Al Qaeda in Iraq
Yemen diverted US counterrorism aid meant to tackle Al Qaeda, WikiLeaks reveals
Yearly Archives: 2010
United States
Leaks may clog up anti-terrorism intelligence sharing
Russia
Six Islamist fighters, a policeman, and a child were killed during a shootout in Kirov-aul in Dagestan; the child was killed by a stray bullet. Insurgents shot and killed a policemen at a cafe in Khasavyurt in Dagestan.
Afghanistan
Afghan and Coalition forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Kandahar, Khost, Paktia, and Paktika. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in the south. A British soldier may have been killed in a friendly fire incident.
Pakistan
The Taliban claimed a dual suicide attack that killed 50 people in Mohmand; the bombers targeted a meeting of tribal leaders and government officials. A US Predator strike killed five “militants” in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan.
Armenia
Wikileaks cables: US fights flow of arms from eastern Europe to its enemies
Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq killed three children in a bombing at a home of an Awakening leader in Diyala. Security forces detained seven wanted men in Mosul and five more in Basrah. Authorities detained 21 policemen after a Special Groups commander escaped from a jail in Nasiriyah.
Al Qaeda
Teen arrested in Oregon car bomb plot led 2 lives
US Predators kill 5 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan strike
Predators fired four missiles at targets in the Datta Khel area. The strike is the first in eight days.
Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda backs massive push in Swat
Al Qaeda
Scotland Yard’s anti-terror strategy: ‘We had a sense of our vulnerabilities’
Bolivia
Iranian cash building bonds with Bolivia
Afghanistan
Afghan poll shows falling confidence in US efforts to secure country
United States
Afghanistan concedes more on security firm ban
Al Qaeda organizes Taliban operations in Pakistan’s northwest
Two interesting articles were published over the past week which highlight the continuing integration of the Pakistani Taliban with al Qaeda. The first article, from Central Asia Online, documents the formation of the al Qaeda-led Shura al Mujahideen (Mujahideen Council), which was set up to settle intra-Taliban rivalries and coordinate operations: A council of five […]
Somalia
A Yemeni al Qaeda commander was among 13 foreign fighters reported to have been killed during clashes over the weekend. The new prime minister claimed 50 Shabaab fighters were killed. The Netherlands will prosecute five Somali pirates.
Yemeni al Qaeda commander reported killed in Mogadishu clash
Rajah Abu Khalid was killed along with 12 other foreign fighters during clashes with African Union and Somali forces in Mogadishu.
Iran
Nuclear talks between Iran and the ‘P5+1’ nations are underway. A senior Iranian cleric said rejecting the rule of the mullahs “is like denying God.” The Revolutionary Guards Corps issued a death sentence for a Canadian citizen.
Suicide bomber kills 50 in attack on tribal leaders in northwestern Pakistan
The suicide bombers targeted anti-Taliban tribal leaders as they met with local officials in the main town of Mohmand.
United States
Mumbai-attack ‘handlers’ identified
Yemen
Cables reflect tensions over terrorism funding
Afghanistan
Cash flow to terrorists evades US efforts
Afghanistan
Pak-Afghan accord to knock out militant sanctuaries
Afghanistan
A Haqqani Network suicide bomber killed two ISAF soldiers and two Afghan troops in Paktia. The Taliban killed a British soldier in the south. Afghan and Coalition forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Wardak and Paktika. Sixty Taliban fighters surrendered their weapons in Herat.
Iraq
Insurgents killed two policemen in Mosul and three civilians in separate attacks in Baghdad. The influx of foreign fighters into Iraq has increased; some officials claim as many as 250 are thought to have entered Iraq last month.
Somalia
Twenty-two people were killed in mortar exchanges and fighting between Shabaab and African Union forces in Mogadishu. A 1,050-man anti-piracy militia is being trained in Puntland.
Yemen
Five al Qaeda Arabian Peninsula operatives in Abyan surrendered to police. The trial of four southern separatists accused of working with al Qaeda has begun. Yemen is seeking more military aid from the West.
Iran
UAE looks to upgrade missile defense systems
Iran
The chief of Iran’s nuclear agency claimed his country can produce enriched uranium using locally mined ore, and said Iran would continue to enrich uranium despite UN sanction. The interior minister said police arrested the suspects involved in the assassinations of scientists and professors.
Haqqani Network suicide bomber kills 2 US troops in Afghan east
The attack is the latest against military and police installations in the Afghan east, where the Haqqani Network remains strong.