Afghanistan
US post in Afghan hamlet a ‘bullet magnet’
Monthly Archives: September 2010
United Kingdom
UK – Defence cut threat to the special relationship
Afghanistan
NATO chief vows to maintain Afghan mission until Taliban is crushed
Pakistan
Italy to press UN for protection of religious minorities in Pakistan
United Nations
UN nuclear body, Iran clash over barred inspectors
Somalia
Ten people were killed in clashes between Puntland security forces and Shabaab forces under the command of Mohammed Said Atom in the Galgala region. Shabaab and Hizbul Islam’s top leaders called for more attacks against African Union forces. Hizbul Islam forces destroyed homes and graves in the town of Lafole.
Australia
The trial of five Australian Muslim men who were plotting to carry out an assault on a Sydney army base has begun. The five men sought a fatwa, or religious decree, from an imam in Somalia to carry out the attacks.
Yemen
A Yemen security official claimed al Qaeda has been defeated in Lauder in Abyan province and said security forces “are achieving remarkable success” against the terror group. The foreign minister described claims of direct US military action in Yemen as “inaccurate media leaks.”
Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq rises again
United States
US confirms full participation in UN rights council
Pakistan
While Pakistan grapples with floods, US turns up the heat in northwest
Caucasus
Russia for tough action against ‘Caucasus bandits™
Kashmir
A suicide bomber killed only himself in a premature detonation in Pakistani-held Kashmir. Indian troops imposed a curfew in Srinagar after rioting led to the torching of government and police buildings in the city.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan blunts anticorruption efforts
Turkey
Turks pass constitutional changes
Afghanistan
Petraeus issues guidance for Afghan contracting
Afghan, ISAF investigation confirms IMU leader killed in Takhar strike
ISAF is standing by its story that a senior commander in the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan was killed in an airstrike in Takhar province on Sept. 2. The commander, Mohammed Amin, was also the Taliban’s deputy shadow governor of Takhar. From ISAF, and note that the investigation was held in conjunction with the Afghan defense […]
Afghanistan
Coalition and Afghan forces killed and captured several Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Uruzgan, and Paktkia. An Afghan and ISAF investigation confirmed an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commander was killed in a strike in Takhar, but did not rule out the possibility civilians were also killed. Afghan soldiers killed two […]
Bahrain
Bridging the Gulf: Bahrain’s big experiment with democracy
United States
Questions about Rev. Jones surface in Germany
Iraq
Three policemen and three al Qaeda in Iraq fighters were killed during a clash in the Al Hudayyeb area in Diyala province. Insurgents killed a policeman and a civilian in bombings in Baqubah and Buhriz.
Al Qaeda
Engineering terror
Afghanistan
Security in Afghanistan is deteriorating, aid groups say
Somalia
Five soldiers were killed in an IED attack in Mogadishu. Shabaab spokesman Sheikh Ali Mohammed Rage said that Shabaab’s Ramadan offensive has been successful. The spokesman for Ahlu Sunnah Waljama™a claimed his group has intelligence about Shabaab attacks in government-controlled areas.
Iran
A senior Iranian diplomat in Finland resigned and joined the opposition. Tehran will release a female American hiker from jail if a $500,000 bail is posted. Police detained several suspects in the July bombing of the Zahedan Grand Mosque. Iran claimed that supplies of foreign gasoline have increased despite sanctions.
Russia
Security forces killed eight “militants” in Dagestan after they refused to surrender. Terrorists assassianted the chief of the anti-extremism department in a shooting in Makhachkala in Dagestan. On Sept. 10, terrorists killed two policemen in Dagestan and Ingushetia.
’19 Arab fedayeen hailing from al Qaeda’ behind Sept. 11 attacks – Hekmatyar
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the notorious jihadi commander of his own faction of Hizb-i-Islami and an ally of the Taliban and al Qaeda, stated the obvious on Saturday: that al Qaeda carried out the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. From Geo News: Hizb-i-Islami leader and Afghanistan’s former Prime Minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar said the September 11 […]
US Predators kill 6 ‘militants’ in al Qaeda haven in North Waziristan
Predators have struck targets in the Datta Khel area in five of the last eight strikes. The US has hit targets inside Pakistan nine times this month.
Iran
West needs new missile shield against Iranian nuclear threat, NATO chief says
Pakistan
Officials: Airstrike kills 3 militants in Pakistan