Assault on Taliban stronghold of Marja begins
The much-anticipated operation against the Taliban in central Helmand province began as thousands of US, British, and Afghan troops moved into Marja.
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Hakeemullah alive, will release tape: Taliban commander
A Taliban commander claims that Hakeemullah Mehsud convened the executive council and decided it was time to prove he was alive.
Russia
Russian security forces killed more than 20 insurgents during a clash in a mountainous region in the Republic of Ingushetia near the the border with Chechnya. Troops launched a raid against a terrorist camp in the village of Arshty that was run by Caucasus Emirate leader Doku Umarov.
Somalia
Five civilians were killed in fighting in Mogadishu. Shabaab killed a clan leader and a civilian in Afgoye. Somali’s sports minister died of wounds suffered in a suicide attack in December 2009. Shabaab called for jihad against the Somali governemnt and African Union forces.
Afghanistan
Allies attempt to broker Afghan deal to help troop surge
Yemen
The Yemeni government announced a ceasefire with the Houthi rebels operating in the North. The agreement was accepted by the leader of the Houthis. The Houthis attempted to assassinate the deputy interior minister in Saada.
Iraq
For those who need to be reminded: Who were the Ba’athists?
Afghanistan
US and Afghan forces killed 20 Taliban fighters in Farah province and detained a Taliban sub-commander in Logar and a fighter in Kandahar. Five US soldiers were wounded in a suicide attack at a military base in Paktia. An ISAF soldier was killed in an IED attack in southern Afghanistan. ISAF is investigating an incident […]
Iraq
Ten people were killed during a clash between US and Iraqi forces and the Hezbollah Brigades; 22 Hezbollah Brigades fighters were also detained. A female suicide bomber killed four female Shia pilgrims in Kufa. Security forces detained six wanted men in Mosul.
Al Qaeda
US to spread training in Pakistan
Afghanistan
McChrystal discusses Pak-Afghan border with Kayani
United States
Muslim-American body issues fatwa against airport body scanners
Afghanistan
British soldier from the Coldstream Guards killed as envoys talk to Taleban
Al Qaeda
Evolving US strategy widens assault on terrorists
Iran
The Shah’s son urged the West to help Iran’s opposition. US government officials dismissed Iran’s enrichment claims. Speaker Larijani said Tehran will “quicken nuclear work” if West imposes a new round of sanctions.
Iraqi, US forces kill 10 during clash with Hezbollah Brigades near the Iranian border
The clash began after Hezbollah Brigades fighters attacked a joint US-Iraqi force north of Amarah. Twenty-two Hezbollah Brigades fighters were captured.
Afghanistan
Five Americans wounded in suicide attack at US base in Afghanistan
Pakistan
The Taliban killed 12 policemen and three civilians in a dual attack in Bannu. The military created a 9-mile “security corridor” in Bajaur, forcing those living in the corridor to leave. A NATO supply truck was looted near Karachi. The US military plans to build new training centers for Pakistani forces.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb released a video confirming that three Spanish hostages kidnapped in November 2009 are alive. AQIM is also holding three other hostages and has threatened to kill the French hostage if imprisoned AQIM fighters are not released by France and Mali.
Afghanistan
Outreach precedes US offensive
Al Qaeda
New Somalia government offensive against Al Shabab
Al Qaeda
Afghanistan: Peace talks with the Taliban’s Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Afghanistan
Afghanistan conflict an ‘information war’
Al Qaeda
Intelligence ties between UK and US in jeopardy
Somalia
The death toll of yesterday™s shelling in Mogadishu reached 30. Shabaab™s new battalion, named Khalid Bin Walid, poured into Mogadishu to help counter the government offensive in the capital. Pirates freed a Taiwanese trawler used as a “mother ship” to attack other vessels during a 10-month period; three crew members did not survive captivity.
Iraq
Insurgents killed a policeman and a civilian in Mosul, and an imam in Baghdad. Security forces detained 27 wanted men in Basrah, Diyala, and Kirkuk, four al Qaeda fighters in Touz Khormato, and an Islamic State of Iraq leader in Arab Jabour.
Afghanistan
Twenty-three Taliban and allied fighters died during a cold snap in Baghlan province. Coalition and Afghan forces killed a Taliban commander and detained three more commanders and an undisclosed number of fighters during raids in Khost, Helmand, Kandahar, and Zabul. The UN believes opium production will drop this year.
15 killed in attacks on police in northwestern Pakistan
The twin bombings mark the fourth major attack against security forces in Pakistan’s violent northwestern border with Afghanistan. Twelve policemen were among those killed.
Afghanistan
New battles test US strategy in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Conservative Sunni activism reemerges in heart of Pakistan