Afghanistan
Afghanistan adds female officers to swelling army
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Afghanistan
US covert paramilitary presence in Afghanistan much larger than thought
Al Qaeda
Kidnappings escalate France’s desert war on al-Qaeda
Iran
Tehran criticized Moscow over the cancellation of the S-300 surface-to-air missile deal. Iran’s top intelligence official identified those responsible for a terrorist attack at a military parade in Mahabad that killed 12 people: he blamed “World Arrogance.”
Iraq
Palestinian and foreign “Arab” fighters belonging to al Qaeda in Iraq were fighting in the Hadeed region in Diyala. Security forces detained 11 wanted men in Kirkuk and seized 123 roadside bombs in Mosul.
Pakistan
Security forces killed 44 “rebels” in Khyber and four Taliban fighters in Bajaur. Ten Taliban fighters and three paramilitary troops were killed in Peshawar. An Anti-Terrorist Court refused bail for three men accused of aiding the Times Square plot in New York City.
Al Qaeda
An Al Qaeda affiliate getting rich in Niger
United Kingdom
UK – Aid increase will help fight against terrorism, says deputy prime minister
United States
White House doesn’t dispute Woodward book’s portrayal of Obama
Al Qaeda
Risk of small-scale attacks by al-Qaeda and its allies is rising, officials say
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McChrystal article inquiry leaves questions open
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
The French foreign ministry confirmed that al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb’s claim of responsibility for the kidnapping of five French nationals working in Niger was genuine. AQIM claimed that it killed 19 Mauritanian soldiers during clashes in northern Mali over the weekend.
Iraq
Saddam ‘delighted’ in terror attacks on US – former Iraqi foreign minister
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
US troops killed 27 Haqqani Network fighters as they attempted to attack a base in Khost. Security forces killed and captured scores of Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Ghazni, and Khost. The Taliban killed two civilians in an IED attack in Nimroz and an ISAF soldier in the south.
US troops defeat Haqqani Network assault on base in Khost
While trying to mass for an attack on Combat Outpost Spera, 27 Haqqani Network fighters were killed.
Pakistan
Pakistan – Editorial: Jirga ‘justice™
Iran
Twelve civilians were killed in a bombing at a military parade in western Ajarbaijan province. The Western powers seek an early negotiated solution on Iran at the UN. Russia announced it will not supply an anti-aircraft missile system to Iran.
Pakistan
Pakistan floods hit militant fight: Holbrooke
Russia
Ethnic Russians in Kyrgyzstan “could be driven out”
Indonesia
Indonesia – Medan security boosted after 3 policemen killed
Afghanistan
CIA Afghan paramilitary force hunts militants
Indonesia
Three police officers were killed by 10 armed gunmen in a “well planned” assault on a police station in the northern Sumatran city of Medan. The incident occurred in an area of Medan that recently saw raids by the anti-terror agency, Detachment 88, in response to a bank heist. In those raids, three gunmen were […]
The Taliban
Mullah Shamsullah, Mullah Nazir’s second in command and spokesman for the Wazir Taliban in South Waziristan, is thought to have been killed in a Sept. 21 Predator strike in Azam Warsak. Shamsullah’s death has not been confirmed.
Senior German al Qaeda operative thought killed in Predator strike in Pakistan
Unconfirmed reports indicate Bekkay Harrach may have been killed in a strike on a Haqqani Network compound in August. Harrach is on al Qaeda’s external operations committee.
Al Qaeda
Bekkay Harrach, a German national who is a senior member of al Qaeda’s external operations branch may have been killed in a US Predator strike in August that targeted a Haqqani Network compound. Harrach’s death has not been confirmed.
Russia
Doku Umarov, the emir of the Caucasus Emirate, relieved four Chechen field commanders of their leadership positions for their actions in attempting to pressure Umarov to step down in early August. The four commanders are Aslambek Vadalov, Tarkhan Gaziyev, Khusein Gakayev, and Arab Mukhannad.
Hizb-i-Islami
Hezb-i-Islami involved in violence in Afghan north – Balkh governor
US launches new strike in Pakistan, Taliban commander reported killed
The US carried out two strikes on Sept. 21. Mullah Shamsullah, Mullah Nazir’s second in command, is rumored to be among those killed.
Pakistan
The US launched two Predator strikes in South Waziristan; 26 Taliban, including Mullah Nazir’s deputy, were reported killed. The military killed eight “militants” in Kurram. Two Frontier Corps troops were killed in an IED attack in Khyber.