US drone strike hits AQAP training camp in southern Yemen
Three suspected al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed in a strike on a camp that was recently featured in the terror group’s propaganda.
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US Military
Leftover US equipment in Afghanistan up for grabs for Pakistan
Taliban continue to launch suicide assaults in Kabul
The Taliban launched two more suicide assaults in the Afghan capital of Kabul over the past 24 hours. The targets were an American charity and the Independent Election Commission.
Al Qaeda-linked Saudi cleric in Syria praises fighters from Islamic Caucasus Emirate
Abdallah Muhammad al Muhaysini, a Saudi cleric and a rising star in the jihadist world, thanks fighters from the Islamic Caucasus Emirate for battling Syrian forces in Shaykh Najjar.
Afghanistan
Exclusive: Pakistan Taliban agrees to ceasefire to help Afghan allies
Taliban launch suicide attacks in Kabul, Kunar, and Kunduz
The Taliban continue to use the tactics of the suicide assault and the lone suicide bomber to strike at the Afghan government and military.
Afghanistan
The National Directorate of Security accused Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate of plotting last week’s armed attack on the Serena hotel in Kabul. Security forces killed 14 Taliban fighters during operations in Nangarhar, Paktika, Zabul, and Farah provinces. A suicide bomber wounded two Afghan Local Police officers in an attack in Farah.
India
Police claim to have arrested four members of the Indian Mujahideen, including Pakistani bomb expert Zia Ur Rehman a.k.a. Waqas, in Rajasthan. The group was allegedly planning a “spectacular terror attack” in India, and a large quantity of explosives was seized. The Indian Mujahideen was listed as a terrorist group by the US in 2011 […]
Al Qaeda
Times Report on Al Qaeda Is Censored in Pakistan
Another look at a French ‘lone wolf’
“Lone wolf” terrorists are often not as solitary as initially reported, as in the case of Toulouse jihadist Mohamed Merah.
AQAP releases first installment of ‘Journey of Jihad’ video series
The media wing of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula released the first installment of “Journey of Jihad” documenting Sa’id al Shihri’s life.
Al Nusrah Front official says senior al Qaeda leader has been killed
An Al Nusrah Front official tweeted that the head of al Qaeda’s “Victory Committee” has been killed in Syria’s coastal province of Latakia.
Taliban suicide team kills 9 at Kabul hotel
Last night’s attack was the second Taliban suicide assault in Afghanistan in a day. The Taliban have prioritized attacks against hotels in Kabul.
Al Qaeda official in Syria was extremist preacher in Australia
An Al Nusrah Front video released on March 17 features Abu Sulayman al Muhajir, who was an extremist preacher in Australia. Abu Sulayman says he relocated to Syria, where he was part of al Qaeda’s mediation effort in the dispute between Al Nusrah and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (ISIS). He criticizes ISIS in the video.
Al Qaeda veteran appears in Al Nusrah Front video, criticizes rival
In a video released on March 18, the Al Nusrah Front identifies Abu Firas al Suri as a leader within the group. Al Suri, who has a long al Qaeda pedigree, was dispatched to Syria from Yemen to try to mediate the dispute between Al Nusrah and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham.
Taliban claim suicide assault on Jalalabad police HQ
The Taliban suicide assault team stormed a police headquarters and killed the district chief and nine policemen while fighting off Afghan forces for six hours.
Inter-Services Intelligence Agency
Pakistani officials reject claims of ISI handling bin Laden
Al Qaeda
What Pakistan Knew About Bin Laden
Norway
Authorities are investigating claims by Shabaab that the suicide bomber in an attack in Bulo Barde yesterday was a 60-year-old Norwegian national of Somali origin, Abdullahi Ahmed Abdulle. In its latest threat assessment the PST warned that activities of radical Islamists in the Oslofjord area, including radicalization, recruitment, and fundraising, are raising security risks. Officials […]
Islamic Caucasus Emirate confirms death of emir Doku Umarov
Umarov was rumored to have been killed late last year, but his death has not been confirmed by the Islamic Caucasus Emirate until now.
Gaza jihadist group praises Ansar Jerusalem fighters, calls for more attacks
“Continue your journey and aim your strikes to hit the economy and tourism, for by striking these two the tyrants will wither and recede,” the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem advised its “brothers” in Ansar Jerusalem.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula releases 12th issue of Inspire magazine
AQAP’s latest edition of Inspire magazine purports to show jihadists how to make car bombs similar to the one used by Faisal Shahzad, who was responsible for the failed May 2010 bombing in Times Square.
Al Qaeda
Pakistani tribunal upholds conviction of doctor who tracked Osama
Review board rules against Guantanamo detainee
Earlier this month, a review board responsible for evaluating the status of Guantanamo detainees determined that a Yemeni held in Cuba since early 2002 should remain in custody. According to a leaked threat assessment, the detainee was slated to be a hijacker on 9/11 before al Qaeda canceled his part of the operation.
US drones kill local AQAP commander and bodyguard
The strike killed a local al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula military commander known as Moajab bin Aziz, as well as his bodyguard. The US has launched four drone strikes in Yemen since the beginning of March.
9/11 recruiter reportedly freed in Syria
Mohammed Zammar, who recruited al Qaeda’s Hamburg cell, has reportedly been freed inside Syria. His freedom was negotiated by Ahrar al Sham, an al Qaeda-linked group.
US drones kill 4 AQAP commanders and fighters in central Yemen
The Yemeni media identified the two AQAP commanders killed in last night’s strike in Marib province as Ebad Mobarak Al Shabwani and Ja’afar Mohammad Jaber Al Shabwani.
Afghanistan
In Its Own War on Terror, Pakistan Piles Up Heavy Losses
Al Qaeda-affiliated groups claim credit for joint attack on Hezbollah
The Abdullah Azzam Brigades and the Al Nusrah Front in Lebanon have claimed credit for joint rocket attacks on Hezbollah “strongholds” in Hermel, Lebanon. The attacks are part of the spillover from the war in Syria.
Dane, Uzbek among 30 suicide bombers eulogized by ISIS
Of the 30 suicide bombers who were identified, the noms de guerre of 24 of them indicate that they were from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.