Denmark
Denmark ‘cautiously optimistic’ over Syria chemical weapons
Monthly Archives: February 2014
Somalia
Officials and residents say Shabaab is conducting attacks almost nightly in Mogadishu and patrolling districts at night; the al Qaeda-linked group now controls some districts entirely. At least seven people have been killed and many more have been detained as a result of raids by security forces in Kismayu. Ahmed Ibrahim was appointed the interim […]
Al Qaeda
Timbuktu waits for peace dividend
Libya
A judge was critically injured by a car bombing attack in Benghazi. The government played down threats by two militias calling for GNC members to quit; but over 20 GNC members left after the threats. Prime Minister Zeidan said a compromise was reached with the militias to extend the deadline for the GNC by 72 […]
Nigeria
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau released a video warning of an imminent attack on Nigeria’s oil sector. In Borno, suspected Boko Haram militants killed two people at the home of a JTF Commander in Buratai, and rampaged in the Bama area, killing 47 people, shooting at houses, and torching cars.
Yemeni security forces thwart al Qaeda attack on Aden oil refinery
Yemeni security forces foiled an attempted strike on an Aden oil refinery by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operatives, and arrested 27 suspects.
Shabaab assassinates leader of Jubbaland security forces
The commander of the Interim Jubba Administration (IJA) security forces was killed two days ago along with two of his bodyguards in an apparent Shabaab operation in the Somali port city of Kismayu.
Abdullah Azzam Brigades launches double suicide attack on Iranian cultural center in Beirut
The al Qaeda-linked group threatened further attacks against Iran and Hezbollah if their forces are not withdrawn from Syria and jihadists are not freed from Lebanese prisons.
Indonesia
Islamists in Jakarta and Bekasi recently demonstrated in support of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham. Aceh, a province with 5 million inhabitants, has adopted a bylaw requiring both Muslims and non-Muslims to abide by sharia; sharia authorities are empowered to make arrests; confiscate property; detain suspects for 30 days prior to trial; […]
US Military
Star Wars to become reality as US Navy on course to arm ship with laser
Afghanistan
Karzai Condemns Killing of Taliban Leader, Body Returned to Takhar
Afghanistan
Armed groups continue to haunt Afghan north
United States
The Obama administration is reconsidering military and diplomatic options on the Syrian conflict, including the creation of a Special Forces-led mission to train and equip rebel fighters and the establishment of a limited no-fly zone. A senior official said the administration is opposed to the provision of MANPADs to the Syrian rebels. US officials are […]
Syria
Rebels in the south are said to be planning a spring offensive on Damascus. They have reportedly established a coalition of 47 groups and set up lines of communication between fighters in Damascus and Quneitra provinces, but regime forces are redeploying in Quneitra from Damascus. Regime, NDF, and Hezbollah forces battled the Al Nusrah Front, […]
Lebanon
Lebanese intelligence has learned that three or four leaders among terrorist groups in the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp are preparing terror attacks against the Lebanese military in Sidon. An Israeli drone crashed on the Israeli side of the Mays al-Jabal border area. The families of three Wadi Khaled men charged with membership in the […]
Egypt
An IED attack in North Sinai wounded at least four security personnel. Security personnel were also targeted by unidentified gunmen in a shooting attack in Rafah. The trial for the Nasr City Cell was postponed until Feb. 25. Authorities charged two Israelis and two Egyptians with espionage. A Cairo court postponed making a decision on […]
Ansar Bayt al Maqdis
Egypt border police on alert after tour bus bombing
Kenya
A British police officer testified that a memory stick found in Jermaine Grant’s possession contained documents detailing the use of chemicals to make explosives, as well as ways to make booby traps to target government officials. Forensic experts were able to recover 125 files, 66 of which referred to jihad, that Grant had tried to […]
Somalia
Sources said Shabaab’s ban on mobile Internet services was precipitated by Edward Snowden’s revelations that the US government was tapping global Internet and phone systems. A Shabaab defector killed the commander of Jubaland’s security forces and two of his bodyguards in Kismayo.
United Kingdom
United Kingdom – Baroness Warsi warns of sectarian threat
Morocco
Extremist trend troubles Morocco lawmakers
Tunisia
Over 1,000 Tunisians rallied in Jendouba yesterday to protest the Feb. 16 terror attack that killed four people. The president of the National Constituent Assembly called the attack an attempt to destabilize the country. France urged its nationals to avoid the border governorates of Jendouba, le Kef, and Kasserine. The car used by the five […]
Africa
Western Sahara: An Unlikely Key to American Strategy in Africa
Afghanistan
US seeks prisoner swap with Taliban to free Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl
Al Nusrah Front
Jihadist way of life in Jordan
Libya
The al-Sawaiq and Qaqa militia brigades told the Congress to hand over power within five hours. Security guards at Benghazi’s Benina airport forced it to close for six hours as they demanded back pay and an investigation into the recent crash of a military helicopter. The military police criticized the GNC for stating that Major […]
Nigeria
Suspected Shabaab militants killed 11 people in an attack on the village of Galga in Adamawa state. Reacting to claims by Borno’s governor that Boko Haram is better armed than the Nigerian military, the federal government insisted that the military is winning the war.
United Kingdom
British authorities are said to be “closely monitoring” some 250 British jihadists who have fought in Syria and returned home. A British fighter with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham in Syria appeared in a YouTube clip warning aspiring British jihadists of the difficulties of the battle zone.
Al Nusrah Front
US left with no point man in Syria after ‘moderate’ rebels fire commander
Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham killed 11 civilians in Baghdad and two more in Qayyarah, three soldiers in Kirkuk, two soldiers in Miqdadiyah, two Awakening fighters in Taza, a policeman in Baghdad, and a policeman near Mosul. An ISIS suicide bomber killed three policemen in Ramadi. Security forces killed 10 ISIS fighters […]