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Yearly Archives: 2013
Nigeria
12 Nigerians were killed over the weekend when suspected Boko Haram militants raided a village in northeastern Nigeria. The ongoing insurgency has led the International Criminal Court to officially designate Nigeria as embroiled in a civil war.
Democratic Republic of Congo
Following the defeat of the M-23 rebels, UN peacekeepers are now targeting a Ugandan Islamist rebel group named the “Allied Democratic Forces” that is operating in eastern Congo. The extremist group is reportedly linked to Shabaab, and is blamed for some 300 kidnappings in the past year.
Recent Shabaab suicide assaults spur Somali and AMISOM operations
After two recent suicide assaults in Beledweyne, AMISOM and Somali troops have begun new concerted operations against Shabaab in central Somalia.
Tunisia
The military resumed its bombing of suspected terrorist hideouts in the Chaambi and Sammama regions of Kasserine last week; operations against al Qaeda-linked militants near the Algerian border have been ongoing for months. Three landmines have exploded in the area this month alone. Abderraouf Ayadi, president of the Wafa Movement and a member of the […]
Mauritania
Islamists poised to win seats in Mauritanian parliament
Afghanistan
Taliban condemn Loya Jirga’s endorsement of Afghan-US security deal
Afghanistan
Taliban-Linked Provincial Candidates Worry Ghazni Officials
Malaysia
UN official says Malaysia should reverse ‘Allah’ ban
Iran
World Doubts Obama’s Wavering Red Lines
Iran
Iran nuclear deal: Saudi Arabia warns it will strike out on its own
Libya
At least nine people were killed and 49 were injured in clashes between Ansar al Sharia and government forces in Benghazi. All of Ansar al Sharia’s bases in Benghazi have reportedly now been destroyed, and the group is said to have “disappeared” from Benghazi. An Ansar al-Islam clinic is treating Ansar al Sharia casualties. An […]
Afghanistan
Adulterers may be stoned under new Afghan law, official says
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait tighten controls on clerics
Iran
Tough road lies ahead after landmark Iran nuclear deal
Turkey
Protesters and police clashed in Istanbul after police demanded the removal of a banner that accused Prime Minister Erdogan of supporting al Qaeda in the Kurdish region of Rojava in Syria. A security analyst said fighters have been entering Syria illegally through southern Turkish towns for the past three years.
Iran
Capital Journal: Allies Fear a US Pullback in Mideast
Afghanistan
Afghan elders want President Karzai to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement; Karzai insisted it wouldn’t be signed until after elections in April 2014. Police killed five Taliban fighters. Two people were killed in a bombing in Nangarhar. A border policemen killed two of his colleagues in Kandahar.
Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham captured a Free Syrian Army supplies distribution warehouse in Atmeh, seized four tent-laden trucks, and hauled the warehouse’s three FSA officers and a Suqour al Sham commander into sharia court in Dana on the Turkish border. Fighting raged in East Ghouta over the weekend, where at least […]
Afghanistan
America forgetting lessons of Iraq, Afghanistan, general says
Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham killed five people, including a local TV cameraman, in bombings and attacks in Baghdad and Mosul. The government said it would assist the tribes in Ninewa in their fight against al Qaeda.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters killed three policemen during an attack on a checkpoint in Seyoun. President Hadi said al Qaeda has been degraded militarily over the past year.
Israel
Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Netanyahu, denounced the deal on Iran’s nuclear program. Israeli officials had learned through intelligence, prior to being briefed by the Obama administration, that the US was conducting secret negotiations with Iran. Defense Minister Ya’alon finalized a deal with his US counterpart that will provide Israel with six V-22 Osprey aircraft.
Egypt
Security forces closed off main squares in Cairo and Giza to prevent the Muslim Brotherhood from carrying out large-scale protests. The army denied that gunmen had attacked the headquarters of the Arish Military Prosecution. A bill that places some restrictions on the ability of citizens to assemble and protest was signed into law by President […]
Jordan
Syria Seen as Most Dire Refugee Crisis in a Generation
Iran
The fine print of the Iran nuclear agreement
Afghanistan
Mujadadi Claims He Will Leave Afghanistan if BSA Not Signed
Hamas
Terror-linked group met in UK parliament
Mali
Mali votes in parliamentary elections amid high security
Syria
Syria conflict: Children ‘targeted by snipers’