and Hamas
Tension between Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, and Salafi jihadists in the area has increased in recent days. On Thursday, Hamas announced the arrest of six Salafists, which was immediately denounced by Salafi jihadists.
Iraq
Suicide bombers killed four soldiers in Ramadi and five Awakening fighters in Fallujah. Insurgents killed two Iraqi soldiers in an IED attack in Yusufiyah. The UN said that more people were killed in April than in any month since 2008.
Syria
Government forces launched intense assaults against rebel forces in Homs and Deir al Zour. Sectarian fighting raged in Qusair. A clash broke out in the Turkish border town of Akcakale between police and Free Syrian Army fighters trying to enter Turkey. The opposition Syrian National Council denounced Hezbollah’s “threat” to intervene in Syria. Israel is […]
Egypt
Sinai Bedouin Connecting with Jihadist Terrorists
Canada
Mozilla furious as disguised spyware used against pro-democracy activists
Afghanistan
Young German Jihadists Fight on Side of Rebels in Syrian War
Palestinian Territories
Hamas’ Khaled Meshal said the terror group hopes to secure the release of all Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails within four years. Hamas’ Interior Ministry announced the arrests of six Salafists accused of stealing rockets and planning attacks. The family of a Palestinian terrorist who stabbed to death an Israeli civilian said he “did his […]
Israel
An IDF official stated that while the security situation in the West Bank is “fragile,” he does not expect the outbreak of a third intifada. An Israeli drone operating near the Gaza Strip crashed in Israeli territory due to a “technical failure.” Prime Minister Netanyahu said he would put a peace deal with the Palestinians […]
Kazakhstan
The Foreign Ministry said Kazakhstan “strongly condemns any form of terrorism” and that it is cooperating with the US investigation into the role of two Kazakh citizens, Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, in the Boston Marathon bombing case. The two students, who face US charges of obstruction of justice for hiding evidence after the bombing, […]
Afghanistan
Taliban ‘Slim-Fast diet’ allows French hostage to escape
ISAF targets ‘insurgent leader’ linked to Haqqanis, Pakistani Taliban, and ‘Arabs’
The insurgent leader runs a training camp somewhere along the Afghan-Pakistan border and commands more than 100 fighters, including suicide bombers.
Kenya
Two Iranians believed to be part of the IRGC’s Quds Force were found guilty of planning attacks. The two men, who were allegedly plotting to attack Western and Israeli targets, were arrested in June 2012. They will be sentenced on May 6 and face up to 15 years in prison.
Nigeria
A new jihadist group, Ahlul Jihad, or the Nassiruddeen Li Ahlil Jihad Alal Kitab Was Sunnah, claimed to have seized a large arms cache after attacking a military barracks in Munguno in Borno state. Gunmen shot and killed the head of Borno’s Bale district in front of his wives and children yesterday. Four other district […]
Syria
Where Are Syria’s Chemical Weapons?
Canada
The Foreign Affairs Minister plans to fight “tooth and nail” to keep the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization, which since 1947 has set international rules for airplane transportation from its Montreal base, in Canada. The ICAO is also a designated emergency headquarters for the UN in the event of attack or disaster. Qatar is trying […]
Bangladesh
The country’s war crimes tribunal indicted British Muslim leader Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin for crimes against humanity and genocide during the 1971 war with Pakistan. He is alleged to have helped organize the killing of the top intellectuals in Bangladesh. He is an influential figure in British Muslim circles and helped set up the Muslim Council of […]
United States
Federal prosecutors charged three acquaintances of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with helping to cover up the crime. Kazakhstan nationals Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov are accused of deliberately destroying evidence; and Robel Philippos, a US citizen, is accused of lying to investigators. The three young men are not accused of having prior knowledge […]
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A Commander Seeks to Chart a New Path for Special Operations
ITMC: Some Hamas elements are ‘stained with the blood of the Salafi Mujahideen’
The Ibn Taymiyyah Media Center, a jihadist media unit, has charged that elements within Hamas are “stained with the blood of the Salafi Mujahideen,” in a new statement on the recent death of Hithem Ziad Ibrahim Masshal.
Canada
From Toronto to Dagestan; Canadian jihadi draws parallels with Tsarnaev