Shabaab suicide assault team attacks Somali presidential compound
Shabaab, al Qaeda's branch in East Africa, carried out a complex suicide assault against the presidential compound in a highly secured area of Mogadishu, Somalia today. Several government officials are...
View ArticleAfghan Taliban denounces former senior official, denies involvement in peace...
The Afghan Taliban denied that a former senior official who was dismissed in 2010 represented the group in peace talks with the Afghan government. Additionally, the Taliban denied that it is currently...
View ArticleAl Qaeda's chief representative in Syria reportedly killed
Abu Khalid al Suri, whose real name is Mohamed Bahaiah, has been reportedly killed in a suicide attack in Aleppo. Al Suri's death has been confirmed on several Twitter feeds managed by Ahrar al Sham...
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Senior Taliban commander gunned down in North Waziristan
Eight South Waziristan Taliban commanders, pictured in a 'wanted' poster: 1. Hakeemullah Mehsud, 2. Waliur Rehman Mehsud, 3. Qari Hussain Mehsud, 4. Azam Tariq, 5. Maulvi Azmatullah, 6. Mufti Noor...
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Islamic Front official posts pictures of al Qaeda's top representative in Syria
Hassan Abboud, a top official in the Islamic Front and Ahrar al Sham, has posted a series of pictures of Abu Khalid al Suri on his Twitter feed. Al Suri was Ayman al Zawahiri's chief representative in...
View ArticleAl Nusrah Front emir issues ultimatum to ISIS
The leader of the Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, al Qaeda's branch in Syria, warned the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham to end its attacks on jihadist and rebel units in Syria or the...
View ArticleSyrian troops, Hezbollah fighters kill foreign jihadists in ambush
The Syrian military and its ally Hezbollah killed more than 170 Islamists from the Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, al Qaeda's branch in Syria, and the Islamic Front during an ambush in an...
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Ansar al Sharia Tunisia deputy leader reportedly in Syria
Kamel Zarrouk. Photograph from Magharebia. The deputy emir of Ansar al Sharia Tunisia is reported to have left his home country and traveled to Syria to wage jihad alongside the Islamic State of Iraq...
View ArticlePakistani Taliban announce ceasefire with government
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan announced that it would implement a ceasefire lasting one month in order to continue to conduct peace talks with the Pakistani government. The announcement took...
View ArticleAhrar-ul-Hind suicide assault team attacks courthouse in Islamabad
The newly formed Ahrar-ul-Hind claimed credit for a suicide assault today at a courthouse that killed a judge and 10 other people in Pakistan's capital of Islamabad. The attack took place after both...
View ArticleUS kills 3 AQAP operatives in Yemen drone strike
The US killed three al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in a drone strike in Yemen today. The strike is the first recorded in Yemen in more than five weeks. The target of the attack was a senior...
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ISIS suicide assault team strikes government complex in Samarra
Members of the ISIS suicide assault team in Samarra, identified as Abu Ya'ala al Harbi, Abu Anas al Tunisi, and Abu al Bara'a al Ghamdi. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. An Islamic State of...
View ArticleIsraeli navy intercepts Iranian weapons shipment headed for Gaza
Israeli forces this morning intercepted a Panamian-flagged cargo vessel near Port Sudan in the Red Sea. The vessel, identified as the Klos-C, was carrying "advanced weaponry intended for terrorist...
View ArticleUS drones kill al Qaeda operative who fought in Iraq
Today the US launched the second drone strike in Yemen in three days. The strike, which took place in northern Yemen, killed a jihadist who fought in Iraq. The remotely piloted Predators or the more...
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Head of al Qaeda 'Victory Committee' in Syria
Sanafi al Nasr. Photograph from Saudi Interior Ministry. Not long after Ayman al Zawahiri's chief representative in Syria, Abu Khalid al Suri, was killed in late February, a prominent online jihadist...
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Russian-speaking jihadists execute Syrians in Aleppo
Russian jihadists seconds before they execute Syrians in Aleppo. Click the image to view the video at the Syrian Center for Documentation's Facebook page. Warning: the video is extremely graphic. A...
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Dane, Uzbek among 30 suicide bombers eulogized by ISIS
ISIS suicide bombers Fatih al Denmarki and Abdul Aziz al Uzbeki. A Danish citizen and an Uzbek are among the 30 suicide bombers who were recognized by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham just two...
View ArticleSyrian nuns held by Al Nusrah Front fighters are freed
Today Lebanon's head of General Security, General Abbas Ibrahim, said that 13 Syrian nuns and three maids kidnapped in early December were released after negotiators had worked out "logistical...
View ArticleAl Qaeda-affiliated groups claim credit for joint attack on Hezbollah
The Abdullah Azzam Brigades and the Al Nusrah Front in Lebanon have claimed joint responsibility for rocket attacks on Hezbollah's "strongholds." On March 8, both groups published the same statement...
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US drones kill 4 AQAP commanders and fighters in central Yemen
Aftermath of a US drone strike that targeted two vehicles in Marib province on March 10. Image from Al Khabar Now. Late last night a US drone strike killed four al Qaeda commanders and fighters in...
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