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Taliban release video of planning for Camp Bastion assault
The video clip shows a map on a whiteboard that details the location of the security perimeter, aircraft, hangars, and other buildings. Al Qaeda and the Mullah Dadullah Front were likely involved in the assault that destroyed six USMC Harriers.
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US drone strike kills 5 ‘militants’ in Mir Ali
The strike is the second in three days, and took place in an area known to host a variety of South Asian terror groups.
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Turkey
Turkey clips military’s wings in landmark verdict
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Libya
Attack in Libya Was Major Blow to CIA Efforts
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Afghanistan
Thirty-six Taliban fighters and 11 Afghan soldiers were killed in clashes throughout the country. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the east. Three policemen defected to the Taliban in Badghis.
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Russia
Four policemen were killed during security operations in Chechnya’s Vedeno district. Security forces killed four “militants” during clashes in Khasavyurt in Dagestan.
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Syria
Most of Syria outside regime control: rebel colonel
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Syria
More than 180 people were killed during heavy fighting in Aleppo and across the country. Fighting spilled across Syria’s borders into Lebanon and Turkey.
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Egypt
Now in power, rifts emerge within Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
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Egypt
President Morsi said that a strong relationship with Iran was important for Egypt. The leader of Egypt’s Salafist party called on the UN to criminalize contempt of Islam.
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Iran
A senior member of parliament accused the IAEA of passing nuclear secrets to Israel. A senior IRGC commander said Iran could launch a preemptive strike against Israel and that Iran would also target US bases in the region.
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Yemen
The Political Security Office has again refused to prosecute al Qaeda suspects. Militiamen in Jaar arrested three suspected al Qaeda operatives. Houthis in Sana’a have painted hundreds of murals calling for “Death to America.”
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Somalia
Shabaab claimed the assassination of a member of parliament. AMISOM said over 200 Shabaab fighters surrendered in Garsale.
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Kenya
Police released photos of five Shabaab fighters from Egypt, Morocco, and France thought to have entered Kenya. Mandera residents are concerned that Shabaab fighters will flood the town once the offensive in Kismayo begins.
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Nigeria
A suicide bomber killed a woman and a child in an attack at a Catholic church in Bauchi. The government imposed a curfew in Damaturu and Potiskum as security forces search for Boko Haram operatives.
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Libya
President al-Megaref ordered all militias in the country to either submit to government control or disband. The announcement came after the Ansar al Sharia militia was driven out of Benghazi by protesters on Friday. Two Islamist militias in eastern Libya said they would disband.
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Jihadist site publishes list of ‘foreign-backed groups in Syria’
A Turkish jihadist site recently published a list of what it claims are foreign-backed groups in Syria.
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ISAF captures Taliban ‘insider attack planners’ in Logar
In the past month, ISAF has killed or captured four members of the Taliban network that plans and executes the green-on-blue attacks.
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Afghanistan
US, Pakistan plan joint effort to boost Taliban talks
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Egypt
Egyptian Leader Mohamed Morsi Spells Out Terms for US-Arab Ties
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Ansar Jerusalem claims attack on Israeli troops in the Sinai
The group said that three Egyptians trained for the operation, and were “armed with their personal Kalashnikovs, PKs, RPGs and hand grenades, and wearing their explosive belts.”
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Iraq
Insurgents killed five soldiers in an IED attack in Dhuluiyah and a civilian in a bombing in Baqubah. A senior Iraqi politician described the US’s policy towards Iraq as “very weak.”
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Yemen
A suicide bomber wounded the head of an anti-al Qaeda militia from Jaar in an attack in Aden; the militia leader and four bodyguards were wounded. Thirteen people were killed during clashes between Houthis and Sunni tribesmen in Amran.
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Bangladesh
Protests erupted in the capital of Dhaka. Clashes with police left scores injured. Authorities had banned protests near the city’s main mosque to avoid unrest.
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Syria
Saudi millions and special forces expertise turn Syria’s rebels into a fighting force
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Al Qaeda
In Somalia, UN charcoal purchases could be funding Al Shabab terror group
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Libya
In Libya, dueling protests reflect struggle for nation’s soul
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Iran
Iran accused a German company of attempting to sabotage its nuclear program by planting explosives inside its equipment. An Iranian Republican Guard commander expected Iran to go to war with Israel.
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Syria
Rebel forces moved their command center from Turkey into a liberated area of Syria. The Free Syrian Army is expected to move all its leadership into Syria soon into either Idlib or Aleppo provinces.
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Libya
In Benghazi, hundreds of angry protesters stormed the headquarters of an Islamic militia and drove it out of the city. The Ansar al Sharia militia is thought to be responsible for the murder of the US ambassador last week. Protesters carried signs reading “The ambassador was Libya’s friend” and “Libya lost a friend.”
