Bulgarian authorities identified the bomber in the 2012 Burqas attack as Mohamad Hassan El-Husseini, 25, who held dual Lebanese-French citizenship. His two accomplices in the attack, Meliad Farah, 32, a.k.a. Hussein Hussein, an Australian citizen, and Hassan al-Hajj Hassan, 25, a Canadian citizen, remain at large and will be tried in absentia. The attack on […]
Terror Group Back on the Offensive in Afghanistan
Israeli Military Invades Gaza, With Sights Set on Hamas Operations
What drove Hamas to take on Israel?
Suspected Shabaab militants ambushed a bus near Witu in Lamu county, killing at least five people, including a policeman, and wounding eight passengers, of whom four were policemen. The bus was traveling from a resort town.
As clashes between Islamist Misratan militias and Zintani forces loyal to the government continued for a fifth day in Tripoli, the Misrata city council said it would not tolerate any foreign intervention; Misratan commanders said reinforcements had arrived. Suspected Islamist militants bombed a police station in Sousa. Al Qaeda issued a video in which emir […]
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen attacked and burned the town of Damboa in Borno state, killing “scores” of residents. The military had left Damboa unprotected after a July 6 Boko Haram attack on a police station and army camp in the town. Witnesses said a Christian clergyman who was shot during a Boko Haram attack in […]
A leaked draft government report on the “Trojan Horse” investigation of Birmingham schools found “coordinated, deliberate and sustained action to introduce an intolerant and aggressive Islamist ethos into some schools in the city.” It also found that “extremism went unchecked because the council ‘disastrously’ prioritised community cohesion over ‘doing what is right’.” Birmingham City Council […]
Religious minorities facing oppression in ISIS-controlled areas in Iraq: sources
Islamic State uses Turkish Consulate in Mosul as headquarters
World should help ‘generous’ Kurdistan: UN refugee chief
Palestinian officials claimed that 235 people have been killed by Israel’s campaign in Gaza. Hamas threatened “dreadful consequences” in response to the commencement of Israel’s ground campaign. In the 10 days of fighting so far, Gaza militants have fired some 1,500 rockets towards Israel, and Israeli forces have responded by hitting over 2,000 targets in […]
After 10 days of an aerial campaign by Operation Protective Edge to stop the rain of missiles into Israel from Gaza, Israeli officials said a ground campaign has been launched in Gaza to destroy militant infrastructure such as tunnels, but not with the intent to topple Hamas. Israeli forces used a Patriot missile to shoot […]
Islamic State fighters surrounded and attacked the Shaar gas field in Homs, killing at least 23 guards and capturing others before taking it over. Syrian Kurds imposed a draft on adult males for six months’ “self-defense” service to help stave off the assault by the Islamic State in the north. The Islamic State clashed with […]
Iranian Commanders on Front Line of Iraq’s Fight
The Al Nusrah Front ambushed and killed three Hezbollah fighters attempting to enter Syria from two Lebanese villages near the border. Gunmen kidnapped an engineer and took him to the Arsal area. Officials in Arsal expressed solidarity with the Army against jihadists. The Foreign Ministry filed a complaint with the UN alleging that Israel has […]
The Tunisian military announced that 14 soldiers were killed and 23 were wounded in attacks by two terrorist teams on military checkpoints on Mount Chaambi; one terrorist was killed. The death toll is reportedly the highest since the military’s formation in 1956. The Okba Ben Nafaa Brigade has claimed the attack; Tunisian authorities have said […]
The Foreign Ministry asked the UN Security Council for help in protecting strategic sites such as oil facilities and airports. Suspected Islamist militants gunned down Fareha al-Barqawi, a popular former congresswoman, while she was stopped at a gas station in Derna. An Air Force colonel who was kidnapped by al Qaeda in Derna was released […]
Behind the Sharp Change in the US Tone on Iraq
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of letting Haqqani militants escape crackdown
Ahmed Abassi, 27, a Tunisian who had expressed a desire to carry out terrorist attacks on the US that included poisoning 100,000 people, was sentenced to time served and will be extradited to Tunisia, after pleading guilty to lesser charges. Abassi had admitted to radicalizing Chiheb Esseghaier, who has been charged along with Raed Jaser […]
Explosions, gunfire heard near Kabul airport
Iraq deploys drones to monitor southern oil fields
President Assad was sworn in for a third term; he called for “national reconciliation” but ruled out talks with the exiled opposition, and vowed to retake Aleppo and Raqqah. Regime forces battled the Islamic State near the Kweris military airport in Aleppo, carried out an airstrike on an IS-held area in Hasakah, and bombarded an […]
Neglected Tripoli finds strength in ISIS flag
Two men, a Lebanese and a Syrian, were accused of belonging to the Islamic State for the purpose of carrying out terrorist attacks. Security forces arrested two Palestinian brothers on suspicion of firing rockets into Israel from Tyre. The army is increasing its patrols in an effort to prevent further rocket attacks on Israel from […]
Obama’s request for Syrian aid runs into trouble
Gaza Invasion Is Likely, Israeli Official Says
The military said the Iron Dome defense system shot down 29 of 123 rockets fired into Israel today. The IDF agreed to a five-hour humanitarian truce starting tomorrow. Justice Minister Livni warned, however, that Israel will have no choice but to launch a ground incursion into Gaza if the rocket attacks do not stop. Over […]
After Hamas rejected a proposed ceasefire with Israel put forward by Egypt, a five-hour humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip was agreed to by Israel. Israeli attacks have killed about 220 people and wounded 1,550 more in Gaza since last week. Israeli forces are said to be targeting the homes of senior Hamas officials. Israel […]