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Canada

Militants Crossed Africa for Siege, Algeria Probe Says

Pakistan

Unanimous decision: Peace militia formed in South Waziristan

Afghanistan

NATO in Talks on Scale of Afghan Role After 2014 Deadline

Afghanistan

Talk of Peace With Pakistan Taliban Angers Victims

North Korea

North Korea threatened the US with destruction if it went ahead with military exercises in South Korea. The US and South Korea will hold their annual exercise starting March 11 with 3,500 US and 10,000 South Korean troops.

United States

President Obama announced that the US is establishing a drone base in Niger. He said about 100 US troops have been sent to Niger to set up the base in support of the UN-approved intervention against al Qaeda-linked fighters in Mali. The White House agreed to turn over to the Senate Intelligence Committee emails discussing […]

Afghanistan

Afghanistan refuses to hand over Maulvi Faqir

Bangladesh

Thousands of Islamist protesters in several cities demanded the execution of allegedly blasphemous bloggers, after being incited by the country’s 12 Islamic parties. Protesters attacked police and journalists in the capital city of Dhaka, and used sticks and homemade bombs in Palashbari. Police responded with live bullets in Palashbari, killing two protesters. Across the country, […]

Afghanistan

Security forces killed two Taliban fighters and several Pakistani jihadists in Laghman. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in an IED attack in the south.

Iraq

Insurgents killed seven Awakening fighters in an attack on a checkpoint in Tuz Khumato. A civilian was killed in a car bombing in Baghdad.

Thailand

No clear signs in southern Thailand

Iran

New IAEA Report Shows Iranian Nuclear Advances

Lebanon

UK to train Lebanese troops amid fears of Syria overspill

Lebanon

The UK announced it would train 2,000 Lebanese soldiers amid concerns that Lebanon is being drawn into the Syrian civil war. The UK also offered to provide “equipment support” for the Lebanese army.

Hezbollah

Israel working with Mediterranean countries to secure tourists

Israel

Tortuous coalition talks may force Israelis back to polls

Lebanon

FSA and Hezbollah inch toward war, Lebanon in the crossfires again

Syria

Fighting continued to escalate between Syrian rebels and Lebanese Hezbollah. Three missiles hit residential areas of Aleppo. Government aircraft and artillery bombarded targets near Damascus Airport. The opposition National Coalition decided to set up a government for the “liberated” areas of the country.

India

Warning Signs Seen Ahead of India Bombings

Canada

How the Arab Spring sparked a Canadian awakening

MSC in Jerusalem official slams arrests by Hamas

An official from the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem appeared in a new video in which he slams Hamas for its recent arrests of Salafi jihadists in the Gaza Strip. The official warns that the Salafi jihadists will not be deterred no matter the pressure against them.

Turkey

Turkey – Millions sign petition against headscarf ban

Algeria

Algeria to involve public in securing borders

Palestinian Territories

The Ahmed Abu Rish Brigades threatened to fire rockets at Israel if Palestinian hunger strikers are harmed. Palestinians and Israeli security forces clashed throughout the West Bank. A senior Palestinian official said negotiations with Israel will resume only once a settlement freeze is instituted and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are released. The Salafi Nour […]

Egypt

President Morsi called for parliamentary elections to begin in late April; the elections will occur in four stages and be completed in June. The Interior Ministry imported 140,000 tear gas canisters from the US in January. Unidentified Egyptian officials said recent statements regarding the Sinai are “incorrect” and merely “just statements to the media.”