Afghanistan
Rights group: Violence threatens Afghan elections
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Afghanistan
Afghan AG: West should not lead corruption fight
Iran
The non-alignment movement published a statement in support of the Iranian nuclear program. US Secretary of State Clinton described “a new moment” for US leadership in the Middle East. Police detained an Iranian opposition leader.
Thailand
Thai authorities arrested a key insurgent leader of the Runda Kumpulan Kecil separatist movement in a raid on his hideout in Yala™s Muang district. He is wanted for his connection to several bombings. An estimated 365 schools are closed for three days in Narathiwat province due to security concerns about the rising number of murders […]
United States
Court sides with CIA. on seizure of terror suspects
US Predators strike in Pakistan for 4th time in 24 hours
Afghan Taliban were reported among the six terrorists killed in an attack outside of Miramshah.
Afghanistan
Surge is fully deployed to Afghanistan
Sweden
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange entangled in Swedish criminal inquiries
Nigeria
Boko Haram fighters raided a prison in the town of Bauchi, freeing more than 800 inmates, including 200 Boko Haram members. Upwards of 50 Boko Haram members stormed the prison armed with AK-47s and killed four people, including two bodyguards, and wounded four others. Thirteen people have been arrested in connection with the raid.
Pakistan
The US killed 18 Taliban and Haqqani Network fighters in three Predator strikes in North Waziristan. The Taliban killed a police official and a policeman in bombings in Hangu, and bombed a girls’ school in Kalam. Pakistan will charge three men for supporting the Taliban’s failed Times Square bombing in New York City.
Pakistan
Pakistan to charge 3 over failed Times Square bomb
Afghanistan
Mullah Omar tells Afghans Taliban are winning
Nigeria
Sect’s prison attack raises new fears in Nigeria
Iraq
Insurgents killed four policemen and four civilians in attacks in Baghdad, Kirkuk, and Tikrit. The Hezbollah Brigades is responsible for the spike in attacks in Thi Qhar province. Security forces detained 16 wanted men in Basrah.
Special Groups active in Iraqi south
Logo for the Hezbollah Brigades from a propaganda video released on the Internet. The Iranian-backed Shia terror groups collectively known as the Special Groups (a term coined by US forces in 2007) have stepped up attacks in the Iraqi south, according to reports from the region. An official told Voices of Iraq that the Hezbollah […]
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed three people in Baghlan. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south. Coalition and Afghan forces detained several Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters during raids in Zabul, Helmand, Khost, Paktia, and Kunduz. Al Qaeda is reportedly disarming Haqqani Network leaders in Kunduz.
Pakistan
Pakistan: Minister announces crackdown on militants
Uganda
Sheikh Fua™d Mohamed Khalaf, a senior Shabaab leader who is from Saudi Arabia, threatened to carry out more attacks in Kampala if Uganda deploys more troops to Somalia. Uganda recently sent 750 additional soldiers to Mogadishu.
United Kingdom
Britain’s envoy to Afghanistan quits after ‘Taliban strategy clash’
Somalia
Fifteen people were killed in fighting between Shabaab and government and African Union forces in Mogadishu; Shabaab claimed it killed 10 soldiers and took control of a region in the north. Shabaab also closed down 10 healthcare centers in the Bakool and Juba regions.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq has demanded local shopkeepers in Mosul pay “protection money” to ensure shipments of goods. “Many shopkeepers have been threatened and are paying up,” the governor of Ninewa province said.
Afghanistan
Analysis: Why can’t Afghanistan tackle corruption?
Afghanistan
UN agency to report fall in Afghan opium output
Vatican
Vatican: Burning Quran is outrageous, grave move
Iran
South Korea imposed new sanctions on Iran. Beijing urged Tehran to cooperate with the IAEA. Cuban President Fidel Castro criticized President Ahmadinejad’s anti-Seminism.
Report: Al Qaeda disarms select Taliban commanders
Central Asia Online reports: Al-Qaeda is blocking Taliban fighters who favour peace talks from negotiating with Kabul. The terror movement has disarmed two Taliban commanders, Mullah Laal Muhammad and Mullah Alaoddin of the Haqqani network, who were interested in starting peace talks with the Afghan government, Kunduz Provincial Governor Engineer Muhammad Omar said. “Al-Qaeda has […]
United States
Thai plane searched in L.A. after bomb threat
US kills 18 ‘militants’ in 3 strikes in North Waziristan
The US has carried out six attacks in Pakistan this month. Four of those strikes have hit targets in Datta Khel, a headquarters for al Qaeda.
Indonesia
Illicit Arms in Indonesia – International Crisis Group
Pakistan
Pakistan – Terrorists have planned attacks on Eid