Yemen
The Army said it would launch an offensive in 24 hours against 200 al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operatives holed up in the town of Louder. Houthi rebels killed two pro-government clan members in Sa’ada.
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Al Qaeda
Somalia rebels looking increasingly like Taliban
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb released the two Spanish hostages abducted in November. The Spanish aid workers were reportedly released in exchange for a militant. The extradition to Mali of an AQIM fighter convicted in Mauritania for kidnapping the three Spanish workers is suspected of being connected to the exchange.
Pakistan
Pakistan flood aid from Islamic extremists
Al Qaeda
In Kenya’s capital, Somali immigrant neighborhood is incubator for jihad
Sweden
Swedish prosecutors defend handling of case of Wikileaks’ Assange
Iraq
US ready to resume Iraq combat role if needed-Odierno
Iran
Iran claimed it produced and fielded an unmanned “stealth” bomber. The new UAV, called the Karrar, is said to have a range of 600 miles and can carry two 250-pound bombs. Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Iran would hold talks with any nation but the US.
Russians kill top Caucasus Emirate leader
Emir Sayfullah was the leader of the Islamic Caucasus Emirate’s forces in Dagestan and the top judge for the terror group.
Algeria
Suspected Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Islamists killed three Algerian soldiers and wounded five others after striking their convoy with roadside bombs in Baghlia, near Algiers. The government is attempting to pass a law that will criminalize online support and recruiting for terrorist groups.
Somalia
Ten Shabaab fighters, including three Pakistanis, two Indians, an Afghan, and an Algerian, were killed in an explosion at a safe house in Mogadishu. Three people were killed in fighting in Puntland between Shabaab and security forces. Shabaab burned 500 bags of grain stored at a World Food Program warehouse.
Pakistan
The Taliban killed six pro-government peace committee members in an IED attack in Mohmand. Police arrested two Lashkar-e-Jhangvi operatives who were behind the assassination of a provincial senator in Karachi.
Indonesia
Old and new faces of Indonesian terror
Caucasus
The shadowy life of the Caucasus Emirate’s Magomedali Vagabov
Fatah al Islam
US weighs tough choice over aid for Lebanon
Afghanistan
Taliban intensify attacks against Afghan police
Russia
Russia helps Iran load fuel into its first nuclear plant
Pakistan
Pakistani flood victims’ anger at US
Iraq
Insurgents killed three policemen in Baghdad, Kirkuk, and Mosul. Security forces detained five al Qaeda in Iraq operatives in Baghdad and Balad.
Russia
Russian security forces killed Magomedali Vagabov, who is better known as Sayfullah, the top judicial figure of the Caucasus Emirate, and four other terrorists during a raid Dagestan. Kavkaz Center reported that Sayfullah was very likely killed. Khamzat Shamilev, another Chechen terrorist, and a policeman were killed during a raid in Grozny.
US Predator strike kills 6 in North Waziristan
Today’s strike is the second this month, and the third since July 25. The attack took place in a region controlled by the Haqqani Network.
Afghanistan
Making Afghanistan more dangerous
United States
US calls for Lockerbie bomber to return to jail
Al Qaeda
Officials: US drones kill 6 in northwest Pakistan
United States
US, Afghanistan plan to screen cash at Kabul airport to prevent corruption
Pakistan
Pakistan – Flooding prompts concern over Afghan refugees
Sweden
Sweden withdraws warrant for WikiLeaks founder
Afghanistan
Fifty Taliban fighters and 25 security guards were killed in yesterday’s clash in Helmand. The Taliban killed four civilians and four policemen in IED attacks in Paktika and Logar, five civilians including an Arbaki leader in the north, and two Australian soldiers and a British soldier in the south. Coalition and Afghan forces killed and […]
Afghanistan
WikiLeaks founder charged with rape, molestation in Sweden
Yemen
Eleven soldiers, five al Qaeda fighters, and three civilians were killed during clashes in the city of Loder in Abyan province over the past two days. Ali Hussain, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who rejoined al Qaeda, surrendered to authorities.