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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Mali
Extremists exploit Sahel unrest
Iran
Here’s how Iran censors the Internet
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Why the White House blessed the recent Yemen drone strikes
Australian, ISAF troops hunt down Afghan soldier involved in 2011 green-on-blue attack
Mohammed Roozi, who wounded three Australian soldiers and two Afghan troops in an attack in Uruzgan, was killed in the northern province of Takhar.
Egypt
Numerous clashes were reported between security forces and supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi. At least 60 people are said to have been killed in the latest clashes. Seventeen people have reportedly been killed in attacks in the Sinai in recent days. Rights groups claimed that over 25 Coptic Christian churches were torched, and homes, […]
Libya
Residents of the coastal city of Derna are complaining about the increasing presence and activities of al Qaeda-linked groups, including the Sufian al-Quma brigade, which is led by a former driver for Osama bin Laden. The government and media are keeping silent about the groups, residents claim. Reports of the emergence of the Derna group, […]
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Syrian War Fueling Attacks by Al Qaeda in Iraq, Officials Say
United States
Obama’s decision to cancel US-Egypt military exercise presents risks
Egypt
Egypt’s Coptic Christians report fresh attacks on churches
Jordan. Iran
Abu Qatada’s family leave UK
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – US general expects spike in violence before winter
Afghanistan
Cameron Handed 70,000-Name Afghan Interpreters Petition
NSA
NSA broke privacy rules thousands of times per year, audit finds
Afghanistan
The Taliban offerred to free a female member of parliament and two other civilians who have recently been kidnapped in Ghazni in exchange for eight Taliban fighters currently in prison. Security forces killed a Taliban commander in Badakhshan province.
Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant summarily executed two Shiite teenagers in Nubbul on the outskirts of Aleppo; ISIL claimed to have killed them in response to “a lack of commitment in an exchange of abductees,” activists said. Rebels clashed with regime and Hezbollah forces in Thiyabiya. The Liwa’ Jabhet al-Akrad brigade retreated […]
Gaza jihadists call for ‘jihad’ against Egypt’s el Sisi
The leader of a Gaza-based Salafi jihadist group has called on Egyptians to wage ‘jihad’ against Egypt’s el Sisi, one day after the Egyptian government’s forcible breakup of two Muslim Brotherhood sit-ins led to the deaths of at least 525 people.
Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq killed 34 people in a series of nine bombings throughout the capital of Baghdad. One bombing took place near the Foreign Ministry. Security forces killed two terrorists and captured six more in a raid on an al Qaeda “hideout” in Ninewa.
Egypt
The Health Ministry announced that the death toll from yesterday’s clashes is now 525 people. Authorities closed the Rafah crossing with Gaza indefinitely. A Muslim Brotherhood official said the group suffered a blow in yesterday’s crackdown. Brotherhood supporters torched a government building in Giza and called for continued protests. Four soldiers were reportedly killed in […]
Lebanon
A car bomb struck a complex used by Hezbollah in a Beirut suburb, killing at least 20 people and injuring over 200 more. Shortly after the blast, a video was released by a previously unknown Syrian Sunni group, the Aisha Umm-al Mouemeneen, claiming the attack and warning Hezbollah. The head of Hezbollah claimed that his […]
Turkey
Turkish troops repelled a group of some 1,150 “smugglers” who were attempting to enter Hatay province from Syria. The troops warned the group, which included 150 horseback riders and 40 vehicles, but shot back after 15 or 20 rounds were fired at the military. A soldier was injured when some of the 35 gas cans […]
United States
The Killing Machines
Iran
Jordan Asks for Assistance in Securing Syrian Border
Mali
Official election results confirm that Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won the Aug. 11 presidential election. Captain Amadou Sanogo, who led the March 2012 coup, was promoted to the rank of four-star general. Three Malian separatist groups, the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), the Touareg tribal-led Supreme Council for Azawad Unity (HCUA), and the […]
Egypt
World leaders condemn Egypt violence; Islamists back showdown
Central African Republic
Overall situation remains highly volatile in CAR: senior UN officials
United States
The White House said it opposes the Egyptian military’s imposition of a state of emergency, and condemned the ongoing violence against protesters in Egypt. The State Department said US aid to Egypt is being reviewed in light of recent events. An Air Force unit that operates one-third of the land-based nuclear missiles in the US […]
Jihadists respond to violence in Egypt
In response to the Egyptian government’s crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, comments on jihadi forums have ranged from denouncing the Brotherhood’s participation in the democratic process to calling for jihad against the army.
Afghanistan
Ex-NATO Chief: 15,000 Troops Should Stay In Afghanistan After 2014
Inter-Services Intelligence Agency
Pakistan – Fighting terrorism: Nisar unveils plans for joint intelligence secretariat