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Pakistan floods ‘hit 14m people’
Monthly Archives: August 2010
US adds Ilyas Kashmiri to list of designated terrorists
The commander of al Qaeda’s Brigade 313 and the Lashkar al Zil has been added to the list of global terrorists. HUJI has also been named a terrorist organization.
Thailand
A police officer was shot dead and seven other officers injured when insurgents attacked their convoy in Nong Chik district of Pattani province. In Pattani™s Kapor district, insurgents killed one man and wounded seven others. Thailand and Malaysia have agreed to increase border cooperation and participate in joint military exercises in an effort to contain […]
Philippines
A bombing carried out by suspected Abu Sayyaf fighters at an airport in Zamboanga city has left one man dead and over a dozen injured. The attack took place at the arrival gate of the airport; police are investigating whether the man killed was the bomber. The governor of Sulu province, the stronghold of Abu […]
United Kingdom
Hundreds expected at UK Muslim anti-terrorism camp
Afghanistan
Mutilated Afghan girl Aisha in US for new nose
Kenya
Kenyans celebrate approval of new constitution
Sweden
Swedish Web hosting firm confirms WikiLeaks link
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Task force ensures fair detainee treatment, US commander says
Al Qaeda
America’s deadly terror ‘pipeline’
Al Qaeda
New al-Qaida leader knows US well
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed 12 civilians in IED attacks in Kunar and Ghazni, and a US soldier in an IED attack in the east. Coalition and Afghan forces detained several Taliban fighters in Logar and Helmand.
State Department: Iran supports Taliban, Iraqi militants
The State Department’s Country Reports on Terrorism for 2009 highlights, once again, Iran’s ongoing sponsorship of the Taliban and Iraqi militants.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq is offering money to Sunni tribesmen in an attempt to regrow its ranks. Awakening leaders say al Qaeda is trying to take advantage of Iraq’s political deadlock and delays in payments for Awakening fighters.
Iran
The US Treasury Department added four Iranian Qods Force commanders to its list of terrorists. General Hossein Musavi, the commander of Qods Force’s Ansar Corps, and Colonel Colonel Hasan Mortezavi have “provided financial and material support to the Taliban” in Afghanistan. Two other officials provide support to Hezbollah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Al Qaeda
A state-run newspaper in the UAE confirmed that a Japanese tanker was attacked by a suicide bomber off the coast of Oman. An al Qaeda-linked group called the Abdullah Azzam Brigades claimed it carried out the attack.
Afghanistan
Vietnam War wrong made right
New indictments unsealed in al Shabaab investigation
Two indictments issued in Minnesota provide information on Shabaab’s recruiting and fundraising practices in the United States.
Iranian Qods Force commanders linked to Taliban: US Treasury
General Hossein Musavi , who is the commander of Qods Force’s Ansar Corps, and Colonel Hasan Mortezavi have “provided financial and material support to the Taliban” in Afghanistan.
Taliban, civilians reported killed during raid in eastern Afghanistan
More than 15 Taliban fighters, including two commanders, and upwards of 12 civilians, are reported to have been killed during a special operations raid in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar.
United States
US names officials, companies in bid to raise pressure on Iran
United States
Sri Lankan Tamils aim for North America, asylum
Afghanistan
US tells WikiLeaks to return Afghan war logs
Israel
Israel wary over ‘Hezbollisation’ of Lebanon army
Pakistan
Swat school seeks to turn boys from Taliban
Iraq
Insurgents killed three Awakening fighters west of Tikrit and three policemen and two civilians in western Baghdad. Security forces killed an insurgent and detained 25 more, including two al Qaeda operatives, in Tikrit, Mosul, and Diyala.
Iraq
Deadly morality squad patrols Iraqi city
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed seven policemen in Kunduz. Coalition and Afghan forces killed 20 Taliban fighters and upwards of 12 civilians during a clash in Nangarhar. Security forces killed a Taliban facilitator and detained several more in Farah, Helmand, and Khost.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Magreb released a statement accusing France of covering up negotiations with the group for the release of Michel Germaneau as well as with Pierre Camatte. AQIM asserts that Britain rejected negotiations to return the body of British national, Edwin Dyer, who was killed by the group a year ago. AQIM […]
United States
The Treasury Department has issued a license allowing Anwar al Awlaki to be represented in court by the ACLU and the CCR. The two groups, who are aiding Awlaki’s father, Nassir, are challenging the Obama administration’s targeted ‘capture or kill’ list, to which Awlaki was added months ago.