Lebanon
Cinders of Lebanon
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Kyrgyzstan
US to establish training center for Kyrgyz security service, not military base
Russia
Chechnya: Divisions in the Ranks
Pakistan
Pakistan: UN envoy warns of militant threat during flood
Saudi Arabia
Said Ali Al Shihri, al Qaada in the Arabian Peninsula’s deputy and a former Gitmo detainee, said the terror group has supporters in the Saudi security forces. Shihri ordered AQAP sympathizers to rise up against the Saudi government for “collaborating with” the US.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan says time running out for security firms
Iraq
Bomb kills 11, including eight Iraqi soldiers
Iraq
Iraq: Baghdad traffic police targeted in attacks
Israel
Israeli official sees Tel Aviv shelled in future war
Lebanon
ISRAEL: IDF takes new approach to Lebanese army, calls it ‘treacherous’
Afghanistan
In Mission With Afghan Police, Issues of Trust
Iraq
US and Iraqi Interests May Work Against Pullout
Puntland forces claim victory against Shabaab in the ‘Tora Bora of East Africa’
Security officials said Shabaab forces under Mohammed Said Atom have been driven from the Galgala Mountains.
Pakistan
The Taliban suggested the government deny foreign donations for flood relief and said it would provide funds. The US will not provide Pakistan with armed Predator UAVs. Two major news outlets have been shut down in Sindh for airing footage of a protester throwing a shoe at President Zardari.
Pakistan
US reassures India on military aid to Pakistan
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
A court sentenced the wife of Bangla Bhai and two other members of al Qaeda-linked Jamaat Mujahideen Bangladesh to 20 years in prison for possession of explosive materials. Bhai was the second in command for JMB before he was executed in March 2007 for murdering a judge.
Taliban behind 76 percent of civilian deaths in Afghanistan: UN
According to statistics compiled by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), the Taliban have intensified their attacks against civilians while Coalition and Afghan forces have dramatically reduced the number of civilian deaths. Over the past six months, the Taliban have caused 76 percent of the civilian deaths in Afghanistan, while Coalition and Afghan […]
Embedded with the Taliban in Kunar
Last week, Channel 4 News aired video of Norwegian journalist Paul Refsdal’s embed with Taliban fighters in Kunar. The footage provides an interesting look at a Taliban unit’s operations, or lack thereof, in the eastern province. The Taliban unit, under the command of Haji Mohammad Dawran Safi, or Qari Dawat, spent much of its time […]
United States
US aid to Pakistani flood victims ramps up
Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban: Reject Foreign Flood Aid
Pakistan
Army, Islamists Ride High in Submerged Pakistan
Afghanistan
Apocalypse Afghanistan
Afghanistan
UN: Taliban Responsible for 76% of Deaths in Afghanistan
Iraq
Insurgents killed a policeman, an Awakening commander, and two civilians in attacks in Baghdad, Hillah, and Fallujah. Iraqi security forces detained 35 al Qaeda operatives in Taji, Abu Ghraib, and Mosul.
Al Qaeda
‘Secret hand’ in French Sahel raid
Afghanistan
The United Nations said the Taliban is responsible for 76 percent of all civilian casualties in Afghanistan. A Taliban suicide assault team killed two security guards in Kabul. The Taliban killed four civilians in an IED attack in Ghazni. Coalition and Afghan forces killed 13 Taliban fighters in Laghman and detained several commanders and fighters […]
Lebanon
The US Congress blocked $100 million in military aid to the Lebanese Armed Forces over concerns it is allied with Hezbollah. Lebanese leaders dismissed Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s claim that Israel was behind the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Iran
A former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said graves are being dug for US servicemen in anticipation of an American attack on Iran. Iran plans on opening the Bushehr nuclear plant in September. The IRGC Navy said it will launch 12 fast-attack missile and torpedo boats.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: The Good Don’t Always Die Young