Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
After Paris attacks, questions about intelligence failures
Author Archives: Lisa Lundquist
Lebanon
A suicide bombing at a cafe in the northern city of Tripoli killed nine people and wounded 30 others. A second suicide bomber detonated outside the cafe. The attack was claimed by the Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s Syrian branch.
France
French weapons will not be delivered to Lebanon before March: report
Islamic State
Libya’s ISIS branch claims execution of 2 Tunisian journalists
Algeria
Libya conflict threatens entire Maghreb
CIA
Reaching Outside CIA, Obama Picks Treasury Official to Become Agency’s No. 2
Nigeria
A 10-year-old girl suicide bomber with explosives strapped to her body detonated in a crowded market Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state in Nigeria’s northeast, killing 20 people and wounding more than 18 others. Islamist fighters torched buildings in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe state, yesterday. Boko Haram is suspected in the attacks. The UN […]
Cameroon
Police intercepted a female suicide bomber earlier this week before she could blow herself up in Dimako, in the eastern department of Haut-Nyong. In a video posted online on Jan. 5, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau threatened Cameroon and President Paul Biya.
France
French security forces remain on high alert following this week’s terrorist attacks in Paris. Authorities are searching for Hayat Boumedienne, the girlfriend of slain suspect Ahmedy Coulibaly. Some reports suggested she had gone to Turkey earlier this month and may now be in Syria. Prime Minister Valls said France is engaged in “a war against […]
Indonesia
Ilham Syafii, a suspected terrorist linked to the Poso-based group headed by Santoso, was killed in shootout with police in South Sulawesi. Police said they have convinced a group of Islamic State supporters to cancel a gathering organized by the Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid and slated for Jan. 11 in Semarang, East Java. In December, Malaysian […]
Egypt
From Egypt’s leader, an ambitious call for reform in Islam
Boko Haram
Hundreds said killed by Boko Haram in attacks in northeastern Nigeria
Al Qaeda
Extremists Harming Islam, Leader of Hezbollah Says
Australia
Counterterrorism police arrested Omar Ammouche, 33, and Jibryl Almaouie, 21, in southwest Sydney as part of an ongoing investigation; Ammouche is said to be an associate of Islamic State jihadist Khaled Sharrouf. Melbourne Airport reopened after being evacuated due to a security threat.
Islamic State
Daesh draws Moroccans
Al Nusrah Front
Syria regime fights off the Al Nusrah Front in Aleppo
Al Qaeda
As Trauma Grips France, Government Faces Questions Over Intelligence Lapses
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda in Yemen Urges Local and International Jihad
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda Member in Yemen Says Group Directed Paris Attack
Al Qaeda
English-Speaking IS Militants Laud Charlie Hebdo Attackers
Al Qaeda
Norway security service: No change in threat level
Egypt
UAE flexes muscle in Mideast reaching beyond its role as finance hub
United States
The US and partner nations have carried out six airstrikes in Iraq and five in Syria against the Islamic State since yesterday morning. Al Qaeda-linked cleric Abu Hamza a.k.a. Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, 56, was sentenced to life in prison by a US federal court for crimes including his attempt to set up a terrorist training […]
Al Qaeda
‘Hacktivist’ group Anonymous says it will avenge Charlie Hebdo attacks by shutting down jihadist websites
France
Said and Cherif Kouachi, two brothers suspected in an al Qaeda-linked attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris, were killed in a shootout with police in Dammartin-en-Goele; a hostage taken by the suspects was freed. A gunman suspected in the murder of a policewoman yesterday killed four hostages at a Jewish supermarket in Paris; security […]
Belgium
The judges in the Sharia4Belgium case postponed the verdict until Feb. 11; Fouad Belkacem, the chief suspect among 46 defendants, is accused of recruiting jihadists to fight in Syria. A judge extended the detention of Jejoen Bontinck, a defendant and key witness in the case who was recently arrested while trying to fly to Turkey. […]
Denmark
Jyllands-Posten, a Danish newspaper that was attacked by terrorists in 2005, said that security concerns prevent it from republishing cartoons from Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine that was attacked in Paris this week. The Parliament is considering closing the Grimhøj mosque in Aarhus, after a recent documentary showed its congregation praising the Islamic State […]
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Exclusive: Paris attack suspect met prominent al Qaeda preacher in Yemen – intelligence source
United Kingdom
Lyes Outiren, 44, a French-Algerian man of Newquay, Cornwall who was arrested in November 2013, admitted to possessing terrorist materials, including bomb-making instructions, and to disseminating an al Qaeda publication. Security was stepped up at UK-France border ports following this week’s terrorist attacks in France. The head of MI5 warned that al Qaeda and the […]
Al Qaeda
Charlie Hebdo suspect ‘mentored’ by Abu Hamza disciple