Libya
The Army of Islamic State of Libya: Derna’s mystery militia
Yearly Archives: 2013
Egypt
A US naval convoy crossed through the Suez Canal after increased security was put in place. Security forces and Muslim Brotherhood supporters clashed in Alexandria. The country will aim to hold parliamentary elections in February or March 2014. The army announced the arrest of a number of suspects in the Sinai, including Salafi jihadists.
Yemen
The Yemeni Air Force killed five al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in a series of air strikes in Al Mahfad area of Abyan province over the past three days. The area is a known stronghold for AQAP.
Mullah Fazlullah’s appointment indicates business as usual for Pakistani Taliban
Negotiations are unlikely, attacks will continue, alliance with al Qaeda will remain, and the US drone program will have to expand beyond Waziristan to target the group’s top leaders.
Mali
The separatist Tuareg MNLA claimed that the Malian army violated a ceasefire by arresting several civilians and executing three of them. The Malian army disputed the accusation, saying that after armed bandits attacked a military patrol, three bandits were killed and four were wounded. A witness said the patrol was ambushed while it was responding […]
Pakistani Taliban’s new deputy emir directed suicide operations, is an ‘intellectual’
Sheikh Khalid Haqqani, the new deputy emir of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, was involved in suicide attacks as far back as 2008 and has been featured in the group’s propaganda.
Pakistani Taliban to target military, government to avenge leader killed in drone strike
Asmatullah Shaheen Bhittani claimed that civilians would not be targeted, even though civilians are regularly targeted by the Taliban.
Britain
Abu Qatada continues work from Jordanian prison
Al Qaeda
Accounts Differ to FBI and CBS on Benghazi
NSA
Snowden persuaded other NSA workers to give up passwords – sources
Canada
Canada added the Al Nusrah Front, which has claimed nearly 600 terrorist attacks in Syria, to its list of terrorist organizations. Dozens of Canadian jihadists are thought to have traveled to Syria to fight. Former Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr again requested a transfer to a provincial jail from the maximum-security prison where he is currently […]
Iran
A lawmaker claimed that Iran has “hundreds” of troops in Syria assisting Assad regime forces; the IRGC countered that “Iran has only advisers in Syria to transfer its military experience to the Syrian army.” Iran entered talks with world powers in Geneva about its nuclear program. The Sunni militant group Jaish-ul Adl claimed the recent […]
Al Qaeda
Former Egyptian militant warns about the Muslim Brotherhood
Afghanistan
Security in Afghanistan’s Logar Province on Edge After Jamal Death, Ahead of Loya Jirga
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed three intelligence officials in an IED attack in Khost. On Nov. 3, Afghan forces killed nine Taliban fighters while repelling an attack in Ghazni. Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s nephew was arrested for the murders of a policeman and a civilian.
Afghanistan
NATO plans bigger exercises as it winds down Afghan mission
Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham killed three soldiers in a suicide attack in Ana, four civilians in a bombing in Karbala, two more civilians near Baghdad, and four policemen in an IED attack in Amiriyah. Police killed a suicide bomber in Baghdad. Security forces captured eight ISIS fighters in Ninewa.
Syria
Regime and Hezbollah forces recaptured the strategic rebel-held suburb of Sbeineh, south of Damascus, effectively cutting off much of the supply line for rebels in southern Damascus. Kurdish YPG forces took over two more villages in Hasakah after clashes with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, the Al Nusrah Front, and allied rebels. […]
Hezbollah
Hezbollah is expanding its reach into Middle East
Guantanamo
The secret diaries of Gitmo detainee Abu Zubaydah
Free Syrian Army
Antakya, Turkey: Next Door to War, There’s Money to Be Made
Pakistan
‘No quick fixes’ for Pakistan Taliban violence
Afghanistan
Interview: A Continued US Presence In Afghanistan ‘Will Help Prevent Civil War’
Afghanistan
Syrians boost Stockholm population growth
Iran
US-Iran Thaw Grew From Years Of Behind-the-Scenes Talks
NSA
US weighs option to end dual leadership role at NSA, Cyber Command
Israel
The Shin Bet announced the closure of two Hamas-linked charities in the Jerusalem area. Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel is opposed to the current proposals related to Iran’s nuclear program. IDF officials said attempts at arms smuggling into Gaza are on the rise. Officials denied accusations that Israel poisoned late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat with […]
Egypt
Security forces reportedly killed three Islamist militants during clashes in the Sinai. Al Gamaa al Islamiya said it plans to demonstrate against a new protest law. The head of the Cairo office of Iran’s Al Alam Channel was arrested. A Sinai resident reportedly turned in three SA-7 missiles to authorities who are asking residents to […]
Libya
Heavy fighting erupted in east Tripoli after reports that the leader of the Misrata Nosoor Battalion had been killed at a checkpoint; two people have been killed and 21 wounded. A central Tripoli hotel has been hit in the ongoing clash, and guests are being evacuated. A Benghazi security official narrowly escaped being killed by […]
Nigeria
President Jonathan extended the state of emergency in Yobe, Borno, and Adamawa states due to “security challenges”; the Adamawa state governor objected. A Nigerian official said Nigeria needs Cameroon’s help in order to “silence” Boko Haram; Cameroon claims to have already stepped up security along the Nigerian border. The UN said Boko Haram members could […]