Afghanistan
Afghan MoFA Unable to Contact Baradar Due to “Time Crunch”
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Syria
A Surface Calm, Punctured by Artillery and Weary Arguments
Al Nusrah Front, Free Syrian Army seize border crossing to Jordan
Al Qaeda’s Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant teamed up with the Free Syrian Army’s Yarmouk Brigade to take control of the Daraa border crossing to Jordan.
US drones target Haqqani Network in North Waziristan strike
Three Haqqani network fighters were killed in the attack, which took place in the same town where Mullah Sangeen Zadran is rumored to have been killed in another drone strike earlier this month.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Has Turkish Foreign Policy Created a ‘Syrian Taliban’?
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed 40 people and wounded 50 more in an attack at a Shia mosque in an attack in Mussayab. A pair of suicide bombers killed four people and wounded 29 more in an attack in Irbil.
Syria
Some 43 Islamist groups joined together to form the Army of Islam (Jaysh al Islam) under the command of Sheikh Mohammed Zahran. Rebel forces are now said to control all of the Syrian border crossings into Iraq, as well as border crossings into Turkey and Jordan. Islamist brigades, including the Al Nusrah Front and Ahrar […]
South Africa
Authorities raised South Africa’s terror alert level after learning that wanted British terrorist Samantha Lewthwaite had spied on embassies in Pretoria early this year. A convicted fraudster said he had helped process over 3 000 fake IDs and passports from al Qaeda-linked networks such as Shabaab and Soldiers of Islam, and that Lewthwaite’s fake documents […]
Nigeria
Boko Haram gunmen stormed an agricultural college in Yobe state, killing at least 40 students who had been sleeping in a dormitory, and setting fire to classrooms. Gunmen attacked Zangang village in Kaduna state, killing at least 11 people and burning several houses. Farmers and government officials are fleeing the Gwoza hills area of Borno […]
Mali
Security forces exchanged fire with separatist Tuareg rebels in Kidal. An explosion destroyed the roof and walls of a UN World Food Program storage facility in Kidal; no injuries have been reported. French and UN forces set up a security perimeter around the facility after the blast. Kidal is controlled mainly by Tuareg rebels.
AMISOM
On the shifting frontlines of the fight against al-Shabaab
Afghanistan
Ahmed Abdi Godane: the new ‘Mad Mullah’ bent on jihad
Syria
Syrian Conflict as Seen Through YouTube
Afghanistan
How Afghanistan will be paying for Western errors for years to come
Sudan
Islamists, ruling party members chide Sudan’s Bashir amid protests
Palestinian Authority
Judge tosses Palestinian president’s son’s lawsuit against Foreign Policy magazine
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed two Afghans in an attack outside a district center in Paktika. Five civilians were killed in two separate IED attacks in Ghazni and Uruzgan. The military said 14 Taliban fighters were killed in fighting in Wardak and Paktika.
Iraq
AL Qaeda in Iraq killed six people in attacks in Tarmiyah and Baghdad that targeted police and military personnel and their families. Security forces captured two al Qaeda leaders during raids in Baghdad and Ninewa.
Syria
Syrian rebels, including al Qaeda-linked fighters, captured a military post near the Jordan border. The Free Syrian Army reported heavy regime shelling yesterday along the border, where some 69,000 refugees are said to be trapped. Western officials said US and Israeli intelligence agencies think that Syria’s chemical arms declaration may be incomplete, as Syria named […]
Egypt
Ansar Jerusalem released video of some of its recent attacks in the Sinai. An Egyptian soldier was killed by a sniper while on duty in the Sinai. An army spokesman called on the media to coordinate with the army when they report about it. The Salafi Nour party said it was opposed to a constitutional […]
Palestinian Territories
Hamas announced the death of Qassam Brigades member Abed Al Kareem Fayyad. In recent days, Palestinian terrorists fired five rockets and mortars toward Israel, three of which exploded prematurely. Grenada and Haiti recently announced their recognition of the State of Palestine. The Popular Resistance Committees held a military parade in Gaza and said it remains […]
NSA
N.S.A. Gathers Data on Social Connections of U.S. Citizens
Kenya
Did Karangi, ministers ignore terror warning?
Nigeria
Boko Haram fighters killed 27 Nigerians in attacks on two villages. On Sept. 25, jihadists killed six villagers in Gamboru near the Cameroon border. On Sept. 26, Boko Haram fighters returned to Gamboru and killed 21 more people. The Islamist militant group Ansaru posted a video of French hostage Francis Colump, who was kidnapped near […]
Kenya
The government said it is “at war” with Shabaab, and tried to address reports that it had received intelligence warnings before the Westgate Mall massacre that Shabaab was likely to attack in Nairobi. Kenya called for the US to withdraw a travel advisory issued yesterday which warned that “the US government continues to receive information […]
Tunisia
The Islamist Ennahda government agreed to resign, form a caretaker administration, and plan for elections, after months of protests by the secular opposition. President Marzouki said he was waiting for “political good moment” to release a man jailed for insulting Islam, due to concerns about the Salafist reaction. Tunisians have reported hearing nightly explosions across […]
Mali
Two suicide bombers detonated in a car outside a military camp in Timbuktu, killing two civilians as well as themselves, in the first suicide attack in the city since March. Yesterday two soldiers were injured by a grenade thrown at a Kidal bank. Earlier this week, Tuareg separatist groups withdrew from a peace accord with […]
Philippines
Defense Secretary Gazmin claimed victory over the rebels in Zamboanga, but acknowledged that Habier Malik, the commander of the Moro National Liberation Front group that stormed the Mindanao port city three weeks ago, is still unaccounted for. The military said 18 soldiers, five police, and 12 civilians had been killed. Officials reported 375 rebels as […]
Sinai jihadists release video of recent attacks on Egyptian forces
Ansar Jerusalem released footage of some of its recent attacks on Egyptian security forces in the Sinai. The release of the video comes amid growing calls for such attacks.
Afghanistan
Steeped in ancient mysticism, passion of Sufis infuriates Taliban