Pakistan
The US killed 15 Taliban and Haqqani Network fighters in a pair of Predator strikes in North Waziristan. The Taliban assassinated a journalist in Hangu. Hakeemullah Mehsud threatened to attack the US if a Koran is burned.
Monthly Archives: September 2010
‘It’s not a secret’ Mullah Omar is in Pakistan – France
Mullah Mohammed Omar, the Amir al Mumineen (“the commander of the faithful”) of the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban. While French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner’s statement that Mullah Omar is sheltering in Pakistan is no great revelation, kudos to him for stating the painfully obvious. From AFP via Dawn: “It’s not a secret for anyone, everyone […]
Afghanistan
Coalition and Afghan forces killed 23 Taliban fighters in Helmand and three more in Wardak, and detained a Haqqani Network sub-commander and several fighters in Khost. The Afghan central bank took control of the failing Kabul Bank.
Nigeria
Authorities arrested 10 Boko Haram members in Maiduguri who were involved in the killing of nine police officers and officials. Two men linked to the Boko Haram jailbreak attack have been arrested. One hundred and twenty prisoners who fled during the Bauchi jailbreak have returned voluntarily to their cells.
Pakistan
Pakistan – Minister blames ‘terrorists’ for attacks on Christians
Iraq
Eleven al Qaeda fighters were killed and 32 more were captured during fighting in Hadid in Diyala on Sept. 12. Security forces detained a “terror” cell leader in Karbala, and 14 wanted men in Diwaniyah and Diyala. Insurgents assassinated an intelligence colonel and a police officer in Baghdad.
Al Qaeda
Sanctuaries in Pak help revival of Taliban, al-Qaida post 9/11
Yemen
A gas pipeline was bombed in Shabwa province, a known al Qaeda haven. Yemen will begin the trial of four al Qaeda operatives next week; a German is among the four. The US may file terrorism charges against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader Anwar al Awlaki.
Saudi Arabia
US secures record $60 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Turkey ‘failed to protect’ slain journalist Hrant Dink
Kashmir
Tensions high across Kashmir after Koran protests
4 killed in second Predator strike in Pakistan today
Predators hit a vehicle as it moved in the outskirts of Miramshah in North Waziristan. Four “militants” were reported killed.
Iran
Iran freed Sarah Shroud, one of the three American hikers arrested last year, from prison. South Korea stopped Kia exports to Iran.
US Predators strike again in North Waziristan, killing 11 ‘militants’
The strike, near Miramshah, is the 10th this month. “Foreigners” are among those reported killed.
Al Qaeda bolsters the ranks of the Taliban
While I also posted this in the Videos section, I felt this deserved some attention here at Threat Matrix. This Al Jazeera report certainly goes a long way toward punching a big hole in the notion that a mere sprinkling of al Qaeda operatives are working in Afghanistan. Note that for one Taliban unit fighting […]
Taliban
US takes on Taliban in UK’s wake
Pakistan
Floods change Pakistani effort against insurgents
Somalia
Network of spies threatens Somalia
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Taliban increasingly eyeing its role in politics
Iran
Iran: Ayatollah speaks of a plan of Koran abuses
Coalition, Afghan forces kill 14 Taliban in Uruzgan
Afghan and Coalition forces called in airstrikes after a patrol was ambushed in Uruzgan. Pakistani and al Qaeda terror groups are known to operate in the southern province.
Algeria
An al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb member responsible for external relations, Samir Saiaud, was freed from prison by authorities on Eid after he accepted former AQIM leader Hasan Hattab’s recent appeal to benefit from national reconciliation. An Algerian presidential advisor said Spain paid $8 million euros to AQIM for the release of two Spanish […]
Senegal
Senegal court forbids forcing children to beg
Pakistan
A US Predator strike in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan killed six “militants” on Sept. 12. Four people were killed in an IED attack in Kurram. A policeman and a civilian were wounded in a bombing at a Christian church in Mardan.
Indonesia
Indonesian Christians beaten on their way to prayers
Pakistan
US military facilitates delivery of more than 5 million pounds of Pakistan flood aid
Afghanistan
How women will end the War in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
JSOC task force battles Haqqani militants
Afghanistan
Coalition airstrikes killed 14 Taliban fighters in Uruzgan. Police killed two Taliban fighters in Baghlan. Afghan and Coalition forces detained Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Khost, and Paktika.
Iran
The IAEA named a new nuclear inspector for Iran. Ayatollah Khamenei issued a fatwa to kill those who burn the Koran. Tehran criticized a $60 billion US arms deal to Saudi Arabia. The Iranian diplomat who resigned is seeking political asylum in Finland.