Afghanistan
Muzhda Confirms Talks With Taliban
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Radical opposition boycotts Mauritanian elections
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Tunisians adjust to terror at home
Libya
A government official admitted that the militias recently told to leave Tripoli were allowed to take their weapons with them. An Iraqi professor was kidnapped in Derna. Militias have been given until Dec. 31 to vacate their Tripoli bases, including prisons; break up as a military unit; and, as individuals, join the security forces or […]
Syria
As Syrian Chemical Attack Loomed, Missteps Doomed Civilians
Iran
Iran Is Playing Obama, Says Savvy Saudi Prince
Egypt
A gag order was imposed on a number of high profile cases including one involving former president Mohammed Morsi. A military source denied reports that a grad rocket was fired from the Sinai toward Israel. Influential cleric Sheikh Yusuf al Qaradawi described the current government in Egypt as “thugs who kill people and steal their […]
China
The Turkestan Islamic Party released a message claiming that the Oct. 28 car crash in Tiananmen Square was a “jihadi operation.” In the message, TIP leader Abdullah Mansour warned of further Uighur attacks on Chinese targets, including the Great Hall of the People.
Afghanistan
President Karzai rejected a US ultimatum to approve the Bilateral Security Agreement by the end of the year. Security forces killed 12 Taliban fighters during operations in Kabul, Balkh, Wardak, Logar, Nimroz, Kandahar, and Helmand. “Gunmen” kidnapped and then executed two health workers in Helmand.
Lebanon
President Sleiman called for the withdrawal of Lebanese fighters from Syria. Authorities suspect that Mouin Abu Dahr, a Lebanese linked to fugitive anti-Hezbollah Islamist preacher Sheikh Ahmad Assir, was one of two suicide bombers who attacked the Iranian Embassy in Beirut on Nov. 19. US intelligence reportedly assessed that the Ziad al-Jarrah Battalion, the Lebanese […]
Abdullah Azzam Brigades
US Intel Eyes New Threat: al Qaeda in Lebanon
United States
Exclusive: Enter America’s Repository of Pain, 100,000 Weapons of War
Hamas
IDF field intelligence keeps a close eye on Hamas in Gaza
Ansar Jerusalem
What’s Behind the Wave of Terror in the Sinai
Israel
Unclear and present danger: Israel facing growing threat of non-organized terrorism
Syria
Seven large Islamist groups, amounting to about 45,000 fighters — Ahrar al-Sham, Jaysh al-Islam, Suqour al-Sham, Liwa al-Tawhid, Liwa al-Haqq, Ansar al-Sham, and the Kurdish Islamic Front — announced their “gradual merger” into an Islamic Front to battle the Assad regime and create an Islamic state. The group’s spokesman said the Al Nusrah Front wanted […]
Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant killed 23 Iraqis in a series of bombings and attacks in Baghdad and Tarmiya. Security forces captured six ISIS fighters in Kirkuk.
Yemen
“Gunmen” in Sana’a assassinated a member of parliament who represented Shia Houthi rebels in the north. The United Nations’ representative was targeted for assassination in the capital. Two soldiers were killed in an IED attack in Saada.
Somalia
The United Nations has approved a plan to integrate Ethiopian troops into AMISOM and increase the number of peacekeepers to over 22,000. Shabaab infighting continues, with the detention today of Yusuf Isse and other leaders by Ahmad Abdi Godane.
Nigeria
The family of alleged Boko Haram cell leader Muhammad Nazeef protested his arrest, claiming he was “set up.” Boko Haram killed at least six people and injured many more during an attack that lasted several hours in Yola, the capital of Adamawa state. Police closed all roads leading out of Yola as they pursued the […]
Analysis: Targeted killing of Haqqani leaders a successful tactic that falls short of an effective strategy
The recent deaths of top Haqqani Network leaders Nasiruddin Haqqani and Ahmad Jan will hurt the organization, but without a comprehensive strategy to fight jihadist groups beyond the tactic of targeted killings, will not lead to its collapse.
China
China ‘flies first stealth drone’
Iran
Iran’s Secret Army
Egypt
A factory linked to the army was attacked near Rafah. Two people were detained in connection with the recent killing of a police officer, while army operations continued in North Sinai. At least three were killed during clashes throughout the country. A top Muslim Brotherhood figure was arrested in North Sinai. Security forces increased measures […]
Iran
Iran, six powers struggle to overcome snags in nuclear talks
Norway
Arslan Ubaydullah Maroof Hussain, a spokesperson for the Norwegian Islamist group Prophet Ummah, is being tried on charges of threatening a Norwegian journalist, members of Norway’s Jewish community, and an expert witness in the trial of Ansar al Islam founder Mullah Krekar. Hussain was arrested in October 2012 but freed in November 2012.
Australia
Attorney General Brandis denied allegations by Hizb ut-Tahrir that the government is harassing members of the group to obtain information. Australia’s Security Intelligence Organisation is said to be stripping passports at more than double the usual rate in an effort to prevent jihadists from traveling to Syria. The ASIO’s 2013 report said “many” Australians have […]
Nigerian authorities dismantle Boko Haram cell in Kogi state
The State Security Services captured members of a cell, including a Saudi-educated preacher, that was allegedly planning an attack in Kogi state in central Nigeria.
Hamas
Hamas Is in Trouble in Gaza and Looking to Iran for Help
Pakistan
The US killed three Haqqani Network leaders, including Maulvi Ahmed Jan, a senior financier and aide to Sirajuddin Haqqani, in a drone strike in Hangu. The strike is the first outside of the tribal areas in four years. Pakistan “strongly condemned” the US attack.