Hamas regime announces plans to form navy, naval academy
GAZA CITY — Hamas has launched plans to establish a naval academy. Officials said the Hamas regime would open a naval academy in the Gaza Strip. They said the (more…)
Tunisia brands Salafist group Ansar Al Sharia ‘terrorist’
CAIRO — Tunisia has designated a leading Islamist group as terrorist. The Islamist government in Tunis determined that Ansar Al Sharia was conducting an assassination campaign against secular politicians. (more…)
U.S. intelligence alerted Turkey to ship carrying N. Korean gas masks
LONDON — Turkey is said to have intercepted a North Korean shipment of gas masks to Syria. A Japanese newspaper asserted that Turkey intercepted a vessel that contained North (more…)
Russia said to halt MiGs to Syria ‘until we see real money’
MOSCOW — Russia was said to have halted the sale of major military platforms to Syria. The Russian business daily Kommersant reported that the Kremlin ordered a halt to (more…)
U.S. IDs Hizbullah agents directing Iran’s wars in Yemen, Syria
WASHINGTON — The United States has identified Hizbullah’s leading foreign operatives. The Treasury Department has identified and sanctioned four Lebanese nationals said to lead Hizbullah operations throughout the Middle (more…)
Egypt retaliates against Hamas after ambush killed 25 police
GAZA CITY — Egypt has targeted Hamas in wake of the killing of 25 Egyptian police officers along the border with the Gaza Strip. Officials said the Egyptian Army (more…)
Jihadist groups joining forces with Al Qaida against Egypt
CAIRO — Al Qaida-aligned jihadists have again threatened Egypt. An Al Qaida-aligned militia from Mali said it would target Egypt, whose military overthrew its first Islamist president in a (more…)
Israeli intelligence: Al Qaida recruited as many as 3,000 in the Sinai
TEL AVIV — Israel’s intelligence community has determined that Al Qaida recruited thousands of fighters and logistics operatives in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Officials said the intelligence community has assessed (more…)
Conventional warfare weakness cited in death of Syria’s Al Qaida chief
LONDON — The commander of Al Qaida forces in Syria has been killed. Islamist sources said the Al Qaida commander in Syria was killed in a battle near the (more…)