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Germany

Germany Reportedly Concerned About Radicalization Of Chechen Diaspora

Afghanistan

US General Has Misgivings as Afghanistan Mission Ends

Al Qaeda

A Sikh Principal, Too English for a Largely Muslim School in Birmingham

Iraq

US General: Islamic State fighters on their heels in Iraq

Afghanistan

Beijing charts unknown territory with counterterrorism law

Jordan

Jordan charges top Brotherhood figure over anti-UAE comments

AQAP claims attacks in Taiz, Ibb, Baydah, and Marib

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed a number of attacks that took place late last week, including the killing of an alleged Houthi collaborator in Taiz and the seizure of five million Yemeni rials from a Yemeni military vehicle in Marib.

Canada

Former Ottawa resident John Maguire a.k.a. Abu Anwar al-Canadi, a Muslim convert, appeared in an Islamic State video yesterday urging Canadian Muslims to conduct lone-wolf attacks in Canada or travel to the Middle East for jihad. Canada shuttered its embassy in Cairo due to security concerns and reportedly asked Egyptian authorities to close down roads […]

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 […]

Denmark

An official with Denmark’s NEC agency, which monitors gang activity, warned that radicalism is on the rise among gang members. Mohammad Rafiq, head of the International Institute of Human Rights, said immigrant gangs in several parts of Denmark are forcing people to conform to sharia law. The Defense Ministry announced that Danish soldiers have begun […]

United Kingdom

Muhammed Saleem, Tayyab Al-Riaz, and Valentina Miu, who were arrested on Dec. 6 by counterterrorism police in London, have been charged with fraud offenses; all three remain in custody. The UK closed its embassy in Cairo, Egypt due to security fears. Plans by the UK to open a naval base in Bahrain were met with […]

European Union

EU foreign policy head Mogherini set for key Turkey talks

Al Nusrah Front

Israel accused of carrying out airstrikes near Syrian capital

Afghanistan

Afghan official says Western troops leaving prematurely

United States

The US released six Guantanamo detainees to Uruguay, including Jihad Ahmed Mujstafa Diyab, who had been assessed a “high-risk” detainee with extensive connections to al Qaeda’s global network. The US handed over Latif Mehsud and two others detained by US forces in Afghanistan in 2013 to Pakistani authorities. US officials said the unsuccessful raid to […]

Pakistan Strikes

– Yemen Strikes Charting the data for US airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 – [php_everywhere] Created by Bill Roggio Since 2004, the US has been conducting a covert program to target and kill al Qaeda and Taliban commanders based in Pakistan’s lawless northwest. The program has targeted top al Qaeda leaders, al Qaeda’s external operations network, and […]

United Arab Emirates

The British Embassy warned of the possibility of terrorist attacks against UK interests. An American doctor in Abu Dhabi praised security forces for protecting his family from an attempted bombing by the person suspected in the murder of an American teacher. An Emirati official said the suspect learned from terrorist websites how to make bombs.

Somalia

Two suicide bombings killed 15 people, most of them journalists and politicians, at a restaurant in Baidoa northwest of Mogadishu on Dec. 5. Local police announced the arrest of at least 60 suspected members of Shabaab after the attack. A Kenyan military plane crashed in southern Somalia on Dec. 4; Kenyan authorities cited mechanical issues, […]

Egypt

An Egyptian court upheld death sentences for seven men accused of an August 2013 attack on a convoy in Sinai that killed 25 policemen. The British Embassy in Cairo has suspended services due to unspecified security concerns. Authorities have enacted new regulations that ban Egyptians from traveling to Turkey without a permit, in a bid […]

Libya

US Africa Command General David Rodriguez noted that reports on the Islamic State’s presence in Libya are “mixed,” but that individuals are “coming [to Libya] for training and logistics support right now. It’s for training sites, and that’s what we see right now. As far as a huge command-and-control network, I’ve not seen that yet.” […]

Tunisia

Military and security forces are on high alert due to fighting between Libyan factions close to the Tunisian border. A Libyan pro-government airstrike hit a rival militia post near the Ras Jedir border crossing on Dec. 5.

Nigeria

Nigerian authorities seized a Russian airplane bound for Chad carrying two helicopters, a bullet-proof vehicle, and various heavy weapons. The crew has been variously reported as being Ukrainian and “French-speaking.” Ten Nigerian soldiers and over 70 Boko Haram fighters were reportedly killed when the jihadist group attempted to overrun the town of Ashaka in Borno […]

Representative of Ayman al Zawahiri reportedly captured in Turkey

Abd al Baset Azzouz, an al Qaeda operative who served as Ayman al Zawahiri’s representative in Libya, was captured in Turkey in mid-November. Azzouz is reportedly being investigated for his possible ties to the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi.

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Philippines

After two years of captivity by Abu Sayyaf militants, Swiss bird watcher Lorenzo Vinceguerra escaped while Philippine troops fired rounds into the Abu Sayyaf camp in Patikul on Sulu. During the clash, Vinceguerra killed one of his captors, militant subcommander Juhurim Hussien, and was wounded by militant gunfire. In pursuit, Philippine troops later killed five […]