Iraq
Islamic State takeover of Iraq town sparks ‘humanitarian tragedy’: UN
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Lebanon
Following two days of clashes in Arsal between the Al Nusrah Front and Lebanese forces, Army Chief Kawaghi said 10 soldiers had been killed, 25 wounded, and 13 more were missing. He also said the capture of Al Nusrah commander Imad Jomaa, who was detained while putting on the “final touches” for a long-planned attack […]
Somalia
As many as nine female street cleaners in Mogadishu were killed by a bomb blamed on Shabaab. Ethiopian peacekeeping troops clashed with Shabaab near Garbaharay yesterday and arrested six people, including Somali officials, for fomenting violence in the city. Shabaab gunned down a member of Parliament in Mogadishu on July 28. Puntland suspended cooperation with […]
Belgium
Authorities have announced the arrest of a 25-year-old Syrian man who arrived at Charleroi Airport in Brussels with two false French passports and a USB stick with video of jihadist killings and propaganda. The man was arrested on Aug. 1 on suspicion of belonging to the Al Nusrah Front; his lawyer claimed the suspect was […]
Taliban commander behind Ghor executions was freed from prison 3 months ago
Qari Rahmatullah, who was released from Bagram three months ago, is said to be involved in last month’s execution of 14 civilians in Ghor province.
Pakistan’s ban of LWJ enters 3rd year
The Pakistani government has blocked The Long War Journal website from being accessed inside Pakistan. The censorship began sometime in July 2012, and continues to this day.
Afghanistan
The military claimed it killed 100 Taliban fighters in the Zhari district in Kandahar. Officials claimed to have killed 29 Taliban fighters during raids throughout the country. The governor of Ghor province said that the Taliban commander involved in the recent execution of 16 people was released from prison three months ago. “Gunmen” executed a […]
Iraq
The Islamic State is thought to have taken control of the town of Zumar after fighting with Kurdish forces. The military claims it killed 13 Islamic State leaders, including a Syrian, in Muqdadiyah, 60 Islamic State fighters near Haditha, 20 in in Tikrit, 20 in Sharqat, 18 north of Fallujah, and 15 more in the […]
Qatar
UK extremists linked to Qatar World Cup bid
Libya
Fighting is renewed in Libyan capital as shells continue to fall
Libya
Intermittent fighting between the Zintani and Islamist militias continued in Tripoli, and another fuel tank near the airport was set on fire. The UK said it is pulling out its diplomatic staff from Libya and relocating them to Tunis in Tunisia. After thousands demonstrated yesterday in Benghazi against Islamist forces including Ansar al Sharia and […]
Tunisia
Police took custody of 17 radical Islamists in Sousse who had violently interfered with preaching at a mosque. Tunisian and Egyptian authorities tried to speed up the evacuation of 6,000 Egyptians fleeing Libya into Tunisia for eventual return to Egypt. Tunisian authorities are seeking ways to prevent terrorists from entering the country from Libya. A […]
Mali
‘Butcher of Gao’ in custody
Ansar al Sharia
ISIS woos Ansar al Sharia in Libya
Al Qaeda
Syria jihadists go global
Boko Haram
Cameroon’s Muslim Clerics Turn to Education to Shun Boko Haram
Hezbollah
Tribesmen force Islamic State militants out of Syrian villages
Hamas
In Tunnel War, Israeli Playbook Offers Few Ideas
France
French police arrested a 37-year-old French-Moroccan jihadist at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, shortly after the man arrived from Istanbul after being expelled by Turkish authorities. The Arles native was allegedly conspiring to carry out terrorist attacks in France.
Israel
US Senate unanimously approves $225m funding for Israel’s Iron Dome
Analysis: What the Gaza war means for Iran
As the war in Gaza continues, Iran’s political, military, and religious calculations ascribe similar but not identical values to the ongoing conflict. The ways in which Iranian leaders codify events on the ground vary depending on their interests at home and abroad.
Al Nusrah Front
Syrian city of Homs shows signs of life amid moonscape of devastation
Libya
While a large part of Benghazi has fallen to Ansar al Sharia and allies including the Libya Shield and the February 17 Brigade, Operation Dignity vowed to defend a protest tonight against the Islamists. Ansar al Sharia, which claimed to have taken over the city, has destroyed Benghazi’s main police station, and no police, army, […]
Tunisia
Security forces on patrol in Fouzaia in the governorate of Jendouba clashed with a terrorist group yesterday. Terrorists attacked security forces in Ain Debba in Jendouba. The Tunisian Red Crescent denied reports that a Tunisian doctor was killed in an Israeli raid in Gaza. Syphax Airlines, a private Tunisian carrier, denied “rumors” that it had […]
Belgium
Of the 66 Belgians known to be in Libya, seven left on aboard a Greek ship, 10 told the Belgian Embassy they wanted to leave, and 50 dual nationals prefer to remain in the troubled country. Last month Luxembourg police working with Spanish counterterrorism authorities arrested Belgian national Abou Nouh a.k.a. Davide De Angelis, a […]
Netherlands
Demonstrators in support of the Islamic State were reportedly expected to take part in protests today at The Hague against police violence. Dutch police warned those planning to appear at a protest on Aug. 3 in Amsterdam against the Gaza offensive that Nazi symbols, Hitler salutes, the Islamic State flag, and flag burning will not […]
United Kingdom
Al Qaeda’s black flag was displayed by protesters who blocked an east London tunnel last week shouting “Free Palestine” and leaving motorists temporarily trapped. An organization that tracks attacks on the UK’s Jewish community noted that antisemitic incidents had risen 36% between January and June, to a total of 304, and that there have been […]
Islamic State
Islamic State’s black flags are flying in Europe
China
Authorities claimed to have killed nine “terror suspects” and captured another in Hotan prefecture in Xinjiang province. Two days ago, the imam of China’s biggest mosque was killed by knife-wielding ‘religious extremists’ in Kashgar in Xinjiang.
Yemen hands over 8 suspected AQAP members to Saudi Arabia
Eight Saudi citizens linked to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula were transferred to Saudi Arabia, including a woman who had reportedly turned herself in to Yemeni authorities.