Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Taliban planing ‘anti-warlord’ campaign
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Afghanistan
17 injured in blast targeting Afghan candidate
Mauritania
Mauritanian troops, aided by France, attacked an al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb base in northern Mali, which resulted in six AQIM fighters killed. Mauritania said the raid’s aim was to thwart an attack, but France’s “technical and logistical” report indicates the aim was to free the French hostage, Michel Germaneau. France has refused to […]
Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad seen on video with Pakistani Taliban commander Hakeemullah Mehsud
The videoclip shows Shahzad and Hakeemullah hugging and shaking hands. Shahzad is heard saying he has carried out the attack under the orders of Hakeemullah, who reports to Mullah Omar.
Pakistan
Prime Minister Gilani extended General Kayani’s term as Chief of Army Staff by three years. TV footage claims to show that Mullah Fazlullah is alive. A Taliban commander and a fighter were killed in a premature detonation in Bajaur.
Pakistan
Indian concerns over Pak-US ties misplaced: Holbrooke
Pakistan
Militants looking to trigger Indo-Pak conflict: Mullen
Mullah FM alive
Mullah Qari Fazlullah. The Pakistani government has declared Swat Taliban commander Mullah Fazlullah dead numerous times over the past few years, but apparently video footage has now surfaced that shows the Pakistani Taliban commander is alive, albeit recovering from a wound to the leg. Fazlullah was also reported to have been killed during fighting in […]
Iraq
Insurgents killed three contractors in a Katyusha rocket attack on the Green Zone in Baghdad, and three civilians, a cleric, a policeman in attacks in Mosul. Security forces detained two al Qaeda operatives west of Baghdad.
Somalia
A Shabaab commander known as Mohamed Said Atom has established a Tora Bora-like complex of bases in the Sanaag mountains between Puntland and Somaliland. The President of Puntland said the Galgala Hills region near Bosaso is “under attack” by “foreign terrorists.” The government has launched an operation in the region.
Afghanistan
McChrystal’s rules of engagement helped reduce attacks, study says .
Afghanistan
Friction among Afghans looms as challenge in south
US adds Haqqani Network, Taliban leaders to list of designated terrorists
Nasiruddin Haqqani, Siraj’s brother; Gul Agha Ishakzai, the Taliban’s top financial officer; and Amir Abdullah, Mullah Baradar’s treasurer, have been designated as global terrorists.
Somalia
Somali refugees fear loss of Ugandan haven
China
China – Popular blogger admits restraint
United States
US worries about repeat of Mumbai attacks: Mullen
Al Qaeda
US admits ISI-Taliban links, assures India role in Afghanistan not diminished
Afghanistan
Two US soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan; Afghans claimed the Taliban shot the helicopter down. Coalition and Afghan forces detained a Taliban logistics officer and a fighter in Kandahar, and a facilitator for the Kabul Attack Network.
United States
Zachary Chesser, a Virginia native, was arrested for aiding a terrorist organization and his connections to Shabaab. Chesser had planned to travel to Somalia to join them in fighting. He turned up on FBI radars after threatening the creators of “South Park” on his radical website, RevolutionMuslim.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula killed five Yemeni soldiers in an ambush on a convoy in Shabwa province. Nineteen people were killed during clashes between the military and Houthi rebels in Harf Sufyan.
Algerian government denies reports of former Gitmo detainee’s mistreatment
The Algerian government has denied reports that it is mistreating Abdul Aziz Naji, a former Guantanamo detainee. Naji was a member of Lashkar-e-Taiba and an expert in improvised explosive devices prior to his detention at Gitmo. His transfer was supposed to entail “security measures,” but an Algerian official claims Naji was outright released.
Iran
The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said his forces are prepared to defend the revolution “and have other responsibilities at cultural, political, and security fields.” The deputy IRGC commander said Iran “can resist against toughest sanctions.”
Iran backs three Shia terror groups in Iraq: General Odierno
Iran continues to back the League of the Righteous, the Mahdi Army spin-off Promise Day Brigade, and the Hezbollah Brigades.
Lebanon
Lebanon: Ayatollah Fadlallah’s death and the expansion of Iranian hegemony
Kashmir
Indian security forces killed a “most wanted” commander of Harkat-ul-Mujahedin during a clash in Sopore. One Indian soldier and another HuM fighter was killed. The commander, Nouman, is said to have directed a siege in Srinagar and was a master bomb-maker.
Somalia
Shabaab and Kenyan border police exchanged fire near the Liboi border post; both sides sent reinforcements to the region. President Sharif has asked Arab countries to support Somalia in its fight against Shabaab.
Pakistan
Thirty Taliban fighters and three Pakistani soldiers were killed during clashes in Arakzai. Fourteen people were killed in Karachi over the past two days. A Taliban commander who ran an illegal FM radio station in Swat surrendered.
Iran
New sanctions crimp Iran’s shipping business as insurers withhold coverage
India
India state-run banks ‘turn away Muslims’
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