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Afghanistan

Afghans say total US pullout would trigger disaster

Afghanistan

The Taliban killed three policemen in Nangarhar. More than 250 policemen were “poisoned” in Balkh.

Malian jihadists advance southward

Ansar Dine, the Movement for Tawhid and Jihad in West Africa, and al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb took control of towns in central Mali.

Congo

UN wants to use drones for peacekeeping missions

Dubai’s police chief said a militant cell detained in the United Arab Emirates had links to al Qaeda in Yemen. The cell had planned bomb attacks in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and other states in the region.

Syria

Rebels released 48 Iranian hostages in exchange for the release of 2,130 rebel prisoners held by the Assad regime. The Iranians were captured by the Free Syrian Army in early August and were suspected of belonging to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.

Afghanistan

In Old Taliban Strongholds, Qualms About What Lies Ahead

Algeria

Terror risk persists in North Africa, survey shows

Somalia

Two Puntland politicians appear to have been interviewed by two radio outlets affiliated with Shabaab. A judge freed the killer of two foreign medical aid workers who were gunned down in December 2011.

India

Pakistan must arrest Hafiz Saeed to improve ties with India: Editorial

West African jihadist group forms 4 ‘battalions,’ names 3 after al Qaeda leaders

The al Qaeda-linked Movement for Tawhid [Unity] and Jihad in West Africa created the Abdullah Azzam, Al Zarqawi, and the Abu al Laith al Libi battalions, as well as the Martyrdom-Seekers Battalion. These join the previously established Osama bin Laden Battalion.

Al Qaeda

Syria: The Story of How Jihad Was Declared

Mali

African Union chairman Thomas Boni Yayi called for NATO to intervene in Mali as it has done in Afghanistan, though with an African-led force. Ansar Dine fighters led by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb commanders attacked a Malian army unit in Savare. The Islamist forces are seeking to take over the airport in Mopti, […]

United Kingdom

Whitehall is said to be increasingly concerned that Syrian chemical weapons may fall into the hands of extremists. A British team was sent to observe an exercise by US and Jordanian special forces on contingency plans to secure the weapons, but there are no plans at present to deploy British troops for the purpose.

United States

A Brooklyn court sentenced Agron Hasbajrami, 28, an Albanian resident of the US, to 15 years in prison for seeking to provide support to terrorists. He had sent money to a jihadist group claiming to have murdered US soldiers, and was arrested at JFK airport with a one-way ticket to Pakistan.

Indonesia

National police announced that seven terrorists shot last week during raids that also netted four suspects were planning to bomb tourist locations in Bima on Sumbawa Island and Tana Toraja in south Sulawesi. Five of the dead men were said to have been followers of most-wanted terrorist Santoso. The country aims to adopt legislation next […]

Philippines

A suspected US drone was found floating in the waters off Mastabe Island and turned over to Philippine naval authorities. The US Embassy, which is investigating the matter, said the vehicle was unarmed and not used for surveillance.

Ahrar al Sham

Analysis: Study shows rise of al Qaeda affiliate in Syria

Afghanistan

The Obama administration hasn’t ruled out a full withdrawal from Afghanistan. An Afghan soldier killed a British soldier and wounded six more in Helmand. ISAF killed three “militants,” including two “foreigners,” in an airstrike in Kunar.

Iran

Iran’s oil minister acknowledged that oil exports have fallen by more than 40 percent due to economic sanctions. Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, warned the Iranians not to criticize upcoming presidential elections.

Syria

Fighting between pro and anti regime factions within a Palestinian refugee camp flared up. Half of the camp’s 150,000 residents fled during fighting in mid-December. Government forces shelled rebel positions on the outskirts of Damascus.

Yemen

Ali Hassan al Ahmadi, Yemen’s national security chief, said that “the use of friendly aircraft” to target al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula would continue. Iran’s ambassador to Yemen denied that his country was running spy networks in the country.

Sudan

The US added two Sudanese jihadists to the list of Specially Designated Global terrorists. Abdelbasit Alhaj Alhasan Haj Hamad and Mohamed Makawi Ibrahim Mohamed assassinated a USAID employee and his driver on Jan. 1, 2008 in Khartoum. Makawi is linked to al Qaeda.

Syria

Chemical Weapons Showdown With Syria Led to Rare Accord

Tunisia

A Tunisian court freed Ali Harzi, a key suspect in the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The National Forces Alliance, which holds the largest share of seats in the Congress, withdrew from Libya’s first elected assembly, citing its “poor performance” and “unacceptable practices,” including security problems and delays […]