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Afghanistan

NSC confers on Taliban’s political bureau in Qatar

Afghanistan

We ‘Welcome’ Hekmatyar’s Election Participation: Governor Noor

Al Nusrah Front

Hezbollah chief says Al-Qaeda ‘tricked’ to fight in Syria

Iran

Iran says oil revenues down by half

Syria

An Islamist rebel faction captured an infantry base in Aleppo. The air force bombed a Palestinian refugee camp. Iran called for a halt to violence. Lebanese Hezbollah leader Nasrallah said rebels in Syria would not emerge as the victors.

Egypt

In the first of two rounds of voting, Egyptians voted in favor of a new constitution pushed by Islamist factions. Egypt’s main opposition coalition alleged vote rigging.

Egypt

Referendum on constitution reveals a deeply divided Egypt

Libya

Police arrested a suspect in the assassination of Benghazi’s police chief. The unnamed suspect implicated seven Islamists, including former Guantanamo Bay inmate Sufyan Ben Qumu. Islamists killed three policemen while attempting to free the suspect. The Congress voted to close Libya’s borders with Sudan, Niger, and Chad and declare the south a restricted military area.

Al Qaeda

Abu Qatada runs up £500,000 legal aid bill to stay in UK

Afghanistan

As Gold Is Spirited Out of Afghanistan, Officials Wonder Why

Egypt

Egypt Islamists Expect Approval of Constitution

Pakistan

‘Militants’ threaten Pakistan church school for Malala support

Egypt

Syria war fuels Christian flight from Middle East

Philippines

Police killed a suspected Jemaah Islamiyah bomber as he attempted to detonate explosives in a park in Davao. The bomber was from Malaysia; his wife, a Filipina, was arrested.

Pakistan

A Taliban suicide assault team killed four civilians in an attack on the military side of the airport in Peshawar. Five Taliban fighters were killed in the attack; three died in a premature detonation.

Afghanistan

President Karzai said US and NATO troops should withdraw from Afghan villages as soon as possible. Security forces detained three Taliban commanders and 50 fighters in Nangarhar, and a senior Taliban commander and several fighters in Sar-i-Pul.

Iraq

Insurgents killed four Iraqi soldiers in an IED attack in Al Zawiyah. Police killed an al Qaeda fighter and wounded two more in Mosul, and prevented an attack on a train station south of Tikrit.

Syria

Rebel forces made gains in the northern area of Aleppo. Government troops assaulted a rebel-held area southwest of Damascus. US officials said Syrian government forces had loaded dozens of bombs and shells with chemical weapons.

Egypt

Egyptians went to the polls to vote for a new constitution. New Islamist groups are emerging in Alexandria, including Hazemoun, the Third Islamist Current, and the Salafi Front.

Somalia

A suicide bomber killed only himself in an attack in Mogadishu. Three bystanders were wounded in the attack, which targeted a Somali and African Union convoy.

Egypt

A guide to what is next for Egypt after the constitutional vote

Tunisia

Security forces broke up an al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb recruiting network. Seven members of the cell have been arrested, and security forces are looking for more members in the Jendouba area.

Mali

Malian Islamists with ties to Ansar Dine announced the formation of an Ansar al Sharia group in Gao. Since April 2011, al Qaeda-linked Ansar al Sharia groups have emerged in Yemen, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Egypt, and elsewhere. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is working with Ansar al Sharia Libya to establish a base in […]

Afghanistan

Delays at Chinese-Run Afghan Mines Raise Security Fears

European Union

European Leaders Push for End to Ban on Arming Syria Rebels

Afghanistan

As year ends, US commanders are offering glowing assessments of war progress in Afghanistan