Haqqani Network and Jamaat-ud-Dawa: Banned or not?
Dawn calls out the Pakistani state for obscuring its purported ban of the Haqqani Network and Jamaat-ud-Dawa.
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Some counter-terrorism efforts in Yemen frozen for now – US officials
Haqqani Network
Haqqani Network and Jamaat-ud-Dawa: Banned or not?
Lebanon
Lebanese army says three more soldiers killed in Friday’s attack
Iraq
Japan condemns apparent Islamic State execution, demands release of remaining hostage
Spain
Spain arrests four in swoop of suspected militant cell in north Africa
Shabaab
Bomb explodes near Turkish delegation in Somalia day before president’s visit
Iraq
In Mosul, Islamic State turns captured city into fortress
Houthis
Houthis welcome Yemeni president’s concessions but gunmen remain
Argentina
Argentina’s Fernandez says death of prosecutor was not suicide
Pakistan falsely claims it takes ‘immediate action’ against terror groups listed by the UN
Although numerous news outlets have reported that the Haqqani Network and Jamaat-ud-Dawa have been banned in Pakistan, no official announcement of the group’s status from the government or Ministry of Interior has been released.
France
France reinforces security, spy agencies after attacks
Argentina
Argentina says dead prosecutor tricked into accusing Fernandez
Islamic State
Local Islamic State commander arrested in Lahore, Pakistan
Haqqani Network
Pakistani government tight-lipped about ban on Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Haqqani Network
Al Qaeda
Chérif and Saïd Kouachi’s path to Paris attack at Charlie Hebdo
France
Chérif and Saïd Kouachi’s Path to Paris Attack at Charlie Hebdo
Iraq
The Islamic State executed 13 soccer fans in Mosul. Canadian special forces engaged in combat against the Islamic State. Coalition aircraft launched 36 airstrikes against the Islamic State inside Iraq since Jan. 16. Kurdish troops killed four Islamic State fighters while repelling an attack in Zumar.
Yemen
A Yemeni military commander said that Shiite Houthi rebels have seized the Presidential Palace in the capital of Sana’a. The Houthis took the palace just one day after inking a cease fire with the government after nine people were killed during clashes in the capital. Houthis also kidnapped President Hadi’s chief of staff.
European Union
After Paris attacks, EU leaders call for more sharing of information, intelligence
Houthis
Militiamen storm Yemen presidential complex
Pakistan
Insult to question Pakistan army’s competence, Army spokesman tells CNN
Belgium
Dutch police search house of 18-year-old Belgian raid suspect
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Bulgaria to extradite Frenchman linked to Paris attacks
Boko Haram
Mistrust between Nigeria, Cameroon stalls fight against Boko Haram
Hezbollah commanders killed in suspected Israeli airstrike
Jihad Imad Mughniyah, the son of the notorious founder and military and intelligence commander of Hezbollah up until his assassination in 2008, was among six Hezbollah operatives killed in a suspected airstrike in Quneitra, Syria.
Analysis: Reported ban of Haqqani Network unlikely to end Pakistan’s support of group
Groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba have previously been banned in Pakistan, but continue to receive the support of the military and intelligence establishment.
Afghan Taliban describe attack on Charlie Hebdo office as ‘justice’
So much for the Taliban wanting to have “cordial relations on basis of mutual respect with all the countries of the world ….”
US drones kill 2 ‘Uzbeks’ in South Waziristan
Seven “militants” are reported to have been killed in a strike on a compound in an area administered by Sajna Mehsud.
US adds a leader of the Mujahideen Shura Council to list of global terrorists
In addition to serving as a senior MSC leader, Abdallah al Ashqar is on the jihadist group’s military committee, is a “foreign relations official,” and a weapons facilitator.