Libya
FBI question Benghazi consulate attack suspect
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Afghanistan
Presence of Foreigners After 2014 Benefits Afghanistan: Karzai
Afghanistan
Political Parties Hopeful After Paris; Taliban Demand Constitutional Change
Taliban suicide bomber kills Pakistani provincial minister
Bashir Ahmed Bilour, the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, was killed along with eight other people in today’s attack in Peshawar.
Syria
The US and Russia agreed to a political solution to Syria’s civil war. Moscow said it would accept President Assad’s departure. Countries in the region offered safe haven to Assad. Rebels threatened aircraft flying from Aleppo’s international airport.
Egypt
Egyptian Vote on Constitution Sets Up New Stage of Factions’ Struggle
Egypt
Egypt held its final round of voting on a draft constitution. Egypt’s Vice President announced his resignation. President Morsi appointed 90 members to the 279-member Shura Council.
Nigeria
Two suicide car bombers attacked the offices of two mobile phone firms in Kano; the bombers died, and a security guard was injured. Boko Haram is suspected in the attacks.
Denmark
‘Tis the season … for bomb threats
Tunisian government arrests al Qaeda cell tied to Ansar al Sharia
The Tunisian government has arrested members of a terrorist cell trained by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). Tunisia’s interior minister says that members of the cell were “active within” Ansar al Sharia Tunisia.
Boko Haram suicide bombers attack mobile phone companies in Nigeria
The offices of South Africa’s MTN and India’s Airtel were the targets of today’s suicide attacks in Kano.
Pakistani Taliban commander killed in bombing in Wana
Maulvi Abbas Wazir, a commander in the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan in the Wana area, was killed in a blast at his office yesterday. The attack is thought to be linked to an assassination attempt against Mullah Nazir late last month.
Mali
Representatives from the Tuareg MNLA and the al Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine denounced the UN resolution authorizing a military intervention in Mali. The government welcomed the UN resolution, which authorizes “all necessary measures” to retake northern Mali from Islamist groups if political and diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict fail.
Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda seeks foothold in Libya
Algeria
Terrorists killed an Algerian army colonel and wounded a guard near Bouira. The attack occurred as security forces were searching for a terrorist group in the area.
United States
President Obama nominated Senator John Kerry to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State; the nomination must be confirmed by the Senate. The US refused Pakistan’s demand for compensation for breaches of its airspace by US military aircraft.
Egypt
Al-Azhar mosque at heart of concerns over Islamist turn in Egypt
Egypt
In Islamist Bastion, Support Ebbs for Egypt’s Brotherhood
Pakistan
Cold Christmas awaits Pakistan’s Christians
Al Qaeda
Maghreb countries boost border security
Iran
The EU imposed new economic sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. India planned to cut oil imports from Iran next year. China, Iran’s largest customer, planned to maintain its imports.
Iraq
The government confirmed that 10 members of the finance minister’s bodyguard have been arrested for terrorism-related charges. Security forces detained eight al Qaeda fighters in Ramadi and five more in Baghdad.
Syria
Government forces continued to fire SCUD-type ballistic missiles at rebel positions; they also began using cluster bombs. Residents began to flee Damascus.
Egypt
Demonstrations over Egypt’s new constitution turned violent. Supporters and opponents in Alexandria hurled stones, injuring 58 people. Police fired tear gas and wielded batons to separate the groups.
Yemen
“Gunmen” kidnapped a Finnish couple and an Austrian in Tahrir Square in the capital of Sana’a. The foreigners were in Sana’a to study Arabic. No group has claimed credit for the kidnapping.
Somalia
Somali troops and members of the pro-government elements of the Ras Kamboni Brigade clashed in Kismayo. Eight people, including two Ras Kamboni fighters, were killed during the fighting.
Libya
Two more policemen were killed in a shootout with an “armed group” outside of the Benghazi Security Directorate. The director of the Benghazi Security Directorate was killed last month.
Nigeria
France said al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb was likely behind the kidnapping of a Frenchman in Katsina; the local police claimed it looked like an “inside job.” A court admitted into evidence over 200 pieces of improvised explosives in the case of six Boko Haram suspects arrested in July 2011.
Al Qaeda
Attack on Police Complex in Benghazi Kills Four
Afghanistan
Afghan Factions Hold Informal Talks Near Paris