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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Egypt
How the Muslim Brotherhood lost Egypt
Pakistan
Jundallah claimed credit for a suicide assault that killed four ISID personnel, including the group’s deputy director in Sukkur. The mutilated bodies of 21 “militants” were found in Khyber. The bodyguard and the driver for the Deputy Commander of Frontier Reserve Police were killed in an attack in Peshawar.
CIA
Criticism alters US drone program in Pakistan
Canada
Federal audit raises concern that Canadian charity funded terror
Afghanistan
Nine Taliban fighters and two security personnel were killed in Logar. The Taliban killed four people in bombings in Kunduz and Jawzjan, and captured 12 policemen in Zabul; the incident was facilitated by an insider.
Jundallah claims suicide assault on ISID headquarters in Sukkur
The Taliban and al Qaeda-linked group said the attack was executed to avenge the death of Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan’s deputy emir, who was killed in a US drone strike in May.
Iraq
Al Qaeda fighters executed 14 Shia truck drivers at a fake checkpoint near Sulaiman Pak. The bodies of four policemen kidnapped in Badoush have been found. Security forces captured five al Qaeda fighters in Habbaniyah. The government offered an $86,000 reward for al Qaeda’s war minister.
Israel
Israeli media revealed that in 2008 authorities tried to capture former Hamas military chief Ahmed Jabari but failed. Jabari was killed in an airstrike by the IAF in November 2012 at the start of Operation Pillar of Defense. Talks between Israeli and Palestinian officials are expected to resume on Tuesday in Washington. Authorities arrested a […]
Egypt
The army said that the Muslim Brotherhood had 48 hours to accept the political roadmap set forth by the military. At least two soldiers were killed in an attack in the Sinai. Authorities seized a weapons cache on the country’s western border. The Obama administration has no plans to label the ouster of Mohammed Morsi […]
Palestinian Territories
Hamas shut down the offices of Al Arabiya and Ma’an News Agency after they allegedly published ‘false news’ that was critical of Hamas. Palestinian officials said they will engage in talks with Israel only if it confirms its intention to release a number of Palestinian prisoners.
Syria
The UN said the Syrian conflict has now claimed over 100,000 lives, and US Secretary of State Kerry said there is no military solution to the conflict. Rebels disillusioned by infighting with Islamist fighters are said to have begun accepting reconciliation offers from the Assad regime. A car bomb blamed on “terrorists” exploded in Reef […]
Lebanon
Ammar Musawi, Hezbollah’s official in charge of international relations, warned that the EU’s decision to blacklist the group’s military wing “will have repercussions.” He also said the group’s political and military aspects are inseparable. Residents of south Lebanon laughed off the EU’s recent move. A Palestinian who served as personal bodyguard to fugitive Salafist cleric […]
Yemen
Tribesmen kidnapped two Yemeni soldiers as they were traveling to their base in Daleh, and bombed the main oil pipeline in Marib. The US is unhappy that the Yemeni government pardoned a journalist who has been linked to al Qaeda.
Somalia
One person was killed in a car bombing that targeted a politician in Mogadishu. The government executed two Shabaab fighters convicted of assassinating the Mufti of Puntland. Shabaab continues to claim it assassinated the CIA’s chief of operations in East Africa.
Libya
The Interior Ministry confirmed that Tuesday’s mortar attack in Tripoli had targeted the Corinthia hotel; in the first admission that it has begun to obtain intelligence on terrorist activities, the ministry said it was warned a few days before that some sites were being targeted. Due to security concerns, no US citizens, including the US […]
Tunisia
Thousands protested after secular Tunisian politician Mohamed Brahmi was shot dead in front of his wife and children today in Tunis. The trade unions head has predicted a “bloodbath.” The assassination resembles that of secular political leader Chokri Belaid, who was killed in front of his home on Feb. 6; yesterday the government said it […]
Names of Hezbollah terrorists linked to Burgas attack released
Bulgarian authorities today revealed the names and photos of two Hezbollah operatives believed to have been part of the Burgas terror attack last July. The two men are thought to be living in southern Lebanon.
Afghanistan
Drones to patrol Pakistan’s tribal belt post-Afghanistan withdrawal: Report
‘Militants’ attack Pakistani ISID headquarters in Sindh
A suicide assault team hit an Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate headquarters in Sukkur, while a suicide bomber detonated outside a police station in the town.
CIA
‘Secret’ CIA museum features Osama bin Laden’s AK-47
United States
President Obama decided to suspend the delivery of four fighter jets to Egypt. The Pentagon will proceed with planned joint military exercises in Egypt, however. The US is asking Russia for clarification on the status of NSA leaker Edward Snowden, who is said to be likely to soon receive temporary asylum in Russia.
Canada
Chiheb Esseghaier, who along with Raed Jaser is being tried in Canada for the Via rail terror plot, wants sealed evidence in the case to be made public except for that on “private life inside the home.” Some of the sealed information deals with witness identities and wiretaps.
Indonesia
Members of the Detachment 88 antiterrorism squad ambushed four militants in Tulungagung in East Java province, killing two who fired at security forces and detaining the other two. The suspects were allegedly linked to terrorism activities in Java, Poso, Bali, and north Sumatra.
Thailand
Two teachers were killed and three other people were injured by a roadside bomb detonated by militants in Narathiwat. Among the more than 5,000 people killed since the start of an Islamic insurgency in southern Thailand in 2004 are over 150 teachers.
Afghanistan
The military claimed that 35 Taliban fighters were killed during an offensive in the northern province of Faryab. The Taliban killed three civilians in an IED attack in Badghis.
United States
House debates defense spending, including NSA surveillance and aid to Syrian rebels
Mali
Will Mali’s Elections Satisfy the Citizenry or Destabilise the Country?
Iraq
Al Qaeda killed 14 people in attacks throughout Iraq; nine policemen were killed in an assault on a police headquarters outside of Mosul. Security forces captured an al Qaeda leader in Kirkuk and five fighters in Salahuddin.
Qatar
Qatar’s ambassador to the Syrian National Coalition said the country’s new ruler, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, who took over last month after his father abdicated, plans to continue the policy of supporting the Syrian opposition. The head of the SNC is visiting Qatar this week to coordinate the supply of aid. The Foreign Ministry […]