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Monthly Archives: January 2014
Kenya
A grenade attack outside a nightclub frequented by tourists wounded 10 people in Mombasa. A former Kenyan soldier was arrested in Hagadera refugee camp and accused of collaborating with Shabaab.
Cameroon
A Cameroonian security source said the government released a senior Boko Haram leader in exchange for French priest Georges Vandenbeusch. Seven people were killed in a clash between Cameroonian military and gunmen from the Central African Republic.
Hamas
Secret Palestinian report warns of danger of new intifada
Morocco
Authorities announced results of the Dec. 25 arrest of 18 members of a terrorist cell that sent fighters to Syria. One of the detainees admitted to preparing a bomb for a terrorist attack in Morocco. Bombs, swords, knives, gas masks, and military uniforms were found in the homes of the detainees along with al Qaeda […]
Czech Republic
Czech police are investigating the death of Palestinian ambassador Jamal Al Jamal in an explosion in his home as a case of negligence and illegal arms possession; police found enough submachine guns to equip at least a 10-man combat unit. The Prague police chief said the fatal blast resulted from “inexpert handling of an explosive.”
Pakistan
A suicide bomber killed three people and wounded 30 more in an attack on a bus in Quetta. The suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a bus that was transporting Shia travelers from Iran.
Iraq
“Islamist militants” attacked police stations and government buildings in Fallujah, Ramadi, and Tarmiyah to free prisoners and seize weapons. Fighters are in control of areas of Ramadi and Fallujah. In Tarmiyah, four policemen were killed after jihadists assaulted a police headquarters in the city.
Syria
An opposition activist group that reports on the Syrian conflict said its network of sources is increasingly being threatened by Islamist extremists. The Syrian Electronic Army reportedly hacked Skype. The 11-nation Friends of Syria group plans to convene in the coming days in advance of the Geneva II talks.
Turkey
Security forces seized a truck in Hatay province carrying arms and ammunition that was headed for the Syrian border. The Hatay governor then tried to take the truck from the soldiers but failed; the Hatay public prosecutor is investigating. Opposition political parties vowed to block government efforts to curb the powers of judges and prosecutors. […]
Lebanon
Defense Minister Ghosn denied confirming the arrest of Majid bin Mohammad al Majid, the leader of the al Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades. Lebanese media has reported that al Majid was arrested in Beirut. A Twitter account belonging to a member of the group who had claimed the Nov. 21 attack on the Iranian Embassy has […]
South Sudan
S. Sudan president declares state of emergency ahead of talks
Somalia
Six people were killed during a Shabaab suicide assault on the Jazeera hotel in Mogadishu. Shabaab detonated two car bombs outside the hotel, then two suicide bombers were gunned down before entering the hotel complex.
Egypt
The army arrested 10 terrorists in North Sinai operations. Prosecutors began investigating the overnight gas pipeline attack. The head of the South Sinai General Intelligence Service was killed in a car accident. Al Azhar plans to start a satellite channel that will aim to counter radical and terrorist ideologies. At least two people were killed […]
Egypt
Egypt’s Christians pray for peace after months of unrest
Tunisia
Prime Minister Bhiri said yesterday that “[t]here is no relation between the reinforcement of security measures in the country and the information regarding the arrest of Ansar-Shariaa leader Abu Iyadh.” Although Tunisian state media has reported Iyadh’s capture, the US has denied involvement. The Foreign Ministry flatly denied the existence of US military bases on […]
Libya
A senior official at Benghazi University confirmed that its Kufra campus has been closed for the past two weeks due to security threats and damage to the buildings. Defense Minister Al-Thinni agreed to the demands of protesters, including Tuaregs asking for Libyan identity numbers, who have blockaded the Sharara oil field since October.
Iran
The Test for Diplomacy With Iran
Al Qaeda
Jihad Jane: Despite cooperation, US seeks ‘decades’ in prison
Egypt
Egypt and the Threat of Islamic Terror
Indonesia
Counterterrorist forces from Detachment 88 killed six “Islamist militants” and detained one more during a raid on New Years Eve in Ciputat on the outskirts of Jakarta. The jihadists are suspected of plotting to attack the Myanmar Embassy and a Buddhist temple.
Abdullah Azzam Brigades
Al Qaeda-affiliated emir arrested in Lebanon
Emir of Abdullah Azzam Brigades detained in Lebanon
Majid bin Muhammad al Majid, a Saudi jihadist who leads the al Qaeda-associated Abdullah Azzam Brigades, is thought to have been captured last month.