Yearly Archives: 2010

Tunisia

| October 6, 2010

Seven Tunisian men were sentenced for their attempts to join Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Two men were given seven-year prison terms; the others will serve one or two years in prison. The men, who were arrested in November 2009, denied aspiring to join the terrorist organization and will appeal their sentences.

Thailand

| October 6, 2010

A Thai court has dismissed new charges against Viktor Bout, clearing the way for his extradition to the US. Six people have been killed by insurgents, in five separate incidents in the south.

Afghanistan

| October 6, 2010

Afghanistan denies secret negotiations with Taliban, despite reports to the contrary

Pakistan

| October 6, 2010

US Predators killed four “militants” in North Waziristan. The Taliban destroyed 20 NATO fuel tankers in Quetta. The US apologized for a cross-border strike in Kurram that killed two Pakistani troops.

Afghanistan

| October 6, 2010

Coalition forces killed the Taliban’s shadow governor for Faryab. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and Haqqani Network members in Kandahar, Ghazni, Khost, Logar, Wardak, and Kunar. The Taliban killed two civilians in an IED attack in Zabul.

Kenya

| October 6, 2010

Police arrested Sascha Alessandro Boettcher, a German national, during a raid in Mtwapa outside the coastal city of Mombasa. Boettcher, a recent convert to Islam, is suspected of traveling to Kenya in an attempt to join Shabaab, the al Qaeda-linked terror group in Somalia.

Iraq

| October 6, 2010

Insurgents killed two civilians in attacks in Mosul. Security forces detained 14 wanted men in Basrah, seized two suicide belts in Baghdad, and disabled five IEDs in Maysan.

Russia

| October 6, 2010

Sheikh at Tartousi told Muhannad, an Arab commander, to “either repent and obey Emir Abu Usman or leave Caucasus and go home.” Security forces killed Yerlan Yusupov, a Kazakh citizen, responsible for the murder of a police chief, an officer, and two civilians in Dagestan. Two female “accomplices” were also detained.

Taliban

| October 6, 2010

Taliban in high-level talks with Karzai government, sources say

Al Qaeda

| October 6, 2010

German media: ‘Germany must do more to combat homegrown terrorism’

Iran

| October 6, 2010

President Ahmadinejad emphasized Iran’s role in global management now that the “capitalist world is collapsing.” Afghan police seized 20 tons of explosives originating from Iran. UAE banks will cut ties to Iranian banks blacklisted by sanctions.

Yemen

| October 6, 2010

AL Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula attacked two Western targets in the capital of Sana’a. A French contractor working for an Austrian gas company was shot by a security guard; and terrorists fired an RPG at a British embassy car, wounding three.

Pakistan deploys air defense missiles in Afghan border?

| October 5, 2010

Arab News has a report that, if true, is sure to send shockwaves throughout Washington. According to an unconfirmed report at Arab News, Pakistan has deployed anti-aircraft missiles along the border with Afghanistan. Pakistan has strengthened its air defense with a view to preventing NATO forces from intruding into its territory from Afghanistan. The strong […]

White House savages Pakistani efforts against Taliban, al Qaeda

| October 5, 2010

The Wall Street Journal has the story on a White House report on Pakistan’s counterinsurgency and counterterrorism efforts against the Taliban and al Qaeda. It seems the Obama administration has tired of Pakistan’s tepid operations in the tribal areas: “The Pakistan military continued to avoid military engagements that would put it in direct conflict with […]