Afghanistan
Taliban takes hold in once-peaceful northern Afghanistan
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Afghanistan
NATO strike cited in Afghan civilian deaths
ISAF continues to ID ‘foreign fighters’ in Afghanistan
Chechens with headbands are walking through a Taliban column during an attack on a US outpost in Kunar province. Click here for more images. Back on July 11, I noted that ISAF was beginning to define the enemy in Afghanistan. At that time, ISAF stated that it was hunting a Taliban commander involved in facilitating […]
Additional detail on the prisoner escape in Musa Qala
A jail cell at Forward Operating Base Musa Qala. Photo by Bill Ardolino A prisoner escape and subsequent small arms engagement occurred last weekend at the small three-room jail inside the wire at Forward Operating Base Musa Qala, which also serves as an Afghan police and army headquarters. Two Marines and one British security contractor […]
Pakistan
A US airstrike in North Waziristan killed 12 Taliban fighters. The UN said 20 million Pakistanis have been impacted by the floods, and six million Pakistanis have yet to receive aid.
Iraq
Insurgents killed four policemen and an Awakening fighter in attacks in Baghdad. Security forces in Diyala detained an al Qaeda assassin who carried out attacks in Baghdad. State of Law made an offer to Iraqiya to break the political deadlock and form a government.
Afghanistan
Karzai asks Obama for review of Afghanistan war
Yemen
“Subversive elements” killed an intelligence colonel in the southern province of Lahij. Juma’an Safian, the leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Jawf province, surrendered to authorities. The US military carried out the May 25 airstrike in Marib.
Yemen
Secret assault on terrorism widens on two continents
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed four policemen, three children, and an Australian soldier in attacks in Helmand, Kandahar, and Khost. Coalition and Afghan forces killed two Taliban fighters in Kunduz and “an unknown number of insurgents” in Badghis, and detained a senior Taliban leader in Helmand.
US Predator strike kills 12 in North Waziristan
Today’s strike is the first since July 25 and took place in a region controlled by the Haqqani Network.
Lebanon
Security forces killed Abdulrahman Awad, the suspected leader of al Qaeda-linked Fatah al Islam, during a shootout near the border with Syria. The government is setting up a fund for citizens to contribute in support of the Lebanese Armed Forces after the US suspended more than $100 million in aid.
Coalition, Afghan forces kill Taliban’s shadow governor for Nangarhar
Malauwi Ghulam Haideri served on the Peshawar Shura and was in direct contact with Taliban leaders operating inside Pakistan.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Malian officials reported that Abdelhamid Abu Zeid, the hardline emir of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in the Sahel who is responsible for the murder of Michel Germaneau and Edwin Dyer, is “doing everything possible to endanger the lives of the two Spanish hostages.” Abu Zeid allegedly wants Belmokhtar, the other Sahel emir of […]
Thailand
Muslim insurgents killed a policeman in a drive-by shooting in Yaring district, Pattani province, and a married couple that owned a rubber plantation in Yala™s Muang district. Insurgents wounded three police officers when they blew up a petrol station in Rangae district of Narathiwat province.
Iraq
Security forces detained two al Qaeda operatives near Habaniyah. Iran has continued shelling against Kurdish rebels in the Iraqi north. The commander of Iraq’s ground forces said Iraqi troops are ready to fill the gap left by withdrawing US forces.
Pakistan
Pakistan fight stalls for US
Afghanistan
The Taliban beat back an Afghan Army assault in Laghman; 13 soldiers, two policemen, and 20 Taliban fighters were reported killed; 20 soldiers are reported to be in Taliban captivity. The Taliban killed two British soldiers in Helmand. Coalition and Afghan forces detained several Taliban and Haqqani Network fighters and commanders in Helmand, Khost, Paktia, […]
Taliban, al Qaeda forces repel Afghan Army assault in eastern Afghanistan
An Afghan Army operation was “routed” during an operation along the Pakistani border in Laghman province.
Afghanistan
Reporters Sans Frontiers – Open letter to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange: ‘A bad precedent for the Internet’s future’
Malaysia
2 Muslims jailed 5 years for Malaysia church arson
Afghanistan
Germany to launch a push in N. Afghanistan
Russia
Dagestan plans to use ‘ethnic’ military units to fight militants
Russia
Two top leaders in the Caucasus Emirate rallied around their emir, Doku Umarov, after confusion abounds over his resignation and reinstatement. The Riyad-us-Saliheen Martyrs’ Brigade claimed it carried out a bombing near a Gazprom office in Moscow.
Caucasus Emirate leaders rally around Doku Umarov
Two top leaders reaffirmed their loyalty to the leader of the Caucasus Emirate as the Riyad-us-Saliheen Martyrs’ Brigade claimed it carried out a bombing in Moscow based on an order issued by Umarov.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has executed a Malian custom officials who was carrying documents from a Western embassy. AQIM is attempting to get a Malian national guard to join their ranks. An ex-AQIM fighter alleges that Malian government officials and tribal leaders have been supporting the group. Two Malians arrested in the Mauritiania-French […]
Yemen
The Interior Ministry issued a list of eight most wanted al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commanders. The eight wanted al Qaeda operatives are said to be behind attacks in the provinces of Marib and Shabwa.
Iran
Russia will deliver nuclear fuel to the Bushehr plant on Aug. 21. An Islamic Revolutionary Guards commander said Iran has no use for nuclear weapons. Iraq will allow a pipeline from Iran to Syria be built on its territory.
Afghanistan
Afghan forces suffer casualties in Laghman clashes
Afghanistan
Showcase Afghan Army mission turns into debacle