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Facebook Fatwa: Saudi Clerics, Wahhabi Islam and Social Media
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies has released the first-ever study of what radical Saudi Wahhabists are preaching to their followers about the United States and non-Muslims on social media sites.
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AQAP Confirms Death of Commander, Charges Father and Son with ‘Spying’ for US
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has confirmed that a local commander linked to a 2008 attack on the US Embassy in Sana'a was killed in a drone strike last November. more...
IMU Lauds Another German Killed in US Drone Strike
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan released martyrdom tape today praising a German member who was killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan over a year ago. The German, who was identified... more...
Pakistani Taliban Deny Responsibility for Boston Marathon Bombings
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan denied that it executed yesterday's bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon that killed three people, including an 8-year-old boy... more...
ISAF Captures Senior Lashkar-e-Taiba Leader in Ghazni
Coalition and Afghan special operations forces captured a senior leader from the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba during a raid today in the southeastern Afghan province of Ghazni. Additionally... more...
4 ‘Militants’ Killed in US Drone Strike in Pakistan
The US killed four "militants" in a drone strike in the jihadist hub of Datta Khel in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan. The strike today is the first reported by the US... more...
ISAF Operations Against IMU in 2013 at Highest Rate Since War’s Start
This past week Afghan and Coalition special operations forces conducted five raids targeting the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in northern Afghanistan. more...
Suicide Bomber Kills 16 in Syrian Capital
A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed vehicle in central Damascus today, killing 16 people and wounding more than 140. The suicide attack is the second in the Syrian capital in two weeks. more...
Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills 5 ISAF Personnel in Southeastern Afghanistan
The Taliban claimed credit for a suicide attack in southeastern Afghanistan today that killed three Coalition soldiers and two civilian personnel who worked for the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team. more...
Taliban Suicide Assault Team Strikes Courtroom in Western Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide assault team stormed a courthouse in western Afghanistan today in an attempt to free Taliban prisoners who were on trial. The Taliban assault team, estimated at between six to nine fighters,... more...
MUJAO Leader Says Belmokhtar is Alive
The leader of the al Qaeda-linked Movement for Tawhid [Unity] and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) has contradicted reports that wanted jihadist military commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar was killed in Mali... more...
Free Syrian Army Commander Praises Al Nusrah Front as ‘Brothers’
Colonel Riyad al Assad, the founder of the Free Syrian Army and one of its top commanders, described the Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, as "our brothers in Islam,"... more...
American Who Fought for Al Nusrah Front Arrested in US
A former American soldier who admitted to fighting for al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria has been arrested and charged with "conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction outside of the United States."... more...
Chechen Commander Forms ‘Army of Emigrants,’ Integrates Syrian Groups
A commander from the Russian Caucasus known as Abu Omar al Chechen has formed Jaish al-Muhajireen wa Ansar, or Army of the Emigrants and Helpers, and integrated several... more...
Pakistani Taliban Threaten Former President Musharraf with ‘Death Squad’
A Pakistani jihadist who escaped from prison during a Taliban jailbreak last spring appeared in a video in which he threatened to assassinate Pervez Musharraf, the former President of Pakistan who has recently... more...
Suicide Bomber Kills 17 Pakistani Troops in North Waziristan
A suicide bomber killed 22 people, including 17 Pakistan paramilitary soldiers, in an attack yesterday in the main town of Miramshah in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan. more...
Al Nusrah Front, Allies Seize Border Area Across the Golan Heights
The Al Nusrah Front, which is al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, and allied rebel groups overran a military base and several checkpoints in southern Syria. The victories put the Al Nusrah Front in control of an area... more...
France Confirms Death of Senior AQIM Commander Abou Zeid
French President François Hollande issued a statement confirming the death of Abdel Mejid Abou Zeid, a top al Qaeda commander who served as the deputy to Yahya Abu Hammam, the head of al Qaeda in... more...
US Posts $5 Million Reward for American Suspected of Being Zawahiri’s Emissary to Shabaab
The US State Department's Rewards for Justice program posted $5 million rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction of two Americans who have served in leadership positions in Shabaab, al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia. more...
US Drones Kill 4 ‘Militants’ in Pakistan
The US killed four "militants" in a drone strike in the terrorist hub of Datta Khel in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan. The strike today is the first reported by the US in Pakistan in 11 days. more...
US, UN Add Ansar Dine to List of Terror Groups
The US State Department and the United Nations added Ansar Dine, a Mali terrorist group with close ties to al Qaeda, to their lists of Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Today's designations follow the addition of the group's emir... more...