Former Taliban defense minister dies in Pakistani custody
Mullah Obaidullah Akhund. Photo from Voice of Jihad. A former Taliban defense minister who was close to both Mullah Omar and Osama bin Laden has died in Pakistani custody, according to a statement...
View ArticleReport: New leader of al Qaeda network in Iran named
Muhsin al Fadhli, who is said to be al Qaeda's new leader inside Iran. A notorious Kuwaiti terrorist named Muhsin al Fadhli has reportedly taken over leadership of al Qaeda's network inside Iran. Sky...
View ArticleUS Predators kill 19 'militants' in 2 North Waziristan strikes
Unmanned US Predator or Reaper strike aircraft killed 19 "militants," including foreign fighters, in a pair of strikes in the Miramshah and Mir Ali areas of Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency...
View ArticleTreasury: Iranian intelligence supporting al Qaeda
The US Treasury Department today designated the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) "for its support to terrorist groups as well as its central role in perpetrating human rights abuses...
View ArticleAttempted suicide attack on US Capitol thwarted by FBI
The FBI has yet again employed a counterterrorism tactic that has proven extremely useful over the past few years in disrupting terror plots aimed at the United States. Amine el Khalifi, an illegal...
View ArticleAl Qaeda 'operates in Afghanistan under the flag of the Islamic Emirate':...
A Taliban spokesman who identified himself as an "Authorized Correspondent by the Media Committee of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" said that the Taliban will not renounce al Qaeda and that the...
View ArticleUS announces a 'surge' of military trainers to Afghanistan
The US Army recently announced the next round of unit deployments to Afghanistan. Five brigades and one army headquarters will deploy to Afghanistan between April and August 2012. While deployments are...
View ArticleTurkish jihadists eulogize commander killed in Waziristan
Sinan Tekin, a Turkish national who was known as Emir Yunis and Abu Yunis Turki. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. A Turkish jihadist Internet forum announced the death of a military commander...
View ArticleShabaab abandons western city as Ethiopian troops advance
View Larger Map As Ethiopian forces continue to press their offensive in Somalia, Shabaab forces have relinquished control of a key southern city that has been under the terror group's control for...
View ArticleTaliban incite Afghans to kill 'Crusaders' over Koran burning
The Taliban have urged all Afghans to move beyond "mere protests" and attack US military personnel throughout the country for burning copies of the Koran. The Taliban's call has been echoed by some...
View ArticleUS adds Indonesian group, 3 leaders to terrorism list
The US government has added an Indonesian group and three of its leaders who are responsible for attacks in the country to the list of terrorist organizations and individuals. Today the State...
View ArticleSuicide assault team attacks police in Peshawar
A suicide assault team from the Abdullah Azzam Brigade killed four policemen during an attack on a police station in the Pakistani city of Peshawar today. The attack was carried out by the Abdullah...
View ArticleMoroccan jihadist killed in Somalia airstrike
Moroccan jihadist Abu Ibrahim. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. A Moroccan jihadist was among several Shabaab fighters, including other foreigners, who were killed in an airstrike in southern...
View ArticleEgyptian Islamic Group plans to sue Interior Ministry over torture
The Egyptian Gama'a al-Islamiyya plans to sue the Egyptian Interior Ministry because members of the organization were "tortured by the State Security Bureau in the last three decades," according to a...
View ArticleSomali Islamist group formally declares allegiance to Shabaab, al Qaeda
A senior Islamist commander and weapons smuggler in northern Somalia who has long been tied to Shabaab has officially declared allegiance to the terror group and al Qaeda. The merger was confirmed by...
View ArticleAl Nusrah Front claims suicide attack in Syria
A screen shot of the video released on Feb. 26 by the Al Nusrah Front. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. A recently formed jihadist group known as the Al Nusrah Front claimed credit for a...
View ArticleTaliban suicide bomber kills 9 at Jalalabad Airfield
The Taliban claimed credit for a suicide attack outside of a US airbase in eastern Afghanistan that is used to launch drone attacks in Pakistan. Nine people were killed and several more were wounded in...
View ArticleJundallah kills 18 Shia travelers in northern Pakistan
An al Qaeda and Taliban-linked terror group known as Jundallah claimed credit for murdering 18 Shias who were traveling on a bus in a relatively quiet area of northern Pakistan. In the past, the terror...
View ArticleTaliban claim CIA 'fabricated' truce letter from Mullah Omar
The Afghan Taliban have denied the authenticity of a letter that ordered fighters to cease attacks in Afghanistan and was purportedly signed by Mullah Omar, saying the letter was "fabricated" and...
View ArticleAfghan soldier and teacher kill 2 ISAF soldiers in south
An Afghan soldier and a teacher opened fire on NATO troops in Kandahar province today, killing two soldiers before being killed in return fire. Afghan security personnel have killed seven International...
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