Monthly Archives: July 2013

Iran

| July 8, 2013

Report: Web monitoring devices made by U.S. firm Blue Coat detected in Iran, Sudan

Syria

| July 8, 2013

At its first central party leadership committee meeting since 2005, the Assad regime’s ruling Baath party replaced 16 of its top leaders, including Vice President Farouk al-Sharaa, who will nonetheless remain in office. Ghassan Hitto, prime minister of the rebel Syrian National Coalition, resigned today, citing an inability to form an interim government. Hitto is […]

Egypt

| July 8, 2013

At least 51 people were killed as the army opened fire on pro-Morsi supporters in Cairo. Hamas condemned the incident, and the presidency planned to form a judicial committee to investigate it. The Muslim Brotherhood issued a statement urging the “Egyptian people to rise up against those who want to steal their revolution.” Brotherhood headquarters […]

Somalia

| July 8, 2013

Somali American caught up in a shadowy Pentagon counterpropaganda campaign

Senior Taliban commanders killed in northern Afghanistan

| July 8, 2013

Senior Taliban commanders, including two deputy provincial shadow governors, have been killed in joint Afghan and Coalition security operations targeting militant hideouts in Jawzjan province. Two other prominent Taliban commanders were killed in Faryab province.

Iran

| July 8, 2013

Iran’s Ayatollahs Blame Morsi’s ‘Pro-Israeli, Pro-US’ Stance For Egypt Crisis

Jordan

| July 8, 2013

Radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada, recently deported from the UK, pled not guilty to terrorism charges and was remanded to custody for 15 days. His lawyer plans to appeal for Qatada to be released on bail. About 4,000 Syrians are said to be stranded near the Jordanian border due to heavy regime shelling in the […]

Niger

| July 8, 2013

The Signed in Blood Brigade, led by al Qaeda-linked Mokhtar Belmokhtar, issued a statement claiming a June 1 jailbreak in Niamey. Several terrorists, including Cheibane Ould Hama of Mali, were said to be among at least 22 prisoners freed. Some 6,240 Nigerian refugees now in Niger who fled Boko Haram have been promised by Nigerian […]

Libya

| July 8, 2013

A former Gaddhafi regime security official was assassinated in Benghazi when his car exploded. International and national bodies involved in clearing Libyan mines, munitions, and unexploded ordinance are experiencing a funding shortfall of $18.5 million.

Denmark

| July 8, 2013

Authorities announced a possible lead in the investigation into the February attack on Danish free speech advocate Lars Hedegaard. A dark blue VW Transporter van was seen outside Hedegaard’s residence just prior to the attempted shooting. The car was purchased a few days earlier by a man of “ethnic origin other than Danish” who used […]

Jihadists denounce attacks by Egyptian army in Sinai

| July 8, 2013

Al Salafiyya al Jihadiyya denounced the Egyptian army for firing on protesters in the city of el Arish in North Sinai last Friday. In addition, a statement posted to jihadist forums announced the establishment of the Brigades of Abdullah Azzam in Egypt.

United Kingdom

| July 8, 2013

The Home Secretary has requested that two radical Islamist groups, Boko Haram and Minbar Ansar Deen a.k.a. Ansar al-Sharia UK, be added to the country’s list of banned terrorist organizations as of July 12. The UK currently proscribes 49 international terrorist groups.

Egypt

| July 8, 2013

Sources: Sabbahy has persuaded the Salafis to support ElBaradei as PM

The al Qaeda threat in Turkey

| July 8, 2013

This LWJ report examines al Qaeda’s activities in Turkey, providing a detailed look at its targets, plots, and attacks. These activities suggest that the al Qaeda threat in Turkey persists and is concentrated on targeting Western interests, including those of the US.

NSA

| July 7, 2013

Secret Court’s Redefinition of ‘Relevant’ Empowered Vast NSA Data-Gathering

Egypt

| July 7, 2013

Salafist Party Asserts Role in Egypt as the Brotherhood Teeters