A group of over 30 gunmen burned down the revenue offices in Mandera and shot the night watchman. Kenya suspended five wildlife service officials due to concerns about rampant poaching of elephants and rhinos; Kenya has become the world hub for illegal ivory smuggling. Uganda’s police chief said the Westgate Mall attackers may have entered […]
Security downturn in Mogadishu
Two Kenyan aid workers kidnapped by Shabaab in 2011 were rescued yesterday outside Dhobley near the Kenyan border by AMISOM troops and Jubbaland forces. The UN said weapons-related casualties in Mogadishu increased 20% in recent months.
I was chased out of Sudan when I raised the alarm about Boko Haram – Ambassador Bola Dada
A Borno state senator accused the Nigerian military of complicity in recent Boko Haram attacks in four villages in which 210 people have been killed. The insurgents, who reportedly wore military uniforms and spoke English, kidnapped a number of women and razed the towns. Suspected Fulani militia attacked several Tiv villages in Cross River state, […]
The Yarmouk Brigade, portrayed as a moderate rebel group in the south of Syria, is featured in an article in which rebels complain about the paltry flow of weapons from the US.
Pakistan: Taliban factions clash, killing dozens
In the town of Albu Kamal in Deir Izzour near the Iraqi border, 86 people were killed as the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front recaptured the border town from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham. Al Nusrah and the Islamic Front also battled regime forces in Deir Izzour, in Reef Dimashq, […]
Iraq insurgents turn seized dam into weapon
Hezbollah fighters say a ‘duty’ to help Syria’s Assad/a>
The military deployed heavily in Tripoli to block a protest from the Sunni Bab al Tabbaneh neighborhood against the new security crackdown. A judge issued arrest warrants for 200 suspects in Tripoli and elsewhere, and at least 43 have been detained. Security forces arrested five wanted suspects in the Bekaa valley and seized several stolen […]
Al Qaeda propaganda targets Algeria vote
Three prominent Al Nusrah Front officials have now tweeted a message to Ayman al Zawahiri. The message asks him to address specific hot button issues in the infighting between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham and Al Nusrah.
A group of jihadist ideologues has published a message addressed to Ayman al Zawahiri. They call on Zawahiri to address the specific problems they have encountered with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (ISIS), which has been disowned by al Qaeda.
Forces in Sudan could attack South Sudan refugee camp: UN
Pakistani Taliban plot with seminaries to assault capital: police
Ansar Jerusalem has yet to comment on today’s reported events. Since 2011, the Sinai-based jihadist group has confirmed dead only 25 named members.
Abu Khalil al Madani has released an audio message calling on the jihadist groups in Syria to form a common sharia committee, as well as a security committee. Much of his message echoes the mediation efforts of the past.
An alleged leader in Ansar Jerusalem was killed by Egyptian security forces in North Sinai. State media reported that two Muslim Brotherhood members were killed in a shootout with security forces in the Nile Delta. Authorities managed to defuse an explosive device in the North Sinai town of Sheikh Zuweid. Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim said […]
Benghazi residents protested ongoing insecurity, after an Air Force officer was assassinated and his family severely injured in a recent car bombing. Sufian Ben Qumu, a leader of the al Qaeda-linked Ansar al Sharia, reportedly appears on Libyan TV from Derna. An armed group helped 10 prisoners escape in Tripoli. Reports have emerged that al […]
Six policemen have been injured in Rouhia in the Siliana governorate during ongoing clashes between the banned group Ansar al Sharia and security forces, since the arrest of at least 16 Salafist extremists a few days ago. The Air Force bombed a terrorist camp in the forests of Mount Chaambi in Kasserine. Earlier, security forces […]
Hezbollah fighters say a ‘duty’ to help Syria’s Assad
Inside the FBI’s secret relationship with the military’s special operations
Officials: Despite Afghan election success, insurgents remain active
The Pentagon is asking for more funding for a secret program that tracks biological weapons, due to “recent classified DoD guidance.” A former US State Department adviser on Syria said the Obama administration is focusing on issues it can handle without the help of international partners, and excluded the possibility that the US would spearhead […]
Iran steps up pace of executions as it courts West
Lebanon – Future Movement, Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya re-examine ties
Regime forces clashed violently with the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front in Latakia; the military emir for Al Nusrah in Darkoush was killed. In Deir Izzour near the Iraq border the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham fought against Al Nusrah and the Islamic Front, and at least 54 fighters are said […]
Cash-strapped Hamas turns to e-bullets
A banner dedicated to Abu Khalid al Suri is being posted on Twitter. The banner shows him both after his “martyrdom” and as a younger man.