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Kuwait
Kuwaiti authorities released Hajjaj al Ajmi, who was recently designated a terrorist by both the US and the UN, after detaining him briefly on his return from Qatar. A Kuwaiti newspaper reported on Aug. 19 that security forces were on high alert over reports from Iraq that Islamic State militants were planning to infiltrate Kuwait’s northern border.
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Al Nusrah Front-linked Kuwaiti terrorists resurface and retweet
Shafi Sultan Mohammed al-Ajmi and Hajjaj Fahd Hajjaj Muhammad Sahib al-‘Ajmi, who were added to the US’ list of global terrorists on Aug. 6 for supporting the Al Nusrah Front in Syria, appear relatively undeterred by the recent sanctions.
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Kuwait
Kuwaiti authorities detained Hajjaj al-Ajmi, a cleric recently added to the terrorist lists of the UN and the US, at the international airport on his arrival from Qatar. He is suspected of serving as a financier for the Al Nusrah Front in Syria. Another cleric, Shafi al-Ajmi, was detained briefly on Aug. 17 after returning from Saudi Arabia, but released. Shafi al-Ajmi, who was added to the US terrorist list with Hajjaj and another Kuwaiti man on Aug. 6, has threatened to sue the US Treasury to get his name off the blacklist.
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US adds Nusrah, Islamic State financiers to list of global terrorists
Two Al Nusrah Front financiers/facilitators are based in Kuwait. The Islamic State operative has moved Kuwaiti fighters into Syria and Afghanistan and works with “Iran-based al Qaeda facilitators.”
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Qatar
UK extremists linked to Qatar World Cup bid
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Kuwaiti Gitmo detainee should remain in US custody, review board finds
A periodic review board has determined that Fayiz al Kandari, a Kuwaiti held at Guantanamo, should remain in US custody.
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Review board recommends transfer of Guantanamo detainee to Kuwait
A periodic review board has recommended that Fouzi Khalid Abdullah Al Awda, a Kuwaiti held at Guantanamo since 2002, be transferred to his home country. Jihadists on Twitter celebrated the ruling before it was released to the public.
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Iraq
How ISIS is spreading its message online
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
America’s Allies Are Funding ISIS
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Egypt
Brotherhood leadership struggles to regroup in exile
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Kuwait
The Kuwaiti government accepted the resignation of Justice and Islamic Affairs Minister Nayef al Ajmi. In March, the US Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence warned that Kuwait had become “the epicenter of fundraising for terrorist groups in Syria,” and said al Ajmi was known to have promoted Syrian jihad and that his picture had been used in Al Nusrah Front fundraising.
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Al Nusrah Front
Kuwait, ally on Syria, is also the leading funder of extremist rebels
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Iran
Iran’s one-stop shop for US Army gear
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Kuwait
Justice Minister Nayef al Ajmi and the Kuwaiti Cabinet dismissed US Treasury Undersecretary David Cohen’s accusations that he financed terrorism and promoted jihad in Syria, calling them “baseless and groundless.” On March 4 Cohen charged that al Ajmi had “a history of promoting jihad in Syria” and was linked to fundraising for the Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham.
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Egypt
Egypt army extends power by taking charge of Gulf aid
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Al Qaeda spokesman convicted on terrorism charges
A New York jury has convicted Sulaiman Abu Ghaith on terrorism charges. In the weeks following 9/11, he became infamous for his threats against America. During questioning by the FBI in 2013, Abu Ghaith admitted he knew a Guantanamo detainee who is still in custody.
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Report: Former head of al Qaeda’s network in Iran now operates in Syria
Muhsin al Fadhli, a senior al Qaeda leader from Kuwait, is now operating inside Syria as part of the Al Nusrah Front. Al Fadhli has been tied to a string of plots against Western interests.
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Al Qaeda
New Kuwaiti Justice Minister Has Deep Extremist Ties
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Al Nusrah Front
Syrian conflict said to fuel sectarian tensions in Persian Gulf
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Kuwait
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait tighten controls on clerics
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Kuwait
Tweeting Gulf Arabs Wire War Chest to Fight Assad on Every Front
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Syria
Private Donors’ Funds Add Wild Card to War in Syria
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Kuwait
Syrian conflict: Persian Gulf officials, tired of waiting for US, move to boost aid to rebels
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Al Qaeda
US allies let funds flow to al Qaeda in Syria
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Private donations give edge to Islamists in Syria, officials say
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Qatar
Plenty of money for weapons in Syria, little for refugees
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Al Qaeda
Money, guns flowing from Kuwait to Syria’s most radical rebel factions
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Former bin Laden spokesman in US custody
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith served Osama bin Laden as a spokesman, threatened mass casualty attacks against America, and recruited the al Qaeda cell responsible for a 2002 attack on US Marines in Kuwait. He lived under a loose former of house arrest in Iran for years before being reportedly freed in 2010.
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Kuwait
Three former Kuwaiti opposition lawmakers were sentenced to three years in prison for insulting the country’s emir. On Sunday, a Twitter user was also sentenced to five years for a post considered offensive to the emir.
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Afghanistan
As NATO Prepares for Afghan Withdrawal, Uzbekistan Seeks War’s Leftovers
