The Islamic Front and the Al Nusrah Front clashed with regime forces in Deir Izzour, in Aleppo, and in Hama. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham controls an oil well in Hama’s Jabal Sha’er area. An ISIS suicide car bomber detonated near an Al Nusrah checkpoint in Hasakah. The Islamic Front also battled […]
Malaysian plane presumed crashed; questions over false IDs
Saudis, world community react to new Saudi terror law
The Abdullah Azzam Brigades said the killing of civilians in its Feb. 19 suicide attack at the Iranian Cultural Center in Beirut was due to an error. The group also said that its Marwan Hadid Brigades carried out a rocket attack jointly with the Al Nusrah Front in Lebanon in the Hermel area; it is […]
Azerbaijan To Tighten Antiterror Legislation
Al Qaeda-linked group issues rare apology for “technical fault” in Beirut suicide bombing
Who was behind deadly Kiev snipers? Russia, Ukraine point fingers
US, Afghan military try to get out the vote, prevent Taliban disruption of key election
Five members of a suspected assassination squad were arrested in Sirte. Rebel protesters at the Essider port say they have begun exporting oil; a North Korean-flagged tanker said to be under Saudi ownership docked at the port this morning. Prime Minister Zeidan threatened to bomb the tanker and said arrest warrants were issued for its […]
A US defense official said a small contingent of US special forces was recently sent to Jordan to train their Iraqi and Jordanian counterparts. US officials confirmed that the Navy had been told to be prepared to act to prevent a shipment of Iranian weapons from being smuggled into Gaza; the shipment was monitored by […]
Musharraf’s lawyers ‘threatened with beheading’
The regime’s use of barrel bombs has reportedly increased since last year. Residents of Raqqah say it is controlled by some 5,000 fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, consisting mainly of foreigners, including Iraqis, Tunisians, Gulf Arabs, and Chechens. An ISIS leader was killed fighting regime forces near the 17th Division […]
A Danish journalist who was kidnapped in the Bekaa valley a month ago and held hostage in Syria was released. Masked gunmen kidnapped the young son of a prominent businessman in the Bekaa valley.
Suspected Russian spyware Turla targets Europe, United States
Franco-German project to securely store stockpiles of arms in Libya
Militant Grip Transforms, Terrorizes Syrian City
The Interior Ministry said it has designated the Muslim Brotherhood, the Al Nusrah Front, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham as terrorist organizations. Saudi authorities are becoming concerned that jihadists will return from Syria and continue terrorist activities. Also designated were Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen and a Saudi Hezbollah group. Three […]
A spokesman for African Union forces claimed they have taken Hudur, the capital of Bakool province, from Shabaab. A Shabaab spokesman rejected the claim, and said that AU forces were outside Hudur. Bakool authorities said 12 fighters from both sides died fighting last night in Teed, about 30 km from Hudur. In February, Shabab spokesman […]
The government closed several Islamic charities, including one tied to the Muslim Brotherhood, for “overstepping their mandate.” The MB-linked Tewassoul opposition party said it was prevented from holding a meeting in Nouakchott “for security reasons.” Protests were held in several cities earlier this week against the desecration of several Korans in Nouakchott on March 3.
The Investigative Committee issued an arrest warrant for Oleksandr Muzychko a.k.a. Sashko Bilyi, a Ukrainian nationalist accused of torturing and murdering at least 20 Russian soldiers while he fought alongside Chechen militants in 1994-95. The Chechen fighters were led by al Qaeda-linked commanders Shamil Basayev and Ibn al-Khattab. The Committee also issued arrest warrants for […]
Three young men who aspired to be Syrian jihadists were handed prison terms ranging from two to five years, in the first prosecution of its kind in France. Youssef Ettaoujar, Salah-Eddine Gourmat, and Fares Farsi were arrested in May 2012 while trying to board a flight to Turkey. Last week a 14-year-old girl was stopped […]
Abu Ghaith urged Qaeda recruits to ‘pledge’ to bin Laden: witness
Bin Laden Aide Began Qaeda Propaganda Day After 9/11, US
The Syrian National Coalition has retained Gen. Abdel-Ilah Bashir as head of the Free Syrian Army but given former head Salem Idriss the post of military adviser to SNC chief Ahmad Jarba. Negotiators lost contact with 13 Syrian nuns kidnapped by an Al Nusrah Front-linked group led by Abu Malek al-Kuwaiti. Regime, NDF, and Hezbollah […]
Bleak future for Lebanon as Syria war enters fourth year
Golan: a new front in Hezbollah-Israel war?
Hezbollah has reportedly set up a small military airport in Baalbek in the Bekaa valley, from which it is operating Iranian-made Mirsad-1 and Mirsad-2 drones. Russia said it would maintain its “military-technical” cooperation with Lebanese security forces and called on the international community to help create a “barrier” against those who would rekindle sectarian strife. […]
Saudi jihadist says forced to join ISIS in Syria
Boston bomber’s widow cozies up to his mother in Kyrgyzstan
Opening the 10th legislative session, the Sultan of Brunei said the country’s imminent implementation of sharia law is a “great achievement” and citizens should show unity. The law ostensibly will apply only to Muslims, who make up two-thirds of Brunei’s population. The chief sharia judge said that in most cases, the parties do not understand […]