Hezbollah
Iraq, Lebanon alarmed at spreading Syria war
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Israel
During a meeting with the EU’s Catherine Ashton, Prime Minister Netanyahu said “it’s hard to see how you cannot have a consensus on Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.” Discussions among EU member states in recent weeks have failed to lead to a consensus on designating Hezbollah as a terror group. The IDF completed a major […]
Indonesia
Suspect’s Facebook page tipped Indonesia cops to Myanmar Embassy bomb plot
Taliban want release of 5 al Qaeda-linked commanders in exchange for captured US soldier
The Taliban are using their office in Qatar to further their political standing in the international community as well as negotiate the release of al Qaeda-linked leaders.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Special Report: How Syria’s Islamists govern with guile and guns
Palestinian Territories
Prime Minister Hamdallah offered his resignation to President Abbas after serving only two weeks in office. A court in Hamas-controlled Gaza issued a death sentence for a Palestinian who allegedly collaborated with Israel. A senior Hamas official said the group maintains “good relations” with Hezbollah.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Chaos, Islamist threat plague Libya’s lawless desert south
Syria
Syria’s Assad says Europe will ‘pay price’ for arming rebels
Georgia
As Sanctions Bite, Iranians Invest Big in Georgia
France
Foreign Minister Fabius said France wants to talk to the Syrian rebels more before deciding to arm them and will not reach a decision on the issue before Aug. 1. France is reportedly considering providing sophisticated weapons training and intelligence to the rebel Supreme Military Council in addition to the nonlethal aid France currently provides, […]
Bangladesh
A court sentenced 10 members of the banned Islamist group Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to death for assisting with a suicide bombing at a lawyers’ association office in Gazipur in 2005 that killed nine people and injured at least 100 more. JMB founder Sheikh Abdur Rahman and five other leaders of the group were hanged […]
Al Qaeda
Fighting terrorism
Afghanistan
Taliban Qatar office hints at possibility of ceasefire
Pakistan
Pakistan – Christian women forced to parade naked
Pakistan
Pakistan – Jamaat-e-Islami to impart military training to civilians
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed a political leader in Ninewa province and four of his family members in an attack at a gathering at the politician’s home. A counterterrorism officer was killed in an IED attack in Karma.
Yemen
A suicide bomber killed two people in a blast at a market int he northern city of Saada. The US military is rumored to have deployed 1,700 troops to Yemen, including Marines to protect the embassy in Sana’a.
United States
Fort Hood shooting: Long-delayed trial of Hasan set for July
Al Qaeda
Assessments contradict President’s al Qaeda claim
United States
Secretary of State Kerry said Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s concerns were justifiable after he pulled out of planned peace talks with the Taliban. Former investigators of the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of New York want to reopen the case as new evidence suggests the cause may have been a missile […]
Iran
A senior Iranian official said calls by Sunni clerics such as Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi for jihad in Syria are fueling terrorism in the region. He also claimed that Iran was providing only “economic, political and media support” to Syria, not military aid to the Syrian army, and that Hezbollah was in Syria only to protect […]
Argentina
New Iranian President Tied to 1994 Bombing
European Union
How the NSA’s High-Tech Surveillance Helped Europeans Catch Terrorists
Palestinian Territories
Palestinian terrorists in Gaza fired at least one rocket toward Israel; the rocket landed in Gaza, however. In response, Israel closed the Kerem Shalom crossing. Five Hamas members were reportedly arrested by PA security forces in the West Bank. A senior Hamas official said the group recently held meetings with US and European officials regarding […]
Egypt
Auditors revealed that EU aid to Egypt has failed to stem human rights abuses and rampant corruption. The Interior Ministry announced plans to close down routes from the Sinai to the mainland in preparation for protests on June 30. Authorities are seeking to stop the flow of jihadists from the Sinai. The tourism minister resigned […]
Israel
Authorities announced the arrest of three former Palestinian Authority security force members for the 2011 shooting of an Israeli in Nablus. Defense Minister Ya’alon said the Iranian regime must be forced to decide between nuclear weapons and the regime.
Libya
Libya universities face security issues
Georgia
The government is investigating, with the help of the FBI, the production of a video that threatened Georgian troops and the president and purported to come from the Taliban. The video was uploaded from a computer in Georgia to YouTube on June 6, hours before an attack on Georgian troops in Afghanistan. Speculation has arisen […]
Turkey
Turkish police arrested four Belgians at the border as they tried to enter Syria to fight with the rebels; the four were sent back to Belgium. Last month Belgium had asked Turkey to tighten border security over concerns that a number of Belgians were traveling to Syria to fight; an estimated 100 Belgian citizens are […]
Shabaab suicide assault team storms UN compound in Mogadishu
Eight fighters from al Qaeda’s affiliate in Somalia penetrated security at a United Nations Development Program compound, killing several UN employees.