Pakistan
Taliban leader’s arrest hinged on US information
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Malaysia
Malaysia court canes three women
Al Qaeda
US aid rules in Somalia are impossible, says UN envoy
Iraq
Just weeks before elections, specter of sectarian violence resurfaces in Iraq
Afghanistan
Coalition aircraft killed more than a dozen Taliban fighters along the border with Pakistan. Coaltion and Afghan forces detained a Taliban sub-commander and an unspecified number of fighters in Logar and Nimroz. The governor of Kunduz said more than 280 Taliban and foreign fighters have been killed in the province over the past year. The […]
Afghanistan
In shift, Pakistan plays role in capture of Afghan Taliban’s No. 2
Afghanistan
Operation Moshtarak: Taliban using ‘human shields’ to slow US-led forces in Afghanistan
Lashkar-e-Taiba
A group calling itself the Lashkar-e-Taiba al Almi claimed responsibility for the the bombing in Pune, India, that killed 10 people. Abu Jindal, the group’s spokesman, said the terror group splintered from Lashkar-e-Taiba as it is under the control of Pakistan™s Inter-Services Intelligence. The group said it would target the World Cup Hockey and Commonwealth […]
Iran
The US, Russia, and France issued a joint warning to Iran to stop enrichment. Supreme Leader Aytollah Khameini said Iran won’t let “arrogant powers rule the world.” Russia delayed the shipment of t S-300 air defense missiles due to “technical problems.”
Mullah Baradar in custody: Pakistani Army
Pakistan’s top military spokesman confirmed that Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Afghan Taliban’s second in command and the operational commander, is in custody, and said he was detained 10 days ago. From Dawn: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was arrested around 10 days ago in a joint operation by CIA and Pakistani security forces in Karachi, […]
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Al-Qaida in Yemen tests new “anti-detectable” high explosive
Latest US airstrike kills 3 in North Waziristan
The attack is the third in four days, and may signal an uptick in US operations in the tribal areas.
Pakistan
Radical Islamist leader stirs passion in Pakistan
Pakistan
Baradar capture: Aided by US-Pakistan cooperation?
Pakistan
The US killed three Taliban fighters in an airstrike in North Waziristan. Security forces killed 10 Taliban fighters in Bajaur. Five suicide vests were discovered by police after an explosion at a home in Chaman.
Pakistan
US pressed Pakistan for Taliban chief’s arrest
War of words: Ahmadinejad, Netanyahu, Clinton
In another bout of saber rattling, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that Israel is planning on starting a war as early as this spring, according to a secret source secured by Tehran. “According to information we have they [Israel] are seeking to start a war next spring or summer, although their decision is not final […]
Iraq
Iraq: Senior cleric deplores Christian killings in north
Iran
US encounters limits of Iran engagement policy
Taliban commander, 4 al Qaeda fighters killed in raid near Marja
Afghan and Coalition special operations forces targeted a commander in the Washir district, one of three districts in Helmand outside the control of the government. Washir is north of Marja, where a major operation is currently underway to dislodge the Taliban.
Afghanistan
The battle for Marja
Somalia
Shabaab seized control of the town of Diif on the Kenyan border after clashes with Hizbul Islam. Ten people were killed during clashes between government forces and Shabaab in Mogadishu. A Hizbul Islam spokesman urged Somali members of parliament to join their fight against the government.
Iraq
Insurgents killed two police officers in a bombing outside of the Criminal Evidence Department in Mosul and four civilians in separate attacks in Mosul and Anbar. Security forces detained 21 wanted men in Basrah, 10 insurgents in Diyala, and seven al Qaeda IED cell members in Ash Sharqat.
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Terror reviews avoid word ‘Islamist’
Afghanistan
Afghan and Coalition forces killed a Taliban commander and four al Qaeda fighters in Helmand, and killed a Taliban fighter and detained 15 more in Khost, Kunduz, and Paktika. Joint forces accidentally killed eight civilians in Helmand and Kandahar. The Taliban killed three policemen in Kandahar and a Coalition soldier in Helmand.
Pakistan
Afghan Taliban military chief captured, aides confirm
Afghanistan
Deadly Afghanistan rocket attack actually hit its target
The Taliban
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Afghan Taliban’s second in command and the group’s operational commander, is reported to have been captured in Karachi. Two Taliban commanders confirmed Baradar was captured but in the Afghan city of Marja, while a spokesman denied Baradar was captured.
Why would Pakistan arrest Baradar?
There certainly is a lot of speculation about Pakistan’s arrest of Mullah Baradar, Mullah Omar’s deputy and the operational commander of the Afghan Taliban. Many seem to think that Pakistan has had a change of heart on the Taliban, and are now serious about taking on the Afghan branch. As I noted before, if so, […]
Pakistan
Pakistani-US raid nabs Mullah Baradar: Kayani doctrine in full effect