Al Nusrah Front
Aleppo braces for major regime offensive
Yearly Archives: 2013
Iraq
“Gunmen” dressed in Iraqi military uniforms abducted 18 Sunni men from their homes in Meshahda, just north of Baghdad, and then executed them. Security officials blamed the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant for the operation.
Muslim Brotherhood
Qatar-backed pro-Brotherhood paper to launch in London
Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, the Al Nusrah Front, and Islamic battalions clashed with regime forces in Reef Dimashq. ISIS, Al Nusrah, and rebel battalions attacked military residential facilities in Aleppo. ISIS and Al Nusah also attacked Kurdish YPG checkpoints in Aleppo. Al Nusrah, Ahrar al Sham, Jaish al Islam issued a […]
Lebanon
A military court dropped terrorism charges filed against a former colonel in the Syrian Army who had defected with his family to Tripoli. Salafist Sheikh Dai al-Islam al-Shahhal and his followers blocked a border crossing into Syria to protest the recent arrest of Islamist leader Abdel-Qader Abdel-Fattah by army intelligence. Tripoli-based Islamist preacher Sheikh Omar […]
Egypt
More than 200 people were arrested for participating in illegal protests. President Mansour said he would consider pardoning the Islamist women recently sentenced for protesting in support of the Muslim Brotherhood. Authorities reportedly arrested a main suspect in the killing of national security officer Mohammed Mabrouk. Authorities discovered a number of mines and mortars near […]
Hamas
Hamas skips anniversary events due to Gaza fuel crisis
Hezbollah
IDF’s Druse battalion prepares for its next clash with Hezbollah
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Maghreb still faces Mali menace
OPCW
Dozens of firms interested in destroying Syrian chemicals: OPCW sources
US drones strike in Pakistan, kill 3 ‘militants’
An unnamed Punjabi jihadist is reported to have been killed in a strike in the Miramshah area, which is administered by the Haqqani Network.
Libya
The UN Security Council approved plans to deploy an armed force of up to 235 including support staff to protect the 200 members of the UN Mission in Tripoli. An official in Benghazi asked for a special force to guard antiquities due to the absence of security in sensitive areas.
Mali
After a flareup of violence in Kidal, the separatist Tuareg Azawad group, consisting of the MNLA, MAA, and HCUA, ended its ceasefire with the government. The International Red Cross said conflict in the north is depriving most Malians in the area of access to health services. Cheibani Ould Hama, a Malian member of al Qaeda […]
Egypt
In Egypt, university campuses emerge as the latest battleground
United Kingdom
Two accused killers of a British soldier in Woolwich have denied murder charges. Prosecutors and witnesses told a court that Michael Adebolajo a.k.a. Mujaahid Abu Hamza and Michael Adebowale a.k.a. Ismail Ibn Abdullah ran over the unarmed soldier from behind, then stabbed and attempted to decapitate him. During the incident, the suspects ignored protests from […]
Japan
US officials said a homemade launching device was found outside Yokota Air Force Base in Tokyo. Two loud explosions were heard on the base last night but no injuries or damage have been reported. The left-wing extremist group Kakurokyo is suspected of launching homemade mortar rockets near Yokota in 2009.
Bahrain
US chief of naval operations confirms expanded footprint in Bahrain
Afghanistan
The Afghan military claimed 15 Taliban fighters were killed in infighting in Paktika, and said that four more were killed during operations in Ghazni. The Taliban killed five civilians in bombings in Nangarhar.
Syria
Selim Idriss, the head of the Free Syrian Army’s Supreme Military Council, pledged cooperation with the newly formed Islamic Front coalition. Kurdish YPG forces took control of three villages in Hasakah after clashes with the Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, and rebel battalions. The Fajer al-Sham Islamic battalion, Ahrar […]
Iran
Iran shakes up foundation controlled by Ayatollah’s business empire
Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham killed 29 people in a series of bombings and attacks in Baghdad, Samarra, Najaf, Hilla, Suwayrah, and Tarmiyah. In an attack in Samarra, a suicide bomber killed three policemen at a checkpoint.
Free Syrian Army
Syrian official on opposition: ‘They are living in a different era’
Afghanistan
Safety of Aid Workers Is a Concern After Afghan Attacks
Afghanistan
US General Warns of Risks If Karzai Delays Deal
Azerbaijan
Security forces arrested a third Azerbaijani citizen suspected to be part of a cell that was planning to bomb a mosque in Baku. The men allegedly belong to a “religious” terrorist group.
Russia
Two suspected Islamist militants and one policeman were killed in a shootout in Ingushetia. Security forces killed three militants in Dagestan on Nov. 26.
Pakistan
Pakistan Taliban condemns media’s celebration of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar
Afghanistan
‘Lawrence of Helmand’ marine awarded Afghan gallantry medal
Libya
Ansar al Sharia has regrouped in Benghazi and attacked at least three army checkpoints, including a headquarters, injuring three soldiers. Two marines were murdered in Benghazi. More than 40 people have been killed in an explosion at an arms depot near Sabha southern Libya; civilians had reportedly stormed the depot. The bodies of three murdered […]
Tunisia
In Silania, hundreds of protesters attacked the police and the national guard headquarters, injuring 50 police officers. Protesters stormed the local governorate building in Gafsa and set fire to the offices of the ruling Ennahda and CPR parties. The motive for the protests was said to be unclear and no arrests were made. A year […]