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P O T O M A C I N S T I T U T E F O R P O L I C Y S T U D I E S I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R T E R R O R I S M S T U D I E S 901 North Stuart Street Suite 200 Arlington, VA 22203 Tel. 703-562-4513, 703-525-0770 ext. 237 Fax 703-562-1000 icts@potomacinstitute. org www. potomacinstitute. org Prof. Yonah Alexander, Director 1 Daily Terrorism Weather 31 March – 2 April 2012 Al-Qa ida Al-Qaeda unlikely to profit from Mali rebellion: experts Date: April 2, 2012 Author: AFP Islamists played a part in the Tuareg rebellion that captured northern Mali in a lightning advance, but experts say Al-Qaeda s local franchise can not expect to benefit greatly from the revolt. The ethnic rebels have clearly been the big winners in the recent fighting, taking advantage of a power vacuum that emerged after soldiers in the capital Bamako toppled Mali s democratically elected leader on March 22. "For the moment, this is all about the rise of the Tuaregs. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (A
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P O T O M A C I N S T I T U T E F O R P O L I C Y S T U D I E S
I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R T E R R O R I S M S T U D I E S
901 North Stuart Street Suite 200 Arlington, VA 22203
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703-562-4513, 703-525-0770 ext.
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P O T O M A C I N S T I T U T E F O R P O L I C Y S T U D I E S I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R T E R R O R I S M S T U D I E S 901 North Stuart Street Suite 200 Arlington, VA 22203 Tel. 703-562-4513, 703-525-0770 ext. 237 Fax 703-562-1000 icts@potomacinstitute. org www. potomacinstitute. org Prof. Yonah Alexander, Director 1 Daily Terrorism Weather Date March 30, 2012 Policy in Washington Obama: Global oil supply OK to proceed with sanctions on Iran Date: March 30, 2012 Author: Associated Press Cross reference: Middle East President Barack Obama is moving ahead with tough new sanctions aimed at squeezing Iran’s oil exports after determining there is enough crude on world markets to take the step without harming U. S. allies. Obama’s move allows the U. S. to go forward with sanctions on foreign banks that continue to purchase oil from Iran. The sanctions aim to further isolate Iran’s central bank, which processes nearly all of the Islamic Republic’s oil purchases, fr
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P O T O M A C I N S T I T U T E F O R P O L I C Y S T U D I E S
I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R T E R R O R I S M S T U D I E S
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P O T O M A C I N S T I T U T E F O R P O L I C Y S T U D I E S I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R T E R R O R I S M S T U D I E S 901 North Stuart Street Suite 200 Arlington, VA 22203 Tel. 703-562-4513, 703-525-0770 ext. 237 Fax 703-562-1000 yalexander@potomacinstitute. org www. potomacinstitute. org Prof. Yonah Alexander, Director 1 Daily Terrorism Weather Date March 22 2012 Today in Washington U. S. now counts 17 dead in Afghan massacre Date: March 22, 2012 Cross reference: Afghanistan Defense officials said Thursday that investigators have increased the number of dead from the widely reported 16, but they were unable to immediately explain the change. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation into the shootings is continuing. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales allegedly gunned down Afghans on March 11 as they slept in their homes in two southern villages. He is expected to be charged Friday in the deaths and is in custody in a U. S. military prison.
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P O T O M A C I N S T I T U T E F O R P O L I C Y S T U D I E S
I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R T E R R O R I S M S T U D I E S
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P O T O M A C I N S T I T U T E F O R P O L I C Y S T U D I E S I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R T E R R O R I S M S T U D I E S 901 North Stuart Street Suite 200 Arlington, VA 22203 Tel. 703-562-4513, 703-525-0770 ext. 237 Fax 703-562-1000 yalexander@potomacinstitute. org www. potomacinstitute. org Prof. Yonah Alexander, Director 1 Daily Terrorism Weather Date March 22 2012 Today in Washington U. S. now counts 17 dead in Afghan massacre Date: March 22, 2012 Cross reference: Afghanistan Defense officials said Thursday that investigators have increased the number of dead from the widely reported 16, but they were unable to immediately explain the change. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation into the shootings is continuing. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales allegedly gunned down Afghans on March 11 as they slept in their homes in two southern villages. He is expected to be charged Friday in the deaths and is in custody in a U. S. military prison.
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P O T O M A C I N S T I T U T E F O R P O L I C Y S T U D I E S
I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R T E R R O R I S M S T U D I E S
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P O T O M A C I N S T I T U T E F O R P O L I C Y S T U D I E S I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R T E R R O R I S M S T U D I E S 901 North Stuart Street Suite 200 Arlington, VA 22203 Tel. 703-562-4513, 703-525-0770 ext. 237 Fax 703-562-1000 yalexander@potomacinstitute. org www. potomacinstitute. org Prof. Yonah Alexander, Director Daily Terrorism Weather 21 March 2012 Terrorism and the Middle East Egypt s Brotherhood may bid for president 21 March 2012 CAIRO - The Muslim Brotherhood might make a policy U-turn and contest May s presidential election, senior members said on Wednesday, as the group had yet to see a name among the declared candidates it was prepared to back. The Brotherhood, which dominated the first parliamentary vote after Hosni Mubarak s ouster last year, had said it would not run in what is billed as Egypt s first free and fair presidential race. The first round of voting is on May 23-24. The group instead said it would endorse one of the other candida
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P O T O M A C I N S T I T U T E F O R P O L I C Y S T U D I E S
I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R T E R R O R I S M S T U D I E S
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P O T O M A C I N S T I T U T E F O R P O L I C Y S T U D I E S I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R T E R R O R I S M S T U D I E S 901 North Stuart Street Suite 200 Arlington, VA 22203 Tel. 703-562-4513, 703-525-0770 ext. 237 Fax 703-562-1000 yalexander@potomacinstitute. org www. potomacinstitute. org Prof. Yonah Alexander, Director 1 Daily Terrorism Weather 17-19 March 2012 Al-Qaida Al Qaeda leader calls for revolt like Arab Spring in Pakistan 16 March 2012 Cross Reference: Terrorism and the Subcontinent, Propaganda and Incitement Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is calling on Pakistanis to join the Arab Spring uprisings and revolt against their government, saying the country s leaders are "slaves of America," according to a recent video posted on jihadist forums Friday. "Cannot a million free and noble people rise from amongst the Muslims of Pakistan to stage a protest against the generals of Pakistan army so as to force them to stop their treachery . . . by participat
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P O T O M A C I N S T I T U T E F O R P O L I C Y S T U D I E S
I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R T E R R O R I S M S T U D I E S
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P O T O M A C I N S T I T U T E F O R P O L I C Y S T U D I E S I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R T E R R O R I S M S T U D I E S 901 North Stuart Street Suite 200 Arlington, VA 22203 Tel. 703-562-4513, 703-525-0770 ext. 237 Fax 703-562-1000 yalexander@potomacinstitute. org www. potomacinstitute. org Prof. Yonah Alexander, Director 1 Daily Terrorism Weather 20 March 2012 Al-Qaida Scores dead in string of Iraq blasts 20 March 2012 Cross Reference: Iraq Al-Qaida leader s brother to be released 20 March 2012 Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri s brother, Mohamed, will be released from prison after 13 years, Egyptian officials said. An Egyptian military court acquitted him Monday, and he was set to be released Tuesday, CNN reported. Zawahiri was extradited from the United Arab Emirates after being accused of having ties to the 1981 assassination of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. While he was acquitted of assassination charges, he was later accused of conspiring agains
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P O T O M A C I N S T I T U T E F O R P O L I C Y S T U D I E S
I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R T E R R O R I S M S T U D I E S
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P O T O M A C I N S T I T U T E F O R P O L I C Y S T U D I E S I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R T E R R O R I S M S T U D I E S 901 North Stuart Street Suite 200 Arlington, VA 22203 Tel. 703-562-4513, 703-525-0770 ext. 237 Fax 703-562-1000 yalexander@potomacinstitute. org www. potomacinstitute. org Prof. Yonah Alexander, Director Daily Terrorism Weather 16 March 2012 Today in Washington Obama, Karzai reaffirm plans on security transition: White House 16 March 2012 Cross Reference: Afghanistan President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday reaffirmed plans for Afghan security forces to take the lead in combat operations next year and assume full responsibility for security across Afghanistan by the end of 2014, the White House said. "The two leaders also discussed President Karzai s recent reiteration of his longstanding concerns regarding night raids and house searches and recommitted to conclude ongoing negotiations on a memorandum of understanding
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P O T O M A C I N S T I T U T E F O R P O L I C Y S T U D I E S
I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R T E R R O R I S M S T U D I E S
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P O T O M A C I N S T I T U T E F O R P O L I C Y S T U D I E S I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R T E R R O R I S M S T U D I E S 901 North Stuart Street Suite 200 Arlington, VA 22203 Tel. 703-562-4513, 703-525-0770 ext. 237 Fax 703-562-1000 yalexander@potomacinstitute. org www. potomacinstitute. org Prof. Yonah Alexander, Director 1 Daily Terrorism Weather Date March 15, 2012 Today in Washington FBI: Afghan civilian killings could spark attacks in U. S. Date: March 15, 2012 Cross Reference: Afghanistan The alleged murder of 16 Afghan civilians by a U. S. soldier could spur retaliatory violence in the United States, a law enforcement advisory by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security warned. The intelligence bulletin, which was issued Wednesday to state and local law enforcement partners, says "there is currently no specific, credible threat information" that extremists might strike targets in the United States. However, the document, which was obtained by CNN, no
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