Siraj Haqqani, the son of famed mujahedeen leader Jalaluddin, the military commander of the Haqqani Network, and a member of al Qaeda’s military shura. Image from an interview with Al Jazeera. The media is finally coming to recognize that the Haqqani Network is a powerful entity on both sides of the Durand Line. The Wall […]
A new way in Afghanistan
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A US strike in North Waziristan killed six Taliban fighters. Ten Taliban fighters and two soldiers were killed in fighting in North Waziristan; four more Taliban fighters were killed in Swat. Pakistani officials claimed five Taliban leaders were killed in US strikes on Jan. 15 and 17 in North Waziristan.
Iraqi security forces detained 13 al Qaeda operatives in Baghdad and northern Iraq, 13 wanted men in Basrah, seven Promised Day Brigades members in Baghdad, and a Naqshabandiya group member south of Kirkuk. Two bombs were detonated in Mosul but no casualties were reported.
Al Jazeera landed an interview with Siraj Haqqani, the son of famed mujahedeen leader Jalaluddin, the military commander of the Haqqani Network, and a member of al Qaeda’s military shura. The interview is short (see video above). Here is what Siraj had to say: Thank god the mujahideen are getting more advanced, the war is […]
At least six people were killed in fighting between pirates over a ransom in the coastal town of Harardere. A Puntland lawmaker was killed by a gunman in Bosaso. Hizbul Islam plans to start operating a port and an airport in the out of the capital Mogadishu.
The reports of the capture of Said Ali al Shihri were incorrect. Yemeni sources are now saying a different man, Yusuf al Shihri, was captured, even though he was reported killed during a clash last fall.
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Violence between Christians and Muslims has erupted in the northern Nigerian city of Jos. The death toll has reached 149 over two days as Nigeria™s vice-president, in the absence of President Yar™Adua, has ordered troops to the city to halt the violence. The cause of the fighting is unclear; Jos has been gripped by sectarian […]
Police defused a bomb outside an Indian Oil liquefied petroleum gas bottling plant in Punjab province. Police believe a major attack was thwarted as the bomb was placed along a pipeline between the gas plant and the bottling plant. It is not known who planted the bomb.
The strike hit a compound in the Datta Khel region, a region that hosts a headquarters for al Qaeda’s Shadow Army.
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Thirteen Taliban fighters and two policemen were killed during clashes in Farah and Badghis provinces. Coalition and Afghan forces detained two Taliban commanders, a facilitator, and and six fighters in Zabul, Ghazni, and Logar provinces. US Defense Secretary Gates said reconciliation with the Taliban leadership is highly unlikely.
Iran’s opposition urged protests on Revolution Day next month. Germany warned Iran that it faces new sanctions unless the nuclear issue is resolved. A city prosecutor was assassinated in northwestern Iran.
Turkish security forces detained 20 al Qaeda suspects in the city of Adana. More than 300 policemen searched 25 locations during the raids in Adana and seized weapons, ammunition, and computers.
Abu Hurayrah Qasim al Raymi, Last weekend, the Yemeni government claimed that Qasim al Raymi, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s military commander, and five other senior leaders of the terror group were killed in the Jan. 15 airstrike in a remote region of Al Jawf. But tribal leaders claimed Raymi was seen eating lunch […]
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Security forces killed 10 Taliban fighters during a clash at a checkpoint in North Waziristan and three more in Kurram, and detained seven suspected Taliban fighters in Mianwali. One member of a “peace committee” and three Taliban fighters were killed during a clash in Mohmand. The Taliban bombed a boys’ school in Khyber.
McChrystal commends Afghan forces in stabilizing Kabul
The Interior Ministry reported that Said Ali al Shihri and another al Qaeda operative were captured today after a car crash in Shabwa province. The report was not confirmed by US officials.
Eleven people were killed and 10 more were injured in heavy shelling in Mogadishu. The government demanded Kenya release 16 Somali members of parliament who were detained after protests in Nairobi over the deportation of a radical cleric. Shabaab and Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are swapping fighters.
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Plans collapse for Britain’s biggest mosque in London