Monthly Archives: November 2010

Is Pakistan thinking of ending its support for Predator strikes?

According to The Nation (the Pakistani version, which is pro-military), the Pakistani military is considering cutting off its support for US Predator airstrikes in the tribal areas: In a major policy shift, Pakistan is likely to say ‘NO’ to the US over its CIA-operated drone strikes in North Waziristan Agency, thus bringing an end to […]


Pakistan

Pakistan – Religious minority Ahmedis terrified of ‘hate campaigns’






Afghanistan

Coalition forces killed the Taliban’s top military leader in northern Helmand and 10 other fighters in an airstrike on Nov. 20. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Helmand, Khost, Paktia, and Logar. The Taliban killed five village elders in Faryab and an ISAF soldier in the south. […]


Tajikistan

Security forces captured two Islamist fighters, including a member of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. The Islamists were detained in the Rasht Valley, where troops have been battling militants, on Nov. 14.


Insurgents killed an Army brigadier and five civilians in attacks in Baghdad, Tikrit, Fallujah, and Mosul. Security forces killed two terrorists in Mosul and detained five Qaeda fighters in Khanaqin.


Somalia

The commander of African Union forces in Somalia apologized for the deaths of two civilians during mortar strikes that targeted Shabaab in Mogadishu. A British warship destroyed a pirate skiff off the coast of Somalia.


Yemen

A suicide bomber killed 17 Shia Houthis in an attack on a religious procession in Al Jawf province. The Houthis accused the US and Israel of masterminding the attack.


Thailand

Islamist insurgents killed three people in Narathiwat province. The gunmen killed two Muslim politicians and a Buddhist teacher in their van shortly after they left a meeting with Thai military officials at a local military base.






US – Army launches video-sharing site for the military



Afghanistan

Problems in one province delay Afghan election; re-vote possible, officials say





Iran

Iranian officials rejected Western media claims that Iran has halted uranium enrichment due to technical problems. The Israeli government backed off threatening Iran, but increased pressure on the US to attack to halt Iranian proliferation.






Caucasus

Officer in Dagestan killed when bomb blows up his car