A Shabaab suicide car bomber rammed the gates of a building that houses Turkish Embassy staff in Mogadishu, killing three Somali civilians as well as the bomber, and wounding nine other people. A ceasefire was declared in Lower Shabelle yesterday following clashes between government troops belonging to the Bimayal clan and those belonging to the […]
In a statement released on its Facebook page and Twitter feed, Ansar al Sharia Tunisia denied any involvement in two high-profile assassinations this year. One day earlier, Tunisia’s interior minister accused Ansar al Sharia members and a longtime jihadist of being involved.
Benghazi “residents” broke into the Al-Kuifiya prison, freeing over 1,000 inmates. Three high-profile assassinations were conducted in Benghazi: a retired military official was shot dead in a mosque, a police commander was killed during a security operation, and Abdulsalam Musmari, a popular lawyer and activist who had criticized the Muslim Brotherhood, was killed while walking […]
A bombing at a restaurant filled with doctors attending a convention killed six people and wounded at least 48 more in the port city of Cagayan de Oro on the island of Mindanao, where Islamists have been waging an insurgency for decades. The attack occurred shortly after Islamist rebels accused the government of failing to […]
Tunisian officials have accused a longtime jihadist, who fought in Iraq, of being involved in two high-profile assassinations. The Tunisian government also alleged that some of the perpetrators “belong to Ansar al Sharia.”
Both groups claimed credit for overrunning the Syrian military and Hezbollah in Khan al Asal, a town where chemical weapons are reported to have been used in the past.
The US is planning to release two Guantanamo Bay detainees to Algeria; a US official said none of the 12 detainees previously released to Algeria has returned to terrorism. The US told Russia it will not seek the death penalty for NSA leaker Edward Snowden, who has been holed up at a Moscow airport since […]
Twin explosions carried out by two suicide bombers on motorcycles at a market and a taxi stand in Parachinar, the capital of Kurram tribal agency, killed at least 48 people and wounded 200 more. A spokesman claimed the attack for Ansarul Mujahideen, and warned of more attacks on the Shia community. Two people were killed […]
The Ahfad al Rasoul Brigade said that it would join al Qaeda’s affiliates and fight a Kurdish militia. It is funded by Qatar and is represented on the US-backed Supreme Military Command.
Rebel forces in Khan al-Asal in Aleppo killed 150 members of the regime forces, of whom 51 were summarily executed. Four Islamist groups — the Al Nusrah Front, Ahrar al-Sham, the Ahfad al-Rasoul Brigade, and the Islamic Kurdish Front — issued a joint statement on July 24 vowing to drive Kurdish PYD fighters out of […]
Opposition Politician Murder Sparks Anti Government Protests in Tunisia
Pakistan may seek to trade hero Afridi for Al Qaeda-linked terrorist
France’s far-right ban targets ‘all extremism’
Syrian Kurds’ struggle for autonomy threatens rebel effort to oust Assad
Hamza al ‘Awni said that on the ground, the ISIL and the Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, another al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, are “without differences.”
Former president Morsi is accused of conspiring with the Palestinian terror group Hamas and plotting attacks on prisons during the uprising against Hosni Mubarak, among other charges. Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood denounced the accusations. An army spokesman said 60 tribes have issued a document supporting the army’s plan to combat terrorism. Clashes between Morsi […]
A senior Israeli minister said the government is prepared to make serious territorial concessions in negotiations with the Palestinians. President Peres said the EU’s decision to designate only the ‘military wing’ of Hezbollah was “hypocrisy.” A missing Arab Israeli is suspected of joining the Syrian rebels to fight the Assad regime.
The Dutch embassy warned Dutch citizens in Kenya that it had received indications of a possible terrorist attack on Thursday or Friday; a large shipment of explosives destined for Mombasa was intercepted earlier this week. Abubakar Shariff Ahmed a.k.a. Makaburi denied allegations in a recent UN report that he is providing “operational direction and guidance,” […]
The government named Salafi extremist Boubaker Hakim as the prime suspect in the assassination yesterday of secular politician Mohamed Brahmi, and claimed that the weapon used was the same that killed secular politician Chokri Belaid in February. Officials said four members of a 14-member al Qaeda cell to which Hakim belongs have been arrested but […]
Bulgarian media reported that the two suspected Hezbollah operatives identified by authorities on July 25 had received about $100,000 in money transfers from Hezbollah. The money, which helped finance the Burgas attack, reportedly went into their bank accounts in Canada and Australia.
Iran Is Said to Want Direct Talks With U.S. on Nuclear Program
Militants in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula grow stronger
With insider help, assailants in ‘green-on-blue’ attacks slip away
In debate over military aid to Egypt, contractual issues loom large for US
The Obama administration said it will not call the overthrow of the Morsi government in Egypt a “coup,” thus enabling US aid to Egypt to continue. A report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction found that US agencies still lack authority to terminate contracts with companies believed to be funding or supporting the […]
Benghazi hero fought alongside fallen SEALs, still recovering at Walter Reed
Al-Qaeda tries to soften image with ice cream
Taliban Seize Police Force in a Hamlet
As US forces pull back, Afghan insurgents find opportunities for deadlier bomb attacks
A government audit found that over $280,000 raised for needy Canadians by the Mississauga-based Islamic Society of North America was sent instead to the Pakistan-based Relief Organization for Kashmiri Muslims, whose directors are linked to Jamaat-e-Islami’s militant activities in Kashmir and to the Hizbul Mujahideen, a terrorist group. The audit also found a number of […]