Afghanistan
Analysis: How to make civilian ‘surge’ in Afghanistan work
Yearly Archives: 2010
Afghanistan
Pentagon chiefs: Afghans can manage by 2014
Pakistan
Pakistan is not doing enough in war on terror: Kabul
Jordan
A review of Christian-Muslim conflict and a modest proposal to counter it
United Kingdom
UK – Freeing terrorists could cost taxpayers millions
Afghanistan
General David Petraeus draws up timetable for Afghanistan withdrawal
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Anwar al Awlaki, the US-born al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula cleric, called for the murder of US citizens. “Do not consult anyone in killing Americans,” Awlaki said in a videotape released on jihadist forums. “Killing the devil does not need any fatwa.”
Yemen
Al Qaeda fighters attacked a military vehicle as the Yemeni defense minister visited Abyan province. Foreign Minister Kurbi denied the US is carrying out Predator or other air and military strikes in Yemen. The US is pressing Yemen for better access to intelligence and al Qaeda suspects.
Iraq
Insurgents killed 11 people in car bomb attacks in Najaf and Karbala, and killed a civilian in an IED attack in Mosul. Police detained two wanted terrorists in Maysan. Iraqi political leaders are meeting in Irbil in an effort to select a new government.
Somalia
Somali pirates kidnapped two foreigners near the Seychelles. Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama™a, the pro-government Sufi militia, accused Shabaab of carrying out atrocities against women and children in Beledweyn. The government said Hizbul Islam has been ejecting civilians from Mogadishu and Afgoi.
Afghanistan
Gates hopes Taliban think US will leave Afghanistan
Pakistani Taliban enlist 6 local groups in Wana region of South Waziristan
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan has announced that several Taliban groups based in areas under the command of Mullah Nazir have joined its ranks. Also, the Taliban spokesman denied that top commanders Hakeemullah and Qari Hussain Mehsud were killed in recent Predator strikes.
Iran
US Defense Secretary Gates rebuffed Israeli calls for credible threats of military force against Iran’s nuclear program. Tehran signed a visa-free travel agreement with Georgia.
ISAF and Afghan forces capture al Qaeda-linked Taliban commander in west
The commander helped “foreign fighters” enter Afghanistan and served as an IED expert.
Tajikistan
‘There will be another war’: an Islamist uprising in Tajikistan
Al Qaeda
Church leader urges Iraqi Christians to quit country
Armenia
Armenian smugglers tried to sell nuclear material to terrorists
United Kingdom
UK – 46 ‘dangerous’ terrorists go free from jail
Al Qaeda in Iraq
US deploying drones in Yemen to hunt for Al-Qaeda, has yet to fire missiles
Afghanistan
NATO allies want Canada to keep some troops in Afghanistan as trainers
Al Qaeda
D.E.A. deployed Mumbai plotter despite warning
United States
Some skeptics questioning rosy reports on war zone
Pakistan
The US killed 14 terrorists, including five foreign fighters, in Predator strikes in North Waziristan. The Taliban executed three “US spies” in North Waziristan. Ten Taliban fighters were killed in airstrikes in Arakzai.
Iraq
Insurgents killed two soldiers, two Awakening fighters, a policeman, and an imam in Mosul, Tal Afar, Samarra, and Baghdad. Security forces killed a suicide bomber near a school in Tal Afar.
Somalia
Seven people were killed in fighting in Mogadishu. The Somali government called for 20,000 more foreign troops to aid in the fight against Shabaab and Hizbul Islam. Pirates reportedly received a $9.5 million ransom for the release of a South Korean oil tanker and a crew of 24.
Sudan
The US will drop Sudan from the list of countries designated as state supporters of terrorism if elections are held in January 2011 and the results are fair. “We like to consider this a pay-for-performance operation,” an Obama administration official said.
Yemen
Germany, Britain, France, and the US have suspended passenger and parcel flights originating in Yemen. Prime Minister Ali Mujawar said al Qaeda is a Western problem and not a Yemeni issue.
US kills 14 ‘militants’ in pair of strikes in North Waziristan
Predators and Reapers hit terrorist havens in Miramshah and Datta Khel. Five “foreigners” were reported killed.
Afghanistan
Marine recommended for Medal of Honor for Afghanistan bravery
Saudis suspend mediation as Taliban refuse to cut ties with al Qaeda
I haven’t written about the so-called negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban because there is so much contradictory information in the press on what exactly has occurred so far that, as with past negotiations, it is very likely little has happened other than the making of some cursory contacts. The conflicting press reports […]