Afghanistan
The Opening of the Taleban Office in Qatar: A Propaganda Coup and an Angry Government
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Syria
The European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid, and Crisis Response warned that Syria’s refugee crisis will become the world’s worst in decades if a peace plan is not speedily adopted. She criticized further efforts to arm the rebels, and said half of the 1.7 million Syrian refugees are children, who after years of no […]
Lebanon-based printer at center of Burgas probe
In a recent working group discussion among EU states, Bulgaria revealed that the printer used to print the fake licenses used by terrorists in the July 2012 Burgas attack belonged to a member of Hezbollah.
Salafi jihadist supporters hold 3rd public protest against Hamas this year
Supporters of Salafi jihadists in the Gaza Strip held their third public demonstration against Hamas in recent months. The protesters called for the immediate release of imprisoned Salafists.
Algeria
Algeria to unify fatwas
Jordan
King Abdullah II endorsed a treaty between Jordan and the UK that will allow for the deportation of extremist cleric Abu Qatada to face terrorism charges in Jordan. The Jordanian military said a group of “infiltrators” from Syria attacked a Jordanian border post yesterday; during the clash, one infiltrator was killed, and two others were […]
Hezbollah
Syrian conflict’s sectarian shadow over Lebanon
Al Nusrah Front
Special Report: Syria’s Islamists seize control as moderates dither
Hezbollah
Iraq, Lebanon alarmed at spreading Syria war
Israel
During a meeting with the EU’s Catherine Ashton, Prime Minister Netanyahu said “it’s hard to see how you cannot have a consensus on Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.” Discussions among EU member states in recent weeks have failed to lead to a consensus on designating Hezbollah as a terror group. The IDF completed a major […]
Indonesia
Suspect’s Facebook page tipped Indonesia cops to Myanmar Embassy bomb plot
Taliban want release of 5 al Qaeda-linked commanders in exchange for captured US soldier
The Taliban are using their office in Qatar to further their political standing in the international community as well as negotiate the release of al Qaeda-linked leaders.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Special Report: How Syria’s Islamists govern with guile and guns
Palestinian Territories
Prime Minister Hamdallah offered his resignation to President Abbas after serving only two weeks in office. A court in Hamas-controlled Gaza issued a death sentence for a Palestinian who allegedly collaborated with Israel. A senior Hamas official said the group maintains “good relations” with Hezbollah.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Chaos, Islamist threat plague Libya’s lawless desert south
Syria
Syria’s Assad says Europe will ‘pay price’ for arming rebels
Georgia
As Sanctions Bite, Iranians Invest Big in Georgia
France
Foreign Minister Fabius said France wants to talk to the Syrian rebels more before deciding to arm them and will not reach a decision on the issue before Aug. 1. France is reportedly considering providing sophisticated weapons training and intelligence to the rebel Supreme Military Council in addition to the nonlethal aid France currently provides, […]
Bangladesh
A court sentenced 10 members of the banned Islamist group Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to death for assisting with a suicide bombing at a lawyers’ association office in Gazipur in 2005 that killed nine people and injured at least 100 more. JMB founder Sheikh Abdur Rahman and five other leaders of the group were hanged […]
Al Qaeda
Fighting terrorism
Afghanistan
Taliban Qatar office hints at possibility of ceasefire
Pakistan
Pakistan – Christian women forced to parade naked
Pakistan
Pakistan – Jamaat-e-Islami to impart military training to civilians
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed a political leader in Ninewa province and four of his family members in an attack at a gathering at the politician’s home. A counterterrorism officer was killed in an IED attack in Karma.
Yemen
A suicide bomber killed two people in a blast at a market int he northern city of Saada. The US military is rumored to have deployed 1,700 troops to Yemen, including Marines to protect the embassy in Sana’a.
United States
Fort Hood shooting: Long-delayed trial of Hasan set for July
Al Qaeda
Assessments contradict President’s al Qaeda claim
United States
Secretary of State Kerry said Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s concerns were justifiable after he pulled out of planned peace talks with the Taliban. Former investigators of the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of New York want to reopen the case as new evidence suggests the cause may have been a missile […]
Iran
A senior Iranian official said calls by Sunni clerics such as Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi for jihad in Syria are fueling terrorism in the region. He also claimed that Iran was providing only “economic, political and media support” to Syria, not military aid to the Syrian army, and that Hezbollah was in Syria only to protect […]
Argentina
New Iranian President Tied to 1994 Bombing