On April 25, after breaking a silence of almost four months, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi issued a 34-minute proclamation (dated four days earlier) posted directly to the internet. The video preamble opens with al-Zarqawi denouncing the absence of the "Lions of Monotheism" and warning against collaborators,... MORE

Hopes of restored stability in war-ravaged Somalia have been dashed as warlords and Islamists skirmish across battle-lines in Mogadishu. The new Transitional Federal Government (TFG), once expected to restore order to Somalia, has been sidelined as many of its warlord cabinet ministers rush to join... MORE

EXPLOSIONS ROCK EGYPT According to initial news reports, three explosions rocked the Egyptian Sinai resort city of Dahab on the night of April 24 (Haaretz, April 24). Two of the bombs targeted two separate restaurants, while the third exploded in a supermarket. The attacks came... MORE

As news circulated on the arrest by Saudi authorities in Riyadh of yet more terrorist suspects in connection with the failed attack on the Abqaiq oil facilities last February, chatter on the jihadi forums has turned to considering whether the al-Qaeda organization is still functioning... MORE

On April 19, the Egyptian Ministry of Interior announced the capture of 22 members of a jihadist group that calls itself al-Ta'efa al-Mansoura (the Victorious Sect), and said that the group was planning to launch terrorist attacks against tourist locations and a gas line and... MORE

PHILIPPINE TROOPS KILL ABU SAYYAF COMMANDER Amilhamja Ajijul, an Abu Sayyaf commander who headed the organization's urban terrorism unit, was killed by Philippine security forces on April 11 (Malaysia Star, April 11). Ajijul was accused of organizing bombings in Zamboanga City, a town 530 miles... MORE

On April 14, the 10th issue of the Minbar al-Sham al-Islami (Islamic Pulpit of Greater Syria) appeared on the internet forums. The biweekly magazine emerged from the internet publishing group Minbar Suriya al-Islami (Islamic Pulpit of Syria), which also produces the Risalat al-Mujahidee (Message of... MORE

An increasing series of similarities between the insurgency in Afghanistan and Iraq has caused concern that militants are learning from the ongoing insurgency in Iraq. The abduction of foreign civilians, the increased use of roadside and suicide bombing attacks and the frequent ambush of security... MORE

Early this month, the Multi-National Force Iraq (MNF-Iraq) announced the capture of Mohammed Hila Hammad Obeidi, otherwise known as Abu Ayman. According to a press release, Abu Ayman, a senior aide to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was captured by U.S.-led Iraqi forces on March 7 (MNF-Iraq... MORE