Monthly Archives: July 2014

Kenya

| July 18, 2014

Suspected Shabaab militants ambushed a bus near Witu in Lamu county, killing at least five people, including a policeman, and wounding eight passengers, of whom four were policemen. The bus was traveling from a resort town.

Libya

| July 18, 2014

As clashes between Islamist Misratan militias and Zintani forces loyal to the government continued for a fifth day in Tripoli, the Misrata city council said it would not tolerate any foreign intervention; Misratan commanders said reinforcements had arrived. Suspected Islamist militants bombed a police station in Sousa. Al Qaeda issued a video in which emir […]

Nigeria

| July 18, 2014

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen attacked and burned the town of Damboa in Borno state, killing “scores” of residents. The military had left Damboa unprotected after a July 6 Boko Haram attack on a police station and army camp in the town. Witnesses said a Christian clergyman who was shot during a Boko Haram attack in […]

Iraq

| July 18, 2014

UN accuses Islamic State of executions, rape, child abuse in Iraq

United Kingdom

| July 18, 2014

A leaked draft government report on the “Trojan Horse” investigation of Birmingham schools found “coordinated, deliberate and sustained action to introduce an intolerant and aggressive Islamist ethos into some schools in the city.” It also found that “extremism went unchecked because the council ‘disastrously’ prioritised community cohesion over ‘doing what is right’.” Birmingham City Council […]

Iraq

| July 17, 2014

Religious minorities facing oppression in ISIS-controlled areas in Iraq: sources

Iraq

| July 17, 2014

Islamic State uses Turkish Consulate in Mosul as headquarters

Iraq

| July 17, 2014

World should help ‘generous’ Kurdistan: UN refugee chief

Afghanistan

| July 17, 2014

Four Taliban fighters were killed while launching rocket attacks on Kabul International Airport. The Interior Ministry accused the Haqqani Network and Pakistan’s military intelligence service of directing the Kabul attack. The Taliban killed two civilians in a rocket attack in Kunar. General Dunford warned that al Qaeda is likely to return in force to Afghanistan.

Palestinian Territories

| July 17, 2014

Palestinian officials claimed that 235 people have been killed by Israel’s campaign in Gaza. Hamas threatened “dreadful consequences” in response to the commencement of Israel’s ground campaign. In the 10 days of fighting so far, Gaza militants have fired some 1,500 rockets towards Israel, and Israeli forces have responded by hitting over 2,000 targets in […]

Israel

| July 17, 2014

After 10 days of an aerial campaign by Operation Protective Edge to stop the rain of missiles into Israel from Gaza, Israeli officials said a ground campaign has been launched in Gaza to destroy militant infrastructure such as tunnels, but not with the intent to topple Hamas. Israeli forces used a Patriot missile to shoot […]

Syria

| July 17, 2014

Islamic State fighters surrounded and attacked the Shaar gas field in Homs, killing at least 23 guards and capturing others before taking it over. Syrian Kurds imposed a draft on adult males for six months’ “self-defense” service to help stave off the assault by the Islamic State in the north. The Islamic State clashed with […]

Iraq

| July 17, 2014

An Islamic State suicide bomber from Australia killed five people in an attack at a Shia mosque in Baghdad. Islamic State fighters set up a sophisticated ambush to repel government forces in their attempt to take control of Tikrit.

Lebanon

| July 17, 2014

The Al Nusrah Front ambushed and killed three Hezbollah fighters attempting to enter Syria from two Lebanese villages near the border. Gunmen kidnapped an engineer and took him to the Arsal area. Officials in Arsal expressed solidarity with the Army against jihadists. The Foreign Ministry filed a complaint with the UN alleging that Israel has […]

Yemen

| July 17, 2014

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters killed two policemen in an attack on a police camp in Baydah. Two policemen were kidnapped in Baydah two days ago. At least 35 people were killed as government forces battled Shia Houthi rebels in Amran over the past several days.

Tunisia

| July 17, 2014

The Tunisian military announced that 14 soldiers were killed and 23 were wounded in attacks by two terrorist teams on military checkpoints on Mount Chaambi; one terrorist was killed. The death toll is reportedly the highest since the military’s formation in 1956. The Okba Ben Nafaa Brigade has claimed the attack; Tunisian authorities have said […]

Libya

| July 17, 2014

The Foreign Ministry asked the UN Security Council for help in protecting strategic sites such as oil facilities and airports. Suspected Islamist militants gunned down Fareha al-Barqawi, a popular former congresswoman, while she was stopped at a gas station in Derna. An Air Force colonel who was kidnapped by al Qaeda in Derna was released […]

United States

| July 17, 2014

Ahmed Abassi, 27, a Tunisian who had expressed a desire to carry out terrorist attacks on the US that included poisoning 100,000 people, was sentenced to time served and will be extradited to Tunisia, after pleading guilty to lesser charges. Abassi had admitted to radicalizing Chiheb Esseghaier, who has been charged along with Raed Jaser […]

Iraq

| July 17, 2014

Weeks of combat in Iraq show Shiite militias have few offensive capabilities

Iraq

| July 17, 2014

For Iraq, debacle in Tikrit as forces walk into trap set by militants

Iraq

| July 17, 2014

Top Marine commander: Iraq chaos shows costs of US withdrawal

Syria

| July 16, 2014

President Assad was sworn in for a third term; he called for “national reconciliation” but ruled out talks with the exiled opposition, and vowed to retake Aleppo and Raqqah. Regime forces battled the Islamic State near the Kweris military airport in Aleppo, carried out an airstrike on an IS-held area in Hasakah, and bombarded an […]