Afghan Taliban suicide team kills ISAF soldier in assault on base
The Afghan Taliban have claimed credit for a suicide assault on a base in Kandahar province that hosts Coalition and Afghan forces. The suicide assault today in the southern province is the second such...
View ArticlePakistan launches airstrikes in North Waziristan after Taliban suicide attacks
The Pakistani Air Force launched airstrikes today that targeted "militant hideouts" in North Waziristan, after the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan launched two suicide attacks over the past several...
View ArticleTurkish authorities arrest ex-Gitmo detainee in raids against al Qaeda cells
Turkish counterterrorism forces reportedly arrested Ibrahim Sen, a former Guantanamo detainee, during raids against suspected al Qaeda members in six different provinces on Jan. 14. Press reports...
View ArticleUzbeks, Germans reported killed in Pakistan airstrikes
Pakistani security officials claimed that 33 Uzbek fighters and three German jihadists were among the 40 people killed in yesterday's airstrikes in the Mir Ali and Datta Khel areas of North Waziristan....
View ArticleIsrael busts 'global jihad' terror cell planning attacks, including against...
Israeli authorities today announced the arrest of three global jihadists who were allegedly preparing to carry out terror attacks after being recruited by an al-Qaeda-linked operative in the Gaza...
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US designates Deputy Secretary-General of Palestinian Islamic Jihad
The State Department today designated Ziyad al Nakhalah (Abu Tariq), the Deputy Secretary General of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). PIJ has been...
View ArticleAl Qaeda head addresses infighting in Syria
The emir of al Qaeda, Ayman al Zawahiri, has released a new audio message addressing the infighting between jihadist groups in Syria. Zawahiri does not mention any specific groups or individuals by...
View ArticleUS drone strike targets AQAP in central Yemen
The US killed four al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters last night, in the third drone strike in Yemen so far this year. The remotely piloted Predators or the more deadly Reapers fired several...
View ArticleBombings in Cairo kill at least 6, injure dozens more
A series of attacks today, starting with a car bombing that targeted the Cairo Security Directorate, killed at least six people and injured many more. According to Egyptian authorities, the attack at...
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Ansar Jerusalem claims responsibility for Cairo attacks that killed 6
In a statement released to jihadist forums this evening, Sinai-based Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Bayt al Maqdis) claimed responsibility for four attacks today in the Cairo area, including a car bombing...
View ArticleAnsar Jerusalem claims SAM attack as 3 soldiers killed in Sinai bus ambush
In a statement released to jihadist forums on Jan. 25, the Sinai-based jihadist group Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Bayt al Maqdis) said its fighters fired a surface-to-air missile (SAM) at an Egyptian...
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Weekend attacks in Somalia deal Shabaab a double blow
Armed MQ-9 Reaper drone. Image from The Telegraph. A US missile strike today reportedly killed Sahal Iskudhuq, a senior Shabaab commander who served as a high-ranking member of the Amniyat, Shabaab's...
View ArticleSaudi MSC in Jerusalem fighter fought in Libya, sought to join 'mujahideen'...
On Jan. 18, the Gaza-based Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem (MSC) released the third episode in a series entitled "Journey of Martyrdom." The approximately 24-minute video focuses...
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Saudi cleric's reconciliation initiative for jihadists draws wide support,...
Dr. Abdallah Muhammad al Muhaysini, as pictured on his Twitter feed. Muhaysini spearheaded a reconciliation initiative to end the jihadist infighting in Syria. The proposal mirrored a message from...
View ArticleAnsar Jerusalem claims Cairo assassination and Sinai pipeline attack
In two statements released to jihadist forums today, the Sinai-based jihadist group Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Bayt al Maqdis) claimed responsibility for an overnight gas pipeline attack in the Sinai as...
View ArticleAhrar al Sham leader criticizes head of Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
A top official in Ahrar al Sham and the Islamic Front, Hassan Abboud, has sharply criticized the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) and its emir, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, in a written statement and...
View Article2 al Qaeda commanders killed in December airstrike in Afghanistan
Two al Qaeda operatives who were associated with a top terrorist leader were among seven jihadists killed in a US airstrike along the Afghan-Pakistan border in December 2013. The al Qaeda operatives...
View ArticleISIS suicide team assaults Iraqi ministry
A suicide assault team likely from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, al Qaeda's branch inside Iraq, killed at least 18 people after attempting to storm the Transportation Ministry today. A...
View ArticleReport: Senior al Qaeda facilitator 'back on the street' in Iran
A senior al Qaeda operative based in Iran and known as Yasin al Suri (a.k.a. Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil) is "more active than ever" and facilitating al Qaeda's global operations, Al Jazeera reports. Al...
View ArticleAl Nusrah Front launches another suicide attack in Lebanon
The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, an al Qaeda branch in Syria, claimed credit for another suicide attack that targeted Hezbollah in Lebanon. Yesterday's suicide attack took place in...
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