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Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq killed 36 Iraqis in a series of bombings and attacks in Baghdad, Hillah, Suwayrah, Samawah, and Samarra. Yesterday, a bombing at a market in Samarra killed 17 more Iraqis.
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Somalia
Shabaab fighters executed three tailors in Mogadishu. Samantha Lewthwaite, the “white widow” who is wanted for her associations with Shabaab, recently tweeted that she was traveling in Galgala.
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Afghanistan
Govt to probe training to Syrian rebels: Karzai
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ISAF soldier killed in latest insider attack in eastern Afghanistan
The attack took place in Paktika province, a stronghold of the Haqqani Network. There have been four such attacks against ISAF personnel in less than a month.
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Libya
Gunmen shot and killed a senior officer in Benghazi; another senior officer in Benghazi was injured in a car bombing. A Benghazi imam also was injured in a car bombing. The Benghazi home of a Sirte commander was bombed yesterday. The Derna head of the liberal National Forces Alliance party survived an assassination attempt on Oct. 11. A fire broke out near the Foreign Ministry yesterday. Mohamed Sawan, who heads the Justice and Construction party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Libya, called for the resignation of Prime Minister Zeidan.
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Afghanistan
Dispute on immunity for US troops blocks Afghan-US security pact
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Syrian Kurdish Leader Urges Turkey To End Support for Salafists
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Al Qaeda
The Inevitable Rise Of Al-Qaeda in Libya
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Syria
Al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri issued a statement calling Muslims to fight for the establishment of a jihadi Islamic state in Syria, in order to bring back the Caliphate and “liberate” Jerusalem; he warned against dealing with secularists and American agents, and urged jihadists to rise above “organizational affiliations and partisan prejudices.” He issued a similar call in June. After three days of clashes between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham and the Free Syrian Army’s Abail brigade in Aleppo, ISIL has taken over several neighborhoods; some 50 fighters have been killed. Regime forces aided by NDF,…
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Afghanistan
Partial Afghan security deal reached, Kerry says
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Afghanistan
Forbidden Love And Execution Leaves Afghan Mullah Crying Foul
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Egypt
Militants attempting to plant an explosive device were killed when the device exploded prematurely. An army spokesman said operations against Islamist militants in the northern Sinai were continuing. Al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri called on Egyptian Muslims “to unite around the word of Tawhid to rid Egypt of this criminal gang.” An Egyptian general alleged that the US was sending jihadists to the Sinai.
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Burundi
‘White Widow’ Lewthwaite ‘Key’ In Al Shabaab
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Egypt
U.S. quietly observes coup law on Egypt aid, but shuns term
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Egypt
Egypt now fighting ‘an enemy it doesn’t know’ as attacks by militant cells rise
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Al Nusrah Front
A Christian soldier in Syria: ‘We have to defend our community’
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Kenya
A Kenyan intelligence report describing a journal kept by wanted UK terrorist Samantha Lewthwaite states that the al Qaeda-affiliated Shabaab terror network extends to a large number of countries, including Somalia, Uganda, Burundi, Zambia, Tanzania, Mali, South Africa, Yemen, and Pakistan. Lewthwaite, who is said to be a “logistician” for Shabaab, remains at large. She is thought to be married to Fahmi Jamal Salim, another key operative in the group. Intelligence officials are said to be concerned that al Qaeda affiliates have gained access to Libyan chemical weapons, and that Shabaab may be planning chemical weapons attacks in Kenya.
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Nigeria
After raiding a bomb factory in Guduwawa village, Kano state officials warned that terrorists are developing backpack IEDs and planning to use school-age suicide bombers during the upcoming Sallah holiday. A new video purportedly from Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau surfaced on Oct. 8, in which he displayed weapons seized from government forces and threatened more attacks; officials dismissed it as fake, but some analysts disagreed.
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Cuba
Panama: Weapons in N Korean ship are operational
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Pakistan
A suicide bomber killed two Pakistani soldiers in an attack in South Waziristan. The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan is “delighted” that Malala Yousafzai failed to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Afghanistan
The US military captured Latif Mehsud, a top leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, during an operation in Logar. Latif was being escorted by Afghan intelligence officials. The Taliban killed a policeman in Logar.
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United States
Secretary of State Kerry is meeting in Kabul with Afghanistan’s president to try to reach an agreement on US troop presence in the country after 2014; President Obama has said that if no deal is reached by Oct. 31, the US will withdraw all troops by the end of 2014. Two New York City men face charges of trying to support terrorist acts; Humayoun Ghoulan Nabi, a Pakistani national, and Ismael Alsarabbi, a naturalized citizen from Kuwait, were arrested after a two-year investigation showing their intent to provide winter gear for Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. Sinh Vinh Ngo Nguyen a.k.a.…
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Russia
Foreign Minister Lavrov claimed that other countries are training Syrian rebels in Afghanistan to use chemical weapons for false-flag operations in Syria. The activity is taking place in Afghan areas not controlled by the government, he alleged. He also claimed that the Al Nusrah Front may be planning to smuggle toxic chemicals into Iraq for attacks there. Russia has also alleged that the Aug. 21 gas attack in Damascus was carried out by Saudi Arabian intelligence working with the Islamist group Liwa Al-Islam. A judge and a businessman from Chechnya were found murdered in Kabardino-Balkaria.
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Afghanistan
Fazlur Rahman arrives in Kabul, meets Karzai
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan – On International Girl’s Day, Violence Against Women Trends Worry UN
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United States
General in charge of America’s nuclear weapons sacked for misbehaviour
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Syria
Human Rights Watch reported that Syrian rebels led by al Qaeda affiliates the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham committed numerous atrocities in Latakia in August, including the taking of over 200 civilian hostages, mainly women and children, who still have not been released. The OPCW, which is undertaking the disposal of Syria’s chemical weapons, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Regime airstrikes targeted rebel-held areas in Safira controlled by the Al Nusrah Front and ISIS, in an effort to regain the town and retain control of the Safira military complex, which contains chemical…
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Yemen
An al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula suicide bomber seriously wounded three people in an attack in the Al Askariya district in Lahj province. The three wounded Yemenis were members of the Southern Movement, a group in the South that seeks independence from the country.
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Egypt
At least one person was killed during clashes between Muslim Brotherhood supporters and security forces in the Nile Delta province of Sharqia. Clashes also took place in the city of Alexandria, where protesters marked 100 days since the overthrow of Mohammed Morsi. At least six soldiers were wounded by IEDs in Rafah.
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Kenya
Police are looking for a Somali resident now living in Norway who is suspected of planning the Westgate Mall attack; some of the planning is said to have taken place at Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp. Swaleh Abdalla Said appeared in court after being accused of involvement in planning the Westgate attack. A witness said Swaleh was recruited by Shabaab in 2004. Other suspects have also been arrested recently, including Shabaab member Said Nassir Haidar. So far none of the bodies of the attackers have been found in the rubble of the mall.
