Islamic State retakes Baiji after Iraqi forces withdraw
Iraqi forces withdrew from the city yesterday just one month after retaking it from the Islamic State with the help of Iranian-backed Shiite militias.
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Australia
Prime Minister Abbott ordered an investigation into the Dec. 16 siege at a Sydney cafe by Man Haron Monis, an Iranian Sunni extremist who had been accused of violent crimes and was out on bail, that left three people dead and several others wounded. Iran claimed that it had asked Australia to extradite Monis 12 […]
Australia
Police stormed a cafe in downtown Sydney where Man Haron Monis, an Iranian self-styled cleric and known criminal, was holding hostages for 16 hours after forcing them to display an Islamist flag at the cafe window. Monis and two hostages were killed and a number of hostages were injured; others managed to escape. During the […]
Islamic State overruns town in Anbar, executes Awakening fighters
The jihadist group remains on the offensive in the western Iraqi province.
Islamic State releases pictures from recent fighting near Samarra
The Islamic State continues to showcase the recent fighting near Samarra. Photos show the group’s capture of the Mutassim sub-district southeast of Samarra and fighters overrunning Badr Organization positions between Samarra and Tikrit.
Afghanistan
From Florida to al Qaeda: terror group’s external operations chief spent last years at Iran-Pakistan-Afghan border
Islamic State overruns Badr Brigade position near Samarra
The jihadist group also launched suicide attacks and assaults in towns around the central Iraqi city.
Syria
Three opposition journalists were killed in Deraa when their car was hit by a missile. Israeli airstrikes in Dimas on Dec. 7 are reported to have targeted Iranian weapons intended for Hezbollah. Rebel commanders in northern Syria claim the US has stopped paying them. Twenty-eight countries have pledged to take in 100,000 Syrian refugees, doubling […]
6 Guantanamo detainees transferred to Uruguay were part of al Qaeda’s network, files allege
Intelligence cited in leaked Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO) threat assessments link the six recently transferred Guantanamo detainees to Abu Zubaydah and al Qaeda.
AQAP claims double suicide attack at military base in Hadramout
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed credit for the double suicide attack today that killed at least five soldiers at the First Military Command base in Hadramout province.
Syria
Israel conducted two airstrikes near Damascus on Dec. 7; one took place near Dimas, which houses military facilities, and the other hit near Damascus International Airport. Both the Syrian regime and Iran condemned the attack. UN observers have documented numerous interactions between Israeli forces and Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights. Al Nusrah has reportedly […]
United States
CENTCOM reported that since Dec. 1, the US has carried out 14 airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State, and that the US and partner nations carried out 11 airstrikes against the group in Iraq. Secretary of State Kerry refused to confirm reports that Iranian airstrikes had targeted the Islamic State in Iraq and added […]
Somalia
Kenya’s military claims it killed 49 members of Shabaab in airstrikes on camps in Somalia; the jihadist group denied the report. Somali National Army and African Union Mission troops arrested at least 10 Shabaab fighters during an operation in the Hiran region.
Hezbollah
Hezbollah arrives in Iraq
IAEA
IAEA says needs more money to monitor extended Iran nuclear deal
United States
CENTCOM said the US and partner nations have carried out nine airstrikes in Syria and 15 in Iraq against the Islamic State since Nov. 21. Defense Secretary Hagel tendered his resignation, reportedly after pressure by the Obama administration. Officials questioned and released a suspect, said to be a Saudi college student, who triggered a four-hour […]
Ex-Gitmo ‘poet’ now recruiting for the Islamic State in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Abdul Rahim Muslim Dost was once held at Guantanamo. Today, he is recruiting for the Islamic State in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Dost claims he had a vision at Guantanamo predicting the coming caliphate.
5 transferred Gitmo detainees served al Qaeda, leaked files allege
The Defense Department announced the transfer of five Guantanamo detainees yesterday. According to leaked threat assessments prepared by Joint Task Force Guantanamo, all five served al Qaeda. Four of the five were deemed either “high” or “medium to high” risks.
United States
CENTCOM reported that since Nov. 14, US forces have conducted 11 airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, and US and partner forces have carried out 20 airstrikes in Iraq against the group. A US intelligence official indicated that US targeting in Syria and Iraq is hampered by insufficient intelligence on the ground. The American […]
US airstrike targets al Qaeda in Syria
The US military’s airstrikes in Syria show that there is no firm dividing line between al Qaeda’s so-called Khorasan Group and the Al Nusrah Front, which is al Qaeda’s official branch in the country.
AQAP releases interview with Jalal al Marqishi
In a new interview, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninusla commander Jalal al Marqishi comments on recent developments in the group’s war against the Houthis and expounds on the nature of the US-Houthi relationship.
US drone strike kills 7 terrorists in southern Yemen
According to Yemeni officials, the strike targeted al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters as they were preparing to launch an attack in the southern province of Shabwa.
United States
US officials indicated that more work needs to be done on negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, and said Secretary of State Kerry denounced comments by Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei calling for the destruction of Israel. US Central Command said it has carried out 23 airstrikes in Syria and 18 in Iraq against the Islamic […]
Syria
Unidentified gunmen killed five nuclear engineers, one of them Iranian, near Damascus, according to SOHR. The Lebanese Army arrested a Free Syrian Army commander attempting to enter the country with false paperwork. The president of the Western-backed Syrian National Coalition said that Western airstrikes are weakening support of non-extremists. At least 21 people were killed […]
Austria’s radical Islam problem
The small Alpine country has become an extremist hub, where Hamas enjoys support, Iranian intelligence maintains a significant presence, and jihadist groups such as the Islamic State are drawing members and planning attacks.
Afghanistan
Port Authority Officer Kept Sources With Ties to Iran Attacks
United States
The US military conducted airstrikes in Syria’s Idlib province near the Turkish border against the so-called Khorasan group, an al Qaeda cell within the Al Nusrah Front that “was plotting to attack in Europe or the homeland.” The five targets of the strikes included an Al Nusrah headquarters and an Ahrar al Sham compound. President […]
Syria
The US widened airstrikes to target Ahrar al Sham and the Al Nusrah Front in Syria; highly-sought French bomb maker David Drugeon is reported to have been killed by a drone attack. Jihadists are using cruise lines to get to Syria. Iran is working to organize Shiite militias fighting in Syria. The Islamic State remains […]
Hezbollah
Iranian general is said to mastermind Iraq ground war
Wanted AQAP leader involved in embassies plot, provincial emir killed in US drone strike
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula confirmed that Shawki Ali Ahmed al Badani and Nabil al Dhahab were killed in yesterday’s drone strike in central Yemen. Badani was wanted by the US for plotting to attack US embassies.