A new jihadist group, Ahlul Jihad, or the Nassiruddeen Li Ahlil Jihad Alal Kitab Was Sunnah, claimed to have seized a large arms cache after attacking a military barracks in Munguno in Borno state. Gunmen shot and killed the head of Borno’s Bale district in front of his wives and children yesterday. Four other district […]
Where Are Syria’s Chemical Weapons?
The Foreign Affairs Minister plans to fight “tooth and nail” to keep the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization, which since 1947 has set international rules for airplane transportation from its Montreal base, in Canada. The ICAO is also a designated emergency headquarters for the UN in the event of attack or disaster. Qatar is trying […]
The country’s war crimes tribunal indicted British Muslim leader Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin for crimes against humanity and genocide during the 1971 war with Pakistan. He is alleged to have helped organize the killing of the top intellectuals in Bangladesh. He is an influential figure in British Muslim circles and helped set up the Muslim Council of […]
Federal prosecutors charged three acquaintances of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with helping to cover up the crime. Kazakhstan nationals Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov are accused of deliberately destroying evidence; and Robel Philippos, a US citizen, is accused of lying to investigators. The three young men are not accused of having prior knowledge […]
A Commander Seeks to Chart a New Path for Special Operations
The Ibn Taymiyyah Media Center, a jihadist media unit, has charged that elements within Hamas are “stained with the blood of the Salafi Mujahideen,” in a new statement on the recent death of Hithem Ziad Ibrahim Masshal.
From Toronto to Dagestan; Canadian jihadi draws parallels with Tsarnaev
A suicide bomber killed three Iraqis in Fallujah. Eight more people were killed in attacks elsewhere in Iraq. Royal Dutch Shell broke ground on a natural gas field in Basrah.
Afghan Forces Will Lead All Military Operations in Two Months: MoD
Israel wary about possibility of U.S. arming Syrian rebels
Carjacking victim in bombing case speaks out
Police search for men who left suspect van at Gatwick
Iran’s Basij Force Says It Has Come Under Cyberattack
Prime Minister Netanyahu warned that Israel will be a bi-national state if peace talks with the Palestinians are not renewed. Former Prime Minister Olmert warned that Hezbollah may already possess chemical weapons. France’s Ambassador to Israel said Hamas will remain on the EU’s terror list. Israel partially reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing, which had been […]
Five Hamas members were arrested by PA security forces in the West Bank. PA Foreign Minister al Maliki said the Palestinian leadership plans to halt efforts to join the ICC to give efforts to restart peace talks a chance. The move was criticized by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. A Fatah official called for the […]
A blogger and activist known for criticizing President Morsi was detained by authorities. Authorities destroyed a large smuggling tunnel used to smuggle cars and other goods near Rafah. A weapons smuggling attempt through the Sallum terminal was also thwarted.
The Taliban assassinated a member of the High Peace Council in Helmand and captured 28 policemen in Faryab. Security forces killed six Taliban fighters in Ghazni. Pakistani and Afghan troops clashed in Nangarhar.
General Abas, the Somali military commander in the south, said the security situation in Kismayo is deteriorating. A female suicide bomber was captured while attempting to attack a Kenyan base in Kismayo.
Some 170 detainees escaped from Sebha prison yesterday; some have returned voluntarily to their cells, but a large number have disappeared. Rogue militias calling for the passage of a law barring former Gaddafi regime officials from holding office continue to blockade the Foreign and Justice Ministries in Tripoli. The UN called for dialogue.
The Pentagon said the US has sent about 10 military personnel to Mali to provide “liaison support” to French and African troops in the battle against Islamists in the north, and that 12 other US military personnel are assigned to the US embassy in Bamako. Gilles Le Guen, a French jihadist recently captured north of […]
The al Qaeda Franchise Threat
In a video containing excerpts from his will, Hithem Ziad Ibrahim Masshal, a member of the MSC in Jerusalem who was killed yesterday, slammed Hamas and called on Muslims to partake in jihad.
A court in the southwestern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don is hearing the case of Ali Taziyev, a.k.a. Magas, a top commander in the Caucasus Emirate Islamist insurgent group. He was arrested in 2010, and faces 24 charges of terrorism, including planning the assassination attempt against Ingushetia leader Yunus-Bek Yevkurov in 2009. A bomb detonated in […]
Afghanistan: UK’s best armoured vehicle overcome by Taliban for first time
Insight: Rebel gains in southern Syria sharpen Jordan’s dilemma
The Taliban have now assassinated three senior members of the peace council since the end of the summer of 2011. The attack was likely executed by the Mullah Dadullah Front.
What could U.N. sleuths unearth at Iran’s Parchin base?
Pakistan – Security situation in the country bleak: Chief Justice
Targeting militants: Balochistan operation commences today