Report: Hamas secretly pulls forces out of Sinai in bow to Cairo
After pledging to increase security cooperation with Egypt, Hamas has secretly pulled a unit of its military wing out of the Sinai Peninsula. (FULL STORY) (more…)
CIA battle with Pentagon gets physical in Syria
The Obama administration’s strategy in Syria is looking even less coherent after two different ground forces backed by two different U.S. government entities ended up fighting each other. (FULL (more…)
Report: Hamas agrees to Egypt intel’s demands on border
Hamas has pledged it will not interfere in Egyptian affairs and will bolster the Gaza-Sinai border, a report said. (FULL STORY) (more…)
UN atomic chief warns: Nuclear terror threat ‘cannot be excluded’
Terrorists have the means to obtain nuclear material and the knowledge to construct a potentially deadly device, the head of the UN’s atomic watchdog said. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Turkey detains Japanese jihadist on way to Syria
A Japanese citizen who was in contact with jihadists was detained by Turkish authorities near the border with Syria. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Number of ISIL jihadists in Libya expanded dramatically in past year
ISIL now has up to 6,500 jihadists in Libya, according to the Lexington Institute, which said the terror organizations had fewer than 1,000 followers in Libya last year. (FULL (more…)
Rebel spy chief: CIA has ignored intel on ISIL since 2013
The CIA ignored intelligence that could have prevented ISIL’s rise, the head of a Syrian rebel group’s spying operation said. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Nusra Front jihadists seize strategic hilltops from Syrian regime
Assad regime forces were driven from several key hilltops in northern Syria on March 7 by a loose alliance of jihadists led by Al Qaida affiliate Nusra Front (FULL (more…)
U.S. intel: Al Qaida staging a comeback, still ‘a serious threat’
Al Qaida, overshadowed for the past few years by Islamic State of Iraq of Levant (ISIL), is increasing its number of attacks and claiming territory, analysts and U.S. intelligence (more…)