A terrorist attack on a busy road in northwest Pakistan has killed at least 9 and wounded at least 20.
The bomb was intended to take out a van belonging to the Pakistani Air Force but also destroyed two other vehicles including a passenger bus. The attack happened in Peshawar, a stronghold of Taliban and al-Qaeda forces. Continue reading
Somali citizens are fleeing the city of Kismayo, the key stronghold of the Islamist group al-Shabab, as government forces close in on the city and defeat major pockets of terrorist resistance.
A general in the Somali army told the BBC they plan to take the port but did not give a timetable for the assault. Continue reading
The University of Texas was evacuated Friday morning after a man with a middle-eastern accent called the school claiming to be with Al-Qaeda and said he had planted bombs throughout the campus.
The call arrived around 8:35 a.m. with a warning the bombs would go off in 90 minutes. University officials posted a message on the campus’ emergency alert website at 9:53 a.m. telling people to “immediately evacuate ALL buildings and get as far away as possible.” Continue reading
A homicide bomber attacked a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia in an attempt to assassinate the country’s new President who had been staying at the hotel.
The bomber and four of the President’s security team were killed during the attack.
Al-Qaeda affiliated group Al-Shabab claimed credit for the attack. Continue reading
One day after Al-Qaeda’s #2 leader in Yemen was killed in a drone strike, the terrorist group struck back in an attempted assassination of Yemen’s defense minister.
The attack near government offices in Sanaa killed 11 including 7 of Major General Muhammad Nasir Ahmad’s personal bodyguards. A car bomb detonated as the minister’s motorcade passed the booby-trapped vehicle. Continue reading
The second in command of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has been killed in an operation lead by Yemeni government forces.
Said al-Shihri, a Saudi Arabian national released by the US from Guantanamo Bay in 2007, was reportedly killed by a strike from a US drone along with six other terrorists. The Yemeni government has been fighting Al-Qaeda Islamist militants in the southern part of the country for the past few months. Continue reading
Al-Qaeda affiliated group Boko Haram is targeting the mobile telephone system in Nigeria claiming that the system is being used by the government to track their members.
Assaults on all 24 destroyed towers were accompanied with armed assaults on villagers and local police. Attacks happened throughout the country from the port city of Lagos in the south, Potiskum in the north and the capital city of Abuja. The damage is estimated in the millions of dollars. Continue reading
An attack on the Yemeni Intelligence Headquarters in Aden has killed 14 people and injured dozens.
Government officials said the attack was “well planned” and included rocket propelled grenades and automatic weapons. The assault included a simultaneous attack on two sides of the building. Continue reading
At least 19 Christians have been killed when gunmen stormed a church in Okene, Nigeria and opened fire during the middle of worship. The pastor was among those killed.
The terrorists used Kalashnikov assault rifles leading to government officials suspecting the militant Islamist group Boko Haram which has been responsible for the murders of other Christians inside Nigerian churches. Continue reading
Yemeni government officials announced that al-Qaeda is responsible for a homicide bombing this weekend that killed 45 people and injured dozens.
The homicide bomber walked into a funeral in the city of Jaar and detonated his explosive belt. The service was conducted by a group of tribal militiamen who have supported the Yemeni military in their attempts to eliminate al-Qaeda in the nation. Continue reading
