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Indonesia
A suicide bomber on a motorbike detonated near a police headquarters in Poso, killing only himself. The police suspect that the bomber was a member of the Islamist terrorist group led by most wanted-militant Santoso.
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Al Qaeda in Iraq
Over 7,000 Syrian refugees return from Iraq as security improves
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Chechnya
US lawmakers in Russia report no ‘specific’ clues prior to Boston attack
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Turkey
Insight: Simmering anger at Erdogan’s authoritarianism boils over in Turkey
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Afghanistan
Thirteen Taliban fighters and four policemen were killed during clashes at police outposts in Nuristan. Afghan officials claimed that 33 Taliban fighters were killed in Badakhshan. ISAF helicopters gunned down six Haqqani Network fighters in Paktia.
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Somalia
Suspected pirates face unprecedented trial in US court
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Iraq
Insurgents killed three Syrian truck drivers and kidnapped four Iraqis in Rutbah near the Syrian border. Al Qaeda killed a senior counterterrorism official in Bayji. Security forces arrested four al Qaeda operatives who were transporting nearly two tons of explosives in Anbar.
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Lebanon
Hezbollah fighters killed at least 12 Syrian rebels in an ambush outside Baalbek, in the first clash between the two groups on Lebanese soil. One report said 17 Al Nusrah Front fighters were killed while preparing to launch rockets; another said 14 Free Syrian Army fighters were killed. Hezbollah losses were put at one killed and four wounded. At least 15 rockets from Syria landed in Lebanon over the weekend. Israeli warplanes conducted low-altitude flights over east and south Lebanon today. Parliament postponed general elections for 17 months for security reasons.
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Syria
A Hezbollah commander claimed that about 2,000 of the group’s fighters have entered the area around Aleppo in preparation for an attack; the Free Syrian Army estimated that 4,000 Hezbollah fighters were in the area. US Senator John McCain said Hezbollah fighters and Russian and Iranian weapons are turning the tide in favor of the Assad regime. An Al Nusrah Front suicide car bombing near a Damascus police station killed nine policemen. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported yesterday that “officers from North Korea are present with regular forces, and are aiding them with logistics and operational plans in…
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Palestinian Territories
President Abbas chose academic Rami Hamdallah as the new prime minister of the Palestinian Authority. Hamas condemned the appointment and said that the government did not represent the Palestinian people.
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Israel
An Israeli Arab was charged with providing security information to Hezbollah. During a recent meeting Prime Minister Netanyahu reportedly told Russian President Putin that Israel would destroy advance antiaircraft weaponry that Russia may send to Syria in the future.
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Egypt
A checkpoint in the Sinai was attacked by unidentified gunmen for the 39th time since February 2011. The Armed Forces sent reinforcements to the Sinai to track down wanted militants. Explosives intended to be used for the creation of smuggling tunnels were seized by authorities in the Sinai. A court ruled the Muslim Brotherhood-controlled parliament to be illegal, but allowed it to continue operations until a new parliament emerges.
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Afghanistan
Afghan Forces to Lead All Military Operations in Few Weeks: Govt
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Al Qaeda
In Somalia, some parents say no to polio vaccine
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia – Women without Mahram not allowed to perform pilgrimage
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France
A war of words over Russian missile deliveries to Syria
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Afghanistan
Denied visas, Afghans who translated for French army fear for their lives
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Turkey
The Interior Minister said more than 1,700 people had been arrested in antigovernment protests in 67 cities this week but that the majority have since been released. He claimed that 58 civilians and 115 security officers were wounded in the protests, but rights groups said several people were killed and hundreds injured. Amnesty International called for a halt to the use of tear gas on peaceful protesters.
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Hezbollah
Face of terror: Head of Hezbollah’s security apparatus exposed
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IAEA
Iran’s Arak reactor looms into Israeli, Western view
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United States
Walking a Fine Line to Prevent Terror
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Taliban denies involvement in suicide assault on Red Cross office
The Taliban’s claim “that it had no hand in the attack” is dubious at best.
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Qatar
Sunni Cleric Urges Muslims to Help Syria Rebels
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Iraq breaks up al Qaeda chemical weapons cell
The al Qaeda cell is said to have been plotting to use sarin and mustard gas against a religious procession in Iraq, and was planning to move the chemical weapons to the US, Canada, and Europe.
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Afghanistan
Taliban delegation visits Tehran to meet Iranian officials
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Russia
Syria to get Russia MiGs after missiles
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
‘Inside help’ behind deadly Niger terror attack
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Afghanistan
The governor of Paktika claimed that 61 Taliban fighters were killed during operations near the Pakistani border. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers and an ISAF civilian, and four Afghans in Uruzgan.
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Iraq
The Defense Ministry said that it arrested five members of a cell that was manufacturing sarin, mustard gas, and nerve gases. Insurgents killed two soldiers in a bombing in Babil. Iraqi troops arrested al Qaeda’s leader for Fallujah.
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Yemen
US drones killed eight al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in the Al Mahfad area in Abyan. AQAP fighters gunned down a Yemeni Air Force officer in charge of operations in Hawdramout.
