Middle east events and news

Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen: Claim Of Responsibility For Attack On Joint Patrol Of U.S., Puntland Soldiers, Carries Out Attack On U.S.-Trained Somali Government Special Forces
On December 20, 2017, Shahada News Agency, the news agency of Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen, posted on its Telegram channel an Al-Shabab claim of responsibility for an IED attack on a joint U.S. and Puntland army patrol near the town of Galgala in the suburbs of the city of Bosaso in northeastern Somalia.
Turkistan Islamic Party Posts Photos Of Its Fighters On The Frontlines In Eastern Hama
On December 20, 2017, the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) posted a pictorial report depicting its fighters in position in the villages of Umm Miyal and Al-Rahjan in the Hama eastern countryside, as well as firing rockets and mortar shells at the enemy from the village of Al-Shakhsiyah. The ten photographs were posted on the TIP Voice of Islam Telegram channel.
Jaish-e-Muhammad Emir Masood Azhar On Trump’s Recognition Of Jerusalem: ‘The Longing For Jihad For The Liberation Of Al-Aqsa Runs In The Blood Of Every Muslim’
In his latest column in the Urdu-language weekly Haftroza Al-Qalam, Maulana Masood Azhar, the emir of the Pakistani jihadi organization Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), argues that U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is an opportunity for Muslims to unite and fight a jihad to liberate Jerusalem.
Pakistani Intelligence Advisory Warns Of Possibility Of Taliban Attacks In Punjab Province
In an advisory note to civil, police and military officials in Punjab province, Pakistan intelligence agencies have warned of the possibility of terror attacks by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). (by memri org)