‘Arab, Pakistani, Chechen, and Uzbek fighters’ spotted in Logar
Foreign jihadists are being spotted on multiple battlefields throughout Afghanistan, far beyond Kunar and Nuristan.
Monthly Archives: May 2013
Nigeria arrests 3 alleged Hezbollah members
Nigerian authorities announced the arrest of three men believed to be tied to Hezbollah. Authorities believe the cell was going to target Israeli and Western interests.
Israel
When Assad shells rebels, Israel goes on alert and learns
Russia
The Assad regime in Syria claimed to have received a first shipment of S-300 Russian missiles. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said officials from Russia, the US, and the UN would meet on June 5 to try to pave the way for a Syrian peace conference. Special forces surrounded a militant hideout in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, and killed […]
Pakistani Taliban confirm death of deputy emir in drone strike
Spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan said that Waliur Rehman was indeed killed yesterday in a drone strike in North Waziristan. Rehman was wanted by the US for involvement in terror plots, including the failed Times Square bombing.
Hezbollah
Israel could swoop on S-300 missiles in Syria, but with risks
Tunisia
A Tunisian judge gave suspended two-year sentences to 20 Tunisians convicted of attacking the US Embassy in Tunis on Sept. 14, 2012; at the time of the attack, 73 persons were arrested. The verdict came after an unusually brief trial. Although the government has accused Tunisian Ansar al Sharia leader Abu Iyadh of orchestrating the […]
Norway
The Police Security Service said “several” Norwegians have died fighting with rebels in Syria and that 30 to 40 Norwegians have traveled to Syria to fight. Authorities remain concerned that Syrian jihadists will return to Norway as members of a terrorist network.
Argentine prosecutor accuses Iran of establishing terror network in Latin America
Alberto Nisman, the Argentine prosecutor who investigated the 1994 AMIA bombing, issued a 500-page document that accused Iran of establishing terror networks throughout Latin America since the 1980s.
Al Qaeda
After vowing transparency, US mum on drone killing
Pakistan
Pakistan – Study reflects school textbooks need to be free of religious discrimination
Argentina
The Argentinian prosecutor investigating the 1994 bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association in Buenos Aires issued a 502-page indictment blaming Iran’s leadership for the deadly attack. The indictment also alleged that Iran conducted terrorist activities in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Colombia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and Suriname, and that Iranian embassies throughout South America […]
Pakistan
US drones killed seven people in the first strike in Pakistan in six weeks. Waliur Rehman, the emir of Taliban forces in South Waziristan, is rumored to have been killed but the reports are unconfirmed. Polio vaccination aid workers were pelted with stones in Hangu.
Afghanistan
The Taliban claimed credit for a suicide assault on the governor’s compound in Panjshir; six memebrs of the assault team and a guard were killed. Three members of a suicide assault team and a guard were killed during an attack on a Red Cross office in Jalalabad.
Iraq
Insurgents killed 26 Iraqis in a series of attacks and bombings in Baghdad, Baqubah, and in Anbar near the border with Syria. Security forces arrested 16 “terrorists” in Salahaddin. The central government announced near security measures to deal with al Qaeda and other armed groups.
Russia
Russia sends arms to Syria as it tries to reassert its role in region
Taliban launch second suicide assault in Jalalabad
The target of the attack was the International Committee of the Red Cross; one security guard was killed.
Argentina
Argentinian prosecutor alleges extensive Iranian terror activity in South America
Palestinian Territories
PA security forces arrested four Hamas members in the West Bank. A senior Hamas official said kidnapping Israelis was at the heart of Palestinian culture. President Abbas lamented that he is under intense pressure to resume talks with Israel without requiring preconditions for negotiations.
Egypt
Taming jihadists: a botched attempt in Tunisia and Egypt
Ennahda
Moroccan Salafist slams Tunisia’s Ennahda
United Kingdom
Radical Islamists in Britain Prove a Challenge to Security
Afghanistan
Foreign insurgents sneak into Logar
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Religious Scholars Term Suicide Attack As ‘Haram’
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda’s scathing letter to troublesome employee Mokhtar Belmokhtar reveals inner workings of terrorist group
Syria
The rebel Syrian Military Council warned Hezbollah yesterday to remove its fighters from Syria within 24 hours or face “all measures.” A planned two-day meeting of the Syrian Opposition Coalition has stretched into six, as factions disagree over the coalition’s makeup, and the number of liberal members has been reduced. Russia is still considering sending […]
China
Confidential report lists US weapons system designs compromised by Chinese cyberspies
United States
Should the US Army buy a hybrid tank?
Israel
Defense Minister Ya’alon said that Israel “will know what to do” if Russia sends advanced antiaircraft weaponry to Syria. A high-level military intelligence delegation arrived in Moscow to convince Russia not to send advanced antiaircraft weaponry to Syria. An IDF official warned that Israeli intelligence is seeing the migration of global jihadists from Iraq, Pakistan, […]
Iran
Israeli or U.S. Action Against Iran: Who Will Do It If It Must Be Done?