Al Qaeda
Shutters down in Pakistani city over shrine bombing
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Afghanistan
Gen. Petraeus calls for unity in Afghanistan war
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Exclusive interview with a top ISAF official
Afghanistan
Sweating blood to make Helmand a garden of peace
Afghanistan
Pentagon to open bidding for fuel delivery to Bagram air base in Afghanistan
United States
US – Gates tightens rules for military and the media
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Troops call it the Heart of Darkness, the spiritual home of the Taliban
United Arab Emirates
UAE moves on illegal nuclear and weapons trade
Guantanamo
At Guantanamo, eased conditions and fewer assaults on guards
Pakistan
Mosque attacks becoming a trend in ‘divided’ Pak
Lebanon
UN peacekeepers face tensions in southern Lebanon
Iraq
Security forces killed two senior al Qaeda leaders near Mosul, and detained eight smugglers on the Iraqi-Syrian west of Mosul, eight wanted men in Basrah, and a Baathist in Diyala. Two US soldiers died in “unrelated non-combat incidents.”
Somalia
Six people were killed in Mogadishu during clashes between government troops and Shabaab fighters. Shabaab claimed to have torched an African Union tank; the AU denied the report. The driver and a bodyguard for the provincial governor of Bari were killed in an IED attack.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
“Inspire,” a magazine reportedly published by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, is thought by some experts to be a fake. The 67 page web magazine is poorly written and a Trojan virus has infected 64 of the 67 pages.
Israel
Israel’s foes embrace new resistance tactics
Iraq
Iraqi Forces capable, confident as drawdown advances
Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide assault team attacked a compound run by a development contractor for USAID in Kunduz; six Taliban fighters, two Afghan security personnel, and two foreigners were killed. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in the south and east. The US congress has blocked $4 billion in aid to Afghanistan over corruption concerns.
China
China boosts security in Xinjiang
Afghanistan
‘Casablanca Rick’s Bar of Kabul’ serves up its last drink
Pakistan
Pakistanis blame US after shrine attack kills 42
United Kingdom
UK – Minister brands Met police anti-terror chief ‘alarmist’
Pakistan
High alert after Pakistan shrine suicide blasts
Iraq
Overcoming taboo, Iraq turns to dogs to fight bombs
Suicide assault team targets development office in Kunduz
A six-man team armed with assault rifles and suicide vests killed four people in an attack on a US development contractor and battled for hours before security forces eliminated them.
Thailand
Insurgents killed five Thai soldiers in a roadside bomb attack and ambush while on night patrol in Narathiwat province. Insurgents opened fire on the soldiers after their vehicle had been struck and was overturned. Parliament is debating lowering wages for soldiers serving in the south.
Afghanistan
Afghan governor: Suicide attackers strike Kunduz
Pakistan
Three suicide bombers killed 41 people in an attack at a Sufi shrine in Lahore. Ten people were killed during a clash between rival Taliban groups in Kurram. The Army claimed South Waziristan is cleared of terrorists. General Kayani denied brokering a meeting with President Karzai and Siraj Haqqani.
Afghanistan
Afghan Hindus and Sikhs grapple with uncertain future
The ‘only 50 to 100’ al Qaeda in Afghanistan fallacy
The CIA continues to get it all wrong when discussing al Qaeda in Afghanistan. Numerous officials are repeating CIA Director Leon Panetta’s claim that al Qaeda maintains only a small footprint in Afghanistan. Here is what Panetta said over the weekend on ABC News’ This Week: “I think at most, we’re looking at maybe 50 […]
Yemen
Unknown gunmen shot and killed a senior intelligence officer who worked on al Qaeda and southern secessionist problems. The colonel was gunned down by shooters on a motorcycle while he was near his home in Zinjibar in Abyan province. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has issued hit lists for top Yemeni military, police, and […]