Three suspected Boko Haram gunmen who reportedly stormed a mosque in Maiduguri with the intention of killing the imam were themselves killed by angry members of the congregation; security forces claimed Boko Haram was not involved. Local residents in southern Kaduna state killed five gunmen from a militant group who were attacking a village. Protests […]
Authorities arrested a 19-year-old woman in Zoetermeer, just east of The Hague, on suspicion of recruiting jihadists for Syria, after families complained that relatives had gone to Syria to fight. A broader investigation has also been launched into the recruitment of Dutch jihadists; while travel to Syria cannot be prohibited, the recruitment of jihadists is […]
Police charged Pavlo Lapshyn, 25, a Ukrainian postgraduate student, with the “terrorist-related” murder of an elderly Muslim man in Birmingham on April 29. Lapshyn is also still being questioned about two mosque bombings in the West Midlands.
Kurdish rebels reportedly freed Abu Musaab, the local commander of the al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in exchange for the return of 300 Kurdish civilians taken hostage by ISIL. Kurdish fighters have been trying to expel ISIL and Al Nusrah Front militants in Hasakah province over the past week; over […]
Police attacked as unrest flares in Paris suburbs
Security forces killed 16 Taliban fighters in Panjwai. The Taliban killed six people in Khost. Six policemen, two Taliban fighters, and a civilian were killed in fighting in Paktika.
Insurgents killed 14 people in attacks in Kirkuk, Taji, and Hillah. Al Qaeda in Iraq launched attacks on prisons in Abu Ghraib and Taji in an attempt to free high-level leaders.
Religious hardliners declare ‘jihad’ on Afghanistan’s TV talent shows
“Gunmen” kidnapped an Iranian diplomat as he was driving his car in the capital of Sana’a. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters gunned down a member of the Popular Resistance Committees in Mudia in Abyan province.
EU to discuss blacklisting Lebanese militants Hezbollah
Egypt’s Coup Sparks Rising Chaos in Sinai
Elite unit guards Israel against Sinai threats
Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV station today released a new video related to the July 2006 abduction of Israeli soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev.
US Deputy Secretary of Defense Carter traveled to Israel to meet with senior Israeli officials, including Defense Minister Ya’alon. His visit comes at the start of a bilateral aerial exercise between the IDF and EUCOM. The foreign ministry opened a virtual embassy to reach out to residents of Gulf nations. Prime Minister Netanyahu said the […]
Three security personnel were killed in three separate attacks in the Sinai. Authorities arrested a militant involved in an attack on a checkpoint in the Sinai. Authorities discovered a variety of weaponry being smuggled along the country’s western border. Saudi Arabia provided Egypt with $2 billion in aid.
Former Fatah strongman Mohammed Dahlan said Mahmoud Abbas’ decision to renew peace talks with Israel is political suicide. Hamas officials expressed concern that Egypt’s operations against smuggling tunnels between Gaza and Egypt are causing a “humanitarian situation.” A senior PLO official said the Palestinian leadership has not yet decided to resume negotiations with Israel.
Taliban can also receive voting cards: IEC
Clerics Impose Un-Constitutional Restrictions on Women in Baghlan
Enlisting Damascus Residents to Answer Assad’s Call
Jordanian authorities denied bail to extremist cleric Abu Qatada, who was deported from the UK recently to face terror charges; no reason was given for the denial. He faces retrial after Jordan convicted him in absentia in 1999.
Kurds free Qaeda-linked rebel commander in Syria after clashes
A video has emerged showing the al Qaeda-linked jihadist group training five burka-clad women on pistols, assault and sniper rifles, machine guns, and grenade launchers.
U.S. military drone surveillance is expanding to hot spots beyond declared combat zones
Math Behind Leak Crackdown: 153 Cases, 4 Years, 0 Indictments
Six hostages kidnapped in Tessalit yesterday, including the deputy mayor of Kidal and five Malian election workers, were released today near Tessalit. One of the hostages had managed to telephone Serval, the French force in Mali, which then pressured the Tuareg MNLA to ensure the hostages were freed.
Authorities found two MiG fighter jets, along with two missile systems and radar and electrical equipment, in a North Korean ship traveling from Cuba to North Korea. Panama has asked UN to investigate the ship and its cargo to see if it is in violation of a UN embargo on arms to North Korea.
Despite Education Advances, a Host of Afghan School Woes
Taliban tried to make eight-year-old a suicide bomber: Afghan rebels recruit starving orphans with sweets and 60p bribes
The deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency predicted that the Syrian conflict could continue for years. He warned that al Qaeda in Iraq will emerge stronger as a result of the conflict, and said sooner or later the West will have to confront the growing radical Islamist elements in Syria. Gen. Dunford, head of […]
Fifteen “militants” and four Pakistani troops were killed during military operations in Khyber. Two people were killed in two blasts in Karachi. Prime Minister Sharif said that Pakistan is not taking sides in Afghanistan and supports peace in the neighboring country.