The Kuwaiti government accepted the resignation of Justice and Islamic Affairs Minister Nayef al Ajmi. In March, the US Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence warned that Kuwait had become “the epicenter of fundraising for terrorist groups in Syria,” and said al Ajmi was known to have promoted Syrian jihad and that his picture […]
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham’s spokesman confirms that al Qaeda ordered the ISIS to refrain from attacking Iran “to safeguard its interests and supply lines” there.
Unidentified attackers torched the car of the chief prosecutor in Malhalla. Student supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood clashed with police outside Al-Azhar university in Cairo. The Sinai-based jihadist group Ansar Bayt al Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) released a video calling for jihad against “the Jews, the Christians, the polytheists, the apostates, the Rawafidh [Shi’ites] and the […]
Two Lebanese men were critically wounded when Syrian troops opened fire on them at the Fares crossing in Wadi Khaled. Eight people were wounded in clashes between rival Palestinian groups in the Ain al-Hilweh camp; a “separation force” consisting of members of the Usbat al-Ansar Islamist group and the Islamic Jihadist Movement was formed.
Boko Haram is said to have increased operations in Cameroon. On May 5, Boko Haram attacked gendarmes in the far northern city of Kousseri, killing three, including a woman. Some 200 Cameroonians are reportedly training in Boko Haram camps in Nigeria. Residents of Gamboru in Nigeria who fled a Boko Haram attack chose to stay […]
Boko Haram’s bin Laden connection
United Kingdom – From jail to jihad? The threat of prison radicalisation
The spokesman for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) has rejected an overture by the head of al Qaeda, Ayman al Zawahiri.
In a video released by Boko Haram, leader Abubakar Shekau spoke of releasing the kidnapped schoolgirls in exchange for the release of “brothers” jailed in various Nigerian cities. Borno state governor Kashim Shettima claimed to have given authorities information on the whereabouts of the kidnapped schoolgirls. A joint military operation to recover the girls commences […]
Authorities have deployed 150 armed patrol vehicles, each staffed by nine policemen and four assistants, to intersections in Beijing as a deterrent to terrorists, in the wake of a string of attacks. A government travel advisory urges vigilance at transportation hubs. China said Turkmenistan is a strategic partner in combating terrorism and safeguarding regional stability.
UN experts’ report shows Iran’s deceptive procurement tactics
The strike took place in the Wadi Abida district in Marib province. US drones have targeted the area six times since October 2012.
A suicide bomber killed five civilians while attacking an Afghan Army convoy in Kandahar. The Taliban also killed five soldiers in IED attacks. The military claimed it killed 41 Taliban fighters in Farah and 10 more in Kunduz.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham captured and then executed 20 Iraqi soldiers in Ain al-Jahash in Ninewa province. The ISIS also killed six policemen, six soldiers, and a member of the Ninewa provincial council in attacks throughout the country.
An al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula suicide bomber killed 10 soldiers and a civilian in an attack at a military police headquarters in Mukalla. Yemeni officials claimed that security forces have killed and wounded hundreds of AQAP fighters and dozens of leaders during operations in the south since April 29.
After Homs, southern front likely next test for rebels
The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front battled regime forces in Latakia and Reef Dimashq. The Islamic Front also clashed with regime forces in Hama, Idlib, Damascus, Homs, and Quneitra. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham battled Al Nusrah and the Islamic Front in Deir Izzour; executed one man and whipped two […]
Mombasa police arrested a man in the coastal suburb of Utange who is suspected of leaving an explosive device at a beach hotel in Nyali a week ago. China has offered to help Kenya in its effort to repatriate Somali refugees.
Latakia captives speak out about their ordeal, others still missing
MI5 record explodes Abu Hamza court claims: Close to arresting hate preacher four years before the 9/11 terror attacks
The Army Chief of Staff ordered the February 17 Brigade to leave its Benghazi headquarters, following clashes in which four people were killed and at least 20 injured. In three separate shootings in Benghazi, four security officials were assassinated, including a top officer, and another was wounded. Vandals destroyed a new telecommunications station near the […]
Ankara at crossroads on Syria policy
Saudi blogger’s wife says inhumane sentence proves Kingdom’s brutality
Christians persecuted at alarming rate in Iran, Arab world, US report says
Debate grows over proposal for CIA to turn over drones to Pentagon
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham fighters dressed in military uniforms captured 20 soldiers after ambushing their convoy, and shot them in the head shortly afterward.
Boko Haram’s five-year battle to impose caliphate kills thousands
This is not just Nigeria’s war on terrorists – it’s the world’s fight too
South Sudan ceasefire violated, rebels and government say
British forces leave their last outpost in Helmand