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Somalia
The target of the Oct. 5 raid in Barawe by US Navy SEALs was Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdulkadir, a.k.a Ikrima, who served as Shabaab’s external operations chief. He was plotting to conduct attacks in Kenya against the parliament, defense forces, and the UN. A Swedish and a Sudanese jihadist are said to have been killed in the Barawe raid.
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
U.S. target in Somalia: An inside story on an Al-Shabaab commander
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Taliban: US ‘forced’ to ‘accept the existence and presence of the Islamic Emirate’ of Afghanistan
The Taliban also said the US is “openly declaring that they are quitting Afghanistan and want to bring the conflict in Afghanistan to an end through talks.”
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Colombia
Colombia’s No. 2 oil pipeline shut after bomb attacks: Ecopetrol
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State Department designates longtime Zawahiri subordinate
The State Department designated Muhammad Jamal and the Muhammad Jamal Network (MJN) as terrorists. Jamal established connections to al Qaeda’s senior leadership, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, and al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al Qaeda ‘terror blueprint’ for North Mali revealed
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Egypt
At least two people were killed and over 40 injured after a suspected suicide bomber targeted a security building in the Sinai. Six security personnel were killed in an attack near the Suez Canal. RPGs struck communication satellite dishes in Cairo. The airport in Cairo was put into a state of emergency as a result of attacks throughout the country.
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Tanzania
Police arrested two Pakistani nationals, Abutaha Hamza and Mohammed Alnems, at the Julius Nyerere International Airport as they were about to board a Nairobi-bound flight. The two men had forced their way onto the plane, and were later interrogated by Kenyan antiterrorism officials. President Jakaya Kikwete has expressed concern over the increasing terrorism in the region.
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Iran
Rouhani, on Iranian TV in May, detailed how he broke nuclear pledge
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Kenya
Police released photos of two suspects in the Westgate Mall attack, Abdikadir Haret Mohamed a.k.a. Mohamed Hussein, a Kenyan; and Adan Dheq a.k.a. Hussein Abdi Ali a.k.a. Abdulahi Dugon Subow, a Somali national. Rewards of Sh500,000 each were offered for information leading to the capture of the two men, who owned a car used by the attackers. Police also arrested a former wife of Abdikadir. Authorities are said to be planning to name other suspects also, including a woman. Kenyan intelligence has warned of a persistent al Qaeda threat.
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Libya
Key al Qaeda operative Abu Anas al-Liby is being interrogated on a US naval vessel in the Mediterranean after his capture in Tripoli on Oct. 5. A Pakistani warship visited Tripoli to boost military ties and cooperation between the two countries. A new order of Humvees will arrive soon; militants stole 14 Humvees this summer. The GNC ousted a congressman who had alleged that the Islamist J&C party illegally sold oil to the Muslim Brotherhood. Al Qaeda is said to have camps near Libya’s porous southern borders, an area stretching from Algeria to Sudan which is patrolled only by Tuareg…
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Mali
Islamist shelling from Bourem wounded at least one Malian soldier and six other people in Gao, in the first such attack in the city in months. French and Malian troops headed out to look for the source of the attack. The Tuareg MNLA and two other groups that had pulled out of a peace deal returned to the accord on Oct. 5 after the government released nearly two dozen prisoners.
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Afghan Taliban support Pakistani branch, spokesman claims
Shahidullah Shahid, the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan’s senior spokesman, also said that Mullah Fazlullah is operating from the northeastern Afghan province of Kunar.
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Al Qaeda
US commando raids suggest future shape of counterterror bids
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Afghanistan
With little fanfare, Afghanistan War drags into 13th year
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United States
Kenyan Riots Pivot on Religious Conflict
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Afghanistan
The Taliban killed four US soldiers in a suicide bombing in Kandahar and a security official in an IED attack in Nuristan. Security forces killed 11 Taliban fighters in operations throughout the country. German troops transferred control of a main base in Kunduz to Afghan forces.
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Al Nusrah Front
Khattab, an Arab-Israeli jihadist in Syria
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Iran
Authorities arrested four people suspected of trying to sabotage one of Iran’s nuclear plants. Iran’s nuclear chief said a couple of acts of sabotage had been foiled.
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Shabaab
Target in U.S. Raid on Somalia Is Called Top Shabab Planner of Attacks Abroad
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Shabaab
The untold story of al-Shabab’s murderous attack on the U.N. in Mogadishu.
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Shabaab
New York case offers insight into secret war against Somali militants
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Egypt
At least 28 people were killed in clashes between security forces and Muslim Brotherhood supporters. In several separate incidents, seven people were killed in clashes between security forces and terrorists in the Sinai. Authorities arrested 25 people purportedly tied to the Muslim Brotherhood who were accused of possessing explosives at a metro station.
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Israel
Authorities continued to search for the Palestinian terrorist who shot and wounded a nine-year-old Israeli in the West Bank community of Psagot. Authorities issued an indictment against an Iranian-Belgian national suspected of working on behalf of the IRGC in Israel. Fourteen Israelis were arrested for recent ‘price-tag’ attacks against Arabs.
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Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq killed at least 27 Iraqis in a series of suicide bombings in northern and central Iraq. In Qabak, a Shia Turkmen village near Tal Afar, two suicide bombers attacked an elementary school and a police station, killing 12 children, the principal, and two policemen. In Waziriyah, a suicide bomber killed 12 Shia pilgrims during a march.
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IAEA
Biggest hurdle to deal on Iranian nuclear program may be talking about the past
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Kenya
Terror in Westgate mall: the full story of the attacks that devastated Kenya
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Kenya
Thievery Comes After Carnage at Kenya Mall
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Syria
The eradication of Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal has begun, with the destruction of missile warheads, aerial bombs, and mobile and static mixing and filling units; the OPCW said work will continue for the next few days. UN Arab League peace envoy Brahimi called for peace talks “without pre-conditions” in November. Kurdish YPG fighters in Aleppo clashed with fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, who were supported by rebel fighters. Grad rockets were launched by rebel forces at the Hama military airport. YPG fighters continued to clash with the Al Nusrah Front, ISIL, and rebel forces in…
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Russia
Russia to monitor ‘all communications’ at Winter Olympics in Sochi | World news
