Taliban launch suicide assaults in Kabul, Qalat
Thirteen suicide bombers were killed in the attacks, which have a far greater propaganda effect than military value.
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Israel
The Palestinian “Popular Resistance” and Its Built-In Violence
Israel
Intelligence Minister Steinitz said Bashar al Assad may prevail in the ongoing civil war in Syria. Former Foreign Minister Lieberman slammed the EU for not yet designating Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. Prime Minister Netanyahu said Palestinian preconditions for negotiations are “an insurmountable obstacle.”
NSA
Inside the ‘Q Group,’ the Directorate Hunting Down Edward Snowden
Tunisia
Three Salafists were arrested in Nabeul yesterday for attacking an imam at the Al Fateh mosque. He was attacked while giving a lesson on prayer.
United Kingdom
United Kingdom – Fresh concerns over radicalising influence of gym used by Islamic terror group
Libya
Following clashes in Benghazi over the weekend between militias and government forces in which 31 people were killed and over 100 wounded, the head of the Libyan army, General Yussef al-Mangoush, resigned. Congress is demanding a plan for the integration of all militias into the armed forces. Libya is seeking to recover more than $1 […]
Germany
The annual report of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency noted that the number of Islamists surged last year; membership in Milli Görüs, the largest Islamist organization in the country, or Hezbollah in Germany, rose to 42,550 in 2012 from 38,080 in 2011, and the number of Salafists rose to 4,500 from 3,800 during the same time […]
France
An exhibition called “Death” at the Jeu de Paume museum of contemporary art in Paris is displaying photographs of Palestinian suicide bombers. The bombers featured are mainly from three groups banned by the EU for terrorism: the Fatah-affiliated al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, Hamas’ Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. […]
Al Nusrah Front
Syrian war enters new phase but no end in sight
United Kingdom
A judge sentenced six Islamists from Birmingham to jail terms of nearly 20 years each for plotting a terrorist attack on an English Defence League meeting. The nearly 18,000 items of radical Islamist material found on the defendants’ phones and computers were of “continuing significance,” the judge noted.
Syria
US close to OK on arming Syrian rebels
ISAF targets al Qaeda leaders in Kunar
Over the past several days, ISAF launched five raids against two senior al Qaeda leaders and two al Qaeda-linked Taliban commanders in Kunar and Nuristan provinces.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed two Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan fighters in Sar-i-Pul and captured four Pakistani fighters in Panjshir. ISAF denied that its forces killed children in an airstrike that targeted a Taliban commander in Badakhshan.
Yemen
The US killed an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commander and five fighters in a drone strike in Al Jawf province. Security guards killed seven Houthis outside of a intelligence headquarters in Sana’a.
NSA
Solving the mystery of PRISM
Israel
Prime Minister Netanyahu said Iran has increased its cyber efforts against Israel. Hamas and Hezbollah have also tried to conduct cyberattacks against Israel, Netanyahu said. The Navy recently concluded an exercise dealing with maritime terrorism.
Egypt
A counterterrorism officer was killed by Islamist militants operating in the Sinai Peninsula. Hamas denied that it was involved in prison escapes during the uprising against Hosni Mubarak.
US drones kill AQAP commander, 5 fighters in northern Yemen
The strike killed a local al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commander and five fighters as they traveled in Al Jawf province near the border with Saudi Arabia.
Kenya
Seven people were wounded in a grenade attack at a church in Mombasa. Three more people were wounded in a bombing in the Eastleigh neighborhood, an area in Nairobi that is know to have Shabaab sympathizers.
England
Spies? Saboteurs? Or just tailwatchers?
Afghanistan
Army leaders walk fine line as Afghan advisers
European Union
German report: Berlin a hub of Hezbollah activity
Boko Haram
Challenges at frontline of Nigeria extremist fight
Iran
US Helps Allies Trying to Battle Iranian Hackers
Dagestan
Russia Wants Tourism, Not Terrorism, For Embattled Caucasus
China
North and South Korea to hold first talks in two years
Mali
Talks got underway yesterday in Burkina Faso between representatives of the Malian government and the separatist Tuareg MNLA, which is resisting government efforts to retake the northern city of Kidal. Rights groups have reported recent abuses by both the Malian army and the MNLA.
Iraq
How Syria conflict affects its neighbours
Local Taliban commander killed in latest drone strike in Pakistan
Mutaqi was reportedly preparing to lead fighters across the border to wage jihad in Afghanistan. The Obama administration has claimed that drone strikes would be conducted only against targets that pose an “imminent threat” to the US.