Iran
Russia defended Iran’s debut of the Bushehr nuclear reactor. US officials visited Lebanon to address Iran sanctions. Tehran will unveil new weapons systems at a government event.
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Iraq
Dates or oil? Iraq’s farmers fear gold rush
Afghanistan
Medvedev talks with Afghan, Pakistani leaders
United States
US judge dismisses piracy charges against 6 Somalis
Afghanistan
Karzai says Afghanistan needs Russia’s support
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured scores of Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Paktia, Khost, and Nangarhar. The Taliban killed the Border and Tribal Affairs chief of Zabul and a construction worker in Paktia. 938 polling centers will remain closed due to the security situation.
Uganda
The government charged 32 suspects in the July 11 dual suicide attacks in Kampala that killed 76 people. Ugandan, Kenyan, and Somali nationals are among those charge. Four suspects have confessed to their involvement in the Shabaab attack.
Pakistan
The Taliban attacked a pro-government militia and police outposts in Khyber and Peshawar; two anti-Taliban fighters and several Taliban fighters were killed. Police arrested two suicide bombers in Peshawar.
Bosnia
Wahabi clerics distributed leaflets in mosques that warned Muslims not to join the security forces. “Those are forces devoted to a fake god who we should fight against with all of our powers,” the leaflets stated.
Iraq
Iraqi leaders fear for future after their past missteps
Pakistan
Pakistan aid ‘will not fall to extremists’
Afghanistan
Nearly 120,000 troops from 47 countries serve in ISAF
Iraq
An al Qaeda suicide bomber killed 57 police recruits and soldiers during an attack at a recruiting center in Baghdad. Insurgents killed three policemen, a jail employee, and a trade ministry employee in attacks in Ninewa, Baghdad, and Kirkuk. Security forces detained four wanted men in Kirkuk and an al Qaeda operative in Latafiyah.
Russia
A suicide bomber killed two policemen and wounded three others in an attack at a police checkpoint in North Ossetia. Twenty-three people were wounded in a car bomb attack in Pyatigorsk in Stavropol in Russia.
Afghanistan
Stoning of Afghan couple for adultery sparks debate on shari™a law
Europe
P.J. O’Rourke — ‘Radio Free Europe, freedom of speech, and liberty’
Bosnia
Bosnia: Radical Muslims urge boycott of security forces
Pakistan
Pakistan: ‘Terrorists planning to target top officials in capital’
Afghanistan
Karzai orders guard firms to disband
United States
General McChrystal accepts teaching post at Yale
Alaskan plot influenced by Awlaki
Paul and Nadia Rockwood. Photo from FOX News. An Alaskan husband and wife have pled guilty to lying to Joint Terrorism Task Force agents about their plot to target and kill individuals who “desecrated Islam.” Paul and Nadia Rockwood of King Salmon, a small community with a population of only a few hundred, were accused […]
United States
An Alaskan couple, who converted to Islam by studying the teachings of Anwar al Awlaki, have pled guilty to lying to federal authorities about a hit list they had compiled. The list included members of the media, the military, and religious organizations. Paul Rockwood will serve eight years in prison, while his pregnant wife Nadia […]
On civilian casualties, Taliban try to look like victims
Two recent reports show that Afghanistan’s insurgents are responsible for most civilian casualties (CIVCAS) in the country so far this year. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission’s (AIHRC) Aug. 8 report, “Report on Civilian Casualities, January 1-July 31, 2010” [PDF], states that 68 percent of Afghan CIVCAS were caused by insurgent activity. Similarly, the United […]
Another ‘foreign fighter’ cell targeted in Afghan north
ISAF continues to go after the ‘foreign fighter’ cells in Afghanistan. The latest strike targeted “a former Taliban commander who is currently a senior foreign fighter and weapons facilitator” in Kunduz province in the Afghan north. Of course, the commander has links back into Pakistan. From the ISAF press release: An Afghan and coalition security […]
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed seven civilians in Ghazni and three ISAF soldiers in the south and east, poisoned and killed six policemen in Kandahar, and captured nine policemen in Badghis. Afghan and Coalition force killed and captured more than 25 Taliban fighters and commanders and detained several more in Badghis, Kunduz, Logar, Helmand, Kandahar, Nangarhar, and […]
Afghanistan
Afghanistan war: What the Taliban is doing about its image problem
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan announced the death of its emir, Tahir Yuldashev. Abu Usman Adil, Yuldashev’s deputy, has been named the new leader of the al Qaeda-linked terror group. Abu Usman called for jihad in Kyrgyzstan.
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan names Abu Usman as new leader
Abu Usman Adil served as Tahir Yuldashev’s deputy before taking control of the IMU.
Yemen
“Gunmen” assassinated an intelligence official and nearly killed a district level intelligence commander in Abyan. Shia Houthi rebels looted and torched a government building in Al Jawf province.
Iran
Former UN ambassador John Bolton said Israel has eight days to strike Iran’s Bushehr reactor. Authorities in Tehran announced a suspension of a stoning sentence during Ramadan. Tehran invited Bangladesh to join in building the IPI pipeline project.