Afghanistan
Armed groups continue to haunt Afghan north
Author Archives: Lisa Lundquist
United States
The Obama administration is reconsidering military and diplomatic options on the Syrian conflict, including the creation of a Special Forces-led mission to train and equip rebel fighters and the establishment of a limited no-fly zone. A senior official said the administration is opposed to the provision of MANPADs to the Syrian rebels. US officials are […]
Syria
Rebels in the south are said to be planning a spring offensive on Damascus. They have reportedly established a coalition of 47 groups and set up lines of communication between fighters in Damascus and Quneitra provinces, but regime forces are redeploying in Quneitra from Damascus. Regime, NDF, and Hezbollah forces battled the Al Nusrah Front, […]
Lebanon
Lebanese intelligence has learned that three or four leaders among terrorist groups in the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp are preparing terror attacks against the Lebanese military in Sidon. An Israeli drone crashed on the Israeli side of the Mays al-Jabal border area. The families of three Wadi Khaled men charged with membership in the […]
United Kingdom
United Kingdom – Baroness Warsi warns of sectarian threat
Morocco
Extremist trend troubles Morocco lawmakers
Tunisia
Over 1,000 Tunisians rallied in Jendouba yesterday to protest the Feb. 16 terror attack that killed four people. The president of the National Constituent Assembly called the attack an attempt to destabilize the country. France urged its nationals to avoid the border governorates of Jendouba, le Kef, and Kasserine. The car used by the five […]
Africa
Western Sahara: An Unlikely Key to American Strategy in Africa
Al Nusrah Front
Jihadist way of life in Jordan
Libya
The al-Sawaiq and Qaqa militia brigades told the Congress to hand over power within five hours. Security guards at Benghazi’s Benina airport forced it to close for six hours as they demanded back pay and an investigation into the recent crash of a military helicopter. The military police criticized the GNC for stating that Major […]
United Kingdom
British authorities are said to be “closely monitoring” some 250 British jihadists who have fought in Syria and returned home. A British fighter with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham in Syria appeared in a YouTube clip warning aspiring British jihadists of the difficulties of the battle zone.
Al Nusrah Front
US left with no point man in Syria after ‘moderate’ rebels fire commander
Syria
Regime forces and rebels agreed to several local truces in Damascus. Regime forces recaptured Maan, a village in Hama where at least 25 Alawites were killed by Islamist fighters on Feb. 9. Islamist and rebel fighters clashed with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham in Aleppo, and with regime forces in Homs. In […]
Whatever happened to the Western supplies stolen in Syria?
US officials said last month that the supplies stolen by Islamist rebels from Free Syrian Army warehouses had been returned. The Syrian opposition’s Supreme Military Council maintains that the materiel was never returned.
Free Syrian Army
Saudi-Qatari rivalry, depot raid blamed for Free Syrian Army reshuffle
Lebanon
A military judge ordered the arrest of four Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham militants for membership in the al Qaeda-linked group and planning attacks in Lebanon. Three of the men are in custody and the fourth, Omar al-Satem, an uncle of the suicide bomber who detonated in Beirut on Jan. 2, is an […]
Afghanistan
Turkmenistan: The Achilles Heel Of Central Asian Security
France
Mali’s Kidal Still Waits for Resolution
Boko Haram
Nigeria Islamists better armed, motivated than army: governor
Bulgaria
120 detained for attacking Bulgarian mosque
Afghanistan
US seeks new bases for drones targeting Al Qaeda in Pakistan
Libya
Wreckage from an Air Force helicopter that crashed last week with five people aboard was found near Essider; the cause of the crash has not been determined. A remotely-detonated bomb inflicted heavy damage on the Scouts and Guides building in Benghazi.
Germany
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency is said to have curtailed operations with Turkey over suspicions that Turkish intelligence was involved the murder of three female Kurdistan Workers’ Party activists in Paris in January 2013. At the time of their deaths, two of the slain women were being investigated by German authorities for links to the PKK.
Afghanistan
Afghan NSC welcomes Taliban’s Dubai meeting declaration
Afghanistan
Former Jihadi Leader Calls for Systemic Release of Bagram Prisoners
Syria
The Supreme Military Council replaced head Salim Idriss with Brigadier Abdullah al-Bashir, citing “the difficulties faced by the Syrian revolution.” An activist group said about 6,000 people have died in Syria since the Geneva II talks started, the highest daily toll in the conflict so far. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic State of […]
Lebanon
The head of Hezbollah said the group intends to keep fighting in Syria. Two of three women arrested this week in an explosives-rigged car in the Bekaa valley were released; driver Joumana Hmeid was detained. Security forces near the Baalbek village of Ham dismantled a car rigged with 240 kg of explosives; authorities said the […]
Free Syrian Army
US, Syria play blame game over Geneva peace talks
Turkey
The Financial Action Task Force said Turkey is the only NATO country to have a “gray” rating, due to concerns over Turkey’s system for identifying and freezing terrorist assets pursuant to UN Security Council resolutions. The Foreign Ministry said it is in fact making efforts to provide budget support to Somalia in 2014. A previously […]
Tunisia
Five Islamist gunmen disguised as security officials killed three Tunisian policemen and a civilian after setting up a roadblock in Jendouba governorate near the Algerian border. The militants also wounded two policemen and a prison official, and stole identification papers, cash, weapons and a vehicle. A terrorist cell near Souk Ejjomaa village is suspected in […]