White House denies US scheduled to meet with Taliban on peace deal | Reuters
White House denies US scheduled to meet with Taliban on peace deal
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Afghan Taliban deny reports of peace talks: spokesman – Pakistan – DAWN.COM
Afghan Taliban deny reports of peace talks: spokesman
Civilian Toll in Afghan War Rose in 2014, U.N. Reports – NYTimes.com
Civilian toll in Afghan war rose in 2014, UN reports
U.S. identifies 1,200 potential fighters for Syria training | Reuters
U.S. identifies 1,200 potential fighters for Syria training
Over 150 killed in Aleppo fighting
Fighting began when regime forces launched an offensive to cut off rebel supply routes and break the siege of two Shiite towns.
Taliban suicide assault team kills 20 Afghan policemen
The Taliban continue to exact a heavy toll on poorly armed and trained policemen, who have been thrust into the front line of Afghanistan’s insurgency.
AQAP posts video of attack at First Military Command Base in Hadramout
On Feb. 17, the media wing of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), al Malahem Media Foundation, released the latest installment of its video series documenting the group’s attacks, called “From The Battlefield.” This most recent episode features footage of a double suicide attack on the Yemeni military’s First Military Command base in Hadramout […]
Islamic State releases compilation of footage from Baiji
The video shows scenes from as far back as December, while some footage appears to be more recent. The release comes as Iraqi forces have reportedly launched an offensive to take back Baiji.
Iraq
CIA is said to have bought and destroyed Iraqi chemical weapons
Iran
Pro-Iran militias’ success in Iraq could undermine US
Egypt
Egypt bombs Islamic State targets in Libya after 21 Egyptians beheaded
Denmark
Police arrest two on suspicion of aiding Copenhagen shooter
Iran
Iran denies that Khamenei replied to Obama letter on Islamic State
New jihadist leader in Dagestan denounces Islamic State defectors
A newly released video features Said Arakanskiy, the leader of Vilayat Dagestan. Arakanskiy was appointed to that position late last year after his predecessor defected to the Islamic State.
21 Egyptian Christians executed in Islamic State video
The Islamic State has released a video showing the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christian workers who were kidnapped in Libya. The lead fighter in the video seeks to intimidate Italy, saying his organization will conquer Rome. The group is also using the beheadings to portray al Qaeda’s leaders as being soft in their pursuit of jihad.
Denmark
Denmark attacks: ‘We have tasted the ugly taste of fear,’ Prime Minister says
Boko Haram
Female suicide bomber kills 10 in Nigerian bus station
Boko Haram
Female suicide bomber kills 10 in Nigerian bus station
Iraq
Westerners join Iraqi Christian militia to fight Islamic State
Iraq
Iraqi army, militia repel Islamic State attack on dam north of Baghdad
Islamic State ‘province’ in Libya claims capture of town
One of the Islamic State’s so-called provinces in Libya claims to have captured the town of Nawfaliyah. The group has also assaulted several buildings in Sirte, reportedly taking control of the local radio and television stations.
Afghanistan
US agencies adjust to shifting landscape in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Oregon man admits helping people linked to 2009 ISI bombing
Libya
Libyan oil pipeline sabotaged, gunmen storm Sirte offices
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Clashes between Shi’ite Houthis and Sunnis in Yemen leave 26 dead
Denmark
One dead in shooting at Danish meeting with artist who drew Mohammad
New issue of ‘Dabiq’ features interview with widow of Paris gunman
The Islamic State released the seventh issue of its English-language magazine, Dabiq, this week. This issue includes an interview with Hayat Boumediene, girlfriend of Amedy Coulibaly, the man who killed a policewoman and attacked a kosher market in eastern Paris on January 9. Coulibaly launched the assault two days following the attacks on French satirical […]
Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan suicide assault team attacks Peshawar mosque
Despite the fracturing of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan in 2014, the jihadist group is still capable of plotting, organizing, and executing deadly operations such as today’s assault in Peshawar.
Libya
Islamic State fighters reportedly took over two radio stations in Sirte; the group has also published photos of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians kidnapped in December and January in Sirte. The UN restarted negotiations between the country’s warring parties.
Tunisia
The army shelled terrorist “hideouts” in mounts Salloum and Samama in Kasserine. A Libyan National Army spokesman identified a Tunisian as the leader of Islamic State militants in Tripoli; Tunisia is one of the largest sources of jihadist fighters.