Shabaab
Inside a Shabaab training camp
Author Archives: David Barnett
CIA
Iran nabbed CIA asset Levinson, says witness
Shabaab returns to Twitter nearly 3 months after Westgate
The account said it will seek “to create awareness of the Mujahideen’s struggle, further the cause of Jihad and promote the goals & visions of global Jihad.”
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al-Qaeda’s Africa wing dreams globally but acts locally
Spain
Jihadists from Spain in Syria: facts and figures
Israel
An IDF soldier was shot and killed by a sniper in the Lebanese army. The IDF said it believes the sniper carried out the attack on “his own accord.” White House officials recently briefed their Israeli counterparts regarding the nuclear deal reached with Iran last month.
Egypt
The army said security forces killed another terrorist who was involved in recent attacks in North Sinai. Overnight an explosion was heard in the Rafah area. Two students were wounded after gunmen opened fire on an army vehicle near a school in Sheikh Zuweid. Authorities thwarted an attempt to detonate a bomb near a police […]
Palestinian Territories
Gaza fighters head to Syria as refugees flow in
Egypt
Egypt’s revolution brings little to underdeveloped Sinai
Shabaab
Mysterious ‘white widow’ eludes police in Africa
Egypt
Ansar Jerusalem said it supported continued protests at Egyptian universities. Security forces killed an Islamist militant near Sheikh Zuweid after he threw a grenade, and seized a stockpile of explosive materials near Rafah. Officials said that many of those involved in the Ismailia bombing have been identified and will be arrested soon. A referendum on […]
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Syrian war revitalises al-Qaeda in Iraq
CIA
CIA Benghazi team clash led to ‘stand down’ report
ISIS judge to Sinai jihadists: ‘We and you are one’
A recent Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham video includes clips of an ISIS sharia judge in Aleppo urging Sinai jihadists to be patient in their pursuits, and ISIS fighters conducting attacks in Iraq’s Anbar province.
United States
The New Spy Catchers
Ansar Jerusalem calls for continued protests at Egyptian universities
The statement comes nearly a week after an al Qaeda official called on Egyptian Muslims to work towards the implementation of sharia-based governance.
Egypt
Interior Minister Ibrahim ordered an investigation into the recent attack outside a security forces camp in Ismailia. Two members of the Muslim Brotherhood were detained near Suez on charges of inciting violence. At least two people were killed during clashes between security forces and supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi.
Palestinian Territories
Hamas accused Palestinian Authority security forces of continuing to arrest its supporters in the West Bank. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly rejected a security proposal offered by Secretary of State Kerry. As part of ongoing negotiations with Israel, another batch of Palestinian prisoners will be released by the end of the month.
Egypt
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood turns to sisters in fight against state
Egypt
A day with the IDF’s Beduin trackers
CIA
US Congress, CIA still feuding over interrogations and secret prisons
NSA
Exclusive: After ‘cataclysmic’ Snowden affair, NSA faces winds of change
Kansas bomb plot suspect says bin Laden and Awlaki are inspirations
Terry Lee Loewen, who believed he was working with people tied to AQAP, sought to carry out a car bomb attack at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. US authorities said the public was never at risk.
Iran
Memo: Iranians may have exploited visa program
CIA
Missing American in Iran was working for CIA
Libya
Benghazi, Libya, has become training hub for Islamist fighters
Egypt
A bomb attack near a security forces camp in Ismailia killed at least one person and wounded more than a dozen. A military source said operations in the Sinai since July have resulted in 164 deaths and 592 arrests. Sources also said Ansar Jerusalem sought to carry out more suicide attacks and was in touch […]
Israel
A court indicted the Palestinian teen responsible for the murder of an IDF soldier last month. The IDF plans to cut the number of people allowed to complete their military service in non-IDF agencies. Israeli and Palestinian officials plan to increase coordination related to civilian emergencies.
Attack in Ismailia leaves at least 1 dead, 18 wounded
Thus far no group has claimed responsibility, but the Sinai-based Salafi jihadist group Ansar Jerusalem has previously carried out a car bombing in the area.
Egypt
The army’s spokesperson claimed security forces arrested a senior member of Ansar Jerusalem. Senior Muslim Brotherhood officials denounced the interim government during their latest court appearance. Authorities have reportedly destroyed Hamas arms caches in North Sinai in recent months. Eleven Qatari citizens were reportedly arrested at an al Jazeera office in Cairo.