Iraq
Security forces killed two al Qaeda fighters near Haditha in Anbar province. Insurgents killed two Iraqi soldiers and a child in an IED attack in Rubaia.
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Croatia
Saudis Step Up Help for Rebels in Syria With Croatian Arms
Malian jihadists aware of al Qaeda’s advice on avoiding drone attacks
A document found in Mali that was written by an al Qaeda commander in Yemen gives advice on how to avoid US drone attacks.
Iran
Iran’s negotiator – rigid ideologue close to Khamenei
Pakistan
Prosecutor: terror proof strong against Fla. imam
Al Qaeda
United Nations removes Osama bin Laden from sanctions list
Hezbollah
Will Iran, Hezbollah go all out to boost Assad?
Hezbollah
The Israel-Hezbollah Shadow War
Egypt
A military source said Egyptian authorities have no intention of negotiating with Salafists currently protesting the imprisonment of those behind the 2004 Taba bombings. Islamists, including members of the Muslim Brotherhood, attempted to prevent the construction of a church annex in Shubra al-Kheima. Egyptian authorities told Hamas that escalation with Israel harms Egyptian security.
Syria
The Syrian foreign minister said the government was willing to hold talks with the opposition on ending the country’s civil war, the first time a high-ranking government official has stated it. The opposition National Coalition dropped its boycott of talks in Rome with Western backers after promises of substantial increases in aid.
Al Nusrah Front claims suicide attack on Syrian defense factory
The suicide attack killed scores of civilian workers at a munitions factory near Hama. Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria has now claimed credit for nine of the 10 suicide attacks that have been reported in Syria so far this year.
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After Benghazi, State Department unaware outposts skipping security requirements
Afghanistan
After The Afghan Pullout, The Dangers For Central Asia
Afghanistan
Afghan Government to Fund 90% of Development Budget by 2024
Turkey
Turks Debate Modest Dress Set for Takeoff
Palestinian Territories
The US Embassy in Israel instructed its staff to avoid the West Bank as a result of ongoing protests by Palestinians, which the Palestinian Authority has helped organize. A senior Hamas official called on Palestinians to kidnap Israeli citizens. Hamas requested a delay in a unity meeting with the rival Fatah faction.
Israel
Israel sent Turkey messages recently in which officials expressed a desire to create a “positive dynamic” between the two states. Israel’s Missile Defense Organization and the US Missile Defense Agency successfully tested the Arrow 3 interceptor missile.
Tunisia
Police arrested a Salafist suspected of killing opposition leader Chokri Belaid. The Ministry of Education threatened to expel those involved in a YouTube video in which some students wore false beards and tunics to mock Salafists. A mass “Harlem Shake” demonstration is planned for this Friday outside the Ministry to protest Salafist “disrupt[ions] to the […]
Mali
A Malian army colonel said weapons seized in Gao indicate that Islamist forces in the north have the “capacity of an army” although they lack airpower. Signs have emerged of increasing cooperation among Islamist groups in the region, including Nigeria’s Ansaru and Boko Haram, which may be using Chad as a rear base.
Nigeria
The al Qaeda-linked Boko Haram released a video showing the French family kidnapped in Cameroon last week. Boko Haram threatened to kill the hostages, and demanded the release of male Boko Haram members being held prisoner in Cameroon and female members held in Nigeria. Gunmen killed an Adamawa monarch in Maiduguri.
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Two Lashkar-e-Jhangvi groups operating in Pakistan: Malik
Iran
For Israel’s last military attaché in Tehran, ‘Argo’ is kid stuff
Afghanistan
President Karzai ordered US Special Forces to leave Wardak after accusing them of war crimes. The Taliban launched four suicide attacks against NDS and ANCOP installations in Kabul, Logar, and Nangarhar; four suicide bombers, two NDS officers, and two policemen were killed.
Yemen
The Southern Secessionist Movement announced that it has begun armed opposition to the government in Sana’a. A senior security official and his bodyguard were gunned down in Baydah province.
Taliban launch 4 suicide attacks in 3 provinces
Three of the suicide bombers targeted the National Directorate of Security in Kabul and Nangarhar; the other suicide bomber attacked a headquarters for the Afghan National Civil Order Police in Logar.
Mali
Mali Radicals Recruited Child Soldiers at Schools
Al Qaeda
Interview with Abdelasiem El Difraoui on al Qaeda’s use of visual media
bah
Bahrain’s royal family infiltrated by hardliners hostile to Britain and US
Syria
Syrian Flood Into Lebanon Stirs Fear of Looming Disaster
Al Qaeda
Two Norwegians killed in Statoil In Aménas attack stopped explosion danger