Israel
Blasts in the Night, a Smell, and a Flood of Syrian Victims
Author Archives: David Barnett
Hezbollah
Syria’s Alawite Force Turned Tide for Assad
Chechnya
Inside the Minds of Russia’s Black Widows
Israel
As strike on Syria looms, Israelis scramble for gas masks
Iraq
Pentagon Poised for $13 Billion in Mideast Arms Sales
Egypt
Egypt’s police state resurgent in Sinai tourist haven
Saudi Arabia
A Veteran Saudi Power Player Works To Build Support to Topple Assad
Israel
Minister for Intelligence and Strategic Affairs Yuval Steinitz said it is “crystal clear” that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons in Syria. Israeli intelligence is believed to have intercepted Syrian army communications during the attack. Israeli officials met with US officials in Washington to discuss the ongoing situation in Syria, among other topics.
Egypt
The trial of 64 leaders and members of the Muslim Brotherhood and Gama’a al-Islamiya wanted in connection with inciting violence and attacks on churches began in Suez. At least two bombs were set off in the Sinai by Islamist militants. Authorities continued to arrest members of the Muslim Brotherhood leadership. Leaders from Egypt’s Gamaa Islamiya […]
Palestinian Territories
IDF soldiers attempting to carry out an arrest of a terror suspect in the West Bank were attacked by Palestinians with rocks and firebombs. Three Palestinians were reportedly killed in the clashes; as a result of the deaths, Palestinian negotiators said they would not meet with their Israeli counterparts in Jericho. The State Department, however, […]
NSA
Report: Snowden Reached Out To Russian Authorities While Still In Hong Kong
Israel
Arab-Israeli’s 72-hours with al-Qaeda linked Syrian rebels
Egypt
Egypt Widens Crackdown and Meaning of ‘Islamist’
United Nations
US spy agency bugged US headquarters: Germany’s Spiegel
AQAP official comments on Egypt events, says America retreating
In two new messages, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula official Harith bin Ghazi al Nadhari denounced the recent crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and praised the actions of jihadists throughout the region and beyond.
Egypt
The trial against a number of senior Muslim Brotherhood officials began. Authorities arrested an Islamist militant close to Mohammed al Zawahiri on suspicion of providing weapons to supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi. Hamas denied reports that it was operating training camps with the MB in Gaza. The army announced the arrest of five militants […]
Egypt
Clashes between Islamist militants and Egyptian security personnel continued in the Sinai. The leader of al-Gama’a al-Islamiyya said the group does not intend to return to its violent past. Authorities relaxed the curfew recently instituted as part of the crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood.
Britain
Networks of Spies Aid Syria Gas Probe
Hamas
Pressure Rises on Hamas As Patrons’ Support Fades
Egypt
Protests organized by supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood were said to have had a low turnout. Prior to the protests, security forces had reportedly tightened security measures. Authorities destroyed a couple of homes tied to smugglers nears the border with Gaza. Sinai-based jihadists threatened to carry out attacks against security personnel, while the army claimed […]
Syria
American Tells of Odyssey as Prisoner of Syrian Rebels
Sinai jihadists threaten attacks as Egyptian army claims successes
The Egyptian army’s spokesman claimed that 78 militants have been killed in recent operations in the Sinai. The remarks come a day after a Sinai-based jihadist group, which had previously said it would not target the army, threatened attacks against Egyptian security personnel.
Bulgaria
Father of Canadian wanted for Bulgarian terror attack defends ‘good’ son’s innocence
Israeli Air Force strikes south of Beirut in response to rocket fire
Overnight the IAF carried out a strike on a “terror site” located south of Beirut. The strike comes a day after four rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel, in an attack claimed by the Abdullah Azzam Brigades.
Syria
US Weighs Plans to Punish Assad
Syria
Reported Chemical Weapons Attack Could Kill Obama’s Syria Strategy
Israel
The ground-based squadron guarding the Syrian border
Syria
How Syria’s Jihadists Win Friends and Influence People
Israel
Israeli, Palestinian police may form joint patrols
Egypt
Former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak was placed under house arrest after being released from prison. Supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi called for protests against the army on Friday. Authorities reportedly detained a number of Bosnian terrorists who were planning attacks in Cairo. Unidentified gunmen attacked a radio building in el Arish.