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Al Qaeda

Intel clashes with Obama’s election-year al Qaeda claims

Russia

Russian Proposal Catches Obama Between Putin and House Republicans

Israel

1967 Border Is a Source of Strain in the Israeli-Palestinian Talks

Canada

Iran’s assets in Canada include more than $2.6-million held in 13 different bank accounts, Ottawa reveals

Syria

Obama’s national security adviser pushes for strike on Syria

Afghanistan

The military said that 24 Taliban fighters were killed during a recent operation in Badakhshan. The Taliban claimed it killed several Afghan security personnel in a suicide assault in Kandahar. A former senator was gunned down in Balkh.

United States

President Obama called Syria’s acceptance of a Russian proposal that it give up its chemical weapons “a potentially significant breakthrough” and said his “preference consistently has been a diplomatic resolution to this problem.” He said he would “absolutely” halt a US military strike if the weapons were successfully secured but was skeptical Assad would follow […]

Syria

Syria welcomed Russia’s proposal that Syria turn over all of its chemical weapons to international control in order to avoid US military strikes. The Free Syrian Army said it does not trust the regime’s pledge. President Assad said the US should “expect everything” if it attacks Syria, because of the variety of forces in the […]

Libya

Libya Thwarts Arrests in Benghazi Attack

Libya

US Marines moved closer to Libya as 9/11 anniversaries approach

Syria

Obama Admin Keeping Syrian Rebel Leader Out of DC, Congressional Sources Say

India

At least 31 people have been killed and many more wounded in clashes between Muslims and Hindus in Muzaffarnagar in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Security forces have been told to shoot rioters on sight. Officials are blaming each other for the violence, and cite the recent publication of inflammatory material on social media. […]

Lebanon

Lebanon preparing for fallout from strike

Lebanon

Seven suspects charged with firing rockets in June at Hezbollah targets in Beirut confessed to membership in the Tal Kalakh Martyrs’ Battalion, a Free Syrian Army unit financed by a Syrian living in Turkey. So far, 14 people have been charged in the case; seven suspects remain at large. A Tripoli man was arrested for […]

Afghanistan

Pakistan to Send Baradar to Saudi or Turkey for Peace Talks

Norway

Norway emergency Syria aid in profiteering racket

Palestinian Territories

Hamas’ Interior Minister Fathi Hammad said Hamas was interested in starting a naval academy in the Gaza Strip. A senior Palestinian official said some countries have said they will recognize Palestine should negotiations with Israel fail. Palestinian Islamic Jihad denied that its weapons are being used in the Sinai.

Egypt

Egyptian security forces continued their latest operation against Islamist militants in the Sinai. During the operation, authorities reportedly destroyed six smuggling tunnels between Egypt and Gaza. A security source warned that Ansar Jerusalem’s recent claim of responsibility for the assassination attempt on Interior Minister Ibrahim could be ‘misleading.’ Nabil Naim, a founder of Egyptian Islamic […]

Russia

After US Secretary of State Kerry said rhetorically that the US would not strike Syria if it handed over all of its chemical weapons in a week, Foreign Minister Lavrov appeared to back the request in principle, saying that “[w]e have given our proposal to Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem and are counting on a […]

Nigeria

Five Boko Haram militants and 13 members of a civilian vigilante group were killed in northern Nigeria on Sunday. The clash occurred the day after at least 50 suspected Boko Haram members were reportedly killed in an encounter with the Nigerian military.

Libya

Gunmen ambushed a military vehicle near Sirte, killing two soldiers and injuring a third. Gunmen in Benghazi killed two special forces soldiers in separate drive-by shootings; a special forces major was injured in an unsuccessful assassination attempt. Police are looking for an armed group of Islamist militants who attacked a checkpoint in the eastern coastal […]

Mali

Mali’s new prime minister, Oumar Tatam Ly, unveiled a 34-person cabinet that includes two members of the military junta that overthrew the previous government. The US has lifted restrictions placed on Mali at the time of the coup, allowing the immediate resumption of development assistance. The US also promised to “continue to assess when and […]

United States

The Obama administration continued to press its case for a US military intervention in Syria, and said Saudi Arabia has endorsed the idea. Iraq said it will not be used as a base for a US intervention. Syrian president Assad denied authorizing the use of chemical weapons against Syrians and demanded proof of allegations to […]

Egypt

Unidentified gunmen shot and killed two Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai. Two additional soldiers were killed by an IED explosion in the Sinai. Authorities continued their operations against Islamists militants in the Sinai, which on Sept. 7 killed or wounded around 30. Ansar Jerusalem claimed credit for the recent assassination attempt on Interior Minister Mohammed […]

Israel

An Israeli official said the country would get advance notification of US raids on Syria. An Iron Dome missile defense battery was deployed near Jerusalem. A senior Israeli official said Egyptian authorities were currently waging their first serious fight against terror in the Sinai. Israeli officials complained to the US that Palestinian officials were leaking […]

Egypt

Egypt shutting economic lifeline for Gaza Strip, in move to isolate Hamas

Syria

President Assad denied authorizing the use of chemical weapons against Syrians. Regime forces have dispersed into smaller units in advance of threatened US strikes. A veteran Italian journalist held in Syria since April has been released. The Al Nusrah Front said it planned to enter Raqqah city. Kurdish forces in Raqqah province are still clashing […]