Saudi Arabia
Saudi Internet monitors turn focus on Syria-fuelled radicalism
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Egypt
Who let the jihadis out?
US Military
‘Iron Man’ helmet designed for the battlefield
Tourist bus targeted in latest Sinai attack, at least 3 killed
The exact cause of the explosion has yet to be determined, and the attack has thus far gone unclaimed. After the attack, authorities closed the Taba border crossing between Israel and Egypt.
Afghanistan
Afghan Army’s Test Begins With Fight for Vital Highway
Egypt
Feature: Gaza smugglers rebuild smuggling tunnels after destruction by Egypt
Afghanistan
The military said it killed 45 Taliban fighters in Nangarhar and nine more fighters in Kunar. A suicide bomber killed six people in Kunduz. The Taliban claimed it shot down a US helicopter in Kandahar.
Iraq
An Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham suicide bomber killed two civilians south of Mosul. The ISIS also killed three policemen and beheaded them near Mosul, and killed a lawyer near Baghdad. Prime Minister Maliki visited Anbar and promised support to the Awakening.
Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, supported by the Al Nusrah Front and Islamic battalions, fought against regime, NDF, and Hezbollah forces in Damascus and in Hasakah. Regime forces clashed with Al Nusrah and Islamic battalions in Aleppo, in Hama, and in Deir Izzour. ISIS battled the Free Syrian Army’s Jabhat Al-Kurd, Ahfad […]
Lebanon
Prime Minister Tammam Salam announced the formation of a 24-member Cabinet, after 10 months of negotiations. The centrist Salam said the new Cabinet achieves sectarian balance; its composition means that rival blocs have veto power. Former prime minister Saad Hariri said Hezbollah’s participation in the Syrian conflict is sabotaging ties between Sunnis and Shiites in […]
Egypt
Security forces in North Sinai defused two explosive devices and destroyed 10 smuggling tunnels. The army announced the arrest of 19 Muslim Brotherhood members in Ismailia. Security sources said Islamist militants in North Sinai are funded through human trafficking. Gunmen in a car shot at security forces at an intelligence building in Ismailia.
British suicide bomber no poster child for humanity
A photo showing a British suicide bomber and father of three embracing children at a Syrian refugee camp just months before he detonated in an attack underscores the perversity of the Islamist tactic.
Tunisia
The Interior Ministry said identity checks of niqab-wearing persons will be enforced, following security warnings that terrorists are wearing them to escape detection and the arrest of one such person in Ariana this week. Two people were killed in Sidi Bouzid when a police station was attacked on Feb. 11. President Marzouki condemned the recent […]
Libya
About 90 inmates escaped from Mager Prison in Zliten; some 1,700 prisoners have escaped in a series of breakouts across Libya over the past 12 months. An Air Force helicopter that went missing on Feb. 13 near Essider still has not been located. Gunmen tried to assassinate a policeman in Benghazi yesterday. Two Benghazi hospitals […]
Syria
Mediator apologizes to Syrians for ineffectual peace talks
Afghanistan
Pentagon: Insider threat in Afghanistan ‘as dangerous as it ever was’
Central African Republic
French minister says Central African Republic operation to last longer than expected
United Kingdom
Jordan Horner, 20, a Muslim convert linked to Islamist groups, was given a five-year order prohibiting him from making “unsolicited approaches” advocating sharia law that cause distress, and from meeting with Anjem Choudary, Royal Barnes, Ricardo McFarlane, or Dean Le Page unless for worship inside a mosque or other Islamic cultural center. Horner served as […]
United States
US officials said that Thirwat Shehata, 53, an Egyptian who is a senior al Qaeda figure and former deputy to Ayman al Zawahiri, has left Iran and was in Libya in 2013. A number of top al Qaeda operatives have left Iran in recent years, and the US has placed Iran-based operatives on its terrorist […]
Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham overran most of Sulaiman Pek; the military said it killed 10 ISIS fighters while retaking control of the town. An ISIS suicide bomber killed seven soldiers in Saqlawiyah. The ISIS also killed 11 soldiers near Hillah, a policeman in Tuz and another in Kirkuk, and two civilians […]
Al Nusrah Front
Border control, political accord needed to shield Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Saudis Agree to Provide Syrian Rebels With Mobile Antiaircraft Missiles
Syria
Saudi Arabia will soon supply MANPADS and antiaircraft missiles to the Free Syrian Army from warehouses in Jordan and Turkey. The US is said to have already paid $3 million in salaries for fighters from the FSA’s Southern Front, which is headed by Bashar al-Zoubi. The second round of Geneva II talks ended in an […]
Lebanon
Refugees rush into Arsal, more expected
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda figures or associates linked to Iran
Egypt
The army spokesman said one of those responsible for the downing of a military helicopter in late January was arrested. At least two people were killed in clashes between security forces and Muslim Brotherhood supporters. An improvised explosive device exploded along a road in North Sinai; no injuries were reported. Security sources denied reports of […]
9 Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush
Faulty intelligence and poor tactical coordination are hampering the military’s efforts to combat Boko Haram.
Female AQAP fundraiser reportedly transferred to Saudi Arabia
Um Hani, who allegedly managed to collect millions of dollars for the terrorist organization in Yemen, is said to have been deported from Yemen.
7 killed as Shabaab targets UN officials in Mogadishu
Shabaab is stepping up its attacks on foreigners and international organizations in Somalia.
Jihadists release video of British suicide bomber in Syria
Abdul Waheed Majeed, who is thought to be the first British suicide bomber in Syria, is seen in a video dedicated to Al Nusrah Front commander Saifullah al Shishani, a Chechen recently killed in Aleppo.