Kenya
Before Kenya Attack, Rehearsals and Planting of Machine Guns
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Iran
Obama’s Favorite General Stripped of His Security Clearance
Djibouti
U.S. moves drone fleet from Camp Lemonnier to ease Djibouti’s safety concerns
Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq killed nine policemen in a suicide assault and attacks on police and military bases in Haditha. Security forces detained an escaped inmate from the July Abu Ghraib prison break in Anbar, and two al Qaeda fighters as they were planting an IED outside the home of an Awakening leader in Samarra.
Turkey
The opposition party accused Prime Minister Erdogan’s government of using discretionary funds to recruit, arm, train, and finance al Qaeda-linked groups in Turkey for battle in Syria. Last week Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim accused the Erdogan government of facilitating the operations of the Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda, and the Ahrar al Sham in […]
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Al-Qaeda’s Latest Target: Syria’s Civilian Activists
Egypt
Jordan Islamists denounce Egypt’s brotherhood ban
Kenya
Q&A: Al-Shabab defends Nairobi attack
Kenya
Samantha Lewthwaite: The quiet Home Counties girl who now tops the list of terrorism suspects
Al Qaeda
Global jihad: smoke signals from Mumbai to Nairobi
Syria
The Al Nusrah Front, the Ahrar al Sham, and the Free Syrian Army’s Sahaba Battalions are leading a rebel offensive in southwest Damascus. A car bomb detonated in Damascus, killing at least seven civilians. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant detained two teenagers in Raqqah. The ISIL, Al Nusrah, and rebels continued to […]
Norway
Norway Muslims face mosque-burning threat
European Union
EU threatens to suspend deal with US on tracking terrorists’ funding
Kenya
Jihadist networks share first photo of ‘Nairobi mall attackers’
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula freed 21 soldiers who were captured during last week’s assaults on military bases in Abyan. AQAP gunned down another Yemeni intelligence official in Sana’a.
Russia
Chemical Disarmament Won’t Be Easy
Kenyan forces end Shabaab’s siege at mall
President Kenyatta said that five Shabaab fighters were killed and 11 more were captured. Sixty-two civilians and six Kenyan troops were killed during the attack on the Westgate Mall.
Libya
Libya asks world for security help
Kenya
In Kenya, the fear of terrorism was a constant companion
Palestinian Territories
Hamas’ Interior Ministry said Gaza had suffered its first “martyr” as a result of Egypt’s siege on the Gaza Strip. Hamas Politburo official Khalil al Hayya called for more Palestinian sniper attacks on Israelis in the West Bank.
Israel
A purportedly internal Israeli document says Iran is seeking minor concessions while preserving its ability to “rush forward to produce nuclear weapons.” Authorities closed the Temple Mount in Jerusalem to visitors due to threats of rioting from Palestinian Muslims. Defense Minister Ya’alon said recent terror attacks in the West Bank should not raise fears of […]
Egypt
Authorities raided a village near the Giza pyramids in search of those responsible for the August killing of 15 policemen in Kerdasa. The Palestinian ambassador said the ongoing security situation in the Sinai is stalling the reopening of the Rafah crossing with Gaza. The Muslim Brotherhood said it has moved its media office to London. […]
Shabaab threatens ‘big surprise’ as siege at Kenyan mall continues
Shabaab’s propaganda unit on Twitter also said that there are many bodies inside the Westgate Mall, it still has hostages, and it is striving to implement a global Islamic Caliphate.
Al Qaeda launches suicide assault on security forces in western Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraqi and the Levant killed nine policemen in Haditiha in a coordinated assault on police and military bases.
Denmark
The national intelligence agency, PET, said that some 40 Danish residents have trained in Shabaab camps in Somalia, and that the terror group has recruited in Denmark as part of an effort to gain fighters from outside Somalia. Citing an inability to find violations of the law, police dropped their investigation of extremist cleric Abu […]
Syria
UN Aid Official Demands Syria Access
Ennahda
Tunisia’s Marzouki wants Iran to help stop Syria’s ‘nightmare’
Kenya
Kenya : How ‘white widow’ Samantha Lewthwaite has escaped anti-terror police traps all along
Syria
Chemical Disarmament Won’t Be Easy
Central African Republic
France says urgent action needed to aid Central African Republic