The Evidence: In a response to Al Qaeda Emir Ayman al Zawahiri’s latest attempt at reconciliation with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, ISIS spokesman Abu Muhammad Al Adnani made a startling admission: Al Qaeda has ordered its fighters and branches to refrain from attacking the Iranian state in order to preserve the terror group’s network in the country. …
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Israeli airstrikes kill 2 Palestinians in Gaza Strip
On Friday, the Israeli Air Force reportedly struck at a target in Gaza Strip, killing two Palestinians in the process. A spokesman for the Palestinian Health Ministry said that the target for the Israelis was a civilian vehicle driving along the Gaza coast, close to the al-Shati refugee camp and Ismail Haniyeh’s home, second in command of Hamas. Several others …
أكمل القراءة »Syria: Assad announces ‘General Amnesty” decree
On Monday, Syrian President Bashar Assad announced “general amnesty” for all “crimes” committed to a date, state television said. The amnesty decree, announced only a week after the controversial election he won amid raging conflict across the country, for the first time extends amnesty to those accused to be terrorists under the controversial July 2012 anti-terrorism law. The Syrian government …
أكمل القراءة »Rockets fired on Israel from Gaza, Syria; Israeli military strikes back despite Syrian ceasefire
Rocket fire from Syria and Gaza early on Monday struck Israel in separate incidents, and has prompted the Israeli military to strike back. The events occurred just hours before the new Palestinian unity government took office in Ramallah. A few hours earlier, tensions spiked as the newly Palestinian government was formally unveiled at a ceremony at the Muqataa headquarters in …
أكمل القراءة »Israel raids Palestinian publishing house, tells them to stop publishing three pro-Hamas papers
On Wednesday, Israeli forces raided the headquarters of a Palestinian publishing house in the occupied city of Ramallah in West Bank. They also warned the publishing house not to publish newspapers close to Hamas. Palestinian officials have criticized to move, and said that it violates their freedom of expression. Israeli authorities were not immediately available for comment. The headquarters of …
أكمل القراءة »Syrian opposition leader: Election will “divide Syrian people”, boost “arrogance” of the regime
Domestic opposition in Syria has said that Presidential polls in the war-torn country scheduled to be held on June 3rd will only worsen the political divide in the country and boost the “arrogance” of the regime. President Bashar Assad is widely expected to win the poll, which the West and exiled rebels have called a “farce”. Opposition leader Louay Hussein …
أكمل القراءة »British man convicted of terrorism charges; accused of undergoing firearm training in Syria
31-year-old Mashudur Choudhury on Tuesday became the first British person to be convicted on charges of terrorism connected to the conflict in Syria. Choudhury, a father of two and a former youth worker who hails from Portsmouth, was convicted of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts. He will be sentenced on June 13, and has been warned that …
أكمل القراءة »مصر: مصرع عميد شرطة في انفجار استهدف سيارته بالقاهرة
لقي ضابط شرطة برتبة عميد مصرعه ،يوم الأربعاء، إثر انفجار قنبلة زرعت تحت سيارته. في هجوم هو الخامس من نوعه بالقاهرة هذا الأسبوع. الهجوم الذي وقع بإحدى الأحياء الراقية بمدينة 6 أكتوبر أسفر عن مقتل قائد قوات الأمن المركزي المصري العميد أحمد زكي الذي قاد حملة موسعة على أنصار مرسي. كان أنصار مرسي قد شنوا عدة هجمات استهدفت معظمها قوات …
أكمل القراءة »اغلاق وحدة شرطة نيويورك المثيرة للجدل للتتجسس على مسلمين المدينة ؛ المفوض الجديد عازم على بناء الثقة المتصدعة بين الأقليات والقسم
تخلت إدارة شرطة نيويورك عن برنامج سري يقوم على ارسال مباحث يرتدون ملابس مدنية إلى أحياء مسلمة للتجسس على المحادثات وبناء ملفات مفصلة عن الناس حيث يصلون، يتسوقون، ويأكلون. القرار الصادر من مفوض شرطة نيويورك الجديد ويليام جي براتون يأتي في وقت يحاول فيه أن ينأى بنفسه عن أساليب ما بعد 11 سبتمبر في جمع المعلومات الاستخباراتية التي استخدمها سلفه. …
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