Afghan Taliban lauded suicide bombings days before opening ‘political office’
Six days before the Taliban opened their de facto embassy in Qatar, the group published a defense and justification of suicide bombings.
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Iran
Exiled dissidents claim Iran building new nuclear site
Egypt
Palestinian Islamic Jihad Unfazed by Egypt Crisis
United States
In 2011 Murder Inquiry, Hints of Missed Chance to Avert Boston Bombing
Niger
Drones in Niger Reflect New US Tack on Terrorism
Iran
Iranian smugglers set up shop in coastal Oman
Jordan
Officials will allow al Qaeda-linked extremist cleric Abu Qatada to preach and provide “religious guidance” to fellow inmates while in Muwaqqer prison, which offers library privileges, poetry, music, and pottery activities. Most of the prison’s 1,100 inmates are serving time for Islamist terror convictions.
United Kingdom
Parliament moved to require the Prime Minister to give it veto power over any decision to arm the Syrian rebels. The head of MI6 has warned of the “highly worrying proliferation” of chemical weapons if the Assad regime falls in Syria. British spy agencies now believe Syria presents the biggest terror threat to the UK, […]
Jordan
Abu Qatada’s family plans to move to Jordan: friend
Afghanistan
White House happy to talk peace terms with Taliban
United States
The White House said it would pursue other avenues to peace in Afghanistan if the Taliban Qatar office effort does not succeed, and also said a decision on troop withdrawals in Afghanistan is not “imminent.” Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pled not guilty to all 30 charges today in a federal court in Boston. […]
Afghanistan
In Pakistan, army adamant on fighting the other Taliban
Al Qaeda
Surrey couple facing terrorism charges all smiles in court; case adjourned for one month
Egypt
Sudden Improvements in Egypt Suggest a Campaign to Undermine Morsi
Canada
Prosecutors charged John Nuttall and Amanda Korody with conspiring to commit murder and cause grievous harm in a public place for a terrorist group, knowingly facilitating terrorist activity, and making or possessing an explosive substance for a terrorist group. The al Qaeda-inspired pair, who were arrested after a five-month investigation involving wiretapping and an undercover […]
Egypt
U.S. Defense Chief Mans Hot Line to Cairo
Syria
U.S. arms showing up in hands of pro-Assad militias
Egypt
Islamist militants killed two people and wounded six in an overnight attack in the Sinai. Two additional security posts were also attacked by gunmen. Egypt’s prosecutor’s office ordered the arrest of numerous Muslim Brotherhood officials. In the coming weeks, the US will provide Egypt with four F-16 fighter jets. Since the ouster of Mohammed Morsi, […]
Israel
Israel confirmed it recently arrested for security reasons a Palestinian who allegedly disappeared in Egypt in June. Israel is bolstering its forces in the Golan as it has seen Hezbollah recently increasing intelligence operations in the area. The IAF plans to reduce the number of squadrons, due to budget cuts.
Iran
Saudi Arabia ‘targeting Iran and Israel with ballistic missiles’
Hamas
Congress to Qatar: Stop funding Hamas
Jabhat al-Nusra
How Syria’s mould-breaking al-Nusra Front is winning hearts and minds
Africa
Drones in Niger Reflect New U.S. Approach in Terror Fight
Hezbollah
Iranian Assets Unfrozen by Judge for Terror Victims’ Kin
Egypt
Revealed: How Egyptian Islamists are manipulating the media
Syria
Syrian rebels in Aleppo dispersed civilians protesting against a rebel blockade of food and medical supplies into government-held areas of the city; the head of the sharia council told rebels to allow food through the blockade. Protesters in Menbej city demanded that Islamic state of Iraq and al-Sham fighters leave. Influential Islamist cleric Sheikh Anas […]
‘313 Brigade’ claims car bombing that targeted Hezbollah in Beirut
The 313 Brigade shares the same name as an al Qaeda military formation that is based in Pakistan.
Afghanistan
A brand-new US military headquarters in Afghanistan. And nobody to use it.
Al Qaeda
The State Department’s Arabic outreach team spoofed an al-Qaeda video
Chechnya
Russian Court Upholds Ban On Religious Clothing At Stavropol Region Schools