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France: southern Libya now a ‘viper’s nest’ for Islamist militants
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Al Qaeda
France in new tack to fight roots of terrorism
France
Counterterrorism authorities announced the prevention of an imminent terrorist attack in the Cote d’Azur region and the arrest of a jihadist who had returned from Syria. The suspect, Ibrahim B., had fled in 2012 along with two other members of the terrorist group Cannes-Torcy to Syria, where they allegedly joined the Al Nusrah Front. A […]
Al Qaeda
World leaders urge more action to prevent nuclear terrorism
Lebanon
Lebanon calls for support for army to counter Syria fallout
Al Qaeda
‘French jihadist’ fears remain two years on from Merah
Another look at a French ‘lone wolf’
“Lone wolf” terrorists are often not as solitary as initially reported, as in the case of Toulouse jihadist Mohamed Merah.
France
The al Qaeda connection in the Merah Affair
France
Mali’s Kidal still waits for resolution
MUJAO spokesman reported killed in French airstrike
Malian officials claimed that Oumar Ould Hamaha, whom the US has offered a $3 million reward, was killed. The report is unconfirmed.
Al Nusrah Front
Al Qaeda hijacks spirit of Syria revolt three years on
France
French intelligence is questioning seven men and a woman who are suspected of planning to travel to Syria to fight for terrorist groups. The eight suspects were arrested yesterday in and around Paris. An al Qaeda-linked media outlet issued a call on March 7 encouraging “our lone wolves in France” to assassinate President Hollande and […]
France
Franco-German project to securely store stockpiles of arms in Libya
France
Three young men who aspired to be Syrian jihadists were handed prison terms ranging from two to five years, in the first prosecution of its kind in France. Youssef Ettaoujar, Salah-Eddine Gourmat, and Fares Farsi were arrested in May 2012 while trying to board a flight to Turkey. Last week a 14-year-old girl was stopped […]
Africa
US Takes Training Role in Africa as Threats Grow and Budgets Shrink
France
Romain L., a.k.a. Abu Siyad Al-Normandy, a 26-year-old Muslim convert from Calvados, appeared in court on charges of incitement to terrorism for administering the jihadist website Ansar al Haqq and translating al Qaeda’s magazine Inspire into French. He is the first person to be prosecuted under a law that was enacted in late 2012. In […]
Al Qaeda
Taliban condemn violence in Central African Republic
Central African Republic
UN chief wants 3,000 more troops for Central African Republic
Al Qaeda
Timbuktu waits for peace dividend
France
Mali’s Kidal Still Waits for Resolution
Central African Republic
French minister says Central African Republic operation to last longer than expected
Al Qaeda
Editorial: Salahudine, a Frenchman lost to jihad
Al Nusrah Front
Confessions of a French jihadist in Syria
France
Police in Dijon detained an Egyptian who was traveling on the Paris-Venice night train with a bottle of suspected explosives. The man, a resident of Italy, reportedly said he was unaware of the nature of the products he was carrying.
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda, Western Militaries Race for Influence in Africa
France
Obama and Hollande: France and the US enjoy a renewed alliance
France
Imagery of the Week: Drone Aprons at Niamey
Africa
Reaper Drones In Sahel Now Part of ISR Assets of French Armed Forces
France
A French court is investigating two teenage boys from Toulouse suspected of trying to travel to Syria to join a terrorist group. The father of one of the boys said his son was radicalized over the Internet. Authorities are looking for a teenage girl missing from Avignon who may have gone to Syria. Interior Minister […]
Africa
Africa a ‘hothouse’ for extremist groups: US