Al Qaeda releases video of Saudi al Qaeda fighter killed in Waziristan
Before he was killed in Waziristan in 2009, Abdullah bin Muhsin al Shahri, who was known as Abu Rawada, discussed an al Qaeda cell that operated in Gardez, Afghanistan.
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Hamas
Israelis See Iran’s Threats of Retaliation as Bluff
US adds IMU, IJU operatives to list of global terrorists
Mounir and Yassin Chouka, two Germans who are operatives in the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and Mevlut Kar, an Islamic Jihad Union facilitator, were added to the list of Specially Designated Global terrorists. All three have ties to al Qaeda.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan claimed it broke up an Iranian plot to assassinate the Israeli ambassador and others in revenge for the killing of nuclear scientists in Iran.
European Union
Iran Sanctions Grow Tighter, but What’s Next?
China
Sanctions Benefit Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
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With EU On Board With Iran Oil Sanctions, Western Eyes Turn To Asia
China
Major powers divided on approach to Iran
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Great Salt Desert bunker could be trigger for an attack on Iran
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China begins to turn against Iran
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Not-so-covert Iran war buys time but raises tension
Algerian court sentences ex-Gitmo detainee to 3 years in prison
An Algerian court sentenced Nadji Abdelaziz, a former Guantanamo detainee, to three years in prison on Monday. Abdelaziz served both Lashkar-e-Taiba and al Qaeda, according to memos prepared by Joint Task Force-Guantanamo.
Iraq
Insurgents killed five policemen during an attack on a checkpoint in Rutbah near the Jordanian border. Abu Mustafa al Khazali, the head of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah Brigades, said his militia would not surrender its weapons despite the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq.
Syria
The government rejected a call for Arab troops to be sent to stop the violence. Hamas leaders evacuated their families due to the deteriorating security situation. Both the US and France said Iran was supplying Syria with weapons.
United States
Kareem Ibrahim, 65, a Guyanan imam who provided religious and operational support to a group planning to set off explosions under JFK Airport in 2007, was sentenced to life in prison. Ibrahim had sought to involve Iran and also to use suicide bombers.
Israel
The US and Israel agreed to postpone a joint military exercise to avoid exacerbating tensions in the region. Mossad agents were alleged to be behind the recent assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist.
China
Iran oil sanctions divide Asia’s four largest economies
Somalia
Shabaab paraded the four abducted Kenyans that have been missing since Wednesday, in the town of Bardhere, Gedo region. Shabaab said it will “punish” the four captives within 24 hours. Somali and Ethiopian troops are preparing to attack Shabaab positions in the region of Hiran located in south central Somalia.
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EU moves towards agreement on details of Iran oil embargo
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Adversaries of Iran Said to Be Stepping Up Covert Actions
Hezbollah
Israeli intelligence chief: ‘Iran, Hezbollah providing weaponry to Assad’
Europe
Hiding in Iran, Raising Suspicions in Europe
China
China faces tough balancing act over Iran
Omani jihadist killed during fighting along Afghan-Pakistani border
Abu Obedia al Omani fought “in several invasions against the American forces and their apostate agents” in the Khorasan, or Afghanistan.
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Asian Customers of Iran Look for Other Oil Sources
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Iran has divided view of US Navy’s rescue of Iranian fishermen
IAEA
Iran Will Soon Move Uranium Work Underground, Official Says
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Iran’s warnings in Gulf reflect hardening military doctrine
Israel
In the wake of international tensions over Iran, Israel said it would conduct joint military exercises with the US. The exercises would test missile and air defense systems and coordination between US and Israeli forces.
China
Iran plans more war games in strait as sanctions bite