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Extremists Harming Islam, Leader of Hezbollah Says
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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
Senior AQAP official praises Paris attack in new audio message
A senior AQAP official praises the Charlie Hebdo attack in a new audio message. Unverified statements also claim that AQAP ordered the attack.
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
Paris terrorist reportedly claimed ties to Anwar al Awlaki, AQAP
One of the brothers responsible for the attack on Charlie Hebdo claimed to have met with Anwar al Awlaki. The other may have met with Awlaki as well. Meanwhile, another terrorist responsible for the siege of a kosher market claimed he was a member of the Islamic State.
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
French police end hostage crisis, kill 3 jihadists linked to known terrorists
Cherif and Said Kouachi were killed after holding a hostage at a print shop. Amedi Coulibalay, who is thought to have killed a policewoman, was killed while holding hostages at a Jewish deli.
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 […]
Investigators explore ties to al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula in Charlie Hebdo attack
One of the chief suspects in the attack on Charlie Hebdo reportedly received training at an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) camp in 2011.
Al Qaeda
Charlie Hebdo suspect ‘mentored’ by Abu Hamza disciple
Al Qaeda
Yemen blames Al Qaeda for deadly police academy attack
Al Nusrah Front
MI5 chief warns that al Qaeda is plotting attack on Britain
Syria
The head of Britain’s MI5 warned that al Qaeda operatives in Syria are planning further mass casualty attacks on Western targets. The Al Nusrah Front blew up the 13th-century tomb of a revered Islamic scholar in Nawa in Deraa province. Members of the Islamic State’s religious police force have been kidnapped in the city of […]
Somalia
Shabaab executed four men accused of being spies by firing squad in the town of Bardhere in southwestern Somalia. The country has formed a new counterterrorism police unit that will be deployed to Mogadishu.
United States
The US and partner nations have conducted seven airstrikes in Iraq and six in Syria against the Islamic State since Dec. 6. The Pentagon announced plans to cease operations at 15 of its bases in Europe, including at Mildenhall airbase in the UK, in a cost-cutting move. A US intelligence official said that Said and […]
Egypt
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi gave a speech during mass at an Orthodox cathedral in Abasseya, marking the first time an Egyptian head of state participated in a Christmas ceremony. Egypt’s leading clerical authority condemned yesterday’s terrorist attack in Paris.
Libya
The Libyan National Army has acquired four Russian-made Sukhoi Su-27 “Flanker” fighters; the source of the jets is unclear. Turkey has urged all of its citizens in Libya to exit the country after ending commercial flights. The US condemned an army air strike on a Greek oil tanker off Derna that killed two crew members.
Tunisia
Security forces searched for explosives hidden on a farm in Bir Bouregba city based on a confession from a man who was arrested on terrorism charges. Newly appointed Prime Minister-designate Habib Essid said his country will “stand united against terrorism, and we will guarantee Tunisia’s unity and integrity.”