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France confirms death of senior AQIM commander Abou Zeid
This image released on Dec. 25, 2012 by Sahara Media shows Abdel Mejid Abou Zeid, a top al Qaeda leader who served as the deputy to Yahya Abu Hammam, the head of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's...
View ArticleSuicide bomber kills 17 Pakistani troops in North Waziristan
A suicide bomber killed 22 people, including 17 Pakistan paramilitary soldiers, in an attack yesterday in the main town of Miramshah in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan....
View ArticleAl Nusrah Front, allies seize border area across the Golan Heights
View Larger Map The Al Nusrah Front, which is al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, and allied rebel groups overran a military base and several checkpoints in southern Syria. The victories put the Al Nusrah...
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Pakistani Taliban threaten former President Musharraf with 'death squad'
Adnan Rasheed (unmasked) is pictured with members of his "death squad." Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. A Pakistani jihadist who escaped from prison during a Taliban jailbreak last spring...
View ArticleTaliban suicide assault team strikes police HQ in eastern Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide assault team killed five Afghan policemen in an attack on a police headquarters in the eastern province of Nangarhar today. The Taliban claimed credit for the attack. The suicide...
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War of words escalates in Tunisia
On the same day that Tunisia's prime minister accused Abu Iyad al Tunisi of being "deeply involved" in violence and arms trafficking, Ansar al Sharia Tunisia released this message from its leader...
View ArticleChechen commander forms 'Army of Emigrants,' integrates Syrian groups
A commander from the Russian Caucasus known as Abu Omar al Chechen has formed Jaish al-Muhajireen wa Ansar, or Army of the Emigrants and Helpers, and integrated several Syrian fighting units into the...
View ArticleAmerican who fought for Al Nusrah Front arrested in US
A former American soldier who admitted to fighting for al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria has been arrested and charged with "conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction outside of the United States."...
View ArticleFree Syrian Army commander praises Al Nusrah Front as 'brothers'
Colonel Riyad al Assad, the founder of the Free Syrian Army and one of its top commanders, described the Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, as "our brothers in Islam," and commended the...
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'The Taliban are worried about the uprising happening here': an interview...
District Governor Hajji Faizal Mohammad greets US Army officers and an interpreter before a land shura in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Photo by Bill Ardolino for The Long War...
View ArticleUS special operations forces kill Panjwai shadow governor
US special operations forces have killed Abdullah Wakil, the Taliban's shadow governor for Panjwai district in Afghanistan's Kandahar province. The insurgent commander was gunned down yesterday during...
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MUJAO leader says Belmokhtar is alive
Al Qaeda commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar. Image from Sahara Media. The leader of the al Qaeda-linked Movement for Tawhid [Unity] and Jihad in West Africa has denied reports that wanted jihadist military...
View ArticleMSC in Jerusalem claims rocket fire, demands Hamas release jihadists
On April 2, the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem (MSC), an al Qaeda-linked group, claimed credit for two rocket attacks against Israel. According to the first statement, which was...
View ArticleTaliban suicide assault team strikes courtroom in western Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide assault team stormed a courthouse in western Afghanistan today in an attempt to free Taliban prisoners who were on trial. The Taliban assault team, estimated at between six to nine...
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Al Qaeda in Iraq leader's fate highlighted in Facebook postings
A banner dedicated to Abdullah Azzam al Qahtani that has appeared on multiple jihadist Facebook pages. The fate of a Saudi who once served as an al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) leader and proposed a terrorist...
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The anatomy of green-on-blue tensions in Panjwai
A US soldier and an Afghan Uniform Police (AUP) officer stand guard during a shura in the Panjwai district government headquarters. Photo by Bill Ardolino for The Long War Journal. The jarring ring of...
View ArticleIncreased targeting of IMU continues in Afghan north
During an operation in the northern province of Baghlan on April 3, Afghan and Coalition special operations forces arrested another leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. The raid was the 13th...
View ArticleTaliban suicide bomber kills 5 ISAF personnel in southeastern Afghanistan
The Taliban claimed credit for a suicide attack in southeastern Afghanistan today that killed three Coalition soldiers and two civilian personnel who worked for the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction...
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Salafi jihadist supporters protest Hamas' arrest campaign
Screenshot of new Facebook page for supporters of Salafi jihadists imprisoned by Hamas. Supporters of Salafi jihadists in the Gaza Strip are increasing their protests against Hamas both online and in...
View ArticleSuicide bomber kills 16 in Syrian capital
A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed vehicle in central Damascus today, killing 16 people and wounding more than 140. The suicide attack is the second in the Syrian capital in two weeks....
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