Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Syrians on Both Sides of the War Increasingly See Assad as Likely to Stay
Yearly Archives: 2013
US continues to claim al Qaeda’s presence in Afghanistan is minimal
Although Obama administration officials and the military have stated for the past four years that al Qaeda has a minimal presence in Afghanistan, the group and its allies continue to sustain operations in the country.
United States
The Pentagon’s semiannual report on Afghan operations noted that during the April-September period, US and Coalition deaths dropped by almost 60% compared to the same period last year, but that Afghan troop deaths went up by 80%. It said Afghan forces are now conducting 95% of conventional operations and 98% of special operations. The report […]
Ansar Jerusalem
Egypt’s Sinai Has Become the Latest Battleground for Global Jihadists
European Union
Iranian nuclear talks end without a deal
Pakistani Taliban threaten US for killing leader in drone strike
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan also praised former emir Hakeemullah Mehsud for “the consolidation of the idea of global Jihad and the Caliphate,” and claimed “sorcery” was responsible for a lingering illness.
Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, the Al Nusrah Front, and allied rebels retook the 80th Brigade army base near Aleppo airport from regime forces, who had captured it earlier this week. ISIS reportedly released the assistant to the Al Nusrah Front’s emir for Raqqah but kept the emir, who has been detained […]
United States
US Navy moles aided huge fraud, officials say
Syria
Journalists in Syria face growing risk of kidnap
European Union
The Dollar Value of the Proposed Sanctions Relief at Geneva
Libya
Bloody militia clashes rock Tripoli
Egypt
Security forces claimed to have killed eight gunmen during operations in the Sinai. Unidentified gunmen attacked a police checkpoint in el Arish. Smugglers shot and killed a police conscript near Gaza. Border guards thwarted a weapons smuggling operation along the border with Libya.
Palestinian Territories
Palestinian security forces entered Israeli territory to conduct operations against those involved in “organized crime.” Hamas accused PA security forces of arresting a number of its members in the West Bank. The Palestinian delegation had its status raised by the government of Belgium. Hamas held a demonstration in Gaza to commemorate the one-year anniversary of […]
Afghanistan
US Admonishes Afghanistan on Prisoner Releases
Afghanistan
Nationwide Poppy Production Rises in Afghanistan in 2013
Somalia
A suspected Shabaab suicide bombing outside a Mogadishu hotel killed at least six people, including a top Somali diplomat, and injured 15 more yesterday. Authorities claimed to have repelled a raid by 30 to 40 armed Shabaab militants on Bossaso Central prison in Puntland.
Kenya
Kenya has closed several security posts along the Somalia border after recent Shabaab attacks in which six officers were killed and weapons and communications equipment were stolen. Police in Nairobi arrested over 300 suspected illegal aliens last night, mainly in the Eastleigh neighborhood; the area was targeted, police said, because it is where terrorists usually […]
Tunisia
Security along the Libyan border has been beefed up after a report that Ansar al Sharia was planning to stage simultaneous terror attacks across the country using suicide bombers trained in Syria and Libya. One rumor said 15,000 terrorists were planning to attack Tunisia from Libya. The Hizb Ettahrir party, a hardline Salafist group that […]
Libya
Italy’s foreign minister said Libya is “absolutely out of control” and noted that ENI, Libya’s biggest foreign oil partner, has threatened to close wells. “Protesters” have closed all of eastern Libya’s export terminals. Only hours after a Libyan military “show of force” in Benghazi, an officer in the municipal guard was shot and killed. A […]
NSA
Exclusive: Snowden persuaded other NSA workers to give up passwords – sources
Egypt
Russia sending foreign, defence chiefs to Egypt
Ansar Jerusalem
Undermining Sinai’s terrorist cells
Son of Suriname’s president charged with attempting to support Hezbollah
The son of the president of Suriname is facing new charges in a US court for allegedly attempting to aid the terror group Hezbollah. Dino Bouterse and a co-defendant were originally arrested in August 2013 on drug-related charges.
United States
Prosecutors charged Dino Bouterse, the son of the president of Suriname, with attempting to support Hezbollah by providing members of the terrorist group with weapons and facilitating their entry into the US to attack American targets. Secretary of State Kerry said no agreement has yet been reached in negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, as key […]
Afghanistan
ISAF Spokesman Discusses Afghan Election Security, BSA
France
Anti-Semitism is on the rise, finds survey of European Jewish people
Syria
The Syrian Muslim Brotherhood announced plans to form Waad, a new political party in which a third of its membership will be allocated to Muslim Brotherhood members, a third to Islamists, and another third to liberal and nationalistic figures. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham destroyed the al-sheikh Bandar shrine in Raqqah. ISIS […]
Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant killed five people in two bombings outside a Sunni mosque in Baghdad, two policemen in a bombing in Fallujah, and three soldiers in an attack in Anah. Security forces found the body of a wanted al Qaeda leader near Kirkuk and detained nine wanted al Qaeda fighters […]
Al Qaeda
Somalia: Shabaab ousts traditional elders in favor of loyalists
Al Qaeda
Suicide bombers in Tunisia, from one decade to another