Afghanistan
Clinton, Gates voice support for Afghan reconciliation
Yearly Archives: 2010
Iraq
Insurgents killed eight civilians and a policeman in separate attacks in Baghdad, Jisr Diyala, and Mosul. Security forces detained 28 wanted men in Baqubah and 12 more in Kirkuk, and an al Qaeda operative who escaped from Badush prison in Tal Afar.
Somalia
President Sharif appointed a new prime minister. Shabaab arrested the director of Radio Mandeeq. Hawiye clan elders urged businessmen to leave the Bakara market, the scene of constant fighting between Shabaab and government forces.
Thailand
Muslim insurgents killed five people wounded three more in a string of attacks in the south. A Muslim former district head was killed in a drive-by in Narathiwat. A government bank worker was killedon his motocycle, while a Buddhist man and his 14-year-daughter were killed at their home in Pattani. Two defense volunteers were killed […]
Yemen
“Militants” killed the security chief of the town of Mudiyah in Abyan province, an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula stronghold. The provincial governor of Yemen escaped an assassination attempt while traveling to the funeral of the slain police chief.
Hezbollah
Iranian President Ahmedinejad denounced the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and said it was trying to “frame” and defame Hezbollah. The US said Hezbollah has shown it is more loyal to Iran than the people of Lebanon.
Bahrain
A court charged 23 Shia political activists with counts of terrorism, forming a terrorist group, and conspiring against the government. The men are thought to be members of the political opposition.
Coalition, Afghan troops capture deputy shadow governor in Nimroz
A senior IED facilitator was also captured during a recent raid in the southwestern province.
Al Qaeda
Delhi on terror alert for Commonwealth Games closing ceremony
Europe
Pakistan must bring rich into tax net, says Hillary
Pakistan
Massive rise in kidnappings in Pakistani province of Khyber Pakthoonkhwa
France
French general mixes formula for a bit of Afghan calm
Afghanistan
Afghan peace council chief: Taliban ready to talk
Iran
President Ahmedinejad announced that Iran will continue its nuclear efforts. Tehran arrested Mehdi Khazali, a son of a prominent conservative cleric.
The Netherlands
A Dutch court freed Wesam al Delaema from prison after he had served less than six years of a 25-year sentence. Delaema was convicted in a US court for joining an insurgent group and planting IEDs that were intended to kill US troops in Fallujah. The US had transferred Delaema to the Netherlands to serve […]
Afghanistan
Russia, Britain pledge to enhance cooperation on Afghanistan
Somalia
More than 20 people were killed during clashes between Shabaab and Somali troops in Mogadishu. Shabaab warned Somalis not to use African Union-run hospitals. The chairman of a human rights group escaped Shabaab’s custody.
Pakistan
US Predators pounded a compound and two vehicles several times in the town of Lataka in the Datta Khel area in North Waziristan, killing 11 “militants” including two foreigners. The Taliban killed three pro-government tribal leaders in attacks in Mohmand.
Iraq
Basra in southern Iraq has been transformed – thanks to oil
Al Qaeda
US backs Taliban talks
United Kingdom
Crows, sheep and the terrorists
NATO
NATO allies ask Karzai to allow private security for aid programs
Analysis: Two ex-Gitmo detainees featured in al Qaeda’s Inspire magazine
The latest edition of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s Inspire magazine features two former Gitmo detainees. One is an AQAP military commander and the other is AQAP’s deputy leader. Both rely on al Qaeda’s “narrative” in an attempt to woo new recruits in the West.
US Predators kill 11 ‘militants’ in al Qaeda hub of Datta Khel
Predators and Reapers hit four separate targets in the town of Lataka, indicating that a high-value target was the focus of the strike.
The Taliban
The US indicated that more Taliban leaders could be removed from the UN list of designated terrorists. NATO has facilitated the movement of Taliban leaders into Kabul to conduct negotiations with the Afghan government.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed six NATO soldiers in separate attacks in the south and east, and a tribal elder in Uruzgan. A suicide bomber killed only himself in the first recorded suicide attack in Ghor. Security forces killed and captured numerous Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Helmand, Zabul, Kandahar, Khost, Wardak, Kunduz, and […]
Afghanistan
Petraeus cites ‘hard-won™ progress in Afghanistan
Al Qaeda
Terrorist hostage negotiations: A ban on ransom payments?
Afghanistan
NATO aids Taliban contacts with Afghan government
Taliban
Linda Norgrove: US navy Seal faces disciplinary action over grenade death