American terrorist feels 'life may be endangered' by Shabaab
An American who quickly rose through the ranks in Shabaab, al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, now says he fears the terror group may kill him. Omar Hammami, who is also known as Abu Mansour al Amriki...
View ArticleOmar Hammami 'not endangered by the Mujahideen,' Shabaab claims
Shabaab said that Omar Hammami "is not endangered by the Mujahideen" and that it is "surprised" by a video released by the leader in which he said he feared for his life. Shabaab denied that it...
View ArticleUS withdrawal from Afghanistan: the plan for 2012, 2013, and 2014
In June 2011, President Obama announced that the US would begin withdrawing military forces from Afghanistan and transferring responsibility for security to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF)....
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Pakistani Islamist warlord Mangal Bagh rumored killed in Khyber
Lashkar-e-Islam leader Mangal Bagh. Click to view images of the senior leaders of the extremist groups operating in the Khyber agency. Pakistani police claimed that Mangal Bagh, the leader of a...
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Taliban commander wants Pakistan's nukes, global Islamic caliphate
Omar Khalid [center], from his latest propaganda video. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. One of the top leaders of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan said the terror group seeks to...
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Al Nusrah Front takes credit for Damascus bombings
A screen shot of the video released on Feb. 26 by the Al Nusrah Front. Image from the SITE Intelligence Group. A jihadist group known as the Al Nusrah Front claimed credit for a series of attacks in...
View ArticleAl Qaeda gunman in France reportedly escaped Afghan prison
The man French authorities hold responsible for the recent murders of seven people in southern France, including three children, is a French-Algerian claiming allegiance to al Qaeda. Mohamed Merah, a...
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ISAF's new plan for Afghanistan
A change in plan When the "surge" of US troops to Afghanistan was authorized in 2009, an operational plan was created also. Operations would concentrate first on suppressing the Taliban insurgency in...
View ArticleTaliban suicide bomber targets Lashkar-e-Islam mosque, kills 5
A powerful commander of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan claimed credit for a suicide bombing at a mosque run by a rival terror group in the contested tribal agency of Khyber today, killing five...
View ArticleTaliban threaten Pakistani parliamentarians over possible reopening of NATO...
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan has threatened to attack members of Pakistan's parliament if they vote to reopen NATO's supply lines to Afghanistan. "If the parliament opened the land route for...
View ArticleAfghan security forces kill three ISAF troops in south, east
An Afghan soldier killed two British soldiers on a military base in southern Afghanistan today, while a policeman killed an ISAF soldier in the east. The Afghan soldier was killed by ISAF troops, who...
View ArticleISAF, Afghan forces kill top IMU commander in north
During a raid in northern Afghanistan yesterday, a combined Coalition and Afghan special operations force killed the top commander for Afghan operations of the al Qaeda and Taliban-linked Islamic...
View ArticleShabaab denies top leader granted interview
Shabaab has denied that one of its top leaders granted an interview with Somalia Report, a news website that focuses on events in Somalia. The denial takes place just two days after Somalia Report...
View ArticleTaliban ambush NATO supply column in western Afghanistan
The Taliban claimed credit for an ambush of a NATO supply column in western Afghanistan that resulted in the deaths of seven Afghan security guards, two soldiers, and dozens of Taliban fighters. The...
View ArticleUS Predator strike kills 4 'militants' in North Waziristan
Unmanned US Predator or Reaper strike aircraft killed four "militants" in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan today. The strike is the first in more than two weeks. The US...
View ArticleUS drone strikes kill 5 AQAP fighters, 1 civilian in southern Yemen
Unmanned US strike aircraft killed five Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in a pair of strikes in a province in southern Yemen known to serve as a haven for the terror group. The first strike...
View ArticlePakistani Taliban deputy leader Waliur Rehman threatens Britain
The deputy leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan has threatened to attack Britain if the Western country does not free Islamist prisoners or improve their treatment. Waliur Rehman Mehsud,...
View ArticleAQAP kills 17 Yemeni troops in southern Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters overran a military checkpoint in southern Yemen, killing 17 soldiers during an intense battle that also resulted in the deaths of 13 AQAP fighters. AQAP...
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Afghan forces, families are prime target for Taliban, says commander
Qari Dawat [left, from Channel 4 in 2010; right, from Al Jazeera in 2012] A Taliban commander in northeastern Afghanistan who has been hunted by US forces for years and has voiced his support for al...
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US offers $10 million bounty for capture of Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed
Hafiz Abdul Rahman Makki, left, and Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, right. Images from Rewards for Justice website. The US government has offered a $10 million bounty for the capture of Hafiz Mohammed Saeed,...
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