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Syria

How Syria’s Jihadists Win Friends and Influence People

Afghanistan

Security forces claimed to have killed 40 Taliban fighters in Kandahar and 15 more in Helmand. The Taliban took control of the Azra district in Logar just one week after the military ended an operation there. A Taliban suicide bomber killed one person in an attack that targeted Farah’s intelligence chief.

Iraq

Al Qaeda in Iraq killed the leader of the Awakening in Madeen in a bombing at his home. Iraqi border guards fought with “armed groups” that attempted to cross from Syria into Anbar and Ninewa province.

Israel

Israeli, Palestinian police may form joint patrols

Syria

A suicide bombing at an Aleppo city restaurant killed at least five civilians and injured over 20 more. Kurdish fighters continued to clash with the Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and allied rebel factions in Hasakah and Raqqah. Regime bombardments continued in Ghouta, where rebels claimed hundreds were killed […]

Lebanon

The Israeli military said it bombed a “terror site” near Na’ameh in retaliation for the firing of four rockets yesterday into northern Israel by an al Qaeda-linked Sunni Muslim group. The Lebanese government condemned yesterday’s attack on Israel as an attempt to destabilize Lebanon. Officials expressed “extreme alarm” at the recent alleged chemical weapons attack […]

Yemen

President Hadi defended the US’s use of drones in Yemen, and requested the US transfer technology to the country to pursue al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The United Kingdom and Germany have reopened their embassies after being shuttered for two weeks due to a threat from al Qaeda.

Syria

Opposition: More bodies found after alleged Syria chemical attack

Syria

Images of Death in Syria, but No Proof of Chemical Attack

Hezbollah

In Lebanon, Neighbor’s War Feels Like Its Own

Syria

Video: Syrian chemical weapons use ‘hard to prove’

Syria

Chemical weapon claims: Two Syrian activists’ diverging viewpoints

Egypt

Former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak was placed under house arrest after being released from prison. Supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi called for protests against the army on Friday. Authorities reportedly detained a number of Bosnian terrorists who were planning attacks in Cairo. Unidentified gunmen attacked a radio building in el Arish.

Israel

A number of rockets were fired from Lebanon towards northern Israel. The Iron Dome missile defense system successfully intercepted at least one of the rockets, which were allegedly fired by the Abdullah Azzam Brigades. Prime Minister Netanyahu said Iran is currently using Syria as a “testing ground.”

Iraq

Putting Rivalries Aside, All Main Kurdish Parties To Meet For First Time

Russia

A court in Tatarstan ruled that the writings of Faizrakhman Sattarov, the 84-year-old founder of a banned radical Islamic sect, “incite interreligious hatred and contradict traditional Islamic teachings.” The Faizrakhman sect, which rejects Russian law, was discovered last year living in an eight-level catacomb underneath the leader’s house.

Abdullah Azzam Brigades official claims rocket attack on Israel

An official from the Abdullah Azzam Brigades alleged on Twitter that fighters from the jihadist group were responsible for firing four rockets from Lebanon towards Israel. Israeli officials have said their “initial assessment” is that “global jihadists” were responsible.

Treasury designates 4 members of Hezbollah’s leadership

The Treasury Department issued designations against four Hezbollah operatives for their role in a variety of terror activities across the Middle East. At least one of those designated is a member of Hezbollah’s Political Council.

2 Iranians tied to Bangkok terror plot sentenced

A Thai court sentenced two Iranian nationals involved in a February 2012 plot to attack Israeli diplomats in Thailand. Saeid Moradi was given a life sentence, while Mohammad Khazaei received a 15-year sentence. A number of suspects remain at large.

Nigeria

Boko Haram insurgents dressed in Nigerian military uniforms opened fire on civilians near the border with Cameroon, killing four. The attack is believed to be a reprisal for civilian support of the “Civilian JTF,” a government-backed vigilante group formed to fight Boko Haram in northern communities.

France

Foreign Minister Fabius said that if allegations are true that regime forces in Syria used chemical weapons in a recent attack in Damascus, the international community would have to react “with force” in Syria, but also said there was “no question of sending troops on the ground.” He added that there were “possibilities for responding.”

Iraq

Al Qaeda in Iraq killed seven people, including an Awakening leader, an Army officer, and two Kurdish soldiers in attacks throughout the country. Insurgnets also bombed an oil pipeline. Security forces detained two prisoners who escaped from Abu Ghraib during a raid in Rashidiya.

Syria

The UN held an emergency meeting over allegations that chemical weapons were used in an attack today that reportedly killed at least 100 people. Syrian opposition groups blamed the regime for the attack, and some claimed that over 1,000 were killed. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said massive regime bombardments in the Ghouta area […]

Yemen

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula killed Aden’s intelligence chief and his son in an ambush. The government apologized to Yemenis for military actions that in the past targeted southern separatists.

Syria

U.S. Spies, Experts: Chemical Weapons Likely in Syria Attack

Lebanon

The head of the Lebanese army said his forces are conducting “a total war against terrorism.” The military is chasing a carbombing cell that “aims to provoke sectarian strife by targeting different regions,” he added. Security forces in the Bekaa valley confiscated 10 Grad rockets hidden in a truck that had come from Syria. Marwan […]