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Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda in Yemen Urges Local and International Jihad
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Al Qaeda
English-Speaking IS Militants Laud Charlie Hebdo Attackers
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Al Qaeda
‘Hacktivist’ group Anonymous says it will avenge Charlie Hebdo attacks by shutting down jihadist websites
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France
Said and Cherif Kouachi, two brothers suspected in an al Qaeda-linked attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris, were killed in a shootout with police in Dammartin-en-Goele; a hostage taken by the suspects was freed. A gunman suspected in the murder of a policewoman yesterday killed four hostages at a Jewish supermarket in Paris; security forces killed the gunman, Ahmedy Coulibaly, who was a friend of the Kouachi brothers, and freed several hostages. A female suspect, Hayat Boumedienne, 26, is said to be at large. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula released a statement celebrating the attack on Charlie Hebdo…
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Exclusive: Paris attack suspect met prominent al Qaeda preacher in Yemen – intelligence source
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French police end hostage crisis, kill 3 jihadists linked to known terrorists
Cherif and Said Kouachi were killed after holding a hostage at a print shop. Amedi Coulibalay, who is thought to have killed a policewoman, was killed while holding hostages at a Jewish deli.
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Investigators explore ties to al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula in Charlie Hebdo attack
One of the chief suspects in the attack on Charlie Hebdo reportedly received training at an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) camp in 2011.
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Al Qaeda
Charlie Hebdo suspect ‘mentored’ by Abu Hamza disciple
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Al Nusrah Front
MI5 chief warns that al Qaeda is plotting attack on Britain
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France
A manhunt continued for two brothers, Cherif Kouachi, 32, and Said, 34, who are key suspects in yesterday’s terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris. Last night, Said Mouref, 18, said to be a relative of the Kouachi brothers, surrendered to police in a village near the Belgian border. Security forces have detained nine acquaintances of the two suspects for questioning. A policewoman was shot and another person was wounded by a gunman in a Paris suburb.
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France
Authorities are on high alert and security has been stepped up after a terrorist attack by Islamist gunmen on the Paris office of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical magazine, that left at least 12 people dead, including two policemen; some 20 others were wounded. The attackers escaped, and officials are reportedly looking for three gunmen. A car blew up blew up in front of a Paris synagogue. President Hollande said authorities had foiled other terrorist attacks in France in recent weeks. Thousands of people in Paris, Lyons, and other cities across France rallied in support of freedom of expression and solidarity…
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Terrorists who attacked French magazine displayed professional training
Videos from the scene of today’s attack show the two gunmen engaging a French policeman on the streets of Paris. Two police officers are among 12 people killed in the terrorist attack on the headquarters of a satirical French magazine.
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Analysis: Al Qaeda and other jihadists repeatedly threatened French magazine
It is too early to tell who was responsible for today’s attack on Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical magazine. Al Qaeda and other jihadists have repeatedly threatened the publication. By itself, however, this does not mean they were responsible.
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France
France wants action on Libya, stops short of African calls for intervention
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Algeria
Algerian Army Kills Man Behind French Beheading
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Africa
African leaders demand action in Libya
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France
Prime Minister Valls announced that France is deploying an additional 300 security forces to patrol public areas during the Christmas holiday, following three attacks over the past week. Authorities arrested a man this morning who was carrying two shotguns and a knife at a market in Cannes. Officials are playing down suspicions that the recent attacks were coordinated or linked to terrorism. The first issue of a pro-Islamic State magazine in French appeared on social media yesterday.
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France
A man rammed a van into a Christmas market in Nantes, wounding at least 10 people, and then stabbed himself. The day before, at least 11 people were wounded as a car repeatedly targeted pedestrians in Dijon; the prosecutor said the hour-long rampage by a driver shouting “Allahu Akhbar” was not a terrorist act as the man was mentally ill. Burundian officials arrested known extremist Brice Nzohabonayo, the brother of Bertrand Nzohabonayo, who was shot dead on Dec. 20 when he attacked three policemen with a knife in Tours; authorities are investigating to see if attacks are being planned in…
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France
Lebanon says it needs French helicopters quickly to fight militants
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France
Police shot and killed a man who attacked three police officers with a knife, wounding two seriously, at a police station in Tours. The attacker, a Burundian known to the police for previous crimes, shouted “Allahu Akhbar” during the attack; his brother was a known extremist who had tried to travel to Syria.
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France
Defense Minister LeDrian said France is willing to coordinate a regional task force in Africa to confront Boko Haram; the 2,800-strong force was pledged by regional powers in July but has not yet materialized. He urged greater cooperation among African nations on security matters. He also noted that jihadists driven from Mali have regrouped in southern Libya and threaten the stability of the region. The UN’s special envoy to the Sahel region warned that “the Boko Haram problem is no longer limited to Nigeria” and also that the Islamic State appears to be running training camps in Libya.
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France
During raids in Toulouse, Paris, Bordeaux, and Normandy, antiterrorism police arrested at least 10 suspected members of a jihadist recruiting network, as part of an investigation begun in late 2013. Among those arrested were two prison inmates and a woman. The number of French jihadists traveling to Syria has risen at least 80 percent this year.
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France
Serge Lazarevic: Mali confirms militants freed for French hostage
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France
The Foreign Ministry said several people were killed in Kabul, Afghanistan by a suicide bombing at a French school in the city. The French military announced that Ahmed el Tilemsi, a top commander in the al Qaeda-linked al Mourabitoun, was killed by French forces in Mali. A French media report claimed that Toulouse shooter Mohamed Merah and two accomplices robbed a jewelry store in Toulouse during the week in which he conducted three attacks.
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France
Serge Lazarevic, a Frenchman held hostage by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb since 2011, arrived back in France. Lazarevic was reportedly freed in exchange for the release of AQIM members Heiba Ag Acherif and Mohammed Ali Ag Wadossene; the French government did not disclose whether a ransom was paid. President Hollande thanked the presidents of Mali and Niger for their help in freeing Lazarevic, and said no more French hostages are being held anywhere. The mother of a teenage French boy who is now allegedly fighting for the Al Nusrah Front in Syria has sued the French government for…
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Hamas
Gaza writers receive death threats from IS
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France
Does France’s Jewish population have reason to be afraid?
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France
Nabil Ouerfelli and Yasmine Znaidi, two leaders of the Paris and Gaza-based Islamic charity Pearl of Hope, have been charged with financing terrorism, and the charity has been shut down. Ouerfelli, who also fought in Syria, has links to militant groups there, including the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front. A suspected Boko Haram attack on a French cement factory in Nigeria was repelled by Nigerian forces. A French anti-Semitism association reported that there have been nearly 900 incidents of threats and violence against Jews in France so far this year, more than double last year’s total.
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France
A French Town Reels After Teenage Girl Vanishes, Apparently to Join Jihadists
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France
A French special forces soldier was killed and two other soldiers were wounded in a helicopter crash during a training mission in Burkina Faso. The National Assembly voted to urge the recognition of Palestine as a state.
