President Obama condemned the terrorist attack on worshipers at a Jerusalem synagogue that left three US citizens, a Briton, and an Israeli policeman dead and several others seriously wounded. A spokesman for the National Security Council said Obama has directed relevant departments and agencies to review the government’s policies for addressing the kidnapping of US […]
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed credit for a series of attacks in eastern and central Yemen that took place between Nov. 11 and Nov. 17, including the assassination of a Houthi leader in Dhamar.
Push in UN to Intercept Jihadists’ Oil
“Why should America’s enemies unnecessarily become our enemies,” the adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs to Pakistan’s prime minister said of Taliban factions like the Haqqani Network and the Hafiz Gul Bahadar Group.
A regime airstrike killed at least 13 people and wounded 20 in Aleppo, according to SOHR. Kurdish forces captured six buildings used by the Islamic State and significant weapons and ammunition near Kobane; the US-led coalition conducted seven airstrikes overnight near the embattled city. Jihadists and US-backed rebels have reportedly aligned in the battle for […]
Global terror attack deaths rose sharply in 2013, says report
In a newly-released video, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb shows French hostage Serge Lazaervic and Dutch captive Sjaak Rijke. The two men claim to be in poor health, appeal to their governments and family for their release, and mention the prisoner exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
Six men were sentenced to death over links to Shabaab by a military court in Puntland. Aid workers claim corruption and worries about being prosecuted for terrorism have undermined humanitarian efforts as a crisis looms. Somalia has been ranked 7th on the Global Terrorism Index.
The Egyptian military announced plans to double the size of its buffer zone in the Sinai to 1 km after discovering unexpectedly long tunnels from Gaza. The Interior Ministry stated that “foreign intelligence” was behind recent terrorist attacks in Sinai, promising to identify the entities after current counterterrorism operations. Egypt has been ranked 13th on […]
Four people were reported killed and 10 wounded in fighting between Libya Dawn and pro-government forces near Mitiga Airport in Tripoli. Omar al-Hassi, the head of the Islamist regime based in Tripoli, has rejected negotiations with pro-government forces. Libya was ranked 15th on the most recent Global Terrorism Index.
A video of two hostages, Frenchman Serge Lazarevic and Dutchman Sjaak Rijke, was released by AQIM. Both men were kidnapped in Mali by the jihadist group in Nov. 2011. Lazarevic, the only French captive in the world, stated that his “life is in danger since France intervened in Iraq.”
President Goodluck Jonathan will request an extension of a state of emergency in three northern states grappling with Boko Haram. Nigeria has been ranked fourth in the Global Terrorism Index due to the activity of the jihadist group.
The Defense Ministry said Germany will keep 850 troops in Afghanistan next year, slightly more than anticipated, and noted that German forces will continue responsibility for the Coalition mission in northern Afghanistan. Development Minister Müller pledged to continue Germany’s development support to Afghanistan so long as the Afghan government carries out needed reforms. Cem Özdemir, […]
CENTCOM reported that since Nov. 14, US forces have conducted 11 airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, and US and partner forces have carried out 20 airstrikes in Iraq against the group. A US intelligence official indicated that US targeting in Syria and Iraq is hampered by insufficient intelligence on the ground. The American […]
Yemeni tribes say they will resist Houthi takeover of oil facilities
Global Number of Youths Is Highest Ever, UN Reports
The UAE Cabinet has listed 83 entities as terrorist organizations, including groups in Europe and the United States. The Arab League said it supported the designations in light of increasing terrorism in the region.
Insurgents in Afghanistan’s Laghman province may win by not losing
Well-known Afghan lawmaker and women’s rights activist survives car attack
Long-troubled Afghan government undergoes overhaul
Jihadist rapper filmed ranting at police on first night of London riots in Tottenham in 2011
Brutal beheading videos attract young militants to the Islamic State. But the group’s leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi has struggled to recruit established jihadists.
US State Department’s unclassified email system hacked
IS executes nearly 1,500 people in Syria in 5 months: monitor
One person was killed and another injured when a bomb that was attached to a car exploded in Mogadishu. Mortar rounds were fired at the presidential palace in the Somali capital, but authorities claim none landed in the compound. Shabaab claimed responsibility for both attacks.
Five students tied to the Muslim Brotherhood were transferred to a military court for trial on rioting charges; Egypt’s expansion of the reach of military courts is seen to have broad implications for political dissent, terrorism, and civil liberties. Egypt’s foreign ministry issued a statement condemning the execution of American Peter Kassig by the Islamic […]
Mitiga Airport closed down after fighting between unknown factions broke out in Tripoli. “Medical sources” claim 356 people – over 200 of them pro-government fighters – have been killed in the past month of fighting in Benghazi; the Libyan parliament has declared the city “a disaster area.”
The Algerian Army killed seven “militants” and arrested two other suspects in a pair of operations near the borders with Mali and Libya. “A load of arms and missiles” was captured from the group attempting to enter the country from Mali.
After a recent defector from the Islamic State claimed that the group has sleeper cells waiting for instruction in European countries, including Sweden, the state security service Säpo said it is concerned and is exchanging information on the group with other countries. Three Swedish fighters with the Islamic State, all of Somali origin, were killed […]
Among the 83 terrorist groups listed by the United Arab Emirates is the Islamic Association of Norway (Det Islamske Forbundet i Norge). Officials with the state security service refused to comment on the possible existence of Islamic State sleeper cells in Norway.