2 IMU leaders captured in northern Afghanistan
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) captured two Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commanders during separate raids in northern Afghanistan over the past two days. Special operations forces...
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Communications with Ayman al Zawahiri highlighted in 'Nasr City cell' case
Muhammad Jamal al Kashef, a main suspect in the Benghazi consulate assault, from a video posted by the Al Marsad News Network. Courtesy of SITE Intelligence Group. Egyptian prosecutors have uncovered...
View ArticleAl Nusrah front spearheads capture of Syrian dam, claims suicide assault
The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, al Qaeda in Iraq's affiliate in Syria, led an assault today that resulted in the takeover of a major dam on the Euphrates River in northern Syria....
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Afghan National Security Forces take over security operations
US Lieutenant General James Terry, Commander of the International Security Assistance Force and Deputy Commander of US Forces, recently provided an update on the development of the Afghan National...
View Article'Islamist factions' seize Syrian airbase
One day after the largest dam in Syria fell to jihadists spearheaded by al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, Islamist fighters seized control of a nearby airbase. Jihadists have now taken control of four...
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Pakistani Taliban praise slain American, British jihadists
"Inaam," a slain American jihadist praised by the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan recently released a video of...
View ArticleAl Nusrah Front, foreign jihadists overrun another Syrian military base
Al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, the Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, and allied jihadist and so-called secular rebels have taken control of yet another Syrian military base. The base is...
View ArticleAl Qaeda's Syrian affiliate seizes control of another town
The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, continues to steamroll over President Bashir al Assad's forces in eastern Syria. After taking control of a dam, a city,...
View ArticleAl Qaeda in Mali sought to hide foreign designs
A "confidential letter" from Abdelmalek Droukdel, the emir of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, to his fighters in northern Mali shows that the group sought to use the country to wage a global jihad....
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Al Nusrah Front claims suicide attacks in Damascus, al-Shadadi
The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, claimed credit today for two suicide attacks that occurred within the past two weeks. The Syrian terror group claimed...
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US adds senior AQIM commander to terrorist list
Yahya Abu Hammam, the emir of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's operations in the Sahel. Image from the ANI. The US added the head of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's operations in the Sahel region...
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Senior IRGC official killed in Syria 'was no less than Mughniyah'
Hezbollah's flag is draped over the coffin of General Hassan Shateri, who was killed in Syria. Image from the Fars News Agency. On Feb. 13, press reports stated that General Hassan Shateri had been...
View ArticleVeteran Sudanese jihadist killed in French airstrike in Mali
A senior al Qaeda commander who waged jihad for more than 20 years in Afghanistan, the Philippines, Chechnya, and the Sudan was killed in a French airstrike in Mali. A Sudanese jihadist announced the...
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US officials denied access to 'Nasr City Cell' suspects
A Facebook page entry by Ansar al Sharia Egypt showing Sheikh Adel Shehato after his arrest. The US has not been granted access to the senior members of the so-called "Nasr City Cell" who were...
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Taliban insider attack facilitator killed in Kunar
ISAF has announced that a Taliban operative who facilitated insider attacks was killed last week in Kunar province along with an associate. The operative was responsible for the May 11, 2012...
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Former Taliban emir Faqir Mohammed reported captured by Afghan intel
Faqir Mohammed. Image courtesy of AfPax Insider. Faqir Mohammed, the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan's former deputy emir and a previous leader in Bajaur, is reported to have been captured by...
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Chechen commander leads Muhajireen Brigade in Syria
Abu Omar al Chechen and fighters from the Muhajireen Brigade. A commander from the Russian Caucasus known as Abu Omar al Chechen is a key leader in the Muhajireen Brigade, a jihadist group that fights...
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Ex-Guantanamo detainee reportedly killed in Syria
On its Facebook page earlier this week, Islamisk Budskab in Denmark claimed that Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane was killed while fighting in Syria. A former Guantanamo detainee named Slimane Hadj...
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Pakistan arrests Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader Malik Ishaq
Malik Ishaq, the leader of the al Qaeda-linked Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, waves to throngs of supporters after he is released from custody in 2011. Pakistani police arrested Malik Ishaq, the leader of the al...
View ArticleMultiple insurgents captured in raid targeting IMU leader
Afghan and Coalition troops captured six insurgents during a raid two days ago that targeted a leader from the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU). The security forces launched the...
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