Chief Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh assassinated near Tehran
Iranian Brigadier General and scientist Mohsen Farkhrizadeh was assassinated Friday in an operation attributed to Israel’s Mossad.
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Generation Jihad Ep. 17 – The CIA in Libya
Former CIA Officer Sarah Carlson discusses her career as a counterterrorism analyst, the jihadist scene in Libya and the U.S. evacuation from Tripoli in 2014.
Analysis: Pentagon continues to underestimate al Qaeda, downplay ties to Taliban
The Pentagon and the US intelligence community have been consistently wrong about al Qaeda’s strength in Afghanistan, and evidence of strategic ties between the two groups does indeed exist.
Analysis: 2 US cases provide unique window into Iran’s global terror network
Earlier this month, the Department of Justice announced that two men, Ali Kourani and Samer El Debek, had been arrested and charged with carrying out various missions on behalf of Hizballah’s Islamic Jihad Organization. The IJO serves as Hizballah’s external operations wing, carrying out clandestine missions on behalf of Iran around the world. The complaints allege that Kourani and El Debek were both members of the IJO, which is ultimately controlled by Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who in turn reports “directly” to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
CIA
Reaching Outside CIA, Obama Picks Treasury Official to Become Agency’s No. 2
United Kingdom
British soldiers told not to shout at, insult terror suspects, report claims
Afghanistan
Ex-CIA Directors: Interrogations Saved Lives
Al Qaeda
Senate Panel Faults CIA Over Brutality and Deceit in Interrogations
Qatar
Qatar runs covert desert training camp for Syrian rebels
United States
CIA considers overhaul that could be largest in agency’s history
Afghanistan
Port Authority Officer Kept Sources With Ties to Iran Attacks
CIA
US civilian casualty standard eased in Iraq, Syria
CIA
Balkans launch fight against jihadist recruitment
CIA
CIA halts spying in Europe
Al Nusrah Front
US Goal Is to Make Syrian Rebels Viable
Afghanistan
US strikes in Syria against Islamic State would be hindered by intelligence gaps
Iraq
Pentagon Says Airstrikes Have Slowed but Not Stopped Sunni Militants
CIA
Legendary Marine Maj. Zembiec, the ‘Lion of Fallujah,’ died in the service of the CIA
Iraq
ISIS storms Saddam-era chemical weapons complex in Iraq
Afghanistan
CIA drone strike program in Pakistan winding down
Qatar
Syrian Rebels Describe US-Backed Training in Qatar
Al Qaeda
Coup leader? CIA asset? Mystery surrounds Libya’s rogue General Haftar
Afghanistan
Exclusive: CIA Falls Back in Afghanistan
CIA
CIA’s resolve to track weapons complicates push to arm Syria rebels
CIA
The Big Weapons that the US May Be Secretly Supplying to the Syrian Rebels
CIA
Delays in Effort to Refocus CIA From Drone War
Review board rules against Guantanamo detainee
Earlier this month, a review board responsible for evaluating the status of Guantanamo detainees determined that a Yemeni held in Cuba since early 2002 should remain in custody. According to a leaked threat assessment, the detainee was slated to be a hijacker on 9/11 before al Qaeda canceled his part of the operation.
Africa
US military presence in Africa growing in small ways
Al Qaeda
US Militant, Hidden, Spurs Drone Debate
Afghanistan
Eyeing Afghan exit, US intensifies campaign against Haqqani militants