Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
US drone strike kills senior Uzbek commander in Pakistan
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9 UN troops killed in Mali ambush
Yesterday’s ambush in Gao is the worst attack on UN forces since they took over security responsibilities in the summer of 2013.
Jihadist group loyal to Taliban, al Qaeda claims to have captured Afghan district
Both the Taliban and Junood al Fida, a jihadist group loyal to the Taliban and al Qaeda, have claimed that the Registan district in the southern Kandahar province has fallen to the jihadists. Afghan officials quickly denied the claim as “exaggerated.”
Jihadists launch multiple suicide bombings in Libya
The Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council, an umbrella group that includes the al Qaeda-affiliated Ansar al Sharia, has launched a coordinated attack on forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar.
Al Qaeda
Bombing in Pakistan and a Wave of Attempts Point to a New Drive by Militants
AQAP official calls on rival factions in Syria to unite against West
Nasser bin Ali al Ansi, an AQAP leader, is featured in a new video calling on rival jihadists in Iraq and Syria to unite against their common enemies. Al Ansi says the jihadists should form a “coalition” to strike America.
US adds Harakat-ul-Mujahideen’s emir to terrorism list
Fazle-ur-Rahman Khalil, Harakat-ul-Mujahideen’s founder and leader, signed Osama bin Laden’s infamous 1998 fatwa that declared war on the US and Israel. HUM was added to the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations 18 years ago.
US killed 2 ‘Arabs’ in first drone strike in South Waziristan in more than a year
The US has not launched a drone strike in South Waziristan since mid-April 2013.
Airstrikes in Syria continue to focus on Islamic State, not al Qaeda
Al Qaeda and its allies in Syria were struck by US warplanes on the first day, but have not been targeted since.
US drone strike kills 2 AQAP fighters in Al Jawf
The strike, the second in two days, took place in a northern province where top al Qaeda leaders have been targeted and killed in the past.
Al Qaeda official warns against Islamic State in new speech
A senior al Qaeda official known as Abu Dujana al Basha urges jihadists not to join the Islamic State, a former branch of al Qaeda that was disowned by al Qaeda’s senior leaders in February.
Al Nusrah Front trainer suspected of plotting against 2004 NATO summit killed in US airstrikes
One of the first reported casualties of the US-led bombing campaign earlier this week was an Al Nusrah Front commander known as Abu Yusuf al Turki. He had been training al Qaeda snipers in Syria. He was previously suspected of plotting to attack the 2004 NATO summit in Turkey.
Misunderstanding al Qaeda
The threat posed by al Qaeda remains today. The “Khorasan group” is merely al Qaeda in Syria.
Treasury designations target al Qaeda’s international fundraising and facilitation network
The Treasury Department targeted six al Qaeda financiers and facilitators yesterday. Their work spans the globe, covering more than 10 nations from the Middle East to Southeast Asia.
US launches 2nd drone strike in Shabwa in 2 weeks
US drones targeted AQAP fighters in Yemen’s southern Shabwa province for the second time in since Sept. 11.
US drone strike in North Waziristan kills Uzbeks, ‘foreign nationals’
“There is no need for such strikes,” Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement, condemning the attack “as a violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
Senior Islamic State military commander, ’emir of suicide bombers’ among Treasury’s terrorism designations
Islamic State military leader Omar al Shishani and ’emir of suicide bombers’ Tariq Bin Al Tahar Bin Al Falih Al ‘Awni Al Harzi were among five members of the group added to the terrorism list today.
Abu Sayyaf Group threatens to kill German hostages
The Filipino jihadist group is throwing itself in the global jihad by threatening to kill German hostages if airstrikes in Syria and Iraq continue.
Senior al Qaeda strategist part of so-called ‘Khorasan group’
An al Qaeda leader known as Sanafi al Nasr is a part of the so-called “Khorasan group,” which was dispatched to Syria by Ayman al Zawahiri. Like another member of the group, Nasr was once the head of al Qaeda’s Iran-based network.
Inter-Services Intelligence Agency
Pakistan appoints ally of army chief to head intelligence agency
Islamist foreign fighters returning home and the threat to Europe
Testimony to the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats on the threat posed by Islamist foreign fighters returning home to Europe.
Al Qaeda leader released from Iranian custody reported killed
Abu Amru al Masri was previously described as a “mid-level commander,” in one of Osama bin Laden’s documents that was dated June 11, 2009.
India
Pakistani Islamists use floods to turn opinion against India
4 ISAF soldiers killed in suicide, green-on-blue attacks
Three ISAF soldiers were killed in a suicide attack in Kabul, while another soldier was killed after an Afghan soldier opened fire on military trainers at a base in Farah province.
Al Qaeda operations chief, propagandist reported killed in airstrikes
Influential jihadists said that Sufyan al Maghribi, a Moroccan who served as al Qaeda’s military chief in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and Umar al Talib, a propagandist who narrated videos for As Sahab, have been killed in airstrikes.
Al Qaeda official in Syria tweets in solidarity with Islamic State
Abu Sulayman al Muhajir, a member of the Al Nusrah Front’s Sharia Committee, has now joined other al Qaeda members and branches in expressing solidarity with the Islamic State; but such expressions of support are not pledges of loyalty or allegiance.
2 al Qaeda commanders reported killed in US airstrike in eastern Afghanistan
The pair of al Qaeda commanders are said to be members of the Badr Mansoor Group, which was described in one of Osama bin Laden’s documents as an al Qaeda “company.”
US drone strike targets AQAP fighters in Shabwa
Five AQAP fighters, including a Saudi and an individual who shares the nom de guerre of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s emir for Mahfad, are reported to have been killed in the first drone strike since mid-August.
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar celebrates 9/11 attack
“In 2001, Afghanistan was the only Islamic Emirate in the world but now Jihad has spread to a vast swathe of land including Pakistan, Chechnya, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Yemen, Somalia, Libya, Algeria, Mali and Nigeria,” the group states.
Al Qaeda members mourn Ahrar al Sham, Islamic Front leaders on Twitter
Several influential al Qaeda members have used their Twitter feeds to mourn the slain leaders of Ahrar al Sham and the Islamic Front. The jihadists were killed in an explosion earlier today. One well-connected jihadist, who appears to be an al Qaeda media operative, claimed that the head of the Islamic Front had been in communication with Ayman al Zawahiri.