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US intel chief: Al-Qaida likely to attempt attack
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Bosnia
Counterterrorism police detained 10 Wahabis during raids in the village of Gornja Maoca, a village under the rule of Sharia law. More than 600 policemen carried out the raid and seized a large cache of weapons, as well as cell phones and computers. The 10 people were detained for “jeopardizing Bosnia’s constitutional order and spreading […]
Yemen
A Pakistani explosives expert built the bomb that was used in the attempt to assassinate Saudi Prince Muhammad Bin Naif Bin Abdul Aziz in Jeddah late last year, according to the governor of Abyan province. The unnamed Pakistani is said to have trained other al Qaeda operatives in the use of explosives and is believed […]
No tape from Hakeemullah needed: Taliban spokesman
Hakeemullah and Waliur Rehman Mehsud, before the Pakistani Army launched the South Waziristan offensive in October 2009. Tariq Azam, the top spokesman for the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, backtracked on statements made by other Taliban commanders who said Hakeemullah Mehsud would release a tape to prove he was alive. From The Associated Press: […]
Iraq
Bombings in Baghdad wounded 16 Iraqis. Security forces killed an al Qaeda operative and detained an al Qaeda leader and 12 more operatives during raids in in Diyala, Baghdad, Mosul, and northern Iraq. Security forces also detained “scores” of al Qaeda fighters in Anbar and an al Qaeda leader in Diyala, 14 wanted men in […]
Al Qaeda
Deadly vanguards: A study of al”
Predators pound terrorist camp in North Waziristan
Eighteen missiles were reported to have been fired from five unmanned strike aircraft. Seventeen terrorists are said to have been killed.
Taliban
US steps up missions targeting Taliban leaders
Al Qaeda
Now, bomb implants to fool scanners
Iran
Iran, with opposition protests continuing, executes more prisoners
Al Qaeda
Somalia: Jihadist groups allied with Al-Qaeda
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed two British soldiers, an American soldier, and a Spanish soldier in separate IED attacks in the South and West. Afghan police killed seven Taliban fighters in Jawzjan province. Coalition and Afghan forces detained a Haqqani Network facilitator and an undisclosed number of Taliban and Haqqani fighters during raids in Kandahar and Khost.
Iran
Tehran criticized the US decision to employ ballistic missile defense systems in the Persian Gulf. The Judiciary vowed to execute nine more “anti-government” protesters. Opposition leader Mousavi said he will continue to fight for reform.
More on the announcement of merger of Shabaab and the Ras Kamboni Brigade
Image of a Shabaab fighter from the terror group’s website. I’ve obtained a translation of the announcement of the merger of the Ras Kamboni Brigade with Shabaab, and their commitment to establish an Islamic state in the Horn of Africa as well as to support al Qaeda and the “international jihad.” The groups merged on […]
Female suicide bomber kills 54 pilgrims in Baghdad
The suicide bomber killed mostly women and children as they traveled to Karbala as part of a religious ritual.
Afghanistan
Pakistan offers to train Afghan soldiers
Afghanistan
US makes small strides in getting Afghan army fighting fit, but hurdles remain
Afghanistan
Pakistan does not want to control Afghanistan: Kayani
Pakistan
A Taliban leader said Hakeemullah Mehsud will release a tape in the next couple of days to prove he is alive. Security forces killed 20 Taliban fighters in Bajaur and detained 12 Taliban fighters in Swat and South Waziristan. The Taliban torched a NATO fuel tanker in Khyber.
Kuwait
Kuwait Qaeda-linked cell plotted to attack US base
Somalia
The Ras Kamboni Brigade has broken away from Hizbul Islam, merged formally with Shabaab, and pledged allegiance with al Qaeda. Ras Kamboni leader Hassan Turki and Shabaab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane attended a ceremony in Baidoa. An artillery exchange between insurgents and presidential palace troops killed at last 16 people in Mogadishu. Five people were […]
Afghanistan
Team Obama scuttles the term "AfPak"
Denmark
Scandinavia at war
Iran
Iran aid to be raised with Berlusconi
Al Qaeda
How unmanned drones are changing modern warfare
Iraq
A female suicide bomber killed 54 Shia pilgrims in Baghdad. Insurgents killed a senior police official in Ramadi. US troops killed three “violent extremists” and wounded one more south of Mosul. Iraqi forces detained three insurgents in Fallujah, two members of an explosive cell in Baghdad, and an undisclosed number of al Qaeda operatives in […]
Hakeemullah and the fog of the Predator war
Hakeemullah Mehsud, left. AFP photo. An unnamed Taliban commander said that the group will provide “proof” that Hakeemullah Mehsud is alive and survived the Jan. 14 airstrike carried out by US forces. From The Associated Press: A close aide to Mehsud called the report of the militant chief’s death “government propaganda” and said he was […]
Afghanistan
Coalition and Afghan forces killed seven Taliban fighters in Helmand and a suicide bomber in Zabul, and detained an undisclosed number of Taliban and Haqqani Network fighters in Kandahar and Khost. The Taliban killed two US soldiers in separate clashes in southern and western Afghanistan.
Shabaab absorbs southern Islamist group, splits Hizbul Islam
The Ras Kamboni Brigade has broken away from Hizbul Islam, merged with Shabaab, and pledged allegiance with al Qaeda.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has offered men, weapons, and training to Nigerian Muslims in order to fight Christians in the conflict-torn central city of Jos. “We are ready to train your people in weapons, and give you whatever support we can in men, arms and munitions to enable you to defend our people […]