Boko Haram
The exodus of Nigeria’s Christians
Author Archives: Lisa Lundquist
United Kingdom
Nawal Masaad, of Holloway, and Amal El-Wahabi, northwest London, were accused of seeking to finance terrorism. Masaad had tried to smuggle €20,000 (£16,300) in her underwear through Heathrow airport on her way to Istanbul, where she was allegedly planning to meet with El-Wahabi’s husband, a jihadist in Syria. The Foreign Office summoned Sudan’s charge d’affaires […]
Egypt
A court sentenced 126 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to jail terms of 10 years. A gunman wounded two security force conscripts at a camp in Daqahliya.
Libya
Gunmen loyal to retired General Khalifa Haftar stormed the GNC. Fighting in Benghazi between Islamist militants and Haftar’s Libyan National Army left scores of people dead and wounded. The army announced a no-fly zone over Benghazi, reportedly to prevent Haftar’s forces from using air power against Islamists there. A bomb destroyed Ansar al Sharia’s radio […]
Mali
Tuareg MNLA separatists killed six government officials and two civilians during an assault on the regional governor’s office in Kidal. The militants also kidnapped 30 civil servants. The regional governor said 23 Malian soldiers were wounded in clashes with the MNLA that broke out shortly before Prime Minister Mara’s visit to the city. The defense […]
Al Qaeda
Libyans weigh in on Ansar al Sharia
Morocco
Salafists demonstrated in Casablanca, calling for the release of Islamists linked to suicide bombings in the city in 2003. One of the protest organizers said that of some 1,000 Islamists currently imprisoned in Morocco, about 400 were detained after the Casablanca bombings and the remainder were jailed after coming back from fighting in Syria.
Syria
The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in Latakia, Aleppo, and Deraa. The Islamic Front also clashed with regime forces in Hama and Reef Dimashq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham battled rebel and Islamic Front fighters in Aleppo, and clashed with the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic […]
Boko Haram
US Officials Question Ability of Nigeria to Rescue Hostages
Kenya
At least four people were killed and more than 10 wounded in two suspected Shabaab bombings in Nairobi; one occurred on a bus and the other in the Gikomba market. Police have begun stopping vehicles with tinted windows in Nairobi following a May 13 directive by the police inspector general as part of heightened antiterrorism […]
Boko Haram
Chibok: the village that lost its daughters to Boko Haram
Libya
At least 12 people were killed and over 50 injured in clashes in Benghazi after Libyan irregular forces shelled bases of Ansar al Sharia and another Islamist group. Yesterday in Benghazi, gunmen assassinated two special forces members and an imam described as moderate. Ansar al Sharia eulogized him as “a great symbol among the symbols […]
Russia
Russia says ‘Friends of Syria’ stance destructive
Syria
“Friends of Syria” London meeting agrees to increase support for Syrian opposition
Al Nusrah Front
Water war takes its toll on Aleppo
Iran
The Revolutionary Guards are reportedly recruiting Afghan refugees to fight alongside Assad regime forces in Syria. A senior Guards commander recently claimed that Iran has trained an extra 130,000 soldiers ready to back up Assad’s forces if need be.
Syria
A car bomb exploded near the Bab al Salama border crossing, controlled by the Islamic Front; the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham is suspected in the attack, which killed 43 people and injured over 80. Two UK journalists who had been beaten and shot by rebels were freed by the Islamic Front and […]
Saudi Arabia
At a meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council defense ministers attended by the US Defense Secretary Hagel, Saudi Arabia’s defense minister called for more cooperation with the US in the face of rising regional security challenges, and warned against “hesitance and delay” in dealing with them. Hagel reiterated the US’ support, but also urged the Gulf […]
Boko Haram
Nigerians defy terror to keep learning
Egypt
Text of Sisi interview with Reuters
Egypt
Presidential candidate Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called for US support and equipment to help Egypt fight terrorism. The Army seized 15 tons of bomb-making material from two locations in al Quantara, a town that straddles the Suez Canal. Security forces defused three IEDs at a checkpoint in Giza. Gunmen opened fire on a police car in […]
IAEA
Centrifuges emerge as key sticking point in Iran nuclear talks
Libya
Gunmen abducted 250 Egyptian drivers, taking them to Ajdabiya, where they are being held as their captors demand the release of Libyan convicts from prison in Cairo. Clashes in Sebha left one person dead and 12 injured. In the second such incident in a week, a historic tomb was bombed in Derna. The port in […]
Sudan
The government dismissed the UN Secretary General’s allegation that the top leadership of the Lords Resistance Army is harboring in Sudanese-controlled territory near South Sudan and CAR. A pregnant Christian woman was sentenced to 100 lashes and told she will be hanged in three days if she does not renounce her faith for Islam. Aerial […]
Syria
The Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic Front, and the Jaysh al Mujahireen wal Ansar (Emigrants Army) continued to clash with regime forces near the air force intelligence building in Aleppo. The Islamic Front also battled regime forces in Idlib, Hama, and Reef Dimashq. The Islamic Front and rebels have agreed to a weeklong truce with […]
Al Nusrah Front
ISIS continues advance on Deir Ezzor as FSA calls for support
Africa
Hezbollah cutting costs as Iranian aid dries up
Somalia
Security forces in Baidoa arrested three suspected terrorists linked to a suicide bombing in the city on May 12 that killed 12 people and injured 20 more. The attack had targeted the convoy of the former governor of the Bay region. Shabaab militants targeted army bases in Gedo with RPGs. Shabaab awarded AK-47s and military […]
Afghanistan
Abu Hamza devoted his life to violent jihad, terror trial jury hears
Tunisia
An army officer was wounded while defusing a mine in the Mount Chaambi area. Three people trying to enter Tunisia illegally from Libya were questioned; one said he intended to travel to Syria for “jihad” with an armed group. Interior Minister Jomaa announced plans for the creation of an antiterrorism office.