Israeli Air Force intercepts Hezbollah drone off coast of Israel
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) this afternoon. The drone, which Israeli officials say belonged to Hezbollah and took off from Lebanon, was intercepted over the...
View ArticleDetails emerge on suspects in Canadian terror plot
On April 22, Canadian officials said the plotting of Chiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser to destroy a passenger train traveling between the United States and Canada was linked to al Qaeda's network inside...
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Taliban promise suicide assaults, 'insider attacks' in this year's spring...
The Afghan Taliban announced that this year's spring offensive would begin on April 28 and would focus on suicide assaults on Coalition installations, as well as "insider attacks" against Western...
View ArticleHaqqani Network's Taj Mir Jawad subgroup targeted in raid
Coalition and Afghan special operations forces targeted "a high-profile attack facilitator" for the Taj Mir Jawad Network during a raid in eastern Afghanistan yesterday. Taj Mir Jawad is a senior...
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MSC in Jerusalem member targeted by Israeli Air Force
Today the Israeli Air Force (IAF) carried out an airstrike in the Gaza Strip in response to recent rocket fire from the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula. According to a statement on the IDF website, the...
View ArticleTaliban assassinate member of Afghan High Peace Council
The Taliban assassinated a member of the Afghan High Peace Council in a complex ambush in Helmand province today. The Taliban have now assassinated three senior members of the peace council since the...
View ArticleISAF targets 'insurgent leader' linked to Haqqanis, Pakistani Taliban, and...
Coalition and Afghan special operations forces yesterday targeted a "senior insurgent leader" with links to the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, the Haqqani Network, and "Arabs" operating in the...
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Pakistani Taliban praise bin Laden by 'waging jihad for the Caliphate'
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan has released a video praising slain al Qaeda emir Osama bin Laden on the second anniversary of his death and vowing to continue "waging jihad for the Caliphate"...
View ArticleAfghan soldier kills 2 ISAF troops in latest green-on-blue attack
An Afghan soldier killed two NATO troops in an attack in western Afghanistan today. The attack is the sixth green-on-blue, or insider attack, in which Afghan security personnel open fire on Western...
View ArticleIsrael reportedly strikes multiple targets in Syria in recent days
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck at least one target inside Syria between Thursday evening and Friday morning. US officials told NBC News on Friday that the target was likely "related to delivery...
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ISAF kills 2 'Arab'-linked commanders in Nuristan
Saleh Abd al Aziz Hamad al Luhayb. Image from Saudi Arabia's Ministry of the Interior. Coalition and Afghan forces killed two "Arab"-linked insurgent commanders, a wanted Saudi and an Afghan, during...
View ArticleTaliban claim bombing at political rally, name new emir of Kurram
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan claimed credit for a bombing today at a political rally in the tribal agency of Kurram that killed at least 18 people. Additionally, the Taliban named a new emir...
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Danish jihadist killed while fighting for Muhajireen Brigade in Syria
The Muhajireen Brigade, a unit made up of foreign jihadists who fight in Syria, has announced that a fighter from Denmark was killed while battling the Syrian government in early March. More than 500...
View ArticleISAF launches multiple raids against IMU as fighting season heats up
Since the beginning of May, Afghan and Coalition forces have launched five operations targeting the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in the northern province of Baghlan. Raids against the...
View ArticleTunisian indicted in New York linked to Canada terror plot
Today authorities in New York, including the NYPD, FBI, and US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the arrest of Tunisian national Ahmed Abassi for links to a terror plot to...
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Follower of Mohammed al Zawahiri dies in attack in Mali
Members of al Qaeda's Shumukh al Islam forum announced on May 4 that four Egyptian jihadists died in a "martyrdom-seeking" operation in Mali, according to the SITE Intelligence Group. One of the...
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'Pakistan has been trying to bring Afghanistan under its control': an...
District Chief of Police Lieutenant Colonel Sultan Mohammad listens to speakers during a land shura in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Photo by Bill Ardolino for The Long War...
View ArticleEgyptian interior minister: Al Qaeda cell plotted suicide attack against...
Egypt's interior minister announced today the arrest of three members of an al Qaeda cell who were plotting to attack a Western embassy. "The interior ministry was able to direct a qualitative blow to...
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IMU suicide bomber targeted top police commander in Quetta
"Ali," the IMU suicide bomber who attacked a Pakistani police general in Quetta. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan claimed credit for yesterday's suicide...
View ArticleTensions continue to escalate in Tunisia
Almost two months after Tunisia's prime minister and the head of Ansar al Sharia Tunisia, an al Qaeda-linked organization, traded barbs in the press and online, tensions have escalated once again....
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