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Israel

Accusations and Escalation Fears After Syrian Strikes

ISAF kills 2 ‘Arab’-linked commanders in Nuristan

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One of those killed, Saleh Abd al Aziz Hamad al Luhayb, was wanted by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of the Interior. The International Security Assistance Force will not describe him and others with links to “Arabs” as al Qaeda.

Syria

Off-the-Cuff Obama Line Put U.S. in Bind on Syria

Tanzania

A bomb attack at a newly-built Catholic church in the northern town of Arusha killed one person and wounded at least 44 more. The attack occurred while the Vatican’s ambassador to Tanzania was attending the official opening of the church, but he was not harmed. The bomb was thrown by a motorcyclist, who has been […]

Libya

Militias surrounding governmental ministries relaxed their siege after the Congress overwhelmingly passed a law prohibiting Gaddafi-era officials from holding office. A female photojournalist was attacked in Benghazi.

Tunisia

Tunisian forces pursuing a group of 20 to 50 jihadists in the Mount Chaambi area have been unable to capture any of them, although caches of explosives, documents, and food have been seized. Operations against an affiliated jihadist group in the Kef region are ongoing.

Algeria

A court in Algiers sentenced Djilali Kouri, 32, and Antar Ali, 35, to death for “founding and running a terrorist group that killed and spread terror among the population and that murdered hundreds of civilians and soldiers” during the Algerian civil war between 1996 and 2004. The two men belonged to an Islamist group that […]

Mali

A suicide bombing killed two Malian soldiers and at least two Islamist militants in Gao. Eight Malian soldiers were injured in ongoing clashes with militants in a village north of Gao.

Bangladesh

As many as 200,000 Islamist protesters blocked roads into the capital of Dhaka, demanding the adoption of a blasphemy law. Clashes between police and rioting protesters killed at least three people and injured 60 more. The protest was organized by the newly-formed radical group Hifazat-e-Islam, which wants the death penalty for anyone who defames Islam. […]

Hamas

IDF source: Hamas working to stop Gaza rockets

Israel

Syria strike shows Israel’s security burden increasingly borne by air force

Israel reportedly strikes multiple targets in Syria in recent days

The Israeli Air Force is suspected of being behind two recent airstrikes in Syria. One of the strikes targeted Fateh-110 surface-to-surface missiles at a Damascus airport, while the other allegedly targeted a research center in Jamraya that was also targeted in January.

Hezbollah

Hezbollah says won’t let US, Israel gain control of Syria

Afghanistan

An Afghan soldier killed two ISAF troops in the west. The Taliban killed five ISAF soldiers in Kandahar and another ISAF soldier in the north, and captured seven Afghan Local Policemen in Faryab.

Kyrgyzstan

The bodies of two US crew members from an Air Force refueling tanker that crashed near Chaldovar were found; a search is on for a third crew member. Officials said the plane appeared to explode in midair. At least 15 men from Kyrgyzstan are said to have traveled to Syria to fight with the rebels. […]

Iraq

Insurgents killed seven Iraqis in a bombing at a Sunni mosque in Baghdad. Al Qaeda killed two soldiers in Taji. Security forces detained a wanted al Qaeda leader in Mawahil and three al Qaeda propagandists in Anbar.

Palestinian Territories

Hamas’ Ismail Haniyeh said preparations are underway for the visit of Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan to Gaza this month. Hamas said PA security forces arrested 38 of its members in the West Bank in April. Four members of Hizb al-Tahrir were arrested by PA security forces in Jenin. Denmark and Finland plan to upgrade Palestinian […]

Somalia

Shabaab’s emir called for more “martyrdom operations” against the Somali government. The United Nations established the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNAMIS). Security forces detained 70 suspected Shabaab fighters in Beledweyne.

Nigeria

Thirty-nine people died and 30 were seriously wounded in clashes in Taraba state after a Christian funeral procession passed through a Muslim neighborhood. Gunmen arrived in a convoy of 50 Hilux vans in the Boko Haram stronghold of Marte in Borno state and burned down all the public buildings, including schools, hospitals, and telecommunications masts, […]

Turkey

Secular Turks see red over airline’s lipstick ban

Afghanistan

US Names New Envoy to Afghanistan, Pakistan

Afghanistan

Pakistan Building Up Military Check-Posts in Kunar: Governor

Israel

Israel Tightens Border Defense as Syria Erupts

Afghanistan

Karzai urges Taliban to fight Afghan enemies after Pakistan clash

Libya

An armed militia attacked and broke up a meeting of government supporters in Benghazi. Misrata militiamen in Tripoli thwarted the kidnapping of an anti-discrimination activist in Tripoli.

Sweden

A government report said there are currently at least 30 Swedish nationals fighting with “groups similar to al Qaeda” in Syria. The report called Sweden “far behind” other EU countries in preventing militant Islamism, and recommended that travel abroad for terror training be outlawed. The report said while Germany has a program for former jihadists, […]

Pakistan

Benazir assassination case: FIA prosecutor gunned down

Pakistan

Pakistan – KP okays compensation policy for terror victims