Afghanistan
Abu Hamza devoted his life to violent jihad, terror trial jury hears
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Pictures and video of Yemeni southern offensive
The Yemeni Ministry of Defense has released pictures from the southern anti-AQAP offensive as well as a video of the military’s activity in the Mahfad district from May 6.
Tunisia
An army officer was wounded while defusing a mine in the Mount Chaambi area. Three people trying to enter Tunisia illegally from Libya were questioned; one said he intended to travel to Syria for “jihad” with an armed group. Interior Minister Jomaa announced plans for the creation of an antiterrorism office.
Treasury Department designates 2 ‘al Qaeda leaders’ in Syria
One of the two newly-designated jihadists, Abd Al Rahman Muhammad Zafir Al Dubaysi Al Juhni, has a lengthy al Qaeda pedigree and sat on al Qaeda’s elite Shura council in Pakistan before relocating to Syria. Treasury says Al Juhni is now part of an al Qaeda group in Syria that is planning attacks against Western targets.
Nigeria
Soldiers in the Borno state capital of Maiduguri fired on Maj. Gen. Ahmed Mohammed, whom they blamed for the deaths of their comrades in a Boko Haram ambush. Vigilantes in Borno yesterday ambushed two trucks of Boko Haram militants who were allegedly planning to attack, killing scores of militants and detaining at least 10. The […]
23 killed in simultaneous AQAP attacks in Shabwa
The Yemeni military repelled AQAP attacks to retake Azzan and Gol al Rayda in Shabwa province.
Tunisia
Tunisian Discontent Reflected in Protests That Have Idled Mines
Pakistan
68 Pakistani Lawyers Are Charged With Blasphemy After Protesting the Police
US drone strikes target Lashkar-e-Islam fighters in eastern Afghanistan
US airstrikes killed upwards of 10 jihadists in three airstrikes in the Nayzan district in Nangarhar province.
Iran
Hagel talks to Saudis about Syria, Iran
Syria
In Raqqah, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham killed two rebel commanders, blew up a reservoir, and battled Islamic and Kurdish YPG fighters. ISIS’ H’isbah detachment issued new rules for Raqqah. A car bomb exploded near an ISIS checkpoint in Deir Izzour. Kurdish YPG forces attacked ISIS in Hasakah. Rebel and Islamic Front […]
Sudan
‘Deep Concern’ over Apostasy Case in Islamist Sudan
Jaysh al-Mujahedeen
Syrian moderates try to rebuild opposition force
IRGC
Iran’s liberal media continue decline under Rouhani
Iraq
Kurds could opt out of Iraqi government
Kidnapped girls appear in latest Boko Haram video
Showing the kidnapped girls in its latest video, Boko Haram demands that the Nigerian government release prisoners in exchange for the girls’ freedom.
Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham killed 24 people, including three soldiers, in a series of bombings in Baghdad. In Rashad, a suicide bomber killed five soldiers. The ISIS’s spokesman rejected Ayman al Zawahiri’s plea for the group to quit Syria and return to Iraq.
Kenya
Nassir Ali Sikanda and Ahmed Abdallah Ali were charged for terrorist acts in the May 3 bombings in Nyali; the two are said to be Shabaab-linked “Somalis of Kenyan and Canadian origin.” Five bus drivers were charged with failing to prevent a felony in the May 4 bus bombings in Nairobi. Police were summoned to […]
Yemen
The military killed six al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters after they shelled an army headquarters in Marib province. The military also killed a Saudi AQAP fighter in Shabwa. AQAP gunned down an intelligence official in Lahj.
Mali
Three UN peacekeepers were wounded when their vehicle hit a land mine near their base in Kidal. A French soldier was killed in northern Mali by an IED on May 7. Sources said that Abu Bakr Al-Nasr, called “the Egyptian,” a logistician and heavy weapons specialist who was a top aide to Mokhtar Belmokhtar, was […]
Strike on AQAP weapons convoy in Shabwa kills 5 fighters
A strike on an AQAP convoy carrying weapons and ammunition from Shabwa to Marib killed five AQAP fighters. Yemeni officials claim that militants are fleeing battlefields and hiding in neighboring provinces.
Al Qaeda
Benghazi bloodshed escalates
European Union
Acting Libyan Interior Minister’s accusations astound Europeans
Libya
Kidnapped Jordanian ambassador Fawaz al-Itan was freed by his Islamist captors in exchange for Jordan’s release of jailed al Qaeda militant Mohamed Dersi; Libya recently signed an extradition agreement with Jordan on Dersi, who is now in Libya. A Libyan diplomat was kidnapped in Derna. The senior appellate court judge in Derna was shot in […]
Nigeria
US surveillance planes and commercial satellites are being used to help find a large group of girls kidnapped by Boko Haram. The Nigerian government indicated it is open to talks with the kidnappers. Nigerian authorities arrested five suspects in the Boko Haram bombings of Nyanya motor park, and said two alleged masterminds, Rufai Tsiga and […]
Qatar
Qatar FM urges UN to ‘impose’ a Syria ceasefire
Yemen
The US killed six al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in a drone strike on a vehicle in the Wadi Abida area of Marib province. Security forces killed Majed al Matiri, a local AQAP commander from Saudi Arabia, during fighting in Shabwa.
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Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham’s spokesman blamed al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri for the jihadist infighting in Syria, dismissed his order for ISIS to quit Syria, and said ISIS had refrained from attacking Iran at al Qaeda’s request. ISIS clashed with rebels in Raqqah. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic […]
Al Nusrah Front
ISIS: Al Qaeda urged militants not to attack Iran