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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Afghanistan
‘Mass illness’ hits Afghan schoolgirls in Kunduz
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb’s propaganda branch, Al Andalus Media, has released a recruitment video. Al Qaeda leaders such as al Libi, bin Laden, and Zawahiri give speachs as Muslims, such as Boko Haram, are shown being executed or beaten. The video shows young jihadists speaking about their training and an attack near the […]
Iran
Iran strikes secret nuclear mining deal with Zimbabwe’s Mugabe regime
Al Qaeda
US – Court filing sheds light on bin Laden bodyguard
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq has confirmed that its top two leaders were killed during an April 18 raid by Iraqi and US forces. The sharia minister for the Islamic State of Iraq confirmed their deaths in a statement released over the Internet.
Pakistan
A US airstrike killed seven Taliban fighters in North Waziristan. The military killed 20 Taliban fighters in Arakzai. The Taliban killed four policemen and bombed 12 NATO tankers in Mianwali and wounded 10 policemen in a suicide attack in Dir.
Niger
Photos have been released of the French and Algerian nationals abducted by elements of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb near Inabangaret, Niger. Michel Germaneau is retired and president of an association in northern Niger. Ouaghi Abidin is from Tamanrasset, the location of the new joint anti-terror headquarters for Saharan states. AQIM has not yet […]
Al Qaeda in Iraq confirms deaths of al Masri, Baghdadi
Al Qaeda in Iraq’s sharia minister is quoted in a statement released on the Internet six days after the raid occurred.
Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq confirmed that its top two leaders were killed on April 18. Insurgents killed three civilians in Mosul and an Awakening fighter in Diyala. Securit forces detained 15 wanted terrorists in Al Kut, 12 wanted men in Basrah, and two more in Mosul.
US airstrike kills 7 Taliban in North Waziristan
The strike took place near the Taliban and al Qaeda hub of Miramshah and is the first by the US in eight days.
Pakistan
Bombs, missiles, bullets leave 29 dead in Pakistan
Al Qaeda
Yemen cleric: fight draft law banning child brides
Kashmir
Kashmir – Mechanism to prevent Indo-Pak nuclear war urged
China
Chinese military seeks to extend its naval power
Al Qaeda
Afghanistan ‘foils Kabul bomb plot’
South Korea
South Korea raises warship, finds clues on sinking
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – US wants British troops to leave Helmand
Al Qaeda
Iraq – Shiite cleric calls on followers to defend mosques
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – CNN reporter witnesses solemn ‘ramp ceremony’
Afghanistan
Afghan and Coalition forces killed 23 Taliban fighters in Kunduz province. The governor of Kunduz said 100 foreign fighters have entered Kunduz. The Taliban killed three civilians in an IED attack in Farah. An explosion that killed a US and Afghan soldier at an Afghan army base on April 19 was caused by a suicide […]
Iran
Iran has offered amnesty to members of Jundallah. The US has called for the immediate release of three American hikers detained after crossing the border from Iraq. The IRGC claimed it is testing four new anti-ship missiles during current military exercises in the Gulf.
Pakistan
The Taliban took credit for an ambush that killed eight soldiers in North Waziristan. The Taliban also beheaded four “US spies” in North Waziristan. Security forces killed 16 Taliban fighters in Arakzai.
Somalia
Shabaab claimed it took control of the town of Eldere. Ethiopian troops in Elberde freed 15 Muslim clerics suspected of being allied with Shabaab. The US brought 11 Somalis to America to try them for piracy and other crimes after they attacked US warships.
Al Qaeda
Confessions of a Pakistani spy
Pakistan
Pakistan – Suspects in 471 terror cases acquitted in Punjab
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Taliban-held district recaptured
Iraq
US clears 2nd Navy SEAL in Iraqi abuse case
Afghanistan
Surge in contractor attacks in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Behind the veil: An intimate journey into the lives of Kandahar’s women