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.
‘Syria is not a revolution any more – this is civil war’
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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.
Rumours abound in Tripoli
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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Iranian Defense Minister Unveils New, Larger Drone
In Afghanistan, clinic funded by US military closes because of lack of government support
Belgium said it was “not favourable” to having Syrian chemical weapons destroyed on its soil, but that it would help to make an inventory of the weapons. In recent weeks, politicians and the Belgian royal family have received email death threats and bomb warnings that appear to come from Islamists. Two of the targeted politicians […]
A senior US military official said the US is planning on training 5,000 to 7,000 Libyan soldiers and a smaller number of Libyan special forces. An aerial target drone crashed on a naval ship off the California coast, slightly injuring two sailors.
Big push by Syrian military suspected as refugees pour into Lebanon
Pakistani extortionists cash in by posing as Taliban
Turkey’s Kemalists see secularist legacy under threat
The Taliban beheaded six construction workers in Kandahar, and killed two policemen in an IED attack in Kabul and an ISAF soldier in the south.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham killed 20 Iraqis, including two soldiers, in bombings in Baghdad, Radwaniyah, Madain, and Tarmiyah. In the attack in Madain, the brother of an Awakening leader was killed in a bombing at the commander’s home.
Abdelqader Saleh, head of the Islamist al-Tawhid Brigades, died in a Turkish hospital after being wounded in Aleppo on Nov. 14. A rebel bombing at a military base near Harasta in Reef Dimashq killed three generals, a brigadier general, and 27 soldiers. Ten fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham and 18 […]
West Faces Challenge in Moving Syrian Chemical Arms Through Battlefields
Strains With Israel Over Iran Snarl US Goals in Mideast
Reports indicated that Israel has been detaining an alleged al Qaeda operative for over three years. Defense Minister Ya’alon said recent attacks in the West Bank are tied to peace talks with the Palestinians. Outgoing national security chief Yaakov Amidror said Israel is not bluffing when it comes to potentially striking Iran’s nuclear program.
Palestinian football teams named after terrorists
A former official alleged that ousted president Mohammed Morsi had been in contact with jihadists in Africa, in particular Mali. A security officer who was monitoring Muslim Brotherhood activity within the national security sector was shot and killed in Nasr City. A roadside bomb in Sinai injured three security personnel.
Hamas allowed media organizations to film inside its terror tunnels in the Gaza Strip. Fatah’s al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades recently held a military parade in the West Bank. Hamas accused Egyptian officials of being reluctant to relieve Palestinian suffering in Gaza. An explosion at a “military site” in Gaza injured five people.
Afghan-US BSA talks: rift over raids on civilian house persists