Germany
Police see over 1,000 militant Islamists in Germany
Yearly Archives: 2010
Germany
The Federal Crime Office estimates “there are more than 1,000 Islamists ready to commit violence” residing in Germany. Police have classified 131 Islamists as “instigators” of terrorism and has opened files on 274 people.
Pakistan
The Taliban killed three paramilitary soldiers in Khyber and wounded a policeman in a grenade attack in Peshawar. Police found four stolen NATO containers in Peshawar. The prime minister said the military will not be deployed in Karachi.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed 10 civilians in an IED attack in Nimroz, three civilians in Ghazni, and a British soldier in Helmand. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Helmand, Paktika, and Baghlan. More than 1/4 of the votes in the parliamentary election have been annulled. An Afghan lawmaker […]
Al Qaeda IED cell member properly detained at Gitmo, judge finds
A DC district judge denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by an Afghan detained at Gitmo. The judge’s decision and declassified memos produced at Gitmo indicate that the detainee, known as Obaydullah, was a member of an al Qaeda IED cell tasked with attacking US forces.
Somalia
The UN will establish a political office in Somalia. Shabaab and Hizbul Islam fighters tortured and then murdered the former police chief in Afgoi. Shabaab banned the use of mobile phone money transfer services. A British aid worker kidnapped in the Galgudud was released.
Iraq
Insurgents killed a policeman in an IED attack that targeted the top UN representative to Iraq in Najaf; he was leaving a meeting with Gran Ayatollah Sistani. Insurgents also killed an Awakening fighter in Baghdad. Security forces detained 21 wanted men in Basrah.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Saudi officials said they were not informed by the Yemeni government that Saleh al Raymi was a member of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Yemeni officials arrested Raymi, a Saudi citizen, after he landed in Sana’a, and accused him of being a financier.
Yemen
The Yemeni Air Force targeted al Qaeda compounds in Abyan province. The prime minister assured international oil investors that al Qaeda will be defeated as the government announced that Yemen™s total oil reserves is estimated at 11.9 billion barrels. A former intelligence chief was wounded in an al Qaeda attack in Zinjbar.
Al Qaeda
Get tough on Pakistan
Taliban step up attacks in South Waziristan
Eight Pakistani soldiers have been killed in attacks since Oct. 15, and another was captured.
Al Qaeda
US plans increased military aid for Pakistan
Hezbollah
Hezbollah riding on a wave of confidence
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Yemen: Residents flee government air raids
Caucasus
Chechnya parliament attackers ‘arrived by taxi’
Afghanistan
Petraeus rewrites the playbook in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Pakistan: 4-day death toll rises to 51 in Karachi
Iran
Tehran complained that the jet fuel ban on Iranian aircraft in Western airports is illegal. The two remaining US hikers jailed in Iran will be tried for spying. The IAEA announced that Tehran has enriched 30 kg of uranium to 20 percent.
Pakistan
Twenty-nine people died in targeted killings in Karachi. The Taliban killed three Pakistani soldiers in South Waziristan and destroyed two NATO supply trucks in Kalat. The US is finalizing a $2 billion military aid package to Pakistan.
Al Qaeda
Pakistan’s haven for terror unit irks US
France
French court: Terror suspects must have lawyers during questioning
Al Qaeda
High-level talks aim for an end to the Afghan war
Taliban back to old talks message, and trying to appease Afghan north?
What a difference a few days make. This week, we saw the Taliban’s official web page post a statement saying “the U.S. needs to guarantee a withdrawal deadline in writing before we’ll consider talking.” Now, the official Voice of Jihad English-language site has a different, but far more familiar message [Voice of Jihad statement here, […]
Al Qaeda
CIA inquiry finds ‘systemic breakdowns’ in Afghan bombing that killed agents
Afghanistan
The Afghan National Army in combat: dazed and confused?
Saudi Arabia
Bader Mohammed Nasser al Shihri, a wanted al Qaeda operative, contacted the Pakistani government and is seeking to turn himself in to Saudi authorities. Al Shihri is a Saudi citizen and is on the Kingdom’s list of 85 most wanted terrorists.
Iran
Iran’s top leader seeks to end rifts with clerics
Al Qaeda
Two Britons linked to al-Qaida plans to attack Danish newspaper
Afghanistan
Helmand governor asks for help in fight against poppy
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Baghlan, Ghazni, and Paktika. The Taliban killed three ISAF soldiers, two policemen, and two civilians in attacks in Kandahar, Logar, and the south. In Kunduz, 60 Taliban fighters laid down their weapons.