Afghan officials claimed that 20 Taliban fighters were killed during operations in Ghazni and Paktia. An Afghan soldier who killed a Slovakian soldier last week escaped from prison with the aid of his supervisor. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the east.
Hamas Faces Financial Crisis After Egypt Tunnel Closures
Zahar Rebuilds Ties Between Hamas and Iran
No Taliban Reprieve During Ramadan In Afghanistan
In Syria, infighting between al-Qaida groups and mainstream rebels undermining revolt
Terrorists killed 38 Iraqis in attacks throughout the country yesterday and nine more today. In one of the attacks today, a suicide bomber killed two soldiers in Kirkuk.
Israel scratching its head after US officials (again) leak Syria strike
Satellite imagery of the recent purported Israeli strike in Latakia reveals that a number of storage warehouses were struck. At least one of the facilities appears to have been completely destroyed.
How European courts are dismantling sanctions on Iran
At least three people were killed after militants attacked a bus carrying workers employed at a cement factory; authorities said the attack intended to target the police. At least one was killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen on a security facility that was under construction. A senior Hamas official complained that Egypt’s efforts to […]
IDF chief Gantz said that terrorists “continue to settle down in Sinai and we follow that daily.” Israeli officials believe the EU will soon designate at least Hezbollah’s military wing as a terror group. A former Israeli official said that US leaks regarding Israeli operations against advanced weaponry in Syria are problematic. Israel reportedly approved […]
Two French journalists thought to have been kidnapped in Syria near Aleppo in early June are said to be alive. Defense Minister LeDrian said France is “doing everything possible to ensure that they are freed soon.” A group of 29 Greenpeace activists were arrested in southern France after they entered a nuclear facility in Tricastin, […]
Prime Minister Cameron is said to have abandoned plans to arm the Syrian rebels after warnings from senior military officials that sending arms would not likely alter the course of the conflict or could empower jihadist elements, and that the imposition of a no-fly zone or more significant measures could embroil Britain in a lengthy […]
A report posted to jihadist forums yesterday details a number of recent attacks on Egyptian security personnel and installations in the Sinai Peninsula.
A member of the Afghan National Army who last week killed one Coalition soldier and wounded six others has escaped from detention with the help of his supervisor in Kandahar.
As US Role in Military Support Draws Down, India’s Role Picks Up
No Quick Impact in US Arms Plan for Syria Rebels
Israeli Military Invests In Cyber Warfare
For NSA chief, terrorist threat drives passion to ‘collect it all,’ observers say
With espionage at ‘Cold War levels,’ CSIS warns travelling spies not to fall for sexual ‘honey traps’
The country’s war crimes tribunal sentenced 91-year-old Ghulam Azam, former head of the Jaamat-e-Islami, to life in prison for genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1971 war for independence from Pakistan. In its ruling, the court called Jaamat a “criminal organization” and suggested that “no such anti-liberation people should be allowed to sit at […]
“A brigade of Mujahedeen from Burma, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan” purportedly have launched operations in Burma. Photographs of scores of armed jihadists in military uniforms have appeared on a jihadist website.
Government forces attacked rebel-held areas on the outskirts of Damascus. The al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claims to be buying weapons from the Free Syrian Army in Aleppo. A senior FSA commander said he welcomes ISIL as long as it doesn’t impose sharia. “Hundreds” of Pakistani jihadists are said to […]
Meeting al-Qaeda in Syria
Indonesian province bans female secretaries over affairs
Unidentified gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in Rafah. A security source alleged that 37 militants have been killed within the past two weeks. Hamas’ Ismail Haniyeh held discussions with Egyptian intelligence officials. A former ambassador to the US was named Egypt’s new foreign minister. Prosecutors reportedly began questioning former president Morsi about his 2011 prison […]
Prime Minister Netanyahu told his cabinet that “now, more than ever, it is important to stiffen the economic sanctions and present Iran with a credible military option.” Responding to reports of a recent Israeli strike in Syria, Netanyahu reiterated that Israel has red lines that it is determined to uphold. Muhammad Abed Al Jfar Nasser […]
Hamas claims increased contact with European countries
Special Report: Mursi’s downfall