China
Obama’s hands-off approach to extraditing Snowden draws criticism
Monthly Archives: June 2013
China
Officials: Obama’s policy team trying to ‘rein in’ Kerry over pledges to allies, rivals
Hamas
IDF’s lessons from last Gaza conflict: Buy new tank carriers, train troops away from front lines
Algeria
The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), an al Qaeda splinter group, offered to swap a kidnapped Algerian diplomat for three Islamist fighters being held in Algeria. Presidential advisor Kamal Rezzag Bara refused the offer, saying that Algeria does not negotiate with or make concessions to terrorists. MUJAO kidnapped seven Algerian consular […]
Canada
Fears false Iranian refugees with ‘sinister motives’ may enter Canada as 19 are rejected on security grounds
Germany
Police are investigating two Tunisian men suspected of plotting to carry out terrorist attacks via model airplanes; raids were carried out in Belgium and in the German states of Bavaria, Baden-Wurttemberg, and Saxony. Police also searched the apartments of four suspected accomplices in Munich and Stuttgart who are believed to have “provided financing for the […]
France
Police arrested six members of a suspected Islamist terror cell in raids across Paris. Four of the suspects are French nationals, one is from Benin, and the other is from the Comoros; all were previously known to the police for “serious delinquency.”
Taliban launch suicide assault on Presidential palace, CIA HQ in Kabul
The suicide assault team penetrated the perimeter at one of the most secured areas in Kabul and clashed with Afghan and US forces for nearly two hours before being defeated.
United States
The US urged Russia to “do the right thing” and turn over fugitive NSA leaker Edward Snowden after he disappeared following his arrival in Moscow from Hong Kong. US officials are concerned about the possible release of sensitive information to foreign governments, and worry that disclosure of US surveillance methods will impair antiterrorism efforts.
China
US officials worried about security of files Snowden is thought to have
China
US Said to Explore Possible China Role in Snowden Leaks
NSA
US Threatens Russia With Retaliation on Edward Snowden
Mauritania
Mauritania toughens anti-terror laws
Afghanistan
The Taliban denied reports that it lowered its flag and removed the name “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” from its “political office” in Qatar. Five policemen defected to the Taliban in Zabul.
Iraq
Forty-two Iraqis were killed in a series of bombings and attacks in Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq. Al Qaeda suicide bombers also conducted attacks in Tikrit and Mosul.
Syria
An emergency room doctor was executed in Quneitira on orders of the Shariah Council after being kidnapped by the Islamist Ahrar al-Sham militia. Kurdish Defence units and rebel forces clashed in al Hasaka. Suicide and car bombs killed at least eight people in Damascus, and a car bombing in Aleppo killed 12 soldiers. The Syrian […]
Lebanon
The army overran the compound of Salafist cleric Ahmed Assir, after two days of fighting that left at least 16 soldiers and up to 20 militants dead in Sidon. Assir, a strong critic of Hezbollah, fled and his whereabouts are unknown. All factions called for calm.
Israel
Israeli authorities including the IDF and Shin Bet, among others, completed a drill simulating a terror attack by global jihadists at multiple locations in Israel. In response to recent rocket fire by Palestinian terrorists in Gaza, the IAF struck a number of terror sites in Gaza.
Egypt
In the past two weeks, authorities have increased efforts to shut down smuggling tunnels between Egypt and Gaza. A coalition of Islamist groups is planning a protest for Friday, two days before anti-Morsi protests are expected across Egypt.
Palestinian Territories
An Army of Islam member died as a result of wounds sustained in an Israeli airstrike in November 2010. Israeli media claimed President Abbas is prepared to resume talks with Israel for a short period. The Palestinian Authority denied the report, however.
Somalia
A member of parliament was assassinated in Mogadishu. Shabaab attacked troops from Sierre Leone at their base in Taabto. The African Union has begun to train 100 Somali policemen.
Dagestan
Dagestan and the Tsarnaev brothers: The radicalisation risk
Qatar
Qatar’s Emir to transfer power to son
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
The terror group announced on June 22 that eight European hostages it is holding are still alive and will appear in a video soon. AQIM also repeated its threat to kill the hostages if France intervenes again in North Africa, but said it is open to negotiations for their release. President Hollande said France is […]
Taliban insist on using ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,’ flying flag at Qatar ‘political office’
The spokesman for the Qatar “political office” denied reports the Taliban will lower their flag and remove the sign of the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.”
Turkey
Mosque Dream Seen at Heart of Turkey Protests
Morocco
The battle for Morocco’s Koran
China
For Snowden, a Sudden Departure from Hong Kong
Tunisia
The National Union of Tunisian Security Forces Syndicates has submitted a bill that raises penalties for attacks on security forces. The head of the union said that since the revolution, there have been 3,472 violent attacks on policemen, half of which were attempted murders, and that security forces receive threats on a daily basis.
Mali
A government mission arrived in Kidal to lay groundwork for the return of Malian security forces. The mission arrived a week after an agreement was signed with the separatist Tuareg MNLA to allow the return of government forces to the area.