Insurgents killed nine members of a mukhtar’s family after detonating four IEDs planted in the home in Tikrit, and killed a civilian in an IED attack in Baqubah. An insurgent died in a premature detonation in Mosul. Security forces detained 10 wanted men in Kirkuk. Prime Minister Maliki met with Muqtada al Sadr in Iran.
Twelve people were killed during clashes in Beledweyne between pro-government forces and Shabaab fighters. “Gunmen” ambushed and killed 20 Shabaab fighters in Hiran province. Puntland security forces captured four Shabaab fighters in the Galgala mountains.
Coalition and Afghan forces killed Gul Nabi, a mid-level Taliban commander and an al Qaeda associate, during a firefight in the Pech River Valley in Kunar. Nabi “facilitated the movement of Pakistani and Arab fighters into Kunar province.”
The Caucasus Emirate launched a suicide assault on the Chechen parliament in the capital of Grozny this morning. The suicide team penetrated security and entered the building before being killed by security forces. Four terrorists and four policemen were killed.
Al Qaeda fighting ‘guerrilla war in southern Yemen’
Security officials claimed that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters are cornered in the town of Tha’aba in Abyan province. The Specialized Criminal Court in Sana™a postponed the trial of four AQAP cell members.
Gul Nabi was killed during a firefight in the Pech River Valley. Nabi “facilitated the movement of Pakistani and Arab fighters into Kunar province.”
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Planned mosque sparks controversy in Russia
Iran: Authorities ‘ban Friday prayers at Sunni mosques’
Tribunal to rule on Abu Hamza’s British citizenship
US fears Chinese companies are breaking Iran sanctions
Iraqi Christians flee homeland even as war fades
Afghanistan orders audits of all private banks
Four Caucasus Emirate fighters and four policemen were killed during the battle at the Chechen parliament in Grozny.
Sources: US finalizing aid package to help Pakistan fight extremists
Afghanistan – Taliban influence grows in north
ISAF rules out any secret prison at Bagram
Pakistan helped US arrest Taliban leaders: Haqqani
US Predators killed six “militants” in a Predator strike in Datta Khel in North Waziristan. Security forces foiled a suicide attack in Lakki Marwat. The Taliban torched two NATO tankers in Quetta and Kalat. Eight more people were killed in violence in Karachi.
Somali government and allies attack insurgents
Killings in Nigeria are linked to Islamic sect
In Afghan town, insurgents vanish after battles
So far this year, the US has hit targets in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan in 24 of the 88 strikes.
This month’s winner of the coveted Captain Louis Renault Award is a simple choice. Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence Agency is sheltering al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and his second in command, Ayman al Zawahiri. Oh, and they’re operating somewhere in Pakistan’s northwest, in the vast region between Kurram and Chitral (note: they are not in […]
The Taliban killed 11 security guards, five policemen, and three civilians in attacks in Helmand, Herat, and Ghazni. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Helmand, Khost, and Baghlan. The US said Iran has a role in resolving the Afghan conflict.
The fate of 11 aspiring jihadists from Germany
Netanyahu: Terrorists in Gaza have anti-aircraft missiles
Pakistan feels US has let it down
Shabaab and government forces continued to fight in the town of El-gal in Beledweyne. The Somali government called on Somalis to turn in Shabaab and foreign fighters. Farah Maalim, the Deputy House Speaker for Kenya and an ally of the Islamic Courts, accused the US of genocide in Somalia.