Iran
Iran Executes 16 Sunni Insurgents in Retaliation for an Attack
Yearly Archives: 2013
United States
A news report found that the staff of the US’ inspector general for Afghanistan will be unable to visit sites in 80% of the country in 2014, so that monitoring of billions of dollars’ worth of US-funded reconstruction projects will be delegated to private contractors. A US Marine reservist facing a military inquiry into his […]
Chad
Multi-national troops strike back against Mali terrorists
Syria
Opposition sources said at least 15 Hezbollah fighters were killed in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta. Kurdish YPG forces clashed with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, the Al Nusrah Front, and rebels in Raqqah and in Hasakah, and took over the Tal Kawjar crossing on the Iraqi border from ISIS, which had […]
European Court of Human Rights
Strasbourg human rights court threatens key counter-terrorism powers
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
In Syrian civil war, emergence of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria boosts rival Jabhat al-Nusra
Palestinian Territories
Hamas is reportedly planning a response to upcoming protests in early November in Gaza. Hamas leader Saleh Aruri, known to operate in Turkey, said Hamas will not give up on “the resistance” and will work to develop it. Commenting on reports that PA forces detained members of a Hamas cell preparing drone attacks from the […]
Egypt
Ansar Jerusalem released a video detailing its Sept. 5 assassination attempt on Egypt’s Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim. Three people wanted in connected with recent attacks in el Arish were arrested. A complaint against former interim vice president Mohamed el Baradei for “betrayal of trust” was dismissed. Schools in the North Sinai resumed operations after being […]
Egypt
Egypt’s ‘War on Terror’: The dangers ahead
France
France Begins New Anti-Islamist Sweep in Mali
Saudi Arabia
Saudi women’s driving kicks off without arrests
Clash inside Kabul base kills Afghan soldier, injures 2 NATO troops
The attack took place after an argument between Afghan and Coalition troops inside a military base in Kabul.
Afghanistan
Red Cross Releases Report on Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Taliban Mines One of Biggest Threats in Afghanistan: NATO
Saudi Arabia
Angry Over Syrian War, Saudis Fault US Policy
European Union
In Spy Uproar, ‘Everyone Does It’ Just Won’t Do
Libya
Assailants tried to kill the deputy head of crime prevention in Benghazi and wounded his brother; the two men are cousins of the city’s recently assassinated military police chief. A kidnapped Benghazi immigration officer was murdered. An explosion in front of a Benghazi school being used as a training center for election workers destroyed several […]
Ansar Jerusalem releases video of assassination attempt on Egypt’s interior minister
Almost two months after claiming responsibility for the Sept. 5 assassination attempt on Egyptian interior minister Mohammed Ibrahim, the Sinai-based jihadist group Ansar Jerusalem released video detailing the attack. The bomber was reportedly trained in a camp run by Muhammed Jamal al Kashef.
United States
Reza Olangian, of Los Gatos, Calif., was charged in federal court in New York with trying to buy surface-to-air missiles for Iran. The dual US-Iranian citizen was arrested in Estonia a year ago and extradited to the US in March. The White House is urging Congress to refrain from imposing new sanctions on Iran. The […]
United States
Exclusive Documents: State Department Lacks Basic Cybersecurity
Islamic Jihad Union
U.S. Tells Suspect for First Time It Used NSA Surveillance in a Criminal Case
Al Nusrah Front
Syrian rebels cast doubt on leader’s ‘death’
Al Nusrah Front denies emir killed by Syrian troops
Syrian government news agencies claimed that Abu Muhammad al Julani was killed, but the al Qaeda group denied the reports.
India
Russian and Indian troops took part in counterterrorism war games in the Mahajan range. An Indian news report said that last month Indian authorities alerted Israel that a cell of the Indian Mujahideen was planning attacks on Israeli tourists in Rajasthan. The Indian Mujahideen terror group is said to have recently split into two factions, […]
Al Qaeda
Former Guantanamo detainee was on ground in Benghazi during terror attack, source says
Former Bagram detainee threatens security in central Afghan province
The Taliban, led by a commander who was formerly in Afghan custody, have destabilized the Kajran district in Daikundi.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed 13 Taliban fighters during operations in Helmand and two senior Taliban commanders in Wardak. Four Taliban fighters died while planting an IED in Paktika; a civilian was also killed in the blast.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Turkey, Iraq eye closer cooperation on Syria as relations thaw
Iran
A new report estimates that Iran may be only a month away from having enough weapons-grade uranium to produce a bomb; the Obama administration has estimated that Iran is six months away from that capability. In the past 12 months, Iran has nearly doubled its stockpile of medium-grade uranium and has increased its number of […]
Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham killed nine people in bombings in Yusafiyah and Baqubah, and three soldiers in an IED attack in Tal al Rumman. Security forces launched an offensive against the ISIS in the western part of Anbar; five ISIS fighters, including a Tunisian, were captured in Albu Aitha. Two large […]