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France launches 'tough' ground offensive against Mali's Islamist rebels
NBCNews.com 17 January 2013
By Bate Felix and Alexandria Sage
BAMAKO, Mali — French troops launched their first ground operation against Islamist rebels in Mali on Wednesday in a crucial action to dislodge al-Qaida-linked fighters who 
France pledges to fight until Mali's Islamist rebels are wiped out
The Guardian 16 January 2013
By Angelique Chrisafis and Afua Hirsch
France will only end its intervention in Mali when political stability and an election process have been restored to the chaotic west African country and Islamist groups have
US sending F-16s to Muslim Brotherhood
Elder of Ziyon 15 January 2013
From Al Ahram: A consignment of F-16 jet fighters to Cairo from Washington during the next few weeks has stirred up yet another hornet's nest in Egypt's fraught
Islamists vow to strike 'heart' of France
news.com.au 15 January 2013
"France has attacked Islam. We will strike at the heart of France," said Abou Dardar, a leader of Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), an offshoot of al Qaeda
F-16s to Morsi Despite His Calling U.S. the 'Enemy'
Radical Islam 15 January 2013
By Arnold Ahlert
A newly released video disseminated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) should blow a giant hole in the fantasy the Obama administration refers to as their
The Obama Military – Evolution and Legacy
Right Side News 15 January 2013
By Paul E. Vallely MG, US Army (ret)
Throughout the 236 years of US history, military forces have experienced numerous transformations in roles and missions, structure and procedures, reputation and power,
Hunt for missing soldier after failed hostage rescue
Telegraph.co.uk 14 January 2013
By Nick Meo, Colin Freeman and Kim Willsher
Helicopter-borne commandoes launched a raid on a hideout in a remote Somali bush village to free the agent from the clutches of al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda-linked Somali militant
Algeria authorises France to use airspace for Mali raids
Channel News Asia 14 January 2013
Algeria has authorised French warplanes to use its airspace for bombing raids on neighbouring Mali, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Sunday. Fabius, who was
Hamas Tests Improved Long-Range Missiles
Arutz Sheva 14 January 2013
By Elad Benari
Hamas is already preparing for the next clash with Israel and its military wing recently test fired improved long-range missiles, the Yisrael Hayom daily reported on
Terrorists Restocking Arsenal to Pre-Operation "Pillar of Defense” Levels, Officials Say
Algemeiner 11 January 2013
By Zach Pontz
Despite the relative calm in Israel since the end of Operation "Pillar of Defense” ended in November, officials in Israel believe that attempts by Hamas in Gaza to restock its
On-Base Muslim Imam Murders British Soldier
AINA (press release) 10 January 2013
A member of the Afghan army who acted as a prayer leader for troops has shot dead a British soldier in the year's first insider attack, according to officials in the
Turkey's Ex-Military Chief Detained for Coup Involvement
Bianet 4 January 2013
Turkey's ex-military chief Ismail Hakki Karadayi has been detained in Istanbul over his involvement in the coup in February 1997 that ousted the country's first Islamist-led
• November 21st 2012: The day we lost the "War on Terror"
EuropeNews December 23 2012
By Henrik R. Clausen
It may have escaped the attention of most, but on November 21st 2012, we suffered the final defeat in the War on Terror declared by President George W. Bush on September 20th 2001. After more than 11 years of fighting, 56,900 American causalties, cumulutative expenses of between 1.2 and 2.7 trillion dollars and a very complicated series of diplomatic & military alliances, the aim to defeat terror was abolished in Cairo, Egypt on that day.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with Egypt FM Mohammed Kamel Amr
Here, the triumvirate of Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal announced a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel following a week of intense fighting between the terrorist organisation and the army of Israel.
Germany mulls new tank deal with Saudis
Deutsche Welle 5 December 2012
A news magazine has provided new insight into the secret committee, chaired by Angela Merkel, that approves Germany's weapons exports. Germany is selling more arms to the
10 Lies About the Israel-Hamas Conflict
Algemeiner 5 December 2012
By Steven Emerson
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas may have been reached on paper, but evidence already indicates that it is unlikely to hold. A top Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader has
7 of Top 10 ‘World’s Most Influential Muslims’ Are Islamists
The Counter Jihad Report 5 December 2012
By Ryan Mauro
The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre has released this year’s list of the 500 "world’s most influential Muslims” and of the top 10, seven are Islamists. The unfortunate reality is that Islamism is indeed mainstream thought in the Muslim world and non-Muslims have a lot of ground to make up in the struggle over the direction of the Muslim world.
PCHR sort-of admits Hamas uses kids as human shields
the elder of ziyon - 5 December 2012
A nice find by Henrik, from PCHR last February: At approximately 00:30 (Feb. 19), an IOF [sic] warplane fired a missile at a training site used by Izz Addin al-Qassam
What a ‘Truce’ Means to Hamas
FrontPage Magazine 5 December 2012
By Joseph Puder
Disparate reflections on the recently concluded ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, which followed eight days of fighting, were revealed in a November 23, 2012 New
How Hamas and Islamic Jihad Use Journalism as a Cover for Terrorism
Israel Defense Forces 5 December 2012
Terrorists Prepare Rockets Aimed at Israel
When Operation Pillar of Defense began on Nov. 14, Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip knew that the IDF was trying to target them.
That might explain why on Nov. 19, four
MI6 told agent it couldn't kill al-Qaeda leader 'because assassinations are a breach of British law'
Daily Mail 4 December 2012
By Martin Robinson
An MI6 agent who managed to infiltrate al-Qaeda in a bid to kill one of its leaders was told by his British bosses they would not assassinate him because it could be against
