Iran
Security forces ransacked the offices of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi. Turkey seeks to triple its trade volume with Iran. Tehran filed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s document on Koran burnings with the United Nations.
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Yemen
US commandos quietly train Yemeni military
Afghanistan
US, NATO look to use local police in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Gen. Petraeus: Afghan progress like ‘watching grass grow’
Europe
Turks believe focus should be on Middle East and away from Europe
Caucasus
Somalia battles measure success in meters
Europe
Muslim networks and movements in Western Europe – Pew research report
Pakistan
The US killed 17 Taliban and Haqqani Network fighters in a pair of airstrikes in North Waziristan. Five soldiers were wounded in an IED attack in Khyber. Four members of Pakistani Jundallah were arrested in Karachi.
Latest US Predator strike kills 3 in North Waziristan
Three “rebels” were reported killed in the latest strike in the al Qaeda haven of Datta Khel. The strike is the fourth in two days and the 13th this month.
Iraq
Insurgents killed nine Iraqi soldiers traveling on leave in an IED attack in Mosul. Iraqi and US troops reportedly killed seven Iraqis during a raid in Fallujah. Ansar al Islam was involved in the murder of a Kurdish journalist in May.
Afghanistan
Commandos under the gun in secret Afghan probe
Pakistan
Drone strikes peak; can they help end the war?
Israel
The US Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, issued a warning to Americans in the region not to travel to the Gulf of Aqaba region. The embassy said it has “credible” information of an “imminent” threat and warned Americans to be aware of the location of the nearest bomb shelter.
France
French Parliament passes law banning burqas
Afghanistan
Kabulbank directors were paid $500K bonuses: audit
Sri Lanka
No LeT training camp in Sri Lanka: Defence secretary
Russia
Russia expands military presence in Kyrgyzstan
US launches operation in Taliban stronghold of Zhari
Earlier today, the US military launched a brigade-plus-sized operation in the district of Zhari, the Taliban stronghold west of Kandahar known as “the heart of darkness.” From McClatchy: U.S. forces launched a major operation in southern Afghanistan early Wednesday in the district that gave birth to the Taliban movement, in what could be one of […]
Afghanistan
The US launched a brigade-sized operation in the Zhari district in Kandahar. Coalition and Afghan forces killed and captured several Taliban, Haqqani Network, and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commanders and fighters in Kunduz, Khost, Wardak, Nangarhar, and Kabul. The Taliban killed a pro-government tribal elder and four of his sons in Baghlan.
Somalia
Shabaab announced that it would hold demonstrations against the burning of Korans. Ethiopian troops entered Somali border towns to hunt ONLF rebels who entered the semi-autonomous region of Somaliland.
Siraj Haqqani’s cousin reported killed in Waziristan strike
Click to view slide show of commanders in the Haqqani Network. Pictured is a composite image of Siraj Haqqani. Pakistani intelligence officials are claiming that a Haqqani Network commander named Saifullah who also was one of Siraj Haqqani’s cousins was killed in the Sept. 14 Predator strike in the village of Qutabkhel. From AFP/Dawn: A […]
Iran
Western countries accused Iran of intimidating the IAEA. Police seized tons of narcotics along the border with Pakistan in Sistan and Baluchistan province. Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi visited Turkey to build stronger diplomatic ties.
Iran-backed senior IMU commander captured in Afghan north
An Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan foreign fighter facilitator who worked with Iran’s Qods Force was captured during a raid in Kunduz.
Al Qaeda
Ayman al Zawahiri, al Qaeda’s second in command, released an audiotape in which he criticized the Pakistani and Turkish governments. Zawahiri called for Pakistanis and Turks to overthrow their governments as they supported the war in Afghanistan.
Russia
Police killed two “rebels” during clashes in the Shatoi district in Chechnya. A policeman was killed in an attack in Chechnya and an Islamic cleric was seriously wounded in an IED attack in Ingushetia.
United States
Cleric calls on Iran to take US-led sanctions seriously
Pakistan may free Sufi Mohammed
Sufi Mohammad. More than a year ago, a trusted source and expert on Pakistan said that if you wanted to know how serious Pakistan is about fighting terrorists in its midst, observe how it deals with its homegrown terrorist leaders. Pakistan has been unwilling (or unable, or both, depending on your point of view) to […]
Bahrain
Bahrain Shiites live in fear of arrests, detention, torture
US Predators strike again in Pakistan, killing 14 ‘militants’
Strikes were launched on two compounds in the village of Darga Mandi, which is on the outskirts of Miramshah; 12 missiles were fired. The US has launched 12 strikes this month, making it the most active since the campaign began in 2004.
Afghanistan
‘Neighboring countries support Taliban’ – Afghan defense minister