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Monthly Archives: April 2014
Social Media Jihad: Tweeting a message to Zawahiri
Three prominent Al Nusrah Front officials have now tweeted a message to Ayman al Zawahiri. The message asks him to address specific hot button issues in the infighting between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham and Al Nusrah.
Jihadist ideologues call on Zawahiri to detail problems with former al Qaeda affiliate
A group of jihadist ideologues has published a message addressed to Ayman al Zawahiri. They call on Zawahiri to address the specific problems they have encountered with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (ISIS), which has been disowned by al Qaeda.
South Sudan
Forces in Sudan could attack South Sudan refugee camp: UN
Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban plot with seminaries to assault capital: police
Ansar Jerusalem leader allegedly killed in North Sinai
Ansar Jerusalem has yet to comment on today’s reported events. Since 2011, the Sinai-based jihadist group has confirmed dead only 25 named members.
Al Qaeda shura council member addresses infighting in Syria
Abu Khalil al Madani has released an audio message calling on the jihadist groups in Syria to form a common sharia committee, as well as a security committee. Much of his message echoes the mediation efforts of the past.
Egypt
An alleged leader in Ansar Jerusalem was killed by Egyptian security forces in North Sinai. State media reported that two Muslim Brotherhood members were killed in a shootout with security forces in the Nile Delta. Authorities managed to defuse an explosive device in the North Sinai town of Sheikh Zuweid. Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim said […]
Libya
Benghazi residents protested ongoing insecurity, after an Air Force officer was assassinated and his family severely injured in a recent car bombing. Sufian Ben Qumu, a leader of the al Qaeda-linked Ansar al Sharia, reportedly appears on Libyan TV from Derna. An armed group helped 10 prisoners escape in Tripoli. Reports have emerged that al […]
Tunisia
Six policemen have been injured in Rouhia in the Siliana governorate during ongoing clashes between the banned group Ansar al Sharia and security forces, since the arrest of at least 16 Salafist extremists a few days ago. The Air Force bombed a terrorist camp in the forests of Mount Chaambi in Kasserine. Earlier, security forces […]
Hezbollah
Hezbollah fighters say a ‘duty’ to help Syria’s Assad
United States
Inside the FBI’s secret relationship with the military’s special operations
Afghanistan
Officials: Despite Afghan election success, insurgents remain active
United States
The Pentagon is asking for more funding for a secret program that tracks biological weapons, due to “recent classified DoD guidance.” A former US State Department adviser on Syria said the Obama administration is focusing on issues it can handle without the help of international partners, and excluded the possibility that the US would spearhead […]
China
Iran steps up pace of executions as it courts West
Gamaa Islamiya
Lebanon – Future Movement, Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya re-examine ties
Syria
Regime forces clashed violently with the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front in Latakia; the military emir for Al Nusrah in Darkoush was killed. In Deir Izzour near the Iraq border the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham fought against Al Nusrah and the Islamic Front, and at least 54 fighters are said […]
Hamas
Cash-strapped Hamas turns to e-bullets
Social Media Jihad: Banner dedicated to Zawahiri’s main representative in Syria
A banner dedicated to Abu Khalid al Suri is being posted on Twitter. The banner shows him both after his “martyrdom” and as a younger man.
Lebanon
A military judge indicted four Syrians on charges bringing car bombs into Lebanon and membership in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham; one of the suspects was arrested in Arsal last month and the other three are at large. Arrest warrants were issued for pro-Assad politician Rifaat Eid and 11 associates on terrorism […]
Afghanistan
One dead as gunmen attack NATO trucks in Jamrud
Ansar Jerusalem releases video of December bombing in Mansoura
The video’s release comes a day after the US designated Ansar Jerusalem as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity.
Indonesia
Islamic Political Parties Make A Comeback in Indonesian Election
Egypt
Ansar Jerusalem released a video detailing its December suicide car bomb attack that targeted the Daqahliya security directorate. Egyptian officials said they were preparing a dossier to show Muslim Brotherhood involvement in major terror attacks in Egypt. Prime Minister Mahlab “issued a formal decision” that will allow authorities, based on a recently approved anti-terrorism law, […]
Indonesia
Indonesia’s Islamist parties surprise with strong showing in election
Kenya
Norway – Hundreds of immigrant kids sent abroad to study
Kenya
Radical Muslim youth took control of a mosque in Mombasa and renamed it Masjid Mujahideen; the youth are said to be from another Mombasa mosque that was renamed Masjid Shuhadaa (Martyrs’ Mosque) in March. A Swedish man of Somali origin has been arrested on suspicion of recruiting for Shabaab. Interior Secretary Lenku said 101 suspected […]
Kenya
Kenya – Will Police Swoop Improve Security?
Al Qaeda
Moroccan jihadist leader dies in Syria
Central African Republic
Priest: 30 dead in Central African Republic clash