Al Qaeda
A NATO official said Osama bin Laden is in Pakistan’s northwest and is being sheltered by members of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence directorate. Bin Laden is believed to be in the region between Chitral and Kurram.
Yearly Archives: 2010
France
Saudi intelligence officials warned France of a plot by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to carry out attacks in Europe, and specifically in France. The information was confirmed by French Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux, who said “The threat is real and our vigilance is total.”
NATO
NATO claims it is choking off insurgents’ supplies
Yemen
A court sentenced Saleh al Shawish, an admitted bomb maker for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, to death for aiding in attacks on multiple military, civilian, and oil installations. “God willing your demise is in our hands, starting in Abyan,” Shawish defiantly told the court.
Al Qaeda
Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda terrorist leader, hunted in Pakistan by CIA
Al Qaeda
NATO official: Bin Laden, deputy hiding in northwest Pakistan
United Kingdom
7/7 inquests: survivor attacks restrictive rules that slowed emergency services down
United Kingdom
Terrorism and cyber attacks main threats to Britain
Iran
Iran sends delegate to meeting on Afghanistan
Taliban want US withdrawal deadline in writing
With the formation of the High Council for Peace in Afghanistan, there have been calls for the US to show some good faith to move the reconciliation process forward. Some call for releasing more detainees from Guantanamo, while others suggest more bad guys may be removed from the UN’s Al Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Committee […]
Iran
Tehran sent a delegate to the international meeting on Afghanistan in Rome. Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki travelled to Tehran for a meeting with the government. The US asked the Chinese government to prevent firms from aiding Iranian nuclear and missile development.
Mauritania
Two al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb members have been jailed in Nouakchott. Ahmed Ould Elmoctar was sentenced to five years in prison for providing information on Mauritanian military movements and spying on Westerners in the central town of Tidjikja. Mohamed Lemine Ould Cheikh was sentenced to two years in prison for rallying support for […]
Iran sends another dangerous Shia terror commander back to Iraq
Abu Mustafa al Sheibani, the commander of the notorious Sheibani Network, returned to Iraq over the summer. Sheibani is one of the most capable assets of Iran’s Qods Force inside Iraq.
Afghanistan
As anti-corruption measures lag in Afghanistan, US looks to grass-roots effort
Iraq
Iraq’s Allawi charges Iran destabilizing Mideast
Pakistan
Qari Hussain – terror still walks
Afghanistan
Linda Norgrove: how the rescue operation was bungled (Afghanistan)
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: ‘Time. It will take some time’
Nigeria
Boko Haram fighters killed three police officers in two separate incidents in Bauchi state. Boko Haram fighters first killed one policeman, then killed two more during an assault on a police checkpoint. The Nigerian army is being sent to Maiduguri in an attempt to tame the insurgency.
Iran
Iran brokers behind-the-scenes deal for pro-Tehran government in Iraq
Afghanistan
Military medics combine ultramodern and time-honored methods to save lives on the battlefield
Afghanistan
Fraud may void a quarter of Afghan votes, officials say
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Logar, Khost, Paktika, Ghazni, and Badghis. The Taliban killed two civilians in Kandahar and a Swedish soldier in Balkh. Twenty-one Taliban fighters surrendered in Kunduz.
Iraq
Insurgents killed three civilians and a soldier in separate attacks in Baghdad and Mosul. Three soldiers, two gunmen, and two civilians were killed during a robbery attempt at jewelry stores in Baghdad.
Tajikistan
Security forces killed three Islamist fighters from the Rasht Valley during an operation in eastern Tajikistan. Security forces also captured 14 Islamist fighters during a raid in the Istaravshan district in the north; the fighters are suspected of being involved in the Sept. 3 suicide attack that wounded 30 policemen.
Russia
Doku Umarov reorganized the Caucasus Emirate’s military command in Chechnya and ordered Muhannad, an Arab commander, to appear before the sharia council for organizing opposition to his rule. Gunmen killed two policemen in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya.
Somalia
Five people were killed in fighting between Shabaab and Hizbul Islam forces in the Bakara market in Mogadishu. More than 20 people were killed during the fighting between Shabaab and Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama™a in Dhusamareb. Somali troops claimed to have taken control of Balad-hawo.
Yemen
Yemen aircraft bombed an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula training camp and a compound in Abyan province after AQAP fighters ambushed a military convoy; 11 AQAP were reported killed. Security forces killed two AQAP suicide bombers in Abyan.
Iran
“Iran is trying to wreak havoc on the region and trying to destabilize the region by destabilizing Iraq and destabilizing Lebanon and destabilizing the Palestinian issue,” former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said. Iran warned the media not to publish news about the political opposition to the current regime.
Ex-Gitmo detainee reportedly surrenders to Saudi authorities
An ex-Gitmo detainee named Jabir Jubran al Fayfi has reportedly turned himself in to Saudi authorities. Al Fayfi was arrested in Yemen in September and his “surrender” was likely coordinated by the Saudi and Yemeni governments.