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Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq killed five policemen in separate IED attacks in Ramadi and Fallujah. Security forces captured two al Qaeda fighters south of Samarra. Tribal leaders in Diyala denounced al Qaeda.
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IAEA
Iran Readies Offer to Limit Its Nuclear Program
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Syria
US intelligence sources said up to 35 percent of the Syrian rebel force consists of al Qaeda and allies, and that as many as 500 foreign jihadists arrive in Syria every month. A member of the Supreme Military Council said most of the support from Arab and Western countries ends up going to the Al Nusrah Front. In Aleppo, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant launched rockets at Efrin city and detained three citizens of Azaz, which it has taken over. ISIL clashed with a rebel group in Raqqah, seizing its base and several of its members. Regime…
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Lebanon
Security forces arrested three members of a terrorist network that was allegedly planning assassinations as well as bombings in major cities in Lebanon; 12 bombs each weighing between 150 and 200 kilograms were seized. President Sleiman denounced a cross-border attack by Syrian warplanes on an ambulance in the Arsal region.
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Al Qaeda
Records Obtained by JW Reveal U.S. Knew of Sophisticated al Qaeda Plan to Hijack Commercial Airliner in 2000
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Ansar Jerusalem
In Egypt’s Sinai, military’s harsh campaign earns pledges of retaliation
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Egypt
The Army said operations “to cleanse the Sinai of terrorism” continue. Authorities seized weapon caches and arrested suspects linked to recent attacks in the Sinai. Gunmen killed a policeman in Port Said. Cameras may be installed at tourist sites to help deter attacks by Islamist militants. The interim government revoked the permit for the Muslim Brotherhood’s NGO. A security source said the attackers of a security building in El Tour had participated in Muslim Brotherhood sit-ins. The Interior Minister will soon name those behind the assassination attempt on him, which Ansar Jerusalem has claimed. Muslim Brotherhood supporters at Cairo University…
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Israel
Intelligence Minister Steinitz said Iran’s economy was about 18 months away from collapse. Authorities arrested two Palestinians suspected in the shooting of a 9-year-old girl in Psagot. IDF Chief of Staff Gantz said “the Sinai has become a no-man’s-land and marked as fertile ground for terrorism, [due to] elements that we did not not necessarily expect two years ago.” Home Front Defense Minister Erdan said Hezbollah possessed 200,000 missiles.
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Al Furqan Brigades claim attack on satellite station in Cairo
The group has previously taken responsibility for RPG attacks on ships in the Suez Canal as well as shooting attacks on “criminals” and “apostates.”
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Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda ‘terror blueprint’ for North Mali revealed
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Libya
The GNC demanded that the US surrender Abu Anas al-Liby, an al Qaeda operative indicted by the US. Prime Minister Zeidan said the raid that captured al-Liby would not harm Libyan-US relations, but that Libyan suspects should be tried at home. Jihadists have issued calls to avenge al-Liby’s capture. Armed members of the army’s Battalion 166 stormed the Prime Minister’s office demanding back pay. Police hunting members of an Islamist group who attacked a police checkpoint have surrounded the group near Sousa.
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Syria arms inspectors ‘face unprecedented danger’
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Egypt
Dark Clouds Over the Sinai
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Mali
Suspected Islamists blew up a bridge on the only road connecting Gao to Niger, wounding two civilians. The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) claimed both the attack on the bridge and yesterday’s shelling of Gao, and warned of further attacks.
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France
Naamen Meziche, a French national of Algerian origin suspected of links to al Qaeda plots against the US and Europe, was arrested on arrival in France after being extradited from Pakistan. Meziche had been arrested in Pakistan in May 2012 with three other French jihadists, who were extradited to France in April.
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United Kingdom
Foreign Minister Hague said the UK is now “more open to direct contact” with Iran; talks have begun on reopening their respective embassies. Hague also said that unless Iran takes concrete steps to address its breach of UN resolutions on its nuclear program, the UK will continue to maintain strong sanctions against Iran.
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North Korea
North Korea said it had stepped up attack readiness and warned of “disastrous consequences” after the US moved a group of ships into a South Korean port in a routine exercise. South Korean intelligence confirmed that North Korea has restarted its Yongbyon nuclear reactor to produce both plutonium and enriched uranium.
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US justifies Somalia raid under AUMF, which Obama seeks to repeal
The US Navy SEALs raid that targeted a Shabaab leader known as Ikrima was justified under the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force. President Obama has called for the repeal of the AUMF, and support to do so is gaining in Congress.
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Afghanistan
Karzai Raises Stakes in US-Afghan Talks by Calling Assembly
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Al Qaeda
SPIEGEL Interview with Syrian President Bashar Assad
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Syria
100 Specialists to Carry Out Tricky Syria Disarmament
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Pakistan
The Taliban killed two people, including a policeman, in an IED attack that targeted a polio vaccination team. The spokesman for the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan said the Afghan branch supports TTP operations. Arfan Bhatti, a Norwegian extremist who disappeared on a trip to Pakistan in January, has been found by a Norwegian reporter to be jailed in Pakistan and has refused Norway’s offer of assistance.
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Afghanistan
President Obama claimed that the US would continue to support Afghanistan even if no security agreement was signed between the two countries. Afghan officials said that 11 Taliban fighters, including a commander, were killed and eight more were captured during operations in Logar and Badakhshan.
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Syria
Number of Syrian refugees rises above 2 million, UN agency says
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Syria
The opposition Syrian National Coalition said it would not participate in Geneva II peace talks unless Hezbollah leaves Syria and the talks are not mediated by Iran; the SNC also said it would not talk with the Assad regime. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant clashed with a tribal group in Raqqah. The Al Nusrah Front, ISIL, and rebel fighters control al-Shdadi city in Hasakah. Rebels along with the largely Libyan al-Umma brigade are fighting regime forces in Idlib. Kurdish YPG forces clashed with ISIL and rebel fighters in Aleppo. ISIL claimed a three-man suicide attack on Sept.…
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Norway
‘Norway should accept prestige Syria role’
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Target of SEAL raid in Somalia tied to top al Qaeda leaders
Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdulkadir, a.ka. Ikrima, was associated with al Qaeda leaders Fazul Abdullah Mohammed and Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, and communicates with al Qaeda’s general command in Pakistan. Ikrima was not killed in the SEAL assault.
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Somalia
Somali pirate suspects stand trial in Madrid
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Iraq
At least 38 Iraqis were killed in a series of 10 bombings throughout the capital of Baghdad. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (al Qaeda in Iraq) claimed credit for last month’s suicide assault in Irbil as well as attacks on police and military bases in Anbar.
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Yemen
“Gunmen” killed a German embassy guard and kidnapped a UNICEF worker in separate incidents in the capital of Sana’a. The United Nations warned its staff in Sana’a to remain home after the attacks in Sana’a.
