Another Shabaab suicide assault in Beledweyne
A car laden with explosives rammed into the gates of a police station in Beledweyne, allowing other jihadists to storm the compound.
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Israel
Prime Minister Netanyahu warned that Iran already has enough uranium for five nuclear bombs. Netanyahu also called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to come to the Israeli Knesset to promote peace. An Israeli Arab was indicted for allegedly helping Syrian rebels. A court was told by a state prosecutor that an alleged al Qaeda operative […]
Israel
Reports indicated that Israel has been detaining an alleged al Qaeda operative for over three years. Defense Minister Ya’alon said recent attacks in the West Bank are tied to peace talks with the Palestinians. Outgoing national security chief Yaakov Amidror said Israel is not bluffing when it comes to potentially striking Iran’s nuclear program.
Report: Israel targeted upgraded anti-aircraft systems in Syria in late October
Satellite imagery from the day of Israel’s most recent attack in Syria indicates that S-125 anti-aircraft systems that were possibly in the process of being upgraded were targeted.
Israel
The simple, logical answer to the Iran nuclear conundrum
Haqqani Network emir eulogizes son killed in Pakistan
Jalaluddin Haqqani praises the “martyrdom” of his son, Nasiruddin, and reinforces his group’s ties to Mullah Omar and the Afghan Taliban.
United States
The State Department designated the Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram and its splinter group Ansaru as global terrorist organizations. The White House is trying to thwart Congress’ plans to impose new Iran sanctions, in the hopes of securing a deal on the Iranian nuclear program. An appellate court upheld the terrorism convictions of Tarek Mehanna, […]
Lebanon
In a rare public appearance, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah warned in Beirut that the failure to reach an agreement on the Iranian nuclear program would result in “war in the region.” A prosecutor denied defendant Ali Eid’s request to drop charges of aiding a car bombing suspect. Recent sectarian tensions in Tripoli have led to […]
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula vowed to back Salafists in the north who are battling Shia Houthi rebels, who are supported by Iran. A government-brokered cease fire between the Houthis and Salafists collapsed just one day after it was signed.
Gaza-based Jaish al Ummah praises Hakeemullah Mehsud
Like AQAP’s statement on Mehsud’s death, Jaish al Ummah praised Hakeemullah and “the tribes of Waziristan” for fighting the “crusader enemy” in Afghanistan.
Israel
An IDF soldier was stabbed to death by a Palestinian on a bus in the northern Israeli city of Afula. An Israeli minister warned that proposed sanctions relief for Iran could be worth up to $40 billion. Prime Minister Netanyahu said that a bad deal over Iran’s nuclear program could lead to war.
Argentina
Alberto Nisman, Argentina’s special prosecutor for the 1994 bombing that killed 85 people at a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, asked a court to invalidate a bilateral accord on the inquiry reached earlier this year by Iran and Argentina. Nisman said the accord constitutes “incorrect interference” in Argentina’s affairs, and that it could subject […]
Israel
Speaking around the one-year anniversary of Operation Pillar of Defense, Prime Minister Netanyahu said “significant deterrence has been achieved.” Netanyahu cautioned that Israel knows that Hamas and other Palestinian terror groups continue to “arm themselves in various ways.” Foreign Minister Lieberman said there is a need to calm tensions with the US over how to […]
Israel
Israeli sources claim $170 billion price for nuclear Iran
European Union
Iran Balked at Language of Draft Nuclear Deal, Western Diplomats Say
France
How France Scuttled The Iran Deal at the Last Minute
European Union
Iranian nuclear talks end without a deal
United States
Prosecutors charged Dino Bouterse, the son of the president of Suriname, with attempting to support Hezbollah by providing members of the terrorist group with weapons and facilitating their entry into the US to attack American targets. Secretary of State Kerry said no agreement has yet been reached in negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, as key […]
Israel
The Shin Bet announced the closure of two Hamas-linked charities in the Jerusalem area. Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel is opposed to the current proposals related to Iran’s nuclear program. IDF officials said attempts at arms smuggling into Gaza are on the rise. Officials denied accusations that Israel poisoned late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat with […]
Egypt
Security forces reportedly killed three Islamist militants during clashes in the Sinai. Al Gamaa al Islamiya said it plans to demonstrate against a new protest law. The head of the Cairo office of Iran’s Al Alam Channel was arrested. A Sinai resident reportedly turned in three SA-7 missiles to authorities who are asking residents to […]
United States
Meeting in Riyadh with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah yesterday, Secretary of State Kerry said the US would defend Saudi Arabia in the event of external attack, and offered to share information on negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program. In Poland today, Kerry promised the US would work with its friends to strike the right balance in […]
Syria
A senior Revolutionary Guards commander was killed near Damascus. A truck bomb in a Shiite village in Homs killed seven civilians and injured at least 40 more. Regime forces in Homs clashed with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, the Al Nusrah Front, al-Khadra’ battalion, and Maghaweer Baba Amr in the Mahin area. […]
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed two policemen in an attack in Tal Afar. Terrorists killed two soldiers in Mosul and a police major in Baghdad. Insurgents bombed an oil pipeline near Kirkuk. Iran criticized Iraq for increasing oil exports.
Drone Drama
Human-rights groups falsely claim American drone use is a “war crime.”
US officials: Israel struck targets near Damascus and Latakia
US officials confirmed that the Israeli Air Force again struck targets inside Syria. The strikes are at least the fifth such incident since the start of the uprising against the regime of Bashar al Assad in Syria in 2011.
Israel
The head of military intelligence recently concluded in a document presented to Prime Minister Netanyahu that Iran “still seeks to reach the status of a nuclear threshold state.” Defense Minister Ya’alon said the Palestinians being released are unlikely to return to terror and Israel will closely monitor their activities. A Palestinian man was sentenced by […]
Syria
Kurdish YPG fighters continued to clash with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, the Al Nusrah Front, and allied forces in Hasakah; a motorbike bomb detonated in Qamishli. Fighters from the Ahrar al Sham stormed al-Shmeitiya in Deir Izzour and seized a member of Syrian parliament and an al-Bousaraya tribal sheikh. ISIS set […]
European Union
EU Shifts Tactics to Bolster Iran Sanctions
Ansar Jerusalem releases video of assassination attempt on Egypt’s interior minister
Almost two months after claiming responsibility for the Sept. 5 assassination attempt on Egyptian interior minister Mohammed Ibrahim, the Sinai-based jihadist group Ansar Jerusalem released video detailing the attack. The bomber was reportedly trained in a camp run by Muhammed Jamal al Kashef.
United States
Reza Olangian, of Los Gatos, Calif., was charged in federal court in New York with trying to buy surface-to-air missiles for Iran. The dual US-Iranian citizen was arrested in Estonia a year ago and extradited to the US in March. The White House is urging Congress to refrain from imposing new sanctions on Iran. The […]