US drones killed three al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in an airstrike on a car in the Ghayl Bawazir area near Mukallah, the provincial capital of Hadramout. The strike is the first in more than seven weeks. President Hadi indicated that he will seek a second term as president.
Two suicide bombings outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut killed at least 25 people, including the embassy’s cultural attache and its head of security, and injured over 150 more. The Abdullah Azzam Brigades, an al Qaeda-linked group based in Lebanon, claimed the attack and warned of further attacks if its prisoners are not released from […]
The Abdullah Azzam Brigades, an al Qaeda-linked group, has claimed responsibility for twin suicide attacks on the Iranian embassy in Beirut.
A mortar shell fired by Palestinians in Gaza landed in southern Israel. The Supreme Court upheld the administrative detention of a suspected al Qaeda operative, who has been detained since 2010. An Air Force exercise including the US, Greece, Poland, and Italy will reportedly take place in the near future. In response to rocket fire […]
During operations in the Sinai, authorities seized weaponry and arrested wanted criminals. Security sources claimed to have arrested two people tied to the Oct. 19 bombing of a military intelligence building in Ismailia. At least 12 people were injured during protests on the anniversary of the Mohamed Mahmoud clashes. Security forces in North Sinai were […]
Hamas’ al Qassam Brigades announced the death of Mohammed Ibrahim Al Bahloul “during a mission.” A Palestinian terrorist who killed an IDF soldier in September had sent a coded message about the plot via Palestinian Authority TV months prior. Hamas condemned today’s bombings in Beirut near the Iranian embassy. Gunmen fired on a car belonging […]
A car laden with explosives rammed into the gates of a police station in Beledweyne, allowing other jihadists to storm the compound.
The strike took place in an eastern province of Yemen where AQAP has been regrouping over the past year.
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In a recent audio message, the imprisoned Palestinian jihadist also claimed that jihadists “are purified in the blood of the Jews and the disbelievers from the sinners.”
A senior AMISOM commander said the force will gain 4,000 additional troops and may renew its offensive against Shabaab. In Beledweyne, Shabaab carried out a suicide assault on a police station, killing at least 21 people.
Authorities have confirmed that all four of the attackers at Nairobi’s Westgate mall have been identified. Reports indicate that the Shabaab gunmen trained in Somalia and crossed into Kenya in June before carrying out the attack. A Western official privy to the investigation said the four had a “local support network” in Kenya, and that […]
The escapes of two hostages highlight the differences between Boko Haram and splinter group Ansaru.
The head of military intelligence in Ajilat was assassinated. A 200-member unit of LHOR militia, as well as the majority of the Misratan militias, left Tripoli. A temporary media silence was imposed on the Benghazi Joint Security Room.
The Taliban killed seven children in an IED attack in Paktika and four civilians in bombings in Zabul and Kandahar. Security forces killed 10 Taliban fighters. The Afghan government is reportedly still balking over the language of the Bilateral Security Agreement with the US.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham killed 23 people in attacks throughout the country. In one attack in Tuz Khurmatu, a pair of suicide bombers killed five people. The government executed 12 men convicted on terrorism charges and captured a wanted al Qaeda leader near Mosul.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters killed eight policemen in an ambush near a checkpoint outside of the liquefied natural gas terminal in Balhaf. China is planning to build power plants and improve ports in Yemen.
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Prime Minister Netanyahu warned that Iran already has enough uranium for five nuclear bombs. Netanyahu also called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to come to the Israeli Knesset to promote peace. An Israeli Arab was indicted for allegedly helping Syrian rebels. A court was told by a state prosecutor that an alleged al Qaeda operative […]
Authorities said “Islamic jihadists” were behind the killing of an officer from the Interior Ministry on Nov. 17. The Christian community is reportedly afraid to complain to the government about the continuing attacks on churches; there have been over 74 attacks since June 30. Protesters took to Tahrir Square in Cairo to protest against the […]
The Palestinian Authority is reportedly providing grants and monthly stipends to Palestinian terrorists released from Israeli prisons. Fatah and Hamas supporters clashed at a Palestinian university in the West Bank. A Hamas official claimed that the group possessed rockets that could travel 100 km.
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A bomb attack on the convoy of Benghazi’s security chief killed one bodyguard and injured another. Three people were arrested after a shooting at a Benghazi checkpoint. Libya’s intelligence chief and his assistant escaped from their kidnappers at a checkpoint south of Tripoli. An army unit reportedly abandoned its base in Tajoura, allowing an armed […]
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