Malaysia
Malaysian plane presumed crashed; questions over false IDs
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Al Nusrah Front
Saudis, world community react to new Saudi terror law
Lebanon
The Abdullah Azzam Brigades said the killing of civilians in its Feb. 19 suicide attack at the Iranian Cultural Center in Beirut was due to an error. The group also said that its Marwan Hadid Brigades carried out a rocket attack jointly with the Al Nusrah Front in Lebanon in the Hermel area; it is […]
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan To Tighten Antiterror Legislation
Abdullah Azzam Brigades
Al Qaeda-linked group issues rare apology for “technical fault” in Beirut suicide bombing
Dane, Uzbek among 30 suicide bombers eulogized by ISIS
Of the 30 suicide bombers who were identified, the noms de guerre of 24 of them indicate that they were from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.
Egypt
At least one person was injured when a homemade bomb exploded near a tram station in Cairo. Egypt urged other Arab states to designate the Muslim Brotherhod as a terror organization. Security measures were increased around schools in North Sinai for the start of the second semester.
Russia
Who was behind deadly Kiev snipers? Russia, Ukraine point fingers
Afghanistan
US, Afghan military try to get out the vote, prevent Taliban disruption of key election
Libya
Five members of a suspected assassination squad were arrested in Sirte. Rebel protesters at the Essider port say they have begun exporting oil; a North Korean-flagged tanker said to be under Saudi ownership docked at the port this morning. Prime Minister Zeidan threatened to bomb the tanker and said arrest warrants were issued for its […]
United States
A US defense official said a small contingent of US special forces was recently sent to Jordan to train their Iraqi and Jordanian counterparts. US officials confirmed that the Navy had been told to be prepared to act to prevent a shipment of Iranian weapons from being smuggled into Gaza; the shipment was monitored by […]
Pakistan
Musharraf’s lawyers ‘threatened with beheading’
Iraq
Security forces killed 10 Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham fighters in Fallujah and and six “militants” in Alakhsaf. Three ISIS fighters were killed in a premature detonation in Tikrit. The ISIS killed three soldiers and three policemen two separate suicide attacks in Ramadi, a soldier in Mosul, and a police colonel in Kirkuk.
Syria
The regime’s use of barrel bombs has reportedly increased since last year. Residents of Raqqah say it is controlled by some 5,000 fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, consisting mainly of foreigners, including Iraqis, Tunisians, Gulf Arabs, and Chechens. An ISIS leader was killed fighting regime forces near the 17th Division […]
Lebanon
A Danish journalist who was kidnapped in the Bekaa valley a month ago and held hostage in Syria was released. Masked gunmen kidnapped the young son of a prominent businessman in the Bekaa valley.
Muslim Brotherhood
Saudi Arabia Moves Against the Muslim Brotherhood
Europe
Suspected Russian spyware Turla targets Europe, United States
Chechen ISIS commander musters forces at Syrian base
Omar al Shishani is photographed while addressing scores of Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham fighters at a captured military base in Syria.
France
Franco-German project to securely store stockpiles of arms in Libya
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Militant Grip Transforms, Terrorizes Syrian City
Saudi Arabia
The Interior Ministry said it has designated the Muslim Brotherhood, the Al Nusrah Front, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham as terrorist organizations. Saudi authorities are becoming concerned that jihadists will return from Syria and continue terrorist activities. Also designated were Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen and a Saudi Hezbollah group. Three […]
Palestinian Territories
Hamas supporters held protests to condemn the recent Egyptian court decision to ban the Palestinian movement’s activities within Egypt. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated that he will not recognize Israel as the Jewish state. A Palestinian Islamic Jihad official denied any connection with a recently intercepted ship carrying arms to Gaza.
Egypt
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a police officer overnight in el Arish, North Sinai. The Foreign Ministry called for an international fund to collect weapons in neighboring Libya. At least two police vehicles were torched by unknown assailants in Giza. Clashes between Muslim Brotherhood supporters and security forces were reported in a number of governorates.
Russian-speaking jihadists execute Syrians in Aleppo
Jihadists from either the Al Nusrah Front or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham carried out the execution. A mentally ill man is said to have been among those to be killed.
Saudi Arabia sentences 3 al Qaeda members to death
Five Saudi nationals were charged with being members of al Qaeda and three were convicted of involvement in the May 12, 2003 bombing of residential compounds in Riyadh.
Somalia
A spokesman for African Union forces claimed they have taken Hudur, the capital of Bakool province, from Shabaab. A Shabaab spokesman rejected the claim, and said that AU forces were outside Hudur. Bakool authorities said 12 fighters from both sides died fighting last night in Teed, about 30 km from Hudur. In February, Shabab spokesman […]
Mauritania
The government closed several Islamic charities, including one tied to the Muslim Brotherhood, for “overstepping their mandate.” The MB-linked Tewassoul opposition party said it was prevented from holding a meeting in Nouakchott “for security reasons.” Protests were held in several cities earlier this week against the desecration of several Korans in Nouakchott on March 3.
Russia
The Investigative Committee issued an arrest warrant for Oleksandr Muzychko a.k.a. Sashko Bilyi, a Ukrainian nationalist accused of torturing and murdering at least 20 Russian soldiers while he fought alongside Chechen militants in 1994-95. The Chechen fighters were led by al Qaeda-linked commanders Shamil Basayev and Ibn al-Khattab. The Committee also issued arrest warrants for […]
Details emerge on Ahrar-ul-Hind’s emir
Maulana Umar Qasmi was a member of Jaish-e-Mohammed before becoming the emir of the Ahrar-ul-Hind, the Taliban splinter group that refuses to negotiate with the government.
France
Three young men who aspired to be Syrian jihadists were handed prison terms ranging from two to five years, in the first prosecution of its kind in France. Youssef Ettaoujar, Salah-Eddine Gourmat, and Fares Farsi were arrested in May 2012 while trying to board a flight to Turkey. Last week a 14-year-old girl was stopped […]