Pakistan
Terrorists fail to reach comrade in Lahore hospital
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Pakistan
Four Taliban fighters dressed as policemen stormed a hospital in Lahore and killed five people, including three policemen. The Taliban are suspected of trying to free or kill one of their own who carried out the attack on two Ahmadi mosques in Lahore on May 28. The military claimed 42 Taliban fighters were killed in […]
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda announced that Mustafa Abu Yazid was killed in a strike. Yazid, who was al Qaeda’s leader in Afghanistan and top financial officer, was killed in a US strike in North Waziristan on May 21.
Israel
UN Security Council members urge Israel to lift Gaza siege
Israel
Israel: ‘Marmara’ ship docks in Ashdod; video shows attack on troops
Israel
Israeli soldier: Pro-Palestinian Turkish activists came for war
Israel
IHH – a Turkish humanitarian relief fund with a radical Islamic anti-Western orientation
Palestinian Territories
Pro-Palestinian ‘activists’ from the jihadist-linked, Turkey-based Humanitarian Relief Fund attacked Israeli naval commandos with knives and bats as they boarded a ship, sparking a battle that resulted in 10 people killed and six commandos wounded. The activists were transporting supplies to Gaza when intercepted by the Israelis.
Top al Qaeda leader Mustafa Abu Yazid confirmed killed in airstrike in North Waziristan
In a statement released tonight on a jihadist forum, Al Qaeda announced Yazid’s death. Yazid, who is also known as Sheikh Saeed al Masri, was al Qaeda’s leader in Afghanistan and top financial official.
Iraq
Insurgents killed two policemen and a soldier in Mosul, and a civilian in Baghdad. Iraqi troops killed the suspect who killed a recently elected Iraqiya member of parliament from Mosul. Security forces detained 39 policemen in Khalis, 13 wanted men in Basrah, and three Hezbollah Brigades fighters in Baghdad.
Al Qaeda
Indonesian terrorists sent to ‘terror rehab’ schools
Lebanon
Al-Jazeera presenters quit over ‘modesty’ dress comments
Iran
UN report says Iran has fuel for 2 nuclear weapons
Afghanistan
Top NATO commander addresses recent Taliban gains, vows commitment to security
Somalia
Shabaab attacked government and Ethiopian troops in Elberde. Hizbul Islam fighters withdrew from Beledweyne. Hizbul Islam ordered Universal TV to shut down after the station broadcast an image of the Prophet Mohammed.
Senior Taliban commander killed in Kandahar
Haji Amir is a top military commander who recently returned from Pakistan, where he planned the Taliban counteroffensive against Coalition and Afghan forces in Kandahar.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed two Taliban commanders in Kandahar and three fighters in Badakhshan. A suicide bomber killed only himself in Ghazni. The Taliban killed a policeman in Khost and a British Royal Marine in Helmand.
Iran
Iran opposition asks for anniversary rally permit
Iran
An IAEA report on Iran’s enrichment program reduces the likelihood of a nuclear fuel swap. Iran’s general staff denied reports that an Israeli nuclear sub entered the Persian Gulf. The Iranian ambassador to Iraq said no deal would be made to free three US hikers accused of spying.
Pakistan
US rejects reports Pakistan given deadline for operation
Israel
More than 10 dead after Israel intercepts Gaza aid convoy
NATO
Nato strike against Pakistan Taliban in Afghan district
Afghanistan
General who crafted Afghan strategy returns to put it in practice
Mexico
Passenger arrested after Aeromexico flight diverted to Montreal
Afghanistan
Afghanistan suspends two aid groups for Christianity probe
Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, a long-delayed national talk
Afghanistan
In Afghan region, US spreads the cash to fight the Taliban
Saudi Arabia
More than 5 billion Saudi riyals, or $1.33 billion, have entered Afghanistan via Pakistan since 2006. The money moves from Riyadh to Peshawar, where it is converted to dollars or rupees. The money is then transferred to North Waziristan; from there it is smuggled across the border.
Afghanistan
Terror link alleged as Saudi millions flow into Afghanistan war zone
Pakistan
US presses Pakistan for more data on travelers