The Palestinian Authority’s foreign minister refrained from condemning the recent killings of IDF soldiers in the West Bank. Hamas’ Qassam Brigades praised the latest attack in Hebron as a “heroic operation.” Representatives from Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran recently met and agreed to fortify the “axis of resistance.”
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula gunned down a colonel in the Yemeni military in Sana’a. A court sentenced an al Qaeda fighter to three years of house arrest for his role in fighting alongside al Qaeda in Abyan province.
In the latest jihadist call for direct attacks on the Egyptian army, a media unit tied to the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem released a statement saying now is the time for “the mujahideen” to strike the army.
Authorities arrested “more than 10” suspects, including four at the airport, who are thought linked to the Shabaab assault on a Nairobi mall. The death toll was revised to at least 62; the military said all floors of the mall have been cleared, but there were also reports that some gunmen remained. A Shabaab commander […]
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A popular Sufi cleric was assassinated in Derna; a group called Vanguards Of The Caliphate claimed the attack. Derna, which like Benghazi has seen a number of political assassinations this year, is a known stronghold of Ansar al Sharia. A commander of the SSC militia was murdered yesterday in Tripoli. Prime Minister Zeidan’s press office […]
A suicide bomber killed two policemen and seriously injured two more in an attack outside a police headquarters in Khuchni in Dagestan. Chechnya’s interior minister said that Chechen jihadists are entering Syria via Turkey and Azerbaijan. President Putin said Russia would offer security assistance to Tajikistan along its Afghan border; he also warned that any […]
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Canada is investigating reports that a 24-year-old Canadian from Ontario was involved in the Shabaab attack on a Nairobi mall. Authorities said at present they have no information to confirm the claim.
Syrian opposition group says it willing to attend Geneva talks
The FBI and US intelligence authorities are investigating whether any Americans are part of the Shabaab assault team that attacked a Nairobi mall. US citizen Abdel Hameed Shehadeh, 23, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for lying to the FBI about his attempts to join the Taliban or al Qaeda. He was an acquaintance […]
A suicide bomber killed 16 Iraqis and wounded 35 more in an attack at a funeral in Baghdad. Two Iraqi policemen were killed in attacks in Tikrit and two soldiers were killed in a bombing in Mosul.
Abu Abdullah al Libi, a Libyan local commander in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, was killed along with 12 ISIL fighters in a clash with a rebel group in Idlib; the Free Syrian Army denied culpability for his death. ISIL fighters attacked Al Nusrah Front headquarters in Hasaka yesterday and stole weapons […]
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An Israeli soldier was shot and killed by a Palestinian sniper while on patrol in Hebron. A day after announcing the abduction and murder of an IDF soldier by a Palestinian in the West Bank, the Shin Bet said that thus far in 2013 at least 37 abduction attempts have been thwarted. An IDF patrol […]
Security forces continued to target Islamist militants in operations in the Sinai. The army’s spokesman said the army does not plan to nominate or support a specific candidate in presidential elections. Student supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood were arrested for partaking in protests.
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Kenya Mall Carnage Shows Shabab Resilience
Four tribesmen and four Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed in Marib. An American photojournalist is said to have been kidnapped in Sana’a. The American ambassador denied reports of hundreds of US soldiers being deployed in Yemen.
An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed in the West Bank, the second such incident in two days. In today’s incident, a soldier on patrol in Hebron was shot and killed by a Palestinian sniper.
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A pair of suicide bombers opened fire on worshipers at a church in Peshawar, then detonated suicide vests.
Russia offered to send a small detachment of observers to Syria to help with the destruction of its chemical weapons arsenal. Foreign Minister Lavrov accused the US, UK, and France of trying to “blackmail” Russia by threatening to pull out of the chemical weapons disposal deal unless Russia supports a UN resolution authorizing military action […]
The death toll in the Shabaab attack on the Nairobi mall has risen to 68. Some 10 to 15 attackers are thought to be still holding hostages inside the mall as security forces surround the area. President Kenyatta said Kenya will not relent in the war on terror and also said Kenya’s ethnic and cultural […]
Private donations give edge to Islamists in Syria, officials say
The strike is the first in nearly three weeks, and targeted a militant compound in Shawal, a known jumpoff point for jihadists heading to Afghanistan.
An environmental protection official in Borno state said that 142 people had been killed this week; suspected Boko Haram militants dressed in army uniforms were attacking people at checkpoints. Security officials stormed a hospital in Abuja yesterday to question suspected Boko Haram militants injured in a gunbattle with security forces during a raid on insurgent […]
Germany’s spy chief said that about 170 German Islamists have traveled to Syria for jihad, and warned that 50 have gone to Syria in recent months. Chancellor Merkel appears likely to win a third term in general elections today.
Gunfire From Nigerian Forces Kills Squatters