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Turkey

The Turkish left-wing group Revolutionary People’s Liberation Army-Front (DHKP-C) claimed yesterday’s suicide attack on the US Embassy in Ankara. Turkish authorities say DNA tests prove the suicide bomber was Ecevit Sanli, a member of the group. The government alleged that “comprehensive evidence” linked the DHKP-C with nine lawyers arrested last week.


Afghanistan

Logar, Wardak Insecurity Threatens Kabul: Officials


Afghanistan

Pakistan Fines Afghan Traders $50m for Stalled Containers



Al Qaeda

Al Qaeda silent on French hostages in Mali


Al Qaeda

Algeria Sowed Seeds of Hostage Crisis as It Nurtured Warlord


Al Qaeda

Dispatch: Inside Timbuktu, the city freed from its al-Qaeda tormentors



Taliban suicide assault team hits Pakistani military camp

Thirteen Pakistani military personnel, 11 civilians, and 12 Taliban fighters are reported to have been killed. The Taliban said the attack was carried out to avenge the deaths of two senior commanders killed in recent US drone strikes.


On the Ansar al Sharia Facebook pages

The Ansar al Sharia Facebook pages analyzed by The Long War Journal contain valuable information, in addition to bluster. Two Facebook pages we reported on have been taken down since our articles first appeared.


Mali

Analysis: France, Africa face tough Sahara phase of Mali war


Turn to Violence Across Middle East Raises Questions


Israel

Syria’s regime and rebels each try to use Israeli airstrike to their advantage


Israel

Israeli silence on Syria is strategic



United States

The US said it would conduct its own investigation of the suicide bombing today at the US Embassy in Ankara that killed two people, and warned Americans to avoid US diplomatic facilities in the country. Turkish authorities blamed the attack on a left-wing group. The Pentagon has decided not to move its Africa Command base […]


Pakistan

A suicide bomber killed 22 civilians in an attack outside of two mosques in Hangu. Six Pakistanis were killed after mortars fired from Afghanistan struck in South Waziristan.


Afghanistan

Security forces killed seven Taliban fighters in Helmand. Two policemen were killed in a shooting at a university in Takhar.


Syria

US Secretary of State Clinton said Iran has stepped up its military and financial support to the Syrian government. There were also indications that Russia has continued to supply Syria with money and equipment.


Egypt

Thousands of protesters hurled stones and firebombs at President Morsi’s palace gates as security forces fired tear gas and water cannons; at least 48 people were injured. More demonstrations occurred across the country.


Niger

France is sending special forces to protect the Areva uranium mining sites at Imouraren and Arlit. France derives about 20 percent of the raw material for its nuclear reactors from Niger. Some French forces are said to have arrived in the past week.


Algeria

The UK and Algeria agreed to strengthen their strategic partnership by sharing intelligence and cooperating in counterterrorism. The Islamic Front of Justice and Development party questioned the government about opening its airspace to foreign warplanes for the military intervention in Mali. The Id Amenas gas facility is set to reopen in a month at one-third […]


Algeria

Sahel ulemas partner against extremism


Libya

The European Union agreed to help Libya with border security for the next two years. The UK pledged to provide military trainers and police advisers. A Benghazi police station was bombed but no one was hurt. The Misrata Martyrs Brigade in Beida handed over 100 Kalshnikovs to the Jebel Akhdar security department in a symbolic […]


Tunisia

The government extended the state of emergency until March 2, after attacks on police by armed groups, the breakup of an al Qaeda cell, violent labor protests by security forces, and the desecration of Sufi shrines and a Jewish cemetery. The judiciary protested the delay in establishing its independence from the executive and legislative branches.


Afghanistan

As NATO Prepares for Afghan Withdrawal, Uzbekistan Seeks War’s Leftovers



Nigeria

Security forces killed 17 Boko Haram fighters during two raids on training camps in Borno state. One soldier was also killed in the fighting. The raids occur despite a supposed truce that is being observed by Boko Haram.


Turkey

A suicide bomber detonated inside the US Embassy in Ankara, killing himself and a Turkish security guard, and wounding three other people. The Interior Minister said the blast was likely the work of a left-wing terrorist group; state media said the bomber belonged to The Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front. Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law Suleiman M., […]


Egypt

‘Black Bloc’ revolutionaries baffle Egyptians