Israeli forces killed a wanted Palestinian terrorist suspected of being involved in the November 2012 Tel Aviv bus bombing, which Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have both claimed. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators held another round of peace talks with a focus on water-related issues. A number of Druze citizens of Israel have reportedly traveled to […]
Civilian Deaths in Drone Strikes Cited in Report
Tunisia – Djerba residents reject fanaticism
A militia commander in Sabha claimed he recently turned down al Qaeda’s offer of $1 million for some Libyan weapons; he controls a major part of an abandoned arsenal said to include 4,000 surface-to-air missiles and thousands of barrels of uranium yellowcake. Some Libyan weapons are thought to have been sent to Syrian rebels. Benghazi’s […]
Iran nuke overture: More a promise than an offer
Sultan of Brunei introduces tough Islamic punishments
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Israeli authorities today attempted to arrest a Palestinian terror suspect wanted in connection with a bus bombing in Tel Aviv last November. The suspect tried to flee during the arrest attempt and was killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli forces.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Lenku said the forensic report on the Westgate Mall attack will be out soon. Christian leaders in Mombasa protested after pastors were killed in Mombasa and in Kilifi. The pastor of the Mombasa church, which is situated very close to the controversial Masjid Musa, had received death threats. Rioting over the killing […]
A classified German intelligence report said a “German camp” has been established in Syria for German-speaking jihadists and that German Islamists in Syria have set up media centers to foster recruitment. Eight German jihadists are thought to have died in Syria. The number of European jihadists in Syria has risen to about 1,000, much higher […]
Authorities are looking for two Norwegian girls of Somali origin, aged 16 and 19, who are believed to have traveled to Syria to join jihadists there. The older girl is said to have become recently radicalized. The Norwegian PST estimates that some 30 to 40 Norwegians have traveled to Syria to fight; a regional security […]
Turkey’s war on al-Qaeda groups in Syria
Spy Chief Distances Saudis From U.S.
Al-Qaeda eyes Gaddafi’s uranium and missiles
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham killed seven policemen in a suicide assault in Fallujah. Two suicide bombers and several fighters were also killed in the attack. Since Oct. 1, the ISIS has used 22 suicide bombers in Iraq.
U.S. high court asks Obama administration’s view on bank secrecy
Since Oct. 1, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham has used 22 suicide bombers in Iraq.
US State Department officials said the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham has hindered the flow of aid from the US and other countries to the moderate opposition. Abu Amarr, a senior rebel commander in the Free Syrian Army and the leader of the Fallujah-Houran brigade, was killed in clashes with regime forces in […]
Students from Egypt’s al-Azhar University continued to protest and call for the reinstatement of former president Morsi. Security forces reportedly arrested suspects wanted in connection with the recent shooting at a church. Ansar Jerusalem claimed responsibility for the Oct. 19 car bombing near a military intelligence building in Ismailia.
Former Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin warned that the current conditions are an opportune time for “the Palestinian masses to rise up.” A resident of Jerusalem was sentenced to three and a half years in jail for agreeing to spy on Israel for Hezbollah. IDF forces discovered an explosive device near the border with Gaza. […]
A Palestinian Authority minister recently praised Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin as a good role model for children. Hamas admitted that its operatives had dug a newly discovered terrorist tunnel into Israel. Qatar will reportedly provide the Palestinian Authority with $150 million to aid its fiscal problems.
German intelligence estimates that more than 1,000 Europeans, including 150 Muslims from Kosovo, are fighting against the Assad regime in Syria.
Leaving prison, returning to terror
Al Qaeda group is operating on ransom money from the West
Islamist militants affiliated with the Caucasus Emirate appear determined to wreak havoc in advance of Russia’s planned Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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Egyptian Christians fear chaos after wedding bloodshed
Prime Minister Zeidan said Libya faces massive security challenges as its army and police forces have been “infiltrated” by persons and forces seeking to prevent its stability. He also claimed arrests have been made relating to the slew of assassinations, especially in the east, by persons who plan to “hijack the state,” but said the […]
In a statement released to jihadist forums today, Ansar Jerusalem claimed responsibility for the recent car bombing near a military intelligence building in Ismailia. The attack follows previous warnings that it would continue to target locations tied to Egypt’s security apparatus.
Officials filed terror charges against two 25-year-old men who were arrested in east London during raids last week. Both of the suspects are British nationals; one is of Turkish origin and the other Algerian. Two other men arrested with them have been released. Pavlo Lapshyn, a postgraduate student from Ukraine, pled guilty to the murder […]