On the coattails of President Obama’s commencement address at the United States Military Academy, the White House released its 2010 National Security Strategy this afternoon. This 52-page document offers the American people a comprehensive view of the current administration’s approach to national security. What is strange — and frankly, disconcerting — is the lack of […]
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Pakistani security forces killed 15 Taliban fighters in Arakzai. The Taliban killed a soldier, a pro-government tribal leader, and two of his family members in Bajaur. The Taliban then burned the tribal leader’s home to the ground.
Insurgents killed an Army major and a civilian in Mosul. Security forces detained nine wanted men in Basrah, five al Qaeda operatives in Mosul and in and around Baghdad, and a 1920™s Revolutionary Brigade smuggler in Bayji.
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Hizbul Islam leader Hassan Dahir Aweys called for Islamist terror groups to unite. Three people were killed in mortar attacks in Mogadishu. The prime minister has refused to vacate his post, sparking a political crisis.
Mullah Fazlullah is among seven Taliban fighters thought to have been killed in a clash with border police in Nuristan. The Taliban killed a British Royal Marine and a policeman in attacks in Farah and in the south. Coalition and Afghan forces detained an undisclosed number of Taliban fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, and Khost.
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The Department of Homeland Security has warned Texas authorities that Mohamed Ali, who is affiliated with the Shabaab terror network based out of Somalia, is attempting to enter the US via the Mexico. Law enforcement officials have discovered a large human smuggling operation, facilitating the travel of Somalis linked to terror cells into the US […]
Federal authorities have issued a terror alert to Texas authorities to be on the lookout for a man believed to have recently crossed, or to be planning on crossing, into the US from the Mexican border. The man, Mohamed Ali, is a suspected member of the Somali-based terror group al Shabaab. The alert follows a […]
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Afghan border police claimed the Swat Taliban commander was killed along with six fighters. The report is unconfirmed.
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov dismissed Iran’s criticism of Russian-supported UN sanctions. Istanbul urged the US to accept the terms of the new nuclear fuel-swap deal. President Ahmadinejad said that Western “bullying” will not serve to isolate Iran.
A bomb attack in Yala province by Muslim terrorists killed two people and injured at least 55 more. A motorcycle bomb exploded near a car showroom in the town of Yala, and a second bomb exploded when authorities and rescue workers came to help the wounded.
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Security forces killed 15 Taliban fighters in Arakzai and two more in Swat. The Times Square bomber has been linked to South Waziristan. Pakistan lifted its ban on Facebook.