Pakistan
Pakistan army accused of extrajudicial killings in Swat
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Iran
A senior member of the Iranian parliament said that “Pakistan is terrorists’ shelter” and “Pakistani officials must be held accountable for the issue.” Police arrested 40 people in connection to the Zahedan mosque suicide attacks that was carried out by Jundallah.
Turkey
Security forces detained 39 suspected al Qaeda operatives during raids in the cities of Adana, Istanbul, Canakkale, and Antalya. More than 400 police were involved in the operation.
Prospects for stability in Musa Qala: challenges and possible solutions
Opium looms large in the insurgency in northern Helmand, further complicating counterinsurgency efforts. Part 3 in the series on Musa Qala.
Afghanistan
Ethnic divide threatens in Afghanistan
United States
In targeting Taliban stronghold, US depends on Afghans’ reluctant support
Pakistan
Ten people were killed in a bombing at a market in the Tirah valley in Khyber. The Taliban attached explosive vests to two “US spies” and blew them up in North Waziristan, and destroyed five NATO fuel tankers in Khuzdar and Mach near Quetta.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: The US goes local in anti-Taliban fight
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
The US Treasury designated American-born Muslim cleric Anwar al Awlaki as a terrorist for his involvement in several terror attacks. “He has involved himself in every aspect of the supply chain of terrorism — fundraising for terrorist groups, recruiting and training operatives, and planning and ordering attacks on innocents,” the Treasury stated.
US adds Anwar al Awlaki to list of designated terrorists
Awlaki “has involved himself in every aspect of the supply chain of terrorism — fundraising for terrorist groups, recruiting and training operatives, and planning and ordering attacks on innocents.”
Iraq
Insurgents killed six civilians in attacks in Fallujah, Baghdad, and Hillah. Security forces detained four al Qaeda in Iraq operatives in Fallujah. The US turned over the Camp Cropper detention facility to Iraq.
Taliban commander linked to al Qaeda, Iran, killed in US strike in western Afghanistan
Mullah Akhtar and an undisclosed number of Taliban fighters were killed during a combined special operations raid on a training camp used by foreign fighters in Farah. Akhtar is one of several Taliban leaders linked to Iran’s Qods Force.
United States
US – Appeals court sides with Iranian dissident group
Pakistan
Pakistan top on porn search: Google denies
NATO
NATO not winning Afghan hearts and minds: poll
Afghanistan
Afghan minister says Chinese-built hospital to open
Syria
Syria slammed on human rights
Vigilance in an age of constrained resources
Let me begin by saying that the reports about large numbers of Somalis being brought into the US illegally are genuinely alarming. Despite that, my interview on Fox Business Channel last night represented a recognizable (though highly entertaining!) descent into insanity. Watch for yourself: I thought it was worth making a few points about this […]
Uganda
The Ugandan army spokesman said his country is willing to add an additional 2,000 troops to the African Union force in Somalia if other nations fail to fulfill their commitment. Police arrested four unidentified Eritreans and a Somali in connection with the July 11 suicide attacks in Kampala.
Afghanistan
Afghan and Coalition forces killed a Taliban commander in Farah who ran a training camp and facilitated the entry of foreign fighters into the country from Iran; several fighters were also killed in the raid. Combined forces also killed a Taliban fighter and detained a Taliban commander and several fighters in raids in Helmand, Kunduz, […]
United States
A second Christmas Day attack was in the works to coincide with Abdulmutallab’s failed airliner bombing. Overseas intelligence reports that extremists were targeting restaurants and nightclubs in New York City. The plot included smuggling explosive devices from Nairobi to London to New York by using Somali and Caucasian men to transport and carry out the […]
United States
Despite diplomatic tensions, US-Israeli security ties strengthen
Al Qaeda
Clinton to visit Pakistan to discuss its crucial Afghan role
United Kingdom
More than 2.5m Muslims threaten to leave Facebook after four Islamic pages are taken down
Afghanistan
British troops unlikely to hand back to Afghan control until July 2011
Iran
Tehran blamed the US and the UK for Jundallah’s double suicide attack on a mosque in Zaderan. The CIA said that an Iranian scientist was an asset for many years.
Pakistan
Ten killed in Khyber market explosion
Somalia
Uganda: Request for new Somalia rules of engagement
Jundallah suicide attack targets Iran’s Revolutonary Guards Corps
A pair of suicide bombers struck at a mosque in Zahedan during Revolutionary Guard Day.
Iraq
Four policemen and two civilians were killed in a carbomb attack in Tikrit. Insurgents killed a policeman in Hillah and a civilian in Baghdad. An insurgent killed himself in a premature detonation in Kirkuk. Police detained two members of a car bombing cell in Karbala.