Nigeria
At least 24 people have been killed in two separate attacks by suspected Boko Haram militants in Borno state. The attacks took place 200 km apart, in Damasak on the border with Niger, and in Bama near the border with Cameroon.
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Tunisia
Prime Minister Larayedh accused Ansar al Sharia of involvement in the assassinations of secular Tunisian leaders Chokri Belaid and Mohamed Brahmi, and said the group would be treated as a terrorist organization. Lareyedh claimed that the government had “discovered proof” of the al Qaeda-linked group’s ties to the murders of the two politicians as well […]
North Korea
UN Rights Panel Presses for Access to North Korea
Russia
Syria crisis: live
Syria
Exclusive: Syria strike due in days, West tells opposition – sources
North Korea
North Korea Tried to Export Gas Masks to Syria
Egypt
The Deepening Chaos in Sinai
Libya
Security forces arrested three men suspected of involvement in a string of car bomb assassinations in Benghazi. A Benghazi prison guard was murdered. Guards foiled an attempted prison break in Tripoli; up to 12 people were injured in the clash. A two-stage rocket and gun attack on the main police station in Sebha injured 12 […]
Israel
Blasts in the Night, a Smell, and a Flood of Syrian Victims
Pakistan
Pakistan – Intelligence agencies warn of terror activities in Sukkur
Boko Haram
Thousands displaced after deadly Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
Libya
Libya thinkers blacklisted online
Hezbollah
Syria’s Alawite Force Turned Tide for Assad
United States
Secretary of State Kerry said the US had “little doubt” that chemical weapons were used by the Assad regime in Damascus last week, and castigated the regime for “cynically attempt[ing]” to destroy evidence. He said the US has “additional information” to support its charges, which the US will produce in the coming days. US officials […]
Chechnya
Inside the Minds of Russia’s Black Widows
Israel
As strike on Syria looms, Israelis scramble for gas masks
Iraq
Pentagon Poised for $13 Billion in Mideast Arms Sales
Afghanistan
The Interior Ministry claimed that 12 Taliban fighters were killed during operations in Baghlan, Kapisa, Kunduz, Jawzjan, Wardak, Logar, Farah, Helmand, and Uruzgan. Two Afghan soldiers and five Taliban fighters were killed during an assault on an Army base in Kapisa. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in an attack in the south.
Syria
The US said it is “very clear” that chemical weapons were used in Damascus on Aug. 21 and that there is “very little doubt” that the regime used them. The Al Nusrah Front reportedly assassinated an Alawite sheikh and mufti who was kidnapped in Latakia on Aug. 5. Unidentified snipers damaged the lead vehicle in […]
Turkey
The military claimed it repelled “up to 4,000 smugglers” in a nine-hour clash near the Narlıca Oğulpınar post in Hatay province. The group of approximately 3,000 people on foot, 350 horseback riders, and 250 vehicles was trying to cross over from Syria. A similar incident with “3,000 smugglers” occurred 10 days ago. Police detained two […]
Egypt
Egypt’s police state resurgent in Sinai tourist haven
Saudi Arabia
A Veteran Saudi Power Player Works To Build Support to Topple Assad
Afghanistan
Pakistani group in Logar eliminated: Gen. Yaftali
France
French Journalists Previously Reported Chemical Attacks in Damascus Suburbs
Egypt
Egypt Military Enlists Religion to Quell Ranks
Israel
Minister for Intelligence and Strategic Affairs Yuval Steinitz said it is “crystal clear” that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons in Syria. Israeli intelligence is believed to have intercepted Syrian army communications during the attack. Israeli officials met with US officials in Washington to discuss the ongoing situation in Syria, among other topics.
Egypt
The trial of 64 leaders and members of the Muslim Brotherhood and Gama’a al-Islamiya wanted in connection with inciting violence and attacks on churches began in Suez. At least two bombs were set off in the Sinai by Islamist militants. Authorities continued to arrest members of the Muslim Brotherhood leadership. Leaders from Egypt’s Gamaa Islamiya […]
Palestinian Territories
IDF soldiers attempting to carry out an arrest of a terror suspect in the West Bank were attacked by Palestinians with rocks and firebombs. Three Palestinians were reportedly killed in the clashes; as a result of the deaths, Palestinian negotiators said they would not meet with their Israeli counterparts in Jericho. The State Department, however, […]
Taliban suicide assault team attacks Afghan Army base in Kapisa
The attack takes place just days after the governor of Kapisa said that the Taliban, HIG, and the Haqqani Network are in control of large areas of the province.
Pakistan
Editorial: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan split