Pakistan
Defining ‘victory™ in Pakistan™s war on the Taliban
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Kenya
Kenya opens special piracy court in Mombasa
Afghanistan
Petraeus could provide calming influence after leadership change
Indonesia
Indonesian authorities have arrested Abdullah Sunata, the most-wanted leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, and two of his aides during a raid on his hideout in central Java. He was responsible for the formation of the terror cell in Aceh province has been largely dismantled, and served as a key link to the Abu Sayyaf Group. The […]
Afghanistan
Petraeus is now taking control of a ‘tougher fight™
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda recruiters target Algeria’s young jobless
Iran
Iran – Hiker moms: Shocked by report on children’s arrest
Iran
Tehran took steps to prepare for fuel sanctions from the West. Brazil told Iran that it must address Western concerns over the proposed fuel-swap deal. UAE trade authorities shut down 40 local companies for doing business with Tehran.
Pakistan
Security forces killed 24 Taliban fighters in Arakzai and detained five Lashkar-e-Islam fighters in Khyber; a Frontier Corps trooper was also killed in fighting in Arakzai. The Taliban is openly raising money in Punjab. A German suspected of belonging to al Qaeda has been detained in Bannu.
US Military
President Obama replaced ISAF commander General McChrystal with CENTCOM commander General David Petraeus. General McChrystal was relieved of command after an article with unflattering comments about the Obama administration was published. A new CENTCOM commander has not yet been named.
Pakistan
Renewed strains between Islamabad and Washington
Afghanistan
US allies hope for continuity after McChrystal
Afghanistan
Iran interferes in Afghanistan™s affairs
Afghanistan
Analysis: McChrystal’s sacking shows Obama is boss
Afghanistan
Gen Stanley McChrystal resignation statement
Afghanistan
McChrystal says he resigned for good of mission
Philippines
Abu Sayyaf fighters killed four people and wounded two others in an ambush in the province of Basilan. Fighting between Moro rebels and the Philippine military has left four soldiers wounded and two Moro National Liberation Front rebels killed in the province of Sulu. Soldiers were attacked by MNLF and Abu Sayyaf Group fighters while […]
Afghanistan
Obama relieves McChrystal of command
Afghanistan
Obama relieves McChrystal of his duties
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McChrystal out as Afghanistan commander following critical remarks
Afghanistan
Afghan leaders warn against firing Gen. McChrystal
Kashmir
Kashmiri terrorists killed an Indian Army colonel during a military operation in the forested Lolab area in Kashmir. The colonel is the most senior officer killed in Kashmir this year.
Times Square bomber discusses Taliban ties at plea hearing
At a plea hearing earlier this week, Faisal Shahzad discussed his ties to the Pakistani Taliban. Hours after Shahzad’s attempted bombing, the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in emails sent to The Long War Journal.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq claimed the June 20 double suicide attack on the Trade Bank of Iraq in Baghdad that killed 26 Iraqis. The terror group called the bank a “stronghold of evil.”
Al Qaeda
Lawyers condemn UK-India Muslim preacher ban
Afghanistan
Coalition and Afghan forces killed two Haqqani Network and Taliban commanders and an undisclosed number of al Qaeda fighters in Paktia, and eight Taliban fighters in Kunduz; and detained a Taliban commander and several fighters in Helmand and Zabul. The Taliban killed four ISAF soldiers, including a British Marine, in southern and western Afghanistan.
Pakistan
Taliban ‘openly raising funds’ in Pakistani Punjab
Pakistan
Pakistan is UK™s long-term strategic partner: Hague
Iran
Tehran scientists announced that they produced another 17 kg of uranium to 20 percent enrichment. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said negotiations for a fuel swap with Iran are still on the table. Pakistan’s parliament stressed the importance of the pipeline deal with Iran.
US, Afghan forces hammer the Haqqani Network in Paktia
Arabs, Uzbeks, Turks, and Chechens were reported to have been killed in the clash in eastern Afghanistan. Two Haqqani Network and Taliban commanders and a foreign fighter facilitator were killed in the fighting.