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Egypt

Egypt’s Shiite Muslims saw the Sunni hatred grow under Morsi

Egypt

Lawless Sinai Shows Risks Rising in Fractured Egypt

Syria

Regime airstrikes in Latakia have reportedly killed at least 30 people in Latakia and Raqqah; many of the rebels in Latakia are said to be from the Al Nusrah Front. Massoud Barzani, the president of Iraqi Kurdistan, vowed to defend Kurdish citizens in Syria against al Qaeda-linked forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said […]

India

India activates atomic reactor for its indigenously built nuclear submarine

Bahrain

Bahrain Prime Minister Issues Warning Ahead of Planned Protests

MNLA

Warlords’ Rivalry Vexes Northern Mali

Al Qaeda

Saudi Arabia Steps Up Efforts To Oust Syria’s Assad

Iran

Rohani Choice For Justice Minister Draws Fire Over ‘Death Commission’ Reports

Tunisia

The opposition announced plans to propose a cabinet of independent ministers next week. An unverified statement by wanted Ansar al Sharia leader Abou Iyadh to Tunisian Islamic scholars appeared on social media outlets. Interior Minister Jeddou said security forces recently arrested several terrorists in the Mount Chaambi area, but did not disclose their names. Police […]

Afghanistan

AP Interview: US General Says Afghan Deal Vital

France

Authorities arrested a Tunisian Islamist from a suburb of Paris yesterday and deported him for threatening two journalists. He had allegedly shown willingness to join the al Qaeda-linked Al Nusrah Front in Syria. On June 28, authorities arrested four suspected radical Islamists, including one from Benin, during a raid in Paris, and put them under […]

Pakistan

Terror threat: Islamabad airport on high alert

CNN on al Qaeda’s ‘encrypted messaging system’

CNN has now confirmed the heart of the Daily Beast’s story on Ayman al Zawahiri’s communications with his subordinates. The communications led the US government to close more than 20 diplomatic facilities.

United States

President Obama reiterated that “core al Qaeda” has been “decimated,” but said regional affiliates still present dangers. Reports indicate that the recent closure of more than 20 US diplomatic facilities abroad stemmed from communications between al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri and multiple regional subordinates. US and Russian officials agreed to work on military cooperation […]

NSA

Piercing the confusion around NSA’s phone surveillance program

Pakistan

Four “gunmen” killed 10 people in an attack during Eid prayers at a mosque in Quetta. No group has claimed credit for the attack. Security guards killed a would-be suicide bomber outside of a Shia mosque in Islamabad.

Iran

Recently published satellite images show a previously undisclosed facility near Shahrud that could be used for testing ballistic missiles. It appears to have been developed in the past three years. Russia’s state nuclear regulator is handing over operations at the Bushehr plant; Russian nuclear specialists have been working at the plant, which is now “operating […]

Syria

Regime forces reportedly executed 12 civilians in Aleppo, including a woman. The Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and rebel fighters bombarded a village in Raqqah.The Qatar-backed Ahfad al-Rasul brigade clashed with ISIL in Raqqah. In Hasakah, a motorcycle bomb detonated, and the Al Nusrah Front, ISIL, and rebel fighters […]

Egypt

Mohammed Zawahiri said that although he is not currently in the Sinai, it would not be a crime if he were. Egyptian officials said that a warning from them regarding plots by jihadists in the Sinai was shared with Israeli officials who subsequently closed Eilat’s airport for a couple hours on Aug. 8. Supporters of […]