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Syria
Regime forces clashed in Aleppo with fighters from the Al Nusrah Front, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Jeish Mohammad, Nour al-Deen al-Zanki, and Ahrar al-Sham. ISIL fighters clashed with the A’seft al-Shamal rebel brigade in Azaz, and with Kurdish YPG fighters elsewhere in Aleppo. ISIL seized two checkpoints and a base from the Northern Storm brigade in Azaz and is advancing toward the Turkish border. An ISIL spokesman recently warned against the establishment of anti-al Qaeda militias in Syria. The Al Nusrah Front released video of a late June raid on a transport and armament battalion in…
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Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq shot down an Iraqi Army helicopter as the military was conducting an operation in the desert near Bayji; four Iraqi soldiers and were killed. Al Qaeda killed 14 Iraqis in attacks throughout the country. Security forces captured two insurgents as they planted an IED in Fallujah.
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Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters killed four Yemeni soldiers in Hadramout and gunned down a military colonel in Taiz on Monday. A court sentenced five AQAP operatives to terms in prison of between two to 10 years for their involvement in last year’s suicide bombing in Sana’a that killed 86 soldiers.
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Iran
The €20bn mystery: Could Iran be the owner of huge cash stash at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport?
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United States
Exclusive: Years After Manning Leaks, State Department Cable System Lacks Basic Security
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Palestinian Territories
Seven members of Hamas’ police force in Gaza were injured following an explosion during training. A jihadist media unit recently released posters for five Palestinians and an Israeli Arab killed fighting in Syria. Hundreds of Palestinian troops were deployed to the Jenin area, which has seen increased unrest in recent weeks.
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Egypt
The Muslim Brotherhood said it has no plans to backtrack on its call for the reinstatement of Mohammed Morsi as the country’s president. A member of Gama’a al Islamiyya was arrested in the possession of a shotgun and al Qaeda flag in Minya.
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Israel
Defense Minister Ya’alon warned that diplomacy with Iran over its nuclear program cannot be done with “wishful thinking.” Israeli officials have reportedly held secret meetings with Gulf officials regarding Iran in recent weeks.
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Al Qaeda’s affiliates continue joint operations in Syria
Reporting from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights shows that al Qaeda’s two affiliates inside Syria continue to collude despite a leadership dispute that became public in April.
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Libya
Gunmen attacked the Russian Embassy in Tripoli with RPGs and other weapons. The gunmen attempted to enter the compound, the Russian foreign ministry stated, claiming the attack had been repelled. Libyan media said the embassy was looted and burned, and blamed a crowd of attackers, some armed, who were angered by the killing of a senior revolutionary commander by his Russian girlfriend or wife. Gunmen in Benghazi assassinated a naval officer and seriously wounded his son.
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Afghanistan
Commanders were warned of Camp Bastion weaknesses before Taliban attack
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NSA
NSA Experiment Traced US Cellphone Locations
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Syria
Foreign extremists dominate Syria fight
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Bangladesh
A war crimes tribunal sentenced Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, a top member of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, to death after convicting him of torture, rape, and genocide during the war with Pakistan in 1971. The defense plans to appeal.
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Taliban commander Mullah Fazlullah claims credit for assassinating Pakistani general
The Taliban released video of the attack that killed Major General Sanaullah Niazi, the Army commander for Swat. Fazlullah said negotiations with the government are merely “a component of war.”
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United States
WWII veterans storm DC memorial closed by government shutdown
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Qaeda Branch in Syria Pursues Its Own Agenda
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United States
Despite the government shutdown, active duty US military personnel remain on duty. Sabirhan Hasanoff, who pled guilty to plotting with al Qaeda to attack the New York Stock Exchange, was sentenced to 18 years in prison. A military judge decided not to pause proceedings for 9/11 defendants whose lawyers alleged concerns about confidentiality of government computer networks.
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Afghanistan
Security forces killed 11 Taliban fighters during an operation in Helmand. The Taliban killed an “intelligence attorney” in an IED attack in Kunar.
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Iraq
A three-man al Qaeda suicide team killed five Iraqi soldiers, including a colonel, in Tikrit. Al Qaeda fighters killed an Awakening member in Abu Ghraib. Nearly 900 Iraqis were killed in terror attacks in September.
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Syria
Sources say the recent formation of the Army of Islam, including some 50 Islamist rebel groups but not the al Qaeda-affiliated Al Nusrah Front and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, has come at the urging of Saudi Arabia. ISIL, whose ranks are swelling with non-Syrians, is seeking to consolidate control in the north. An analyst said jihadists have secured more territory in Syria than they did in Afghanistan or Iraq. Al Nusrah, ISIL, and rebel fighters clashed with regime forces in Aleppo; Kurdish YPG fighters attacked ISIL in Aleppo. An Al Nusrah emir was killed fighting with regime…
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Syria
Open Letters: Open Letter to All States and Non-State Actors Involved in the Syrian Conflict
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Jihadist media unit releases posters for Palestinian fighters killed in Syria
The Ibn Taymiyyah Media Center, a media outlet for the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem, praised six jihadists killed in Syria, including an Israeli fighter.
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Al Qaeda
Moroccan al-Qaeda suspect caught in Europe
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Syria
UN shifts Syria aid focus to prepare for long term
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Turkey
Erdogan lifts Turkey’s headscarf ban
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Syria
Are the reports of a Syrian ‘sex jihad’ a hoax?
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Pakistan
Hard-Line Islamic Clerics Urge Pakistan Government, Taliban To Talk
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Egypt
Authorities arrested two Palestinians wanted in connection with attacks on security personnel in the Sinai. Policemen in el Arish requested increased protection and better equipment after a spate of killings in the area. Three police officers were wounded after a roadside bomb exploded in the Sinai. An appeal of the decision to ban the Muslim Brotherhood and seize its assets will be heard on Oct. 22. Due to security concerns, Egypt has stopped supporting tourist visits to Iran.
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Saudi Arabia
Insight: Saudi Arabia boosts Salafist rivals to al Qaeda in Syria
