Hezbollah
Hezbollah Upgrades Missile Threat to Israel
Author Archives: David Barnett
NSA
NSA seeks to build quantum computer that could crack most types of encryption
Egypt
Ansar Jerusalem announced the deaths of a fighter and preacher, and threatened revenge attacks. Interior Minister Ibrahim identified Tawfiq Mohammed Freij Ziada as an Ansar Jerusalem leader and accused the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas of carrying out hostile acts. Authorities defused seven explosive devices in Tanta in the Nile Delta. In North Sinai, one terrorist […]
Palestinian Territories
The Palestinian leadership reportedly prefers returning to the UN over extending peace talks with Israel. A secret Palestinian security document warns that a third intifada may soon begin. Hamas denied allegations that its members are carrying out hostile acts in Egypt. Fatah canceled plans to hold a massive celebration for its 49th anniversary. Hamas leader […]
Egypt identifies Ansar Jerusalem leader as group announces deaths of fighter and preacher
The group threatened to strike the neck and cut off the fingertips of those responsible for the deaths of a fighter and a preacher. Also today, Egypt’s interior minister identified a leader of the Sinai-based jihadist group.
Hezbollah
Israeli study of foreign fighters in Syria suggests Shiites may outnumber Sunnis
Ansar Jerusalem
Egypt: A Tinderbox Waiting for a Spark
Hamas
Secret Palestinian report warns of danger of new intifada
Egypt
The army arrested 10 terrorists in North Sinai operations. Prosecutors began investigating the overnight gas pipeline attack. The head of the South Sinai General Intelligence Service was killed in a car accident. Al Azhar plans to start a satellite channel that will aim to counter radical and terrorist ideologies. At least two people were killed […]
Egypt
Egypt’s Christians pray for peace after months of unrest
Iran
The Test for Diplomacy With Iran
Al Qaeda
Jihad Jane: Despite cooperation, US seeks ‘decades’ in prison
Egypt
Egypt and the Threat of Islamic Terror
Gas pipeline targeted in last Sinai attack of 2013
It is the first such attack since early July. In July 2012, Ansar Jerusalem claimed responsibility for more than a dozen such attacks since February 2011.
Egypt
Interior Minister Ibrahim said 90% of those behind the Mansoura attack have been arrested. North Sinai security forces defused a roadside bomb. Authorities increased security around churches in Cairo and Giza in preparation for the New Year. A former Muslim Brotherhood official said Ansar Jerusalem and the al Furqan Brigades are branches of the Brotherhood. […]
Israel
The Defense Ministry designated a Belgium-based NGO as a Hamas front organization. A court convicted a Palestinian in the murder of two Israelis, including an infant, in a 2011 rock-throwing incident. Prime Minister Netanyahu said Palestinian celebrations following the recent prisoner release show that the Palestinian Authority has failed to educate for peace.
Syria
Behind Assad’s Comeback, a Mismatch in Commitments
Egypt
Egyptian presidential advisor: Brotherhood ideology a crime against society
Egypt
Hamas rejects terror label of Egypt Islamists
Egypt
A high-level security official said 70 policemen have been killed in North Sinai since June 30. The army spokesman announced the seizure of a weapons cache in North Sinai. A court banned protests at universities without a permit, while 139 pro-Morsi protesters received two-year prison sentences. Authorities arrested three reporters affiliated with al Jazeera.
Israel
The next batch of Palestinian prisoners was released by Israel. Defense Minister Ya’alon said Sunni jihadists may have been responsible for recent rocket fire from Lebanon into northern Israel. A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel.
Israel
Wary of rockets, IDF beefs up security on Golan Heights
Islamic Front
Obama’s Failed Outreach to Syria’s Islamic Front
Hamas
Will Iran, Hamas resume relations?
Afghanistan
Afghanistan gains will be lost quickly after drawdown, US intelligence estimate warns
Egypt
At least four security personnel were injured in a bomb attack outside a military intelligence headquarters in Sharqiya province; security sources suggested the attack was a car bomb. The army said operations in North Sinai resulted in the destruction of four smuggling tunnels and arrest of three terrorists. Authorities defused a bomb at al Azhar […]
Israel
In response to rocket fire from Lebanon, the IDF struck the source of the attack with artillery fire. Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel holds the Lebanese government and Hezbollah responsible for the rocket attack.
Suspected car bomb wounds 4 Egyptian soldiers in Sharkiya
The attack came five days after an Ansar Jerusalem suicide car bombing in Mansoura killed more than a dozen people. Authorities also reportedly defused a bomb near a school in el Arish today.
Al Nusrah Front
How al Qaeda Changed the Syrian War
Iraq
Syria’s civil war tests whether borders drawn less than a century ago will last