Syria
Syrian weapons destruction may not take so long: US expert
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Egypt
Authorities continued their campaign against Islamist militants in the Sinai. A pro-Morsi alliance accused the army of launching a “genocide” in the Sinai. The detention of former president Morsi was extended for another 30 days. Morsi supporters held a number of demonstrations throughout the country. Authorities reportedly thwarted an attack on ships traveling through the […]
Kenya
British citizen Jermaine Grant, alleged to have links to Somalia’s Shaabab, has been acquitted of charges related to robbery and raiding a police station. He will still face a separate trial in Mombasa regarding the possession of chemicals, batteries, and switches, which were allegedly for making explosives.
Nigeria
The Nigerian army killed 10 Boko Haram militants and recovered rifles and ammunition used by the group. Elsewhere in the country, two Nigerian policemen were killed after Boko Haram attacked their station with RPGs.
Syria
US also demands Syrian transparency on nuclear research
Denmark
Abderozzak Benarabe, a convicted gang leader from Nørrebro who is said to have fought with the Islamist Ahrar al Sham brigade in Syria this year, is wanted by authorities for assault and robbery in Nørrebro. Officials interrogated him on his return from Syria but have not charged him with terrorist offenses. He is said to […]
Norway
Norway takes credit for Russia’s Syria solution
IRGC
Videos show Iranian officers supervising Syrian soldiers
Libya
Disorder jeopardises Libya antiquities
France
President Hollande and the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates agreed on the need for more international support for the Syrian opposition and maintaining pressure on the Assad regime to ensure that it commits to negotiations on the Syrian crisis and does not again use chemical weapons. The Foreign Ministry […]
China
A court in the northwestern region of Xinjiang sentenced four Uighur men for a terrorist attack on June 26 that left 24 police and civilians dead as well as 13 militants. Alleged ringleader Ahmatniyaz Sidiq was sentenced to death, along with Urayim Eli and Abdulla Esrapil. The fourth man, Akram Usman, was sentenced to 25 […]
Egypt
Egypt army in major push to eradicate Sinai militants
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Dining with Al Qaeda
Libya
Sources: US weapons stolen in Libya raids, fueling Special Forces pull-out
Taliban launch suicide assault on US Consulate in Herat
The Taliban assault team breached the security perimeter and fought with Afghan security forces and US special operations forces before being killed.
Israel
Elite Syrian Unit Scatters Chemical Arms Stockpile
United States
Congressional sources indicated that the 1,429 deaths cited by the Obama administration as attributable to a chemical weapons attack on Aug. 21 in Syria may fact include casualties from conventional weapons as well. Secretary of State Kerry called for prompt disclosure by Syria of its chemical weapons arsenal. Meeting in Geneva with his Russian counterpart, […]
Russia
US public-relations firm helps Putin make his case to America
Russia
Disarmament Talks Begin on Shaky Ground
Algeria
Report: Lack of preparation aided Algeria gas field attack
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Syrian rebels face another foe: Al Qaeda-linked militants
Syria
Syria submitted its application to the UN to join the global Chemical Weapons Convention. Opposition websites claimed that a new chemical weapons attack in the Damascus suburb of Jobar has resulted in casualties. Kurdish forces in Hasakah have killed some 35 fighters from the Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, […]
Algeria
Algeria Salafists denounce love celebration
Egypt
Has The Insurgency In Egypt Already Begun?
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula gunned down an intelligence officer in Hadramout. A court acquitted five Saudis of belonging to al Qaeda and plotting to attack Yemeni security forces, but convicted them of entering the country illegally.
Somalia
Reports indicate that Shabaab has killed American jihadist and one-time member Omar Hammami, along with a British fighter. Hammami, known by his nom de guerre Abu Mansour al Amriki, fell out with Shabaab leadership over the group’s ideological direction.
Jund al Islam claims credit for Sinai suicide car bomb attacks
In a statement released to jihadist forums, a group named Jund al Islam took credit for the recent suicide car bomb attacks in the Sinai that killed at least six people. The group said a video detailing the attacks will be released soon.
Egypt
A group calling itself Jund al Islam took credit for the recent suicide car bomb attacks in the Sinai. Two policemen were injured after unidentified gunmen attacked their vehicle in Qaliubiya. Fourteen security personnel on trial for the killing of protesters in Suez in 2011 were acquitted. The presidency said it is extending the state […]
Israel
Charges were filed against Hamas operative Hamdi Romana, who was linked to the recent terror plot aimed at bombing a Jerusalem mall. Israeli officials reiterated that Israel has no plans on ratifying the Chemical Weapons Convention before their neighbors.
Mali
Malian troops clashed with Tuareg rebels outside the western town of Lere, near the border with Mauritania, in the first fighting since a ceasefire was signed in June. The military claimed that three soldiers were injured in the clash, and warned that the fighting could jeopardize the truce. Mali’s new president must start talks with […]