FDD's Long War Journal

Mojtaba Ahmadi, the head of Iran’s Cyber Warfare command, was found dead in a woods outside Karaj over the weekend. He had been assassinated at close range. Iran is preparing a proposal for upcoming talks on its nuclear program; the proposal will insist on the ability to enrich uranium domestically and to take advantage of […]

Yemen

Yemeni military and police forces retook a military headquarters in Mukallah that was overrun by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula on Sept. 29. Ten soldiers and an undisclosed number of AQAP fighters were killed.

Israel

The Shin Bet reported that eight rockets and mortars were fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel in September. Justice Minister Livni, who is leading negotiations with the Palestinians, said Israel seeks a final status agreement. Prime Minister Netanyahu warned that Iranian missiles could potentially reach the US. The IDF’s Judea and Samaria Division is […]

Egypt

Islamists called for renewed protests against the army on the anniversary of the 1973 war with Israel. A Muslim Brotherhood statement compared the army’s rule to that of Adolf Hitler. Authorities defused a bomb found near a gas station in Sharm el Sheikh. Security sources alleged that Egypt may target sites in the Hamas-controlled Gaza […]

Africa

Islamic fighters connect in Africa

Al Qaeda

Man Who Brought Al Qaeda to Afghanistan Now Runs for President

Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham

CIA ramping up covert training program for moderate Syrian rebels

Photo of Mullah Sangeen in coffin published on jihadist forum

Haqqani Network commander Mullah Sangeen Zadran was killed in a US drone strike on Sept. 5 in Pakistan’s Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan.

Iraq

Exclusive: Iraq still using bogus bomb detectors – and thousands pay the price

Syria

Missed Opportunity in Syria Haunts UN Official

Russia

Russia backed a UN Security Council statement urging Syria to allow more humanitarian relief into the country. In three separate incidents in Dagestan, five policemen, three civilians, and four militants were killed. Officials named three suspects in the assassination of Ingushetia’s head of security. Two suspected Caucasus Emirate militants died in a shootout with security […]

Mali

The government freed 23 rebels linked to the National Movement for the Liberation of the Azawad, which pulled out of a peace accord last week. A group called the Imaratou Sahra battalion of al Qaeda of Jihad in the Islamic Maghreb claimed credit for the Sept. 28 double suicide bombing in Timbuktu; the MNLA blamed […]

Libya

The extent and nature of the attack on the Russian embassy remains unclear, but no Russian personnel were harmed and they have been evacuated to Tunisia after the Libyan government told them it could not protect the embassy. Libyan officials claimed that one of the attackers was killed and four were wounded. An angry group […]

Nigeria

Fighter jets bombed suspected Boko Haram camps near Majari on the border between Yobe and Borno states. Security forces have arrested 15 suspects linked to last week’s massacre at an agricultural college. The death toll from an attack by alleged Fulani gunmen last week on Zanga village in Kaduna state has risen to about 100; […]

Emir of Muhajireen Army denies reports of his death

Omar al Chechen granted a short interview in which he also denied permitting a meeting between the Northern Storm Brigade and a US senator.

Pakistan hands over suspected green-on-blue killer for trial

The difficult work of bringing green-on-blue killers to justice moves a step forward with the recent transfer of a rogue ANA soldier from Pakistan to Afghanistan. In the process, Coalition authorities are faced with the problems of Taliban influence and safe havens in Pakistan.

Syria

Regime forces clashed in Aleppo with fighters from the Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Jeish Mohammad, Nour al-Deen al-Zanki, and Ahrar al-Sham. ISIL fighters clashed with the A’seft al-Shamal rebel brigade in Azaz, and with Kurdish YPG fighters elsewhere in Aleppo. ISIL seized two checkpoints and a base from […]

Iraq

Al Qaeda in Iraq shot down an Iraqi Army helicopter as the military was conducting an operation in the desert near Bayji; four Iraqi soldiers and were killed. Al Qaeda killed 14 Iraqis in attacks throughout the country. Security forces captured two insurgents as they planted an IED in Fallujah.

Yemen

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters killed four Yemeni soldiers in Hadramout and gunned down a military colonel in Taiz on Monday. A court sentenced five AQAP operatives to terms in prison of between two to 10 years for their involvement in last year’s suicide bombing in Sana’a that killed 86 soldiers.

Iran

The €20bn mystery: Could Iran be the owner of huge cash stash at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport?

United States

Exclusive: Years After Manning Leaks, State Department Cable System Lacks Basic Security

Palestinian Territories

Seven members of Hamas’ police force in Gaza were injured following an explosion during training. A jihadist media unit recently released posters for five Palestinians and an Israeli Arab killed fighting in Syria. Hundreds of Palestinian troops were deployed to the Jenin area, which has seen increased unrest in recent weeks.

Egypt

The Muslim Brotherhood said it has no plans to backtrack on its call for the reinstatement of Mohammed Morsi as the country’s president. A member of Gama’a al Islamiyya was arrested in the possession of a shotgun and al Qaeda flag in Minya.

Israel

Defense Minister Ya’alon warned that diplomacy with Iran over its nuclear program cannot be done with “wishful thinking.” Israeli officials have reportedly held secret meetings with Gulf officials regarding Iran in recent weeks.

Al Qaeda’s affiliates continue joint operations in Syria

Reporting from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights shows that al Qaeda’s two affiliates inside Syria continue to collude despite a leadership dispute that became public in April.

Libya

Gunmen attacked the Russian Embassy in Tripoli with RPGs and other weapons. The gunmen attempted to enter the compound, the Russian foreign ministry stated, claiming the attack had been repelled. Libyan media said the embassy was looted and burned, and blamed a crowd of attackers, some armed, who were angered by the killing of a […]