Afghanistan
As year ends, US commanders are offering glowing assessments of war progress in Afghanistan
As year ends, US commanders are offering glowing assessments of war progress in Afghanistan
US troops will man Patriot batteries along Turkey’s border with Syria
Coordinated Efforts By Afghan Agencies Thwarts Suicide Bombers
UN reports 28% increase in Afghan civilian casualties
Khalid Assassin Was Former Prisoner: Saleh
Russia TV anchor slain, official hurt in North Caucasus attacks
US force in Afghanistan may be smaller than expected after 2014
Vast sums of aid continue to be stolen in Afghanistan
US presses Pakistan on bomb fertiliser
Al Qaeda fighters killed an Army regimental commander west of Mosul and three policemen in Mosul. Security forces detained two insurgents in Fallujah.
The military killed six al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in air and artillery strikes in Abyan and Marib. Counterterrorism forces captured four AQAP fighters involved in assassinations.
US Muslims to reclaim ‘jihad’ with ad campaign
Hamas staged rallies in the West Bank; finances remain a major issue, however. After the Nov. 21 ceasefire, Gaza has become the quietest in 20 years.
As Egypt Prepares To Vote, Only One Side Seems Organized
Supporters and opponents of President Morsi staged rallies ahead of Saturday’s referendum on a draft constitution. Demonstrations became violent in Alexandria.
Syrian rebels and the US urged Russia to help push the Assad regime from power. But Russia said it would continue to support the regime.
Iyad al Tubasi is thought to have been killed in Daraa. He is believed to have been replaced by Abu Anas al Sahhaba, another associate of former al Qaeda in Iraq emir Abu Musab al Zarqawi.
Mali intervention by ECOWAS: Refugee fears
According to a Moroccan press report, Ansar al Sharia Morocco does not hide its sympathy for AQIM, uses the same flag as other Ansar al Sharia chapters, and is suspected of recruiting jihadists to fight in Syria.
Five units in Western Aleppo that are linked to the Al Nusrah Front vowed “to establish the Islamic Khilafah state, and to use it to end decades of colonization and enslavement.”
Diango Cissoko was sworn in as prime minister, just days after former prime minister Cheikh Modibo Diarra was forced to resign by the Malian military junta that overthrew the government in March. Captain Sanago, who led the coup, is said to oppose plans for foreign military intervention in Mali.
Federal authorities now say that the pipe bomb found at the Bonn central train station on Monday was placed by a suspect with radical Islamist links. The Interior Ministry warned of an increased risk of attacks on Christmas markets.
The US authorized the deployment of two Patriot missile batteries and 400 troops to Turkey along the Syrian border. The total of six missile batteries to be deployed by NATO is less than requested by Turkey. The Treasury Department imposed sanctions on seven companies and five persons linked to Iran’s uranium-enrichment program.
Europe Court Finds Violation in CIA Rendition
Pakistan – Jirga convened: Tribe asked to nab attackers of FWO personnel
Found guilty: Prison guard sacked over Dr Afridi’s Fox News interview
The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant said two of its suicide bombers attacked the Interior Ministry yesterday.
The central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government agreed on a plan to deescalate the situation in Kirkuk. A suicide bomber killed himself and two prisoners at an entrance to a prison in Baghdad. Security forces raided an al Qaeda media center in Mosul.
‘Insulting religion’: Blasphemy sentence in Egypt sends a chill
Syrian Rebels Training On Anti-Aircraft Weapons In Jordan