The government pledged £50 million in aid to help Lebanon support Syrian refugee communities. The parliamentary committee on security and intelligence reported that cyberattacks against the UK are at their highest level and rising. Barclays, the only major UK bank that still provides wire transfer services to Somalia, is planning to shut down the service […]
Ramadan begins as hardliners target ‘sinful’ bars in Indonesia
Austria considers ban of Hezbollah’s military wing
Pakistan Taliban sack spokesperson in sign of growing divisions
Aid to Egypt From Saudis and Emiratis Is Part of Struggle With Qatar for Influence
Bomb in heavily secured Beirut neighborhood may be retaliation for Hezbollah’s role in Syria
The Taliban killed 17 women and children in an IED attack in Herat and gunned down a tribal leader in Uruzgan. A Slovakian soldier was killed and 3 more were wounded in an insider attack at Kandahar Air Field.
Insurgents killed two civilians in a bombing in Haqlaniyah and the spokesman for Mosul in a shooting in the city. Security forces captured an al Qaeda leader in Fallujah and eight members of a terrorist cell in Baghdad.
The Afghan Taliban have closed their office in Doha at least temporarily in protest against the removal of their flag and a plaque that identified the office with the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.” Some senior members of the Taliban said, however, that the office is not closed but its activities are suspended. One stated: “We […]
A remotely-detonated car bomb exploded in a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut, wounding over 50 people. Local residents blamed Syrian rebels for the attack.
Sinai marred by armed and cyber attacks
Surrey couple charged with terrorist plot appear in court
Speculation is swirling that Israel may have recently conducted its fourth strike against advanced weaponry in Syria since the start of the uprising against Bashar al Assad.
Treasury Targets Major Money Laundering Network Operating Out of Colombia
A court sentenced an Israeli-Arab to 30 months imprisonment for fighting alongside jihadists in Syria. In response to the explosion in the Hezbollah stronghold of Dahiyeh, Defense Minister Ya’alon said, “There are many explosions in the area.” Ya’alon also rejected claims that Israel was behind a recent explosion at an arms deport in Latakia, Syria. […]
Just one day after the formal transfer of security responsibility to Afghan forces in Regional Command South, an Afghan soldier opened fire on ISAF troops, killing one and injuring at least two more.
The Muslim Brotherhood rejected the constitutional declaration issued by interim President Mansour overnight. Unidentified gunmen attacked a security checkpoint near the Rafah border crossing, which will reopen on Wednesday. Gunmen also opened fire on a church in Port Said. An Israeli defense source warned that Sinai terrorists are planning attacks against Israelis in the Sinai, […]
NYPD, Brookhaven Releasing Harmless Gases in Subway for Chemical Weapon Study
Russia delivered to the UN an 80-page report claiming that Syrian rebels used sarin gas in a deadly attack near Aleppo in March. During a special operation in southern Chechnya yesterday, security forces reportedly killed Rustam Saliev, a.k.a. Abu-Muslim, a wanted Caucasus Emirate commander in Chechnya’s Achkhoi-Martan district. The head of Russia’s top mixed martial […]
US Considers Faster Pullout in Afghanistan
US considers pulling all troops from Afghanistan: officials
Saudi arms will arrive soon: Syria rebel chief
Yesterday Alhaji Tanimu Turaki, the head of the government’s amnesty committee, announced the signing of a ceasefire with Boko Haram, saying Boko Haram members had agreed to lay down their arms. Today Turkaki said the deal had not yet been finalized but that Boko Haram was already observing the ceasefire. Influential Boko Haram member Imam […]
Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt faces stark choice
Are the Islamists truly on the ropes?
Speculation Swirls Regarding Possible Israeli Link to Syrian Army Base Explosion
Authorities announced increased counterterrorism measures to be taken throughout the country during Ramadan and later this summer. At least 10 members of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb were killed by security forces in recent operations in Bouira, Bordj Bou Arreridj, and Drâa Ben Khedda.
The case of Canada Day terror suspects John Stewart Nuttall and Amanda Korody is being moved to the British Columbia Supreme Court; the couple’s lawyer alleged that the case has elements of entrapment. Police opened a criminal probe into the recent fiery freight train crash in Lag Megantic, Quebec, and said it is unlikely to […]
Syria claims discovery of enough chemical weapons to “destroy a country”
Pakistan’s Bin Laden Dossier