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Six detainees would rather stay at Guantanamo Bay than be returned to Algeria
Tag Archives: Syria
Al Qaeda
Islamist preacher warns France against banning the burka
Syria
Syria courts Latin America for oil, trade, and expats
Somalia
Somali pirate cook saves hostages, then disappears
Syria
US deploys tech firms to win Syrian allies
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia gives Israel clear skies to attack Iranian nuclear sites
Hamas
Mideast – Aid ship had ‘two terrorists aboard’
Syria
A new Middle East triangle?
Lebanon
Al-Jazeera presenters quit over ‘modesty’ dress comments
North Korea
North Korea ‘is exporting nuclear technology’
Syria
Syria accused of arming Hezbollah from secret bases
Hezbollah
Hezbollah entrenched in Lebanon years after Israel left
Syria
Syria defies Western pressure over Hezbollah
Syria
The US and Israel’s defense secretaries accused Syria of arming Hezbollah with advanced missiles that can strike deep into Israel. But Israel’s defense minister said his country does not “intend to provoke any kind of major collision in Lebanon, or vis-a-vis Syria….”
Iraqi forces detained al Qaeda’s ‘Ruler of Baghdad’
Manaf Abdulrehim al Rawi had been appointed the emir of the Iraqi capital in 2008 by the recently slain leader of the Islamic State of Iraq. Rawi’s detention several weeks ago helped lead to the deaths of al Qaeda’s top two leaders in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al Masri and Abu Omar al Baghdadi.
Syria
Israel warns Syria over Hezbollah attacks
Syria
Syria: a new level of threat
North Korea
Burma – The next nuclear nightmare
Syria
Syria gave Scuds to Hezbollah, US says
Iraqi forces strike blow to al Qaeda in Iraq’s northern leadership cadre
Al Qaeda in Iraq’s top emir in northern Iraq and Mosul is among six leaders killed or captured since mid-March.
US sanctions two Europe-based al Qaeda operatives
Ahmad Khalaf Shabib al Dulaymi supports al Qaeda in Iraq as well as the global network, while Atilla Selek supports the Islamic Jihad Union and has operated in Pakistan.
Saudi Arabia
Saudis fund Balkan Muslims spreading hate of the West
US, UN sanction al Qaeda in Iraq leader
Muthanna Harith Sulayman al Dhari, the son of the leader of Iraq’s radical Association of Muslim Scholars, provides logistical and financial support for al Qaeda in Iraq.
United Arab Emirates
Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast
Syria
A new IAEA report on Syria’s suspected nuclear program said that the facility at Dair Alzour was likely an initial attempt to construct a nuclear reactor. Israel destroyed the Dair Alzour complex during airstrikes in September 2008.
IAEA issues update on suspected Syrian nuclear site
Satellite imagery showing a suspected nuclear facility in Syria before and after being destroyed by an Israeli airstrike. Image from Deutsche Welle. In the midnight hours of Sept. 5, 2007, 10 Israeli F-15 fighter jets departed from Ramat David Air Force Base in southeast Haifa with a mission to destroy a mysterious military complex in […]
Syria
Syria – Analysis: Assad sits comfortably on his throne
Iran
Analysis: negotiation with Iran an ‘unending waltz’
Iran
Slain Hamas leader tied to arms group
US kills senior Syrian-based al Qaeda facilitator in Mosul
Abu Khalaf was killed during a Jan. 22 raid in the northern city. According to US intelligence, he entered Iraq last fall to direct operations.