Hezbollah
Justice or Peace? Hariri Trial Could Spark Further Unrest in Lebanon
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Libya
Rewards offered for Maghreb terrorists
Kenya
The trial of four men charged in connection with the Westgate mall attack has begun in Nairobi. Police have ramped up investigations into Shabaab’s terror financing.
Somalia
Djiboutian Forces have received 26 Land Cruisers from the US to help fight Shabaab in Beledweyne. Six army and police officers were killed in a Shabaab attack in Middle Shabelle. The federal government has confirmed the US military presence in Mogadishu.
Hezbollah
Defending Israel’s Natural Gas
Senate report: Terrorists ‘affiliated’ with multiple al Qaeda groups involved in Benghazi attack
A newly released report by the Senate Intelligence Committee notes that terrorists “affiliated” with al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the Muhammad Jamal Network, and Ansar al Sharia took part in the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya.
Israel exposes Hamas-linked group’s West Bank terror plot
According to the Shin Bet, Hamas is using groups such as the Holy Warriors Brigades to conduct activity in the West Bank to maintain the façade that it is abiding by a ceasefire agreement reached with Israel in November 2012.
US drone strike accidentally kills civilian in eastern Yemen
Five of the past six strikes in Yemen have taken place in Hadramout, a province where al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is known to operate.
France
West has discussed co-operation with Syria, Damascus claims
Tunisia
Abu Iyadh, the wanted leader of Ansar al Sharia Tunisia, expressed support for al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliates, the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham. A coalition of religious groups demanded changes in the draft constitution as it allegedly violated the principles of Islam. A Tunisian judges’ group slammed an […]
Libya
Gunmen fired 20 rounds into the Congress chamber yesterday. In the past 48 hours in Benghazi, a policeman and a special forces officer were assassinated in separate attacks, another special forces officer escaped an assassination attempt, and police station was targeted in a grenade attack. In Janzour, a councilor who also served as an imam […]
Nigeria
Drop in sea piracy helped by big Somali improvement, says watchdog
Nigeria
A suspected Boko Haram car bomb attack has killed at least 29 people in Maiduguri. The former governor of Borno insists that the ruling APC party was behind the blast, not Boko Haram.
Russia
During a raid in Dagestan’s Khasavyurt, four suspected Islamist militants and three security force members were killed in a shootout; five security force members were wounded in the operation. Investigators said one of the dead militants was Marat Idrisov, who is thought to have planned the car bombing in Pyatigorsk that killed three people in […]
United States
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the US Mission in Benghazi faulted the State Department for failing to provide adequate security despite numerous warnings of the increasing likelihood of terrorist attacks; the report also linked several al Qaeda groups to the attack. The US pledged an additional $380 million […]
Canada
The Foreign Ministry is looking into reports that Canadian jihadist Damian Clairmont, a convert to Islam, has died fighting for the Al Nusrah Front in Syria. A Canadian think tank has estimated that as many as 100 Canadians have traveled to Syria for jihad. Another Canadian jihadist, Ali Dirie, is said to have been killed […]
Afghanistan
Security guards killed a suicide bomber in Kabul. Three Afghan Local Police officers were stabbed to death by the Taliban with the help of their colleagues. Seven of the 88 prisoners that the government wants to free from Bagram are involved in green-on-blue attacks. Twenty Taliban fighters reconciled with the government in Baghlan.
Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham killed nine people, including three policemen, in Baghdad; two policemen and an Awakening fighter south of Baghdad; a judge and his driver north of the capital; four soldiers in Baiji; and a soldier in Ramadi. Security forces killed 21 ISIS fighters in Ramadi, six in Abu Ghraib, […]
Israel
Israeli authorities believe Palestinian Authority security forces are afraid to deal with the growing threats emerging in some portions of the West Bank. Defense Minister Ya’alon apologized for comments regarding US Secretary of State Kerry’s interest in the peace process. Ya’alon also warned that the West Bank will turn into Hamastan should Israel withdraw. Officials […]
Palestinian Territories
Hamas held a graduation ceremony for youth military training programs. Palestinian officials apologized for the arms recently found in the Palestinian embassy in Prague. The Palestinian leadership has reportedly begun planning to join international organizations should ongoing peace talks with Israel falter. Twitter suspended accounts linked to Hamas.
Syria
The Syrian National Coalition has not decided whether to attend the Geneva II peace talks, but stated its position that neither President Assad nor his family can have a role in Syria’s future; the Coalition recently lost 42 of its 112 members, and a number of Free Syrian Army groups have recently withdrawn. Regime forces […]
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula gunned down a Yemeni army colonel in Hadramout province. A Salafist spokesman claimed that 210 people have been killed during fighting between his group and Shia Houthis.
Al Qaeda
European Spies Reach Out to Syria
Lebanon
The Abdullah Azzam Brigades confirmed the death of its leader, Majid al Majid; vowed to continue to target Iran and Hezbollah; and threatened attacks against “the Jewish oppressors.” The group claimed that Majid personally oversaw the twin suicide attacks on the Iranian Embassy in Beirut in November. Security forces arrested a Palestinian man linked to […]
Egypt
The army spokesman said One terrorist was killed, and nine others arrested in North Sinai operations. Security sources said Egypt plans to undermine Hamas’ rule in the Gaza Strip in the coming years. At least 11 people were killed during clashes as the country began voting in its constitutional referendum.
Turkish counterterrorism raids target al Islamic charity, net al Qaeda operatives
Arrests and raids in seven Turkish provinces involving suspected al Qaeda leaders as well as the Islamist charity IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation suggest that the Erdogan government is determined to disprove allegations that it tacitly supports al Qaeda in Syria.
Al Qaeda
Mastermind Of The Sept. 11 Attacks Wants To Convert His Captors
Kenya
Shabaab is targeting youth in the refugee camps of Dadaab and Kamuka on the Somali-Kenyan border in an attempt to bolster its numbers. Shabaab’s Kenyan affiliate, al Hijra, is radicalizing youth and preaching against what it calls an anti-Islam campaign across East Africa.
Somalia
Shabaab officer Abdullahi Dalas turned himself in to authorities in Lower Jubba. Government officials have downplayed Shabaab’s threats against using the Internet in Somalia.
7 Afghans involved in green-on-blue attacks may be freed
ISAF confirmed that at least seven of the 88 prisoners at Bagram that the Afghan government plans on releasing were involved in attacks that killed Coalition forces.