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Syria

US-born former Army vet known as ‘The American’ fights alongside Al Qaeda

Palestinian Territories

A senior Hamas official said it is only “a matter of time” before countries start delisting Hamas as a terror organization. Rival factions Fatah and Hamas plan to restart reconciliation talks in April. The Palestinian terrorist responsible for the 2001 murder of Israeli minister Rehavam Zeevi was granted honorary citizenship by a town in France.

Israel

The End of the Two-State Solution

Al Qaeda

Tough questions linger a year after Toulouse killings

Turkey

Turkish security forces detained four Syrians and a Turk after arresting eight people suspected of involvement in a deadly car bombing last month at the Cilvegözü border gate. The suspects are allegedly linked to the Syrian army and Syrian intelligence. Three of the eight suspects were released; another suspect remains at large.

Tunisia

The secular opposition party of slain leader Chokri Belaid plans to ask the UN Human Rights Council to investigate the assassination; the party lacks confidence in the Tunisian authorities’ handling of the case. Hundreds of people protested in Tunis on March 9 demanding the fall of the Islamist Ennahda government.

Algeria

Security forces dismantled an al Qaeda-linked terrorist cell during an operation in Bordj Badji Mokhtar; seven suspects were detained, including two Malians. The cell was involved in helping jihadists escape from Mali into Algeria. Kamel Kadkadi, the main suspect in the assassination of Chokri Belaid, was extradited to Tunisia after being arrested near the Tunisian […]

Morocco

Local sources said Ansar Dine leader Iyad Ag Ghaly, along with the group’s spokesman and four senior operatives, has taken refuge in Morocco until the Malian military intervention is over. Ghaly reportedly sought asylum in Mauritania in late January.

France

Authorities said three French Islamists arrested last week near Marseilles were planning a terrorist attack on or about the one-year anniversary of the murders by al Qaeda-inspired shooter Mohamed Merah this month. Intercepted communications, as well as weapons and explosives found at the home of one of the suspects, including “a veritable laboratory for making […]

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In cyberwarfare, rules of engagement still hard to define

Hezbollah

Hezbollah expanding its telecom network

Hezbollah

Irish minister: Hezbollah has just one wing

Iran

Iran blocks use of tool to get around Internet filter

Syria

Syria opposition’s quest to form councils beset by infighting

Syria

Syria’s priceless heritage under attack

Syria

Rebels in eastern Syria, including the al Qaeda-linked Al Nusrah Front, set up a religious council to govern affairs. Attacks by government aircraft in Raqqa killed 14 people. Rebels attacked a key district in central Homs. The opposition Syrian National Coalition postponed a meeting to form a provisional government.

Afghanistan

Karzai Says Taliban ‘in Service to America’

Saudi Arabia

Rise of Bosnian mayor with a head scarf challenging assumptions about Islam

Egypt

Egypt and the US signed an agreement providing for $190 million in US aid to support Egypt’s struggling budget. Strikes and protests continued throughout the country. A Salafi jihadist group in the Sinai fired a missile towards Suez, while gunmen opened fire at a military checkpoint elsewhere in the Sinai.

Hezbollah

Newspaper Adds New Obstacle to Tribunal Investigating Lebanese Official’s Death

Mali

The Tuareg group MNLA refused a request from ECOWAS to disarm as a precondition for talks with the government. The MNLA statement also urged that a UN peacekeeping force be sent to northern Mali.

United Kingdom

The Immigration Appeals Commission refused to grant bail to Islamist hate preacher Abu Qatada, who was arrested on March 8 for breaching bail conditions. He apparently violated a prohibition against having mobile phones switched on in his home while he is present.