Pakistan
Pakistan – Massive increase in kidnappings for ransom in south Punjab
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Israel
Israel warns Russia that Iran may get S-300 via Venezuela
Al Qaeda
Taliban peace talks come to a halt
Al Qaeda
Istanbul suicide attack highlights Turkey’s struggle with militant groups
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Bombs were designed to destroy planes, US believes
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Security forces storm Baghdad hostage church
Afghanistan
ISAF estimated 78 Haqqani Network fighters were killed in yesterday’s assault on a US combat outpost in Paktika. Seventeen more Taliban fighters were killed in the Baramcha operation. Security forces killed a senior Taliban leader in Zabul and detained another in Kandahar. The Taliban killed three Afghans in Kandahar and a British soldier in Helmand. […]
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Yemen hunts suspects behind air parcel bombs
Al Qaeda
Iraqi gold™s glitter dims for dealers under siege
Iraq
First passenger plane in 20 years lands in Baghdad
Iraq
Insurgents killed six policemen and an Awakening leader in Baghdad, and a security guard for a political party in Baqubah. Security forces arrested 23 wanted men in Karbala and an al Qaeda “prince” in Khanaqin.
Al Qaeda
Taliban hold secret talks with Afghan president
Al Qaeda
Mail bomb in Dubai sent on 2 passenger planes
Turkey
A suicide bomber at a central square in Istanbul wounded 15 police officers and 17 civilians. A second, undetonated bomb was found near the attack. Authorities believe the radical Kurdistan Workers Party carried out the attack, as a truce with the group expired today.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Ibrahim Hassan al Asiri, a wanted al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operative from Saudi Arabia, is believed to have built one of the bombs in the parcel bomb plot uncovered two days ago. Hanan Al-Samawi, a female engineering student at Sana’a University, and her mother were detained by Yemeni police in connection to the […]
ISAF: Haqqani Network suffered heavy losses in assault on Paktika outpost
Yesterday’s attack on Combat Outpost Margah resulted in the deaths of an estimated 78 Haqqani Network fighters. The assault shows the Haqqani Network remains robust despite heavy targeting by special operations forces.
Morocco
Security forces dismantled two al Qaeda-linked cells. One cell recruited jihadis to fight in Iraq, and the other, the Front of the Saharawi Jihad, plotted terrorist attacks in support of independence for Western Sahara.
Sweden
Two of three men arrested yesterday in connection to a bomb threat in central Gothenburg remain in custody. The security level remains elevated and police are working closely with Sweden’s Security Service.
Thailand
Muslim insurgents killed a village chief on his motorcycle in Pattani™s Khok Pho district in a drive-by shooting. A 78-year old man was killed in a drive-by shooting while he was heading home in Yala™s Muang district. Insurgents have been blamed for the murder.
Pakistan
The Taliban killed two Pakistani soldiers in North Waziristan. A senior Taliban commander was murdered in Karachi. Security forces detained a man carrying more than 120 pounds of explosives in Mansehra.
Nigeria
Nigerian Muslim militant group warns of imminent attack
Al Qaeda
Yemen parcel bombmaker believed to be al Qaeda terrorist Ibrahim Hassan Al Asiri
Al Qaeda
Packages may have been sent by militants linked to schools
Al Qaeda
Saudis™ help in stopping plot is part of shift in security role
Indonesia
Indonesian authorities detained a known terror suspect and leader in Aceh after his arrest in Malaysia. Taufik Marzuki, alias Abu Sayyaf, heads the Islamic Defenders Front and Al Qaeda in Pidie, Aceh. He was in Malaysia attempting to acquire weapons and ammunition.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
In Yemen, US hands are tied in al-Qaida fight
Al Qaeda
Experts: Passenger planes also at risk from cargo
Afghanistan
US and Afghan forces launched an offensive against the Taliban in Baramcha. US troops killed more than 30 Haqqani Network fighters while repelling an attack in Paktika. Security forces killed and captured multiple Taliban fighters and commanders in Helmand and Kapisa. The Taliban killed two ISAF troops in the south. President Karzai denounced Russian participation […]
Iraq
Insurgents killed three children, a civilian, and a solider in attacks in Baghdad, Diyala, and Kirkuk. Security forces detained nine wanted men in Balad Ruz and five more in Mosul.
Somalia
Shabaab claimed it took control of the contested southern town of Balad-hawo. Hawiye elders denounced the African Union for shelling and killing Somalis in Mogadishu. Pirates hijacked a cargo ship and captured 24 crew members.