Syria
Possible Syria chemical arms ’embarrassing’ for US
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Afghanistan
Public uprising against Pakistani and Afghan Taliban in Kunar
Afghanistan
40 Percent of Insurgency In 10 Afghan Districts: ISAF
Libya
A bomb damaged a police station in Benghazi. Gunmen attacked a security battalion headquarters in Derna, killing one person, and a car bomb was discovered nearby. A bomb threat in Tripoli halted a movie festival.
Tunisia
Freedom of expression at risk in Tunisia
Taliban promise suicide assaults, ‘insider attacks’ in this year’s spring offensive
The “Khalid bin Waleed spring operation” will include the use “special military tactics,” “collective martyrdom operations,” and “insider attacks,” against Coalition personnel.
Egypt
Egypt’s Independent Press Takes a Hit
Caucasus Emirate
Reconstructing the trail of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s deleted Instagram account
Afghanistan
Afghanistan remains source of terror: Nazarbayev
Mali
The UN authorized a peacekeeping force of 11,200 soldiers and 1,440 police officers in Mali, to deploy on July 1. The force will work to stabilize the country for a return to civilian rule and help a European training mission build the Malian army. The resolution permits French troops to intervene if the UN force […]
Russia
Security forces looking for Islamist militants rounded up 140 Muslims, including 30 foreigners, from a Moscow prayer room; it was not clear whether they would be charged. Law enforcement personnel claimed that some of the detainees had joined the North Caucasus Islamist insurgency.
Shabaab
Somali jihadi tweets picture of ‘assassination attempt’
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Exclusive: The Awlaki/Tsarnaev Connection
Reports: IRGC behind recent drone incursion off coast of Israel
Israeli media reports suggest that the IRGC was behind the April 25 drone incursion off the coast of Israel. The drone has not yet been recovered and its mission remains unclear.
Canada
Iranians with ‘sinister motives’ could slip into Canada, border agency warns
United States
Government doc shows how closely Boston Marathon bombers followed al Qaeda plans
Bulgaria
How Hezbollah Trained an Operative to Spy on Israeli Tourists
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed 45 civilians in an IED attack in Kandahar. A policeman killed six of his colleagues in Takhar. A hail storm damaged 50 ISAF helicopters based at Kandahar Air Field.
Iraq
Insurgents killed four civilians and wounded 46 more in a bombing at a mosque in Baghdad, and assassinated a police commander west of Kirkuk. Security forces detained nine wanted terrorists in Rubia near the Syrian border.
Israel
Israel reportedly increased its security alert along the Lebanon border. The increase comes a day after the Air Force intercepted a drone believed to have been sent by Hezbollah. At the end of May, Israeli authorities will simulate the firing of hundreds of rockets and missiles from Gaza, Syria, and Lebanon. Deputy Defense Minister Dannon […]
Turkey
Senior Kurdistan Workers Party leaders in Iraq said PKK militants would begin withdrawing from Turkish soil to northern Iraq on May 8. After annulling his suspended sentence, a court ruled that Turkish pianist Fazil Say can be retried on blasphemy charges.
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Two Iranians stationed at the embassy in Sarajevo have been ordered out of the country by the end of April due to their espionage activity connected to the IRGC. The Iranians are said to have “violated diplomatic rules” by using diplomatic cover for their espionage work. The two are reportedly the second and third secretaries […]
Somalia
General Galal said that Somalia must adjust its strategy to combat Shabaab’s increasing use of guerilla warfare. American jihadist Omar Hammami claimed he was wounded by a would-be Shabaab assassin.
Nigeria
Five Boko Haram fighters and two policemen were killed in Gashua in Yobe State as the Islamist fighters were robbing a bank. Boko Haram fighters killed four policemen and wounded the Divisional Police Officer in Bama in Borno State.
Palestinian Territories
Arab Bank Must Face Trial Over Terror Attacks, Judge Says
Germany
The Interior Minister said the government is aware that known jihadists have traveled to Syria to fight with the rebels, and that there have been calls for European fighters to return home for jihad; he said Germany is following the development with “great concern.” German officials believe that German jihadists, including Reda Seyam, are assisting […]
United States
UK aircrew flew 2,000 US drone missions
France
The defense minister said 1,000 French troops would remain in Mali after UN forces arrive; Parliament voted to prolong military operations in Mali. A young man shot and killed three people with a Kalashnikov rifle in the southern town of Istres. Authorities arrested him in Istres and a second suspect in Paris. The shooter reportedly […]
Details emerge on suspects in Canadian terror plot
Canadian authorities attempted to deport Raed Jaser in 2004, and Chiheb Esseghaier is said to have visited Iran sometime in the past two years.
Pakistan
Taliban, taboos bar millions of women from voting