Al Qaeda
Yemen faces Qaeda, pirate threats in vital strait
Monthly Archives: July 2010
United States
CIA and Pakistan locked in aggressive spy battles
Iran
President Ahmadinejad threatened any state that would search Iranian vessels under the new UN sanctions regime. The Indian foreign secretary said that unilateral sanctions against Iran will harm India. Tehran cracked down on Western-style haircuts.
Iran
Human rights activist tries to stop death by stoning for Iranian woman
Al Qaeda
East African leaders urge UN to provide Somalia force
Iran
In responding to West, Iran stresses its naval abilities in Persian Gulf
Pakistan
Pakistan – Inquiry into attacks on Ahmedis pulls off vanishing act
Al Qaeda
Pakistan – Govt makes conditional talks offer to Taliban
Pakistan
Security forces killed a senior Taliban commander in North Waziristan and 10 fighters in Arakzai. Four Taliban fighters and a soldier were killed in a clash in Dir. Punjab has banned 23 terror groups. The US will send a delegation to Pakistan to convince the government to strike at al Qaeda.
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Pakistan – Punjab bans 23 outfits acting under new names
Pakistan
Pakistan clerics accuse Punjab leaders of Taliban link
Al Qaeda
Analysis: Militant interaction poses new threats
Afghanistan
General discusses Afghan Army™s development
Iraq
Security forces killed two suicide bombers in Mosul, and detained eight wanted men near Kirkuk, and five al Qaeda fighters and a foreign fighter facilitator in Mosul, Tarmiyah, and Abu Ghraib. Insurgents killed a civilian in Mosul.
Somalia
Two Shabaab fighters and six Hizbul Islam fighters were killed during infighting in Mogadishu. Fifteen people were killed in fighting between government forces and Shabaab in the capital. African nations pledged to send an additional 2,000 troops to Somalia.
Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda newspaper: Make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom
Iran’s PressTV continues to distort LWJ’s coverage of US strikes in Pakistan
Iran’s PressTV continues to distort The Long War Journal‘s data on the US air campaign against al Qaeda and the Taliban in northwestern Pakistan. According to PressTV, LWJ‘s data shows that mostly civilians are killed in the covert air campaign in Pakistan: Washington claims its airstrikes target militant hideouts though most of the attacks have […]
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed four ISAF soldiers in clashes in the east, west, and south, and wounded three civilians in a suicide attack in Herat. Security forces killed two Taliban fighters and detained three Taliban commanders and 12 fighters during raids in Badakhshan, Ghor, Logar, and Helmand. The Afghan military claimed 22,000 Afghan troops would be […]
Iran
Several countries in Europe have stopped fueling Iranian airlines due to sanctions. BP issued an order to its suppliers in Europe to halt the refueling of Iranian airlines. The commander of Iran’s Ground Forces said the military’s missiles can “can target any invader.” The oil minister said two new gas fields have been discovered.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan power station on hold because of security fears
Wanted Taliban commander killed in shootout in North Waziristan
Ameerullah Mehsud was number nine on the list of most-wanted members of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan. His death highlights the continued presence of the terror group in North Waziristan.
Afghanistan
Turkey™s role in Afghan political deals
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Haqqani militants present new threat in border region
Israel
Israel to allow most goods into Gaza
Algeria
Three gendarmes were killed in a remotely detonated IED attack at a checkpoint in Ziama-Mansouriah near Jijel in eastern Algeria. Two Algerian civilians were killed and two more were injured by a roadside bomb near Tebessa.
Afghanistan
Afghan minister cracks down on illegal mining
Al Qaeda
Pakistan Army finds Taliban tough to root out
Pakistan
Security forces killed 12 Taliban fighters in Arakzai and detained 12 terror suspects in Lahore and five “Afghan militants” in Bajaur. The Taliban killed two people in an IED attack in Kohat and wounded 12 more in a suicide attack in Dir.
Al Qaeda
‘Root of Afghan challenges; outside Afghan borders’ – Saleh
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Sangin ambush alleys provide ground for Royal Marine heroics