The Interior Minister offered to resign, and Tunisia’s largest labor union called for the dissolution of the government. The ruling Islamist Ennahda party said it was willing to form a unity government but not to dissolve the constituent assembly. The government in emergency session yesterday urged the return of over 60 members of the constituent […]
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb killed four soldiers in two separate attacks. A captain was gunned down in Kabylie, while three soldiers were killed in an IED attack in Meziraa.
After meeting with former president Morsi, the EU’s Catherine Ashton said he is doing well. Turkey’s ambassador to Cairo was summoned by the foreign ministry to be told that recent comments by Turkish officials on the situation in Egypt “exceeded all diplomatic traditions and mutual respect.” At least two conscripts were injured in new attacks […]
Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s Ramadan Shallah denounced ongoing talks between Israeli and Palestinian officials in Washington. President Abbas said he is opposed to the establishment of a free trade zone between Gaza and Egypt, which Hamas has repeatedly requested. Human Rights Watch called on the Palestinian Authority to investigate recent actions by PA security forces during […]
Security forces detained 42 suspected Boko Haram fighters during raids in the states of Lagos and Ogun. Intelligence indicates that Boko Haram is moving some of its fighters to the south. Armed militias, supported by the military, continue to patrol Maiduguri in an attempt to protect neighborhoods from Boko Haram.
Foreign Minister Fabius called for the release of Egyptian political prisoners, including former president Morsi. A well-known French-Tunisian jihadist, Boubakeur Hakim, is being sought as the number one suspect in the assassinations two leading Tunisian politicians.
The US killed four “Arab” and four Taliban fighters in a drone strike in the Shawal Valley in North Waziristan. The military killed “an al Qaeda-linked foreign militant” and five fighters as they attacked a checkpoint in Thall.
The Taliban killed an Afghan Local Police commander, two officers, and six civilians in a bombing in Zabul. More than 80 British military advisers assisted the Afghan military in an operation to keep the Taliban from retaking control of the Sangin district in Helmand.
Al Qaeda in Iraq killed 40 civilians in a series of bombings in predominantly Shia neighborhoods in Baghdad. Bombings killed 11 more civilians in Al Kut and Basrah. More than 500 Iraqis have been killed in terrorist attacks this month.
The Liwa’ al-Islam brigade reportedly used an advanced antiaircraft rocket to destroy a helicopter near Damascus International airport, killing the crew. Clashes between Kurdish and Islamist fighters continued in Hasaka and Aleppo; several fighters and one commander from each side were killed.
Militants attacked more than eight security installations in the Sinai, killing at least one soldier. Clashes in Port Said killed at least three people. The Interior Ministry said 25 police officers have been killed since June 28. An influential Sunni cleric issued a fatwa saying support for former president Morsi was obligatory. The EU’s Catherine […]
While in Cairo, President Abbas said he would not accept any Israelis in a future Palestinian state. Israeli authorities plan to provide an increased amount of fuel and food to the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Authority praised Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli prisons for security offenses as “strugglers for their freedom and not terrorists.”
France congratulated Mali on the smooth running of its first presidential election since a military coup in March 2012. The al Qaeda-linked Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) had threatened to target voters, election officials, and government and military sites. Although the vote count will not be complete until later this week, […]
Yesterday, Shabaab claimed it killed 12 “African Crusaders” in a series of seven bombings in the port town of Marka. The military executed via firing squad four soldiers who were convicted of murder.
Suspected Islamist militants ambushed Tunisian security forces in the Mount Chaambi area, killing at least eight soldiers. The Tunisian military has been pursuing al Qaeda-linked militants in the area for months without success. Prime Minister Laarayedh refused to resign, despite opposition calls for him to do so; some 50 members of the national assembly have […]
Libya’s Minister of Social Affairs resigned in protest against the assassinations in Benghazi and the government’s lack of response to them. At least one soldier was killed during clashes in Benghazi. Protesters attacked the Tripoli headquarters of the Islamist al-Watan (Nation) political party. Over 1,000 prisoners who escaped from Kuafiyia prison in Benghazi are still […]
Security agencies issued a “red alert” after receiving credible intelligence of bombings being planned for locations inside the country near the end of Ramadan. Several bomb blasts rocked the northern city of Kano, killing at least 29 people and injuring scores more. Nigerian prosecutors added charges of money laundering and smuggling to the terror charges […]
The Afghan military claimed that more than 100 Taliban fighters and nine Afghan soldiers were killed during an operation to clear the Taliban from areas of Logar and Paktia. The Taliban killed three civilians in an IED attack in Farah and an ISAF soldier in a firefight in central Afghanistan.
A suicide bomber killed eight members of a Kurdish security force during an attack on a patrol in Tuz Khurmatu. Four civilians were killed in two separate bombings in Baghdad. A bombing at a pipeline in northern Iraq shut down oil exports to Turkey.
The cabinet approved a plan to see any peace deal with the Palestinians put to a referendum. The cabinet also approved the staged release of 104 Palestinian prisoners. Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen warned that a release of such high-profile terrorists was risky. Cohen also said that peace talks would improve security on the ground. […]
State media reported that security personnel killed 10 terrorists operating in the Sinai. Supporters of former president Morsi continued to hold protests against the army. The Interior Ministry said security forces are determined to take steps to bring stability to the country. The Prime Minister was given the authority from the presidency to instruct the […]
The US killed six al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in a strike that targeted a vehicle as it traveled in the Al Mahfad area in Abyan province. The strike is the first in seven weeks. An intelligence report from the United Kingdom described AQAP as al Qaeda’s “most innovative” affiliate.
Rebels clashed with regime and Hezbollah forces near the Khalid bin al-Walid mosque in Homs, but were pushed out, leaving most of Khaldiyeh in regime control. Some 29 people, mainly children and women, were killed yesterday when a regime missile aimed at Islamist and rebel forces in Aleppo missed its target. Helicopters yesterday bombarded Kurdish […]
Unidentified attackers set off bombs a few minutes apart outside a Benghazi courthouse and near the Benghazi Justice Ministry, injuring 10 people. Officials claim to have recaptured about 100 of the 1,117 inmates who escaped from Benghazi’s Kuafiya prison yesterday. Other reports say 1,200 escaped initially. Libya has closed the Emsaad border crossing to prevent […]
Malians voted to elect a new president today, in the first elections since a military coup in March 2012 triggered an Islamist takeover of much of the northern part of the country. French, Malian, and UN troops are providing security for the election process. Turnout today was said to be high, and the process has […]
A military spokesman said that Boko Haram gunmen killed 20 civilians and wounded a dozen others in Dawashe in Borno state after a civilian vigilante group had arrived in the village to look for insurgents. No information was given as to insurgent casualties. The vigilante leader claimed that the insurgents killed five vigilantes and 20 […]
Secretary of State Kerry urged Egyptian leaders to “step back from the brink” as unrest worsened in Egypt. Officials from the Syrian National Coalition and Saudi Arabia are asking about the delay in sending arms to the Syrian opposition.
The government claimed that ISAF killed 45 Taliban fighters in an airstrike in Helmand; ISAF claimed it killed 17 in Nimroz. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in Khost and wounded the governor of Samagan province.
Aaron Yoon, a Canadian who traveled to North Africa in 2011 to join al Qaeda-linked fighters, arrived back in Canada after serving an 18-month sentence in Mauritania. Two of his Canadian high school classmates who had also become jihadists died during the siege of the In Amenas gas facility in Algeria in January.
Prime Minister Maliki ordered the arrest of several senior police, prison, and intelligence officials after the al Qaeda prison breakout at Abu Ghraib. Two al Qaeda inmates who escaped from Abu Ghraib died after a bomb they were transporting detonated prematurely. Security forces detained seven al Qaeda fighters in Ninewa province.