Eighty-seven Iraqis were killed in a series of bombings in Baghdad, Balad, Basrah, and Samara; 48 of those were killed in a series of blasts at markets in Baghdad. The bodies of 13 Iraqis, including eight policemen, who were kidnapped last week, were found; the men were executed.
Some 30 Hezbollah fighters were killed in clashes yesterday with rebels in Qusair, less than 10 miles from the Lebanese border, increasing fears the conflict will spill over outside Syria. Opposition sources said the clashes in Qusair yesterday killed 100 people. State media claimed that the town center had been regained by the Syrian military […]
Two al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed while driving a motorcycle in the central province of Baydah. The strike is the second reported in Yemen in four days.
Taliban aims victory after NATO pullout from Afghanistan: Azimi
Eritrean tells of Sinai torture for ransom
Youths burn 100 cars in north Stockholm riots
Evidence Of Iranian Arms Provided To Syria In The Past 18 Months
The head of the provincial council in Baghlan province and 13 others were killed by a Taliban suicide bomber who was dressed as a policeman.
President Morsi said authorities have no plans to negotiate with the Islamists who kidnapped seven security personnel in the Sinai last week. In response to the kidnapping, the army sent reinforcements into the Sinai. Conscripts in the Central Security Forces went on strike to protest the kidnapping of the security personnel. A police camp in […]
Security forces killed two suspected insurgents and arrested a third after a gunbattle in a Moscow suburb; the three men were Russians who had trained in Afghanistan or Pakistan, and were said to be planning an attack in the capital. Two successive car bombs detonated near court buildings in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala, killing […]
Palestinian prisoners used forbidden mobile phones to plot terror attacks
The government called on Boko Haram members to surrender and offered amnesty to those who will do so. Boko Haram’s leader rejected an amnesty offer last month. The military claimed to have destroyed a number of terrorist camps in Borno state and said the dislodged terrorists are “in disarray.”
Ansar Dine spokesman Senda Ould Boumama, a Mauritanian, surrendered to Mauritanian forces near Bassiknou and has been transferred to Nouackchott for questioning. He had asked for extradition to his native country last month, saying he was the target of an assassination attempt.
A court sentenced 14 Malians from Kidal and Gao to 20 years in prison for joining a terrorist group that targets Algeria, ostensibly al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. The fighters had tried to enter Algeria in Illizi in January, and were arrested by authorities, who seized 74 Kalashnikovs, 41 FMs, 2 RPGs, 185 RPG […]
The Special Immigration Appeals Commission refused Abu Qatada’s request to be released on bail while he awaits deportation to Jordan, saying the extremist cleric remained a threat to national security who had “a range of sympathetic and supportive contacts.” Qatada was jailed for bail violations in March; a search of his home revealed a “wholesale […]
Sherry Rehman urges end to drone strikes
Two alleged spies were hanged this morning. Iranian courts had convicted Kourosh Ahmadi of passing information to the CIA, and Mohammad Heydari had been convicted of passing information to Israel’s Mossad.
Hamas forces reportedly seized 100 rockets and 500 rifles belonging to Fatah’s al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Gaza. A jihadist news agency accused Hamas of hacking a number of al Qaeda-affiliated forums. Hamas’ Interior Minister Fathi Hammad said he was in discussions with Egyptian officials to allow for the reopening of the Rafah crossing.
A video purporting to show seven kidnapped Egyptian security personnel was released to the Internet. The seven men were abducted by Islamists in the Sinai earlier this week. Authorities in Egypt are planning an operation to secure their release. Two journalists known for their criticism of President Morsi will soon face trial.
Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel is determined to keep preventing arms shipments from reaching Hezbollah. He also said it is not true that Israel prefers Bashar al Assad over the rebels. In terms of systems sold, Israel is the largest exporter of drones in the world.
Ministry of Defence To Mobilise Paktika Forces: Officials
Afghanistan to Sign Security Agreement Once the War Ends
Taliban assassins killed the Khak-i-Safid district police chief in Farah province on Friday night. Khak-i-Safed police forces have been conducting an effective counterinsurgency campaign in the area since last year.
Suspected Shabaab member Felix Nyangaga Otuko and his Somali wife were shot dead by police after the couple threw four grenades at the police during a raid on their Nairobi apartment. Otuko is linked to two grenade attacks in Kenya in October 2011.
Nigeria kidnap victim Chris McManus was ‘unlawfully killed’
EU decision to lift Syrian oil sanctions boosts jihadist groups
Al-Qaeda’s Syrian wing takes over the oilfields once belonging to Assad
Police Officers Are Targets in Wave of Afghan Violence
Efforts to Strengthen Afghan Law on Women May Backfire
Seychelles cells: The Somali pirates ‘jailed in paradise’