Afghanistan
Sending tanks to Afghanistan, part 1
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Shabaab
High-seas piracy drama plays out in US courtroom
Jemaah Islamiyah
Singapore – Escape of Mas Selamat not a reflection of the Muslim community
United States
New York City Islamic community center developer seeks federal funding
Al Qaeda
Pakistan hits back at American support for India by stopping al-Qaeda offensive
Al Qaeda
The story behind Germany’s terror threat
Afghanistan
Between firefights, jokes, sweat and tedium
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured scores of Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Khost, Paktia, and Logar. Three Taliban fighters and two policemen were killed during clashes in Kunduz. The Taliban killed four civilians in Khost and two ISAF soldiers in the south.
Iraq
Insurgents killed two Christians in Mosul and a passports officer official west of Ramadi. Security forces detained three “gunmen” in Mosul. Muslims in Mosul protected a Christian family from an armed attack.
Iran
Tehran launched air defense missiles as part of the recently completed war games. A trial date has been set for the three American hikers imprisoned in Iran. Nuclear talks between Iran and the West are set for Dec. 5 in Geneva.
5 Taliban killed in latest US Predator strike in North Waziristan
Predators hit a vehicle and a motorcycle in a village controlled by “good Taliban” commander Hafiz Gul Bahadar.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Algerian authorities killed Izza Rezki, also known as Abou Djaffar, who was a chief financial backer of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and a close aide to AQIM’s leader Abdelmalek Droukdel. Rezki was killed in the suburbs of Bourmedes after he refused to surrender. In Mauritania, 28 AQIM fighters between the ages of 14 […]
Coalition and Afghan forces kill Taliban commander linked to Iran, al Qaeda
Mullah Hafiz Janan served as the Taliban’s shadow governor for the Bakwah district in Farah province. He helped train and arm al Qaeda fighters entering the country from Iran.
Nigeria
Eight suspected Boko Haram members were arrested by Nigerian authorities in Niger state. A tip-off by civilians in the city of Minna led to the arrests of the eight men who were discovered with knives, cutlasses, and various arms.
Afghanistan
Refugees from Afghanistan’s Helmand province disheartened at US presence
Afghanistan
Caught on tape, a snippet of Afghan voting fraud
Afghanistan
UAE backs need to maintain Afghan peace
Afghanistan
Clinton rules out setting up permanent US bases in Afghanistan
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Terrorists posing as refugees in Yemen
Saudi Arabia
UK – Muslim pupils at some private schools ‘learn to cut off hands of thieves’
Afghanistan
Children safer in Afghan cities than New York City – NATO aid
Afghanistan
In western Afghan city, Iran makes itself felt
Afghanistan
Afghan president must crack down on corruption, NATO leaders say
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Health minister calls for help in reducing maternal mortality rate
Iran
Ahmadinejad urges girls to marry at 16
The Taliban
The Taliban responded to NATO’s declaration of a 2014 target to hand over control to the Afghan government, and stated that NATO forces should withdraw immediately. “They should not postpone withdrawal of their forces even be it for one day,” the statement read.
Afghanistan
Coalition and Afghan forces killed and captured scores of Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Uruzgan, Zabul, Farah, Khost, Paktia, and Logar. The Taliban killed three civilians in Kandahar.
Iraq
Insurgents killed three Iraqis in bombings in Diyala and Salahadin. Security forces arrested a senior leader of the Naqshabandiya and nine fighters in Tikrit, and 10 wanted men in Basrah.
Somalia
Shabaab and the pro-government Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama clashed in the Galgudud region; both sides claimed victory. Ethiopia released five Somali elders who were detained in Puntland several weeks ago.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said it would continue to attempt to carry out low-cost, small-scale attacks against the US, particularly against aviation companies. “We will continue with similar operations and we do not mind at all in this stage if they are intercepted,” AQAP said in the latest release of Inspire magazine. “To […]