Eight soldiers, a policeman, and seven civilians were killed as Iraqi security forces clashed with Sunni protesters in Tuz Khurmatu and Baiji for the second day straight. Al Qaeda in Iraq is attempting to recruit children in Diyala to become suicide bombers.
An Electricity Ministry official was killed by an IED attack on his car; several government officials have been assassinated in recent weeks. Two Syrian bishops abducted last week are still missing. Rebels have threatened to take the conflict into Lebanon.
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In the video, the children, some of whom appear to be no older than six, are shown firing handguns, AK-47 assault rifles, and a PKM machine-gun.
Israeli intelligence agencies remain divided over whether the Assad regime has used chemical weapons in Syria. Members of the Israeli security cabinet recently visited Mossad headquarters to familiarize themselves with the intelligence agency and receive briefings on a variety of security issues. Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein concluded that authorities can continue asking to view the emails […]
Secretary of Defense Hagel arrived in Egypt, the latest stop on his Middle East tour. An Israeli citizen imprisoned by Egypt on espionage-related charges began a hunger strike. An adviser to President Morsi resigned over “the slowness of decision-making and monopolization by the Brotherhood.” Authorities discovered a cache of explosives in el Arish.
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Nigerien and Chadian officials said a joint force of 120 Nigerian, Chadian, and Nigerien soldiers battled Boko Haram militants in Baga last week; as many as 187 people were killed, many of them civilians, and an investigation has been launched. Nigeria’s top counterterrorism official said the al Qaeda-linked group Ansaru aims to Islamize the Sahel […]
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Security is being beefed up after an improvised explosive device detonated and another was found at a political rally held by the incumbent Barisan National party in Penang. The opposition Pakatan Rakyat alliance plans to implement a harsh version of sharia law if it wins the general election on May 5. The BN party’s lead […]
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan unit featured in a recently released video is named after al Qaeda’s emir for Kunar province, who was killed in 2011.
UN official blames Boston Marathon bombings on American ‘domination’
Syrian War Increasingly Drawing in Lebanon
Secretary of State Kerry asked NATO to consider its preparedness regarding Syria’s chemical weapons. The Treasury Department designated two Lebanese financial institutions as criminal enterprises, accusing them of money laundering for Hezbollah. Charges against a man suspected of sending ricin to the White House and the Senate were dropped; he believes he was framed. The […]
The two suspects in an al Qaeda plot to bomb a passenger train, Chiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser, appeared in court in Montreal and Toronto, respectively. They face charges for acts in 2012 involving conspiracy and terrorism linked to a terrorist group. Iran’s Foreign Minister called Canadian officials’ claims linking the plotters to al Qaeda […]
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An Afghan policeman killed three of colleagues in Faryab, then killed a Taliban commander and himself. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in the east, four civilians in Kandahar, and a prosecutor, his wife, and three civilians in Faryab.