Guantanamo
Some ex-Gitmo detainees still tied to terror
Yearly Archives: 2010
Afghanistan
Afghan war review called likely to show progress
Afghanistan
Arrest made in Afghan disfigurement case
Pakistan
Kayani escapes Taliban rocket attack in South Waziristan
Afghanistan
‘Pak-Afghan joint media strategy can be evolved to fight terrorism’
Pakistan
Media watchdog calls on Taliban to stop bombing public places
Afghanistan
Gen. Nick Carter: ‘2014 seems a very long time away indeed’
India
The Indian Mujahideen claimed responsibility for a bombing at a Hindu temple in Varanasi that killed a child and wounded 25 people. In a five-page email to the press, the Lashkar-e-Taiba-linked Indian Mujahideen called India the “Greatest DemoNcracy” and threatened to carry out more attacks.
Pakistan
A Lashkar-e-Jhangvi suicide bomber killed one person in an attack that targeted the chief minister of Baluchistan. Security forces killed three Taliban fighters in Swat and detained 13 terrorists in Karachi. The Taliban bombed a school in Peshawar.
Afghanistan
Security forces detained 10 Haqqani Network fighters in Khost and two suicide bombers in Jawzjan. UK Prime Minister Cameron and US Defense Secretary Gates visited Afghanistan; Cameron said Britain would begin withdrawing troops in 2011.
US adds AQAP operative Fahd Quso to terrorist list
The terrorism designation by State refutes unconfirmed reports that Quso was killed in a Predator strike in Pakistan.
No need to launch a North Waziristan operation, it is already underway
Pakistani military commanders continue to insist there is no need for a military operation in North Waziristan as the military is already battling the Taliban and al Qaeda there. The latest claim comes from the commander of the Peshawar Corps. From SAMAA: Core Commander Peshawar Lieutenant General Asif Yasin, on Monday, ruled out rumors regarding […]
Shabaab’s military strength in Somalia
I missed this report from Sunatimes when it came out in November. According to Sunatimes, Shabaab officials claim to have more than 14,000 fighters under their command throughout Somalia. Among those are nearly 2,000 “Al-Qaeda foreign fighters.” The report has specific numbers, and breaks down the composition of Shabaab by region and clan affiliation: Quoting […]
Al Qaeda
Troops re-doubling advise, assist efforts in Iraq
Iraq
Al Qaeda’s emir for Wasit province was captured in Al Kut. Security forces arrested 52 wanted men in Mosul, Kirkuk, and Diyala, 11 al Qaeda operatives in Karbala, and five insurgents in Babil. Insurgents killed two government officials and a policeman in Baghdad.
Pakistan
Woman from Swat recounts ordeal under Taliban
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
German hesitancy may have worsened Saharan hostage drama
Al Qaeda
Evolution of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan branches back to Central Asia
Al Qaeda
Iraq: Al-Qaeda suicide attacks against Shias feared during Muslim New Year
Al Qaeda
Nicolas Sarkozy launches attack on Pakistan over terrorist safe havens
Al Qaeda
US has failed on main Afghan goals, ex-spy chief says
Afghanistan
IED eradication needs global attention, general says
Indonesia
Fadli Sadama, the Jemaah Islamiyah operative detained in Malaysia and deported to Indonesia, was plotting to assassinate Chevron executives and shoot foreign tourists. Sadama is a member of the Indonesian Mujahidin Group and planned on traveling to Thailand to train the Pattani United Liberation Organization.
Yemen
Leaked US diplomatic cables show Yemen diverted US counterterrorism aid to fight Houthi rebels. A court sentenced three members of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to jail terms of four to 10 years.
Iran
Nuclear talks between Iran and the ‘P5+1’ powers ended with no resolution. A diplomat who defected to the US claimed Iran hosted North Korean nuclear scientists. The intelligence minister claimed to have broken up a foreign-trained terror cell in Tehran.
Al Qaeda
Pakistani Taliban takes special aim at pro-government tribal militias
Afghanistan
US general sets Afghan war goal
Afghanistan
The dangerous life of Kandahar’s mayor
Afghanistan
Petraeus defends Karzai on corruption questions
Afghanistan
Ancient relics will delay huge Afghan copper mine