Posts Tagged ‘Syria’
Middle East Regional Report Jun 23 – Jul 02 2016
Updates on the events of Jun.28: a terrorist attack was carried out at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport by three terrorists in two locations. Full details are available in the downloadable report.
Read MoreGLOBAL INTELLIGENCE INSIGHT Weekly report
GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE INSIGHT – Weekly report 31st May – 08 June 16 Global Intelligence Insight, working with SecurityAffairs and SecurityMediaPublishing will deliver a weekly report on issues in Syria and Iraq as well as extremist related global terrorism. Data comes not just from open sources but also from material not readily available and is gathered…
Read MoreRegional Intelligence roundup to 4th May
Regional Intelligence roundup to 4th May 2016 Algeria Security forces arrest two suspected militants near In Guezzam Date of incident: 03/05/2016 Threat Category: Political Violence According to defence officials, security forces arrested two suspected militants attempting to cross the border with Niger on a motorcycle at 1400 hrs local time near In Guezzam. Authorities…
Read MoreJust Security regional roundup
JUST SECURITY – IRAQ and SYRIA Maha Hamdan, an Associate Intelligence Analyst@TheIntelligenceCommunity gives a roundup of the current issues in the press across the region. Syria’s ceasefire. The ceasefire agreement brokered by the US and Russia faces “complete nullification” because of Assad regime attacks in violation of the truce, warned a senior official from the Saudi-backed opposition High…
Read MoreAl-Nusra Front to remain Al-Qaeda aligned
Al-Nusra Front to remain Al-Qaeda aligned Abu Mohammad al-Julani, Commander the Al-Nusra Front, held a low-profile press conference in Syria, which was broadcast on the Arab news channels. Below are some topics that Al-Julani addressed at the press conference: Russian involvement in Syria: according to Al-Julani, the Russian attacks do not change anything in the…
Read MoreMiddle East Regional Intelligence to 16th December 2015
Regional Intel Report 10th to 16th December 2015 In this week’s Middle East Regional Intelligence we see no significant military changes on the ground in Syria and Iraq. The most prominent ISIS activity of the past week was a large-scale attack by suicide bombers, carried out with truck/car bombs or explosive belts in Iraq and Syria. ISIS…
Read MoreRegional Intelligence Digest: 5th – 12th November 2015
Regional Intelligence Digest: 5th – 12th November 2015 MAIN EVENTS OF THE WEEK According to media reports from the conflict zones, the Syrian Army’s ground offensive, with Iranian and Russian air support, has been halted. The rebel organisations, led by the Al-Nusra Front and ISIS (which are collaborating in face of the common enemy) took the initiative…
Read MoreRegional Intelligence update to 05 Nov 15
Regional Intelligence Weekly Digest – 29th October 2015 – 5th November 2015 This digest has been compiled for SecurityMiddleEast.com by GlobalRiskAwareness a leading cyber intelligence company. MAIN EVENTS OF THE WEEK This week has been marked by the crash of a Russian plane in northern Sinai, in which its 224 passengers were killed. ISIS has claimed responsibility…
Read MoreAbu Qatada moves on Syria
Abu Qatada moves on Syria Radical militant Jordanian cleric Abu Qatada increased his influence within Jabhat al-Nusra, (al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria) by issuing a Fatwa against Abu Hussein Rahhal, one of the groups’ veteran commanders. Rahhal was arrested earlier this year after he opposed the ever-increasing influence of Abu Qatada over Nusra’s affairs, including Abu…
Read MoreThe impact of the recent election in Turkey
The recent election in Turkey gave victory to the AKP party (Justice and Development Party), of the Turkish President, Recep Erdogan. They have been in power since 2002. The AKP received 41% of votes, more than any other party and ahead of the centre-left Republican People’s Party (CHP) with 25%, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) at…
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