Soldiers in the Borno state capital of Maiduguri fired on Maj. Gen. Ahmed Mohammed, whom they blamed for the deaths of their comrades in a Boko Haram ambush. Vigilantes in Borno yesterday ambushed two trucks of Boko Haram militants who were allegedly planning to attack, killing scores of militants and detaining at least 10. The […]
Tunisian Discontent Reflected in Protests That Have Idled Mines
68 Pakistani Lawyers Are Charged With Blasphemy After Protesting the Police
Hagel talks to Saudis about Syria, Iran
In Raqqah, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham killed two rebel commanders, blew up a reservoir, and battled Islamic and Kurdish YPG fighters. ISIS’ H’isbah detachment issued new rules for Raqqah. A car bomb exploded near an ISIS checkpoint in Deir Izzour. Kurdish YPG forces attacked ISIS in Hasakah. Rebel and Islamic Front […]
‘Deep Concern’ over Apostasy Case in Islamist Sudan
Syrian moderates try to rebuild opposition force
Iran’s liberal media continue decline under Rouhani
Kurds could opt out of Iraqi government
Nassir Ali Sikanda and Ahmed Abdallah Ali were charged for terrorist acts in the May 3 bombings in Nyali; the two are said to be Shabaab-linked “Somalis of Kenyan and Canadian origin.” Five bus drivers were charged with failing to prevent a felony in the May 4 bus bombings in Nairobi. Police were summoned to […]
Three UN peacekeepers were wounded when their vehicle hit a land mine near their base in Kidal. A French soldier was killed in northern Mali by an IED on May 7. Sources said that Abu Bakr Al-Nasr, called “the Egyptian,” a logistician and heavy weapons specialist who was a top aide to Mokhtar Belmokhtar, was […]
Benghazi bloodshed escalates
Acting Libyan Interior Minister’s accusations astound Europeans
Kidnapped Jordanian ambassador Fawaz al-Itan was freed by his Islamist captors in exchange for Jordan’s release of jailed al Qaeda militant Mohamed Dersi; Libya recently signed an extradition agreement with Jordan on Dersi, who is now in Libya. A Libyan diplomat was kidnapped in Derna. The senior appellate court judge in Derna was shot in […]
US surveillance planes and commercial satellites are being used to help find a large group of girls kidnapped by Boko Haram. The Nigerian government indicated it is open to talks with the kidnappers. Nigerian authorities arrested five suspects in the Boko Haram bombings of Nyanya motor park, and said two alleged masterminds, Rufai Tsiga and […]
Qatar FM urges UN to ‘impose’ a Syria ceasefire
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham’s spokesman blamed al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri for the jihadist infighting in Syria, dismissed his order for ISIS to quit Syria, and said ISIS had refrained from attacking Iran at al Qaeda’s request. ISIS clashed with rebels in Raqqah. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic […]
ISIS: Al Qaeda urged militants not to attack Iran
The Kuwaiti government accepted the resignation of Justice and Islamic Affairs Minister Nayef al Ajmi. In March, the US Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence warned that Kuwait had become “the epicenter of fundraising for terrorist groups in Syria,” and said al Ajmi was known to have promoted Syrian jihad and that his picture […]
Unidentified attackers torched the car of the chief prosecutor in Malhalla. Student supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood clashed with police outside Al-Azhar university in Cairo. The Sinai-based jihadist group Ansar Bayt al Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) released a video calling for jihad against “the Jews, the Christians, the polytheists, the apostates, the Rawafidh [Shi’ites] and the […]
Two Lebanese men were critically wounded when Syrian troops opened fire on them at the Fares crossing in Wadi Khaled. Eight people were wounded in clashes between rival Palestinian groups in the Ain al-Hilweh camp; a “separation force” consisting of members of the Usbat al-Ansar Islamist group and the Islamic Jihadist Movement was formed.
Boko Haram is said to have increased operations in Cameroon. On May 5, Boko Haram attacked gendarmes in the far northern city of Kousseri, killing three, including a woman. Some 200 Cameroonians are reportedly training in Boko Haram camps in Nigeria. Residents of Gamboru in Nigeria who fled a Boko Haram attack chose to stay […]
Boko Haram’s bin Laden connection
United Kingdom – From jail to jihad? The threat of prison radicalisation
In a video released by Boko Haram, leader Abubakar Shekau spoke of releasing the kidnapped schoolgirls in exchange for the release of “brothers” jailed in various Nigerian cities. Borno state governor Kashim Shettima claimed to have given authorities information on the whereabouts of the kidnapped schoolgirls. A joint military operation to recover the girls commences […]
Authorities have deployed 150 armed patrol vehicles, each staffed by nine policemen and four assistants, to intersections in Beijing as a deterrent to terrorists, in the wake of a string of attacks. A government travel advisory urges vigilance at transportation hubs. China said Turkmenistan is a strategic partner in combating terrorism and safeguarding regional stability.
UN experts’ report shows Iran’s deceptive procurement tactics
After Homs, southern front likely next test for rebels
The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in Latakia and Reef Dimashq. The Islamic Front also clashed with regime forces in Hama, Idlib, Damascus, Homs, and Quneitra. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham battled Al Nusrah and the Islamic Front in Deir Izzour; executed one man and whipped two […]
Mombasa police arrested a man in the coastal suburb of Utange who is suspected of leaving an explosive device at a beach hotel in Nyali a week ago. China has offered to help Kenya in its effort to repatriate Somali refugees.