Al Qaeda
Saudi journalist who interviewed bin Laden resigns
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Al Qaeda
Iraq vows to quickly eliminate new Qaeda leaders
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NATO unveils draft of new mission statement
Afghanistan
Afghan border police in Kandahar repelled an attack by three suicide bombers, who were killed in the assault. The Taliban killed a pro-government cleric and two family members in Kunar, two Italian soldiers in Badghis, and an ISAF soldier in the south.
United States
Ground Zero mosque plan angers New Yorkers
The Pakistani Taliban’s top leaders
A look at the top leaders of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan.
Iran
Tehran agreed to Brazil’s proposal to send uranium to Turkey as part of a fuel swap. Ayatollah Khamenei urged unity in Muslim opposition to Israel. Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe arrived in Tehran for a state visit.
Afghanistan
Afghan demand from new Britain government
Iraq
Iraqi technicians dismantling Hussein’s nuclear plants
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Maldives offers relocation to two Guantanamo men
Afghanistan
Afghanistan issues arrest warrant for US officer
Afghanistan
Combat generation: Trying to work with an Afghan insurgent
Afghanistan
Nation building is a luxury in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Farmers flee area taken by US, saying Taliban still hold sway
Pakistani journalist aids in murder of ISI officer
Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir, who is known to be close to the various terror groups in Pakistan and the region, including al Qaeda, appears to have been caught on tape providing information to the Taliban that led to the death of Khalid Khawaja, who also had ties to terror groups in the region. Khawaja was […]
Pakistan
Security forces killed 15 Taliban fighters during air and artillery strikes in Arakzai. The Taliban has released 50 civilians who were kidnapped in Kurram on May 15. Ten civilians are still in Taliban captivity.
Iraq
Security forces detained three insurgents in Mosul and three more south of Mosul, and a “Syrian infiltrator” in Al Qaim in western Anbar. Insurgents bombed the homes of policemen in Mosul and Fallujah; no one was hurt.
Mauritania
Mauritania starts trials of al Qaeda suspects
Pakistan
Prying militants spread scare in Peshawar suburbs
Somalia
Puntland forces killed two Shabaab fighters during an attempt to capture a top regional commander. Hundreds of new Shabaab fighters have been seen moving to Mogadishu. Islamist fighters fired mortars at the parliament building; African Union forces returned fire.
Yemen
Nasser al Wahayshi, the leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, warned that his group would attack the US if it kills or captures the radical cleric Anwar al Awlaki, and said more Sept. 11-style attacks would be launched against the US. “We are enamored with the attacks of September 11,” he said.
Pakistan
Pakistanis want British MP to remove terror stigma
India
A previously unknown group identifying itself as the Islamic Emirate of al Hind has called for the release of convicted Mumbai terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Kasab. The group said it was an obligation of Muslims to free Kasab, who has been sentenced to death for his role in the November 2008 Mumbai massacre.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed four Afghan interpreters for ISAF forces during a wedding in Khost, the driver of a local intelligence official in Kandahar, and a US soldier in the south. Police killed a Haqqani Network fighter and detained two more in Paktika.
Afghanistan
McChrystal: Kandahar operation will be ‘slow, rising tide’ of security
Iran
A ‘revolutionary court’ sentenced in absentia women’s rights activist Shadi Sadr and an associate to “to six years in jail and 74 lashes for acting against national security and harming public order.” Police also arrested a former member of parliament and opposition leader. Iran signed a trade deal with Brazil.
Afghanistan
British diplomat takes key Afghan role
United States
US is still using private spy ring, despite doubts
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Nayif Mohammed Saeed al Qahtani is reported to have been killed in a shootout in Saudi Arabia sometime in April. The report is unconfirmed. Qahtani is a top operational commander for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
Afghanistan
War of persuasion: The modern US officer emerges in Afghanistan