United Kingdom
The Home Minister introduced a bill to proscribe the movement of the Taliban in Pakistan as a terrorist organization. The bill must be approved by the parliament.
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Pakistan
Pakistan: Prime minister confirms govt has no plans to amend blasphemy law
Hezbollah
Beirut tense but calm after UN prosecutor files indictment
Nigeria
Nigerian flashpoint city Jos: Army shoot-to-kill orders
Afghanistan
Afghan traders halt deals with Iran over fuel ban
Al Qaeda suicide bomber kills over 40 police recruits in central Iraq
The suicide bomber detonated his vest among 300 Iraqis lining up to join the police in Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit.
Afghanistan
Costly coalition plan to recruit thousands more Afghan forces draws concerns
Pakistan
Pakistan’s failure to hit militant sanctuary has positive side for US
Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, insurgents let bombs do the fighting
Canada
Montreal Jews fear ‘orchestrated campaign’ after 5 weekend attacks
Al Qaeda
Canadian judge hopes to shed light on terrorism blacklist
Pakistan
Seventeen people were killed in a bus bombing in Hangu; no terror group has claimed the attack. The Taliban bombed a NATO fuel tanker in Khyber.
Afghanistan
Coalition and Afghan forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Helmand and Ghazni. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south. A suicide bomber in Khost killed only himself in a premature detonation.
Afghanistan
Attack of the drones
Iraq
An al Qaeda suicide bomber killed a civilian in an attempt to assassinate the governor of Anbar province. The Basrah provincial council fired the police chief after 12 al Qaeda operatives escaped from prison. Three al Qaeda fighters surrendered to police.
Anwar al Awlaki: Jihadists should steal from disbelievers
AQAP has released the fourth edition of its Inspire magazine. In it, al Qaeda cleric Anwar al Awlaki calls on Muslims to steal from the disbelievers in order to fund their jihad. Awlaki’s message may indicate that AQAP’s fundraising has been hampered by US-led efforts.
Hezbollah
Hezbollah leader defends decision to bring down Lebanon’s government
Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda magazine lauds London student who attempted to murder MP
Afghanistan
In Afghanistan ‘human maps’ help fight Taliban
Somalia
Two people were killed in shelling in Mogadishu. The government of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland has canceled cooperation with the weak Transitional Federal Government. The minister of agriculture said Shabaab is impeding aid to drought-stricken Somalis.
Yemen
A Yemeni court sentenced senior al Qaeda leader Anwar al Awlaki in absentia to 10 years in prison for his involvement in the murder of a French engineer. Othman al Awlaki, a cousin of Anwar, was also sentenced in absentia to eight years prison, while Hisham Mohammed Assem, the killer, was sentenced to death.
17 killed in bus bombing in northwestern Pakistan
The attack is the latest in an area adjacent to the Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan.
Iran
Iran’s fuel blockade of western Afghanistan has caused diplomatic strains between the two countries. Iran’s nuclear negotiator defended the country’s nuclear program as foreign inspectors left. The Iranian military now claims to have shot down US, UK, and Israeli drones in the Persian Gulf.
Canadian jihadists training in North Waziristan: report
The Canadians were recruited to train in Pakistan after fighting for nine months in Afghanistan.
Pakistan
One person was killed in a rocket attack in Mardan. The Taliban bombed a health clinic in Mohmand and torched two NATO fuel tankers in Kalat.
Canada
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are investigating a report that several Canadians are among Westerners training with al Qaeda in Pakistan’s tribal areas. The report named eight of the 12 Canadians said to be in North Waziristan.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s push to tax US contractors could renew tensions
Afghanistan
Support expected for plan to beef up Afghan forces
Afghanistan
In new military, data overload can be deadly
Afghanistan
Canadian militants training for jihad: reports