Ansar al Sharia
From dawa to hesba: the strange evolution of Ansar al Sharia
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Libya
Mohamed Suleiman Tajouri, a Benghazi member of Ansar al Sharia, was shot dead in Derna by gunmen who targeted a car in which he was riding with Hani Al Hawari and another man. Al Hawari, a member of the Army of the Islamic State of Libya, was injured slightly. Four armed men broke into the […]
Al Qaeda
Pakistan library named ‘Bin Laden’ in Islamic school
Egypt
A small bomb went off near a military checkpoint in Fayoum. Ajnad Misr yesterday released a video detailing some of its attacks since November. Security forces used teargas to disperse a number of Muslim Brotherhood protests throughout the country. A weapons smuggler was reportedly arrested in North Sinai. A police officer was killed and another […]
Tunisia
One soldier was killed and another injured when their vehicle hit a landmine in the Mount Chaambi area, shortly after security forces clashed with terrorists there. Additional areas around Mount Chaambi were declared closed military zones two days ago. Foreign Affairs Minister Hamdi said the kidnappers of a Tunisian diplomat abducted yesterday in Libya are […]
Germany
A court is investigating Ismail I., 24, a Lebanese national suspected of fighting last year in Syria for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, and two of his accomplices; he was allegedly sent back to Germany by ISIS to procure money and supplies for the group. A court sentenced a Somali pirate chief […]
Al Nusrah Front sharia official uses social media to condemn killing of fellow jihadist
Abu Sulayman al Muhajir used his Twitter account to condemn the killing of Abu Muhammad al Fateh, the Al Nusrah Front’s leader in the province of Idlib, Syria. Sulayman says that Fateh joined al Qaeda in Iraq in 2005 and went on to become a confidante of Abu Muhammad al Julani, Al Nusrah’s emir.
France
A French court questioned and released Souad Merah, the sister of al Qaeda-linked Toulouse shooter Mohamed Merah, who killed seven people in 2012. She had spoken approvingly of Merah’s actions and of Osama bin Laden. So far three people have been charged in the investigation, including Merah’s brother Abdelkader; 30 people have been detained and […]
ISIS’ ‘Diyala Division’ lauds foreign suicide bombers, including Dane
The Diyala Division praised 26 suicide bombers, including foreign fighters from Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Tajikistan, Chechnya, and Denmark.
Syria
In Raqqah, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham conducted raids and arrests. In Aleppo, the Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic Front, and the Abu A’mara battalion attacked a large regime barracks by first blowing up tunnels under it, and were joined by the al Mujahideen army and rebels in other areas; the ISIS […]
Europe
European jihadists form ISIS brigades in Syria
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Yemen FM calls for donor money to fight security threats
Lebanon
During a raid near Arsal, security forces arrested wanted Palestinian terrorist Bilal Kayed, an Abdullah Azzam Brigades operative linked to the 2007 murder of Spanish peacekeepers in south Lebanon as well as other murders, bombings, and weapons crimes. A military judge called for the death penalty for six Palestinian gang members from the Ain al-Hilweh […]
Ajnad Misr releases first video of attacks
Ajnad Misr has taken credit for at least 11 attacks since November, according to a tally maintained by The Long War Journal.
Al Qaeda
Abu Hamza used ‘cover of religion’ to recruit terrorists, court hears
South Sudan
Armed mob under guise of peaceful protest attacks UN in South Sudan
Egypt
Sharm el-Sheikh hotels empty as tourists fear violence
Boko Haram
Fears in Cameroon of Boko Haram recruitment
Mali
In a military operation today, French troops freed five aid workers in Timbuktu who were kidnapped in February in the north by al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants affiliated with the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO). The five, all Malian nationals, are said to be in good health.
Kenya
Man’s two-year ordeal under Shabaab gang
AMISOM
Mogadishu Security Declines As Armed Forces Stretched Outside Capital
Is the ‘Taliban’s negotiator’ under house arrest in the UAE?
The Taliban have publicly stated that Agha Jan Mutasim does not represent them. Twice.
Somalia
Two days after seizing Taleh district, Somali forces pulled out; Shabaab fighters were reportedly in the region, which is claimed by Puntland. In a suspected Shabaab attack, a bomb attached to a solar lamp post in Mogadishu killed at least one civilian and injured five on April 15. Uganda sent 400 troops to guard UN […]
Kenya
Police said 225 people, including 91 Somalis this week alone, have been deported in the ongoing security crackdown. The Mombasa county education director said there are pockets of radicalization in some schools. Former Deputy Speaker Farah Maalim denied having links to Shabaab.
OPCW
Syria submits more ‘detailed’ list of chemical weapons
Libya
A female US embassy employee who was kidnapped and injured by gunfire managed to escape her captors. A Tunisian diplomat was reportedly kidnapped in Tripoli. Ansar al Sharia member Mohamed Mahlaz Shawaihdy was killed on April 14 in Benghazi; a large contingent of Ansar al Sharia members visited the hospital where his body was brought. […]
Nigeria
Boko Haram militants killed 20 people in Sabon-Kasuawa in Borno state, allegedly because residents had informed security forces about militant activities. Militant “Fulani herdsmen,” who have recently begun attacking the state and have killed hundreds of people in Kaduna, Plateau, Benue, and Nasarawa states, bombarded Wukari in Taraba state, forcing residents to flee; at least […]
Iraq
Jordanian jihadis returning from Syria war rattle US-aligned kingdom
Al Qaeda’s general manager threatens America in video of large gathering
A video of Nasir al Wuhayshi, al Qaeda’s general manager, has sparked renewed interest in the media. Wuhayshi threatens the US in the video. His “core” leadership role gives him influence across al Qaeda’s international network.
ISIS reportedly kills Al Nusrah Front’s commander for Idlib province
Abu Muhammad al Ansari, the emir for Idlib province, and his family are said to have been killed by an Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham assassination team.