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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Iraq
Biden and Maliki say they are still committed to troop withdrawal by end of year
Hezbollah
Talks on new Lebanon government to start Monday
Sweden
A court extended the detention of Sahbi Zalouti, a Swedish citizen of Tunisian origin, who was arrested along with three others on Dec. 29 for plotting a terror attack on the Jyllands-Posten newspaper in Copenhagen. The Swedish Muslim Council has declared its support for chairwoman Helena Benaouda, whose daughter has two children by another suspect […]
Turkistan Islamic Party identifies senior leader killed in Afghanistan
Shaykh Qurban Ata was a Chinese Uighur who was killed in the February 2010 airstrike in Badghis province.
Afghanistan
Biden meets with Pakistani leaders, stressing long-term ties and extremist threat
Egypt
Egypt – Ordinary Muslims, too, share blame for violence against Christians
Afghanistan
Taliban attacks shatter relative calm in Kabul
Iraq
Contours of a large and lasting American presence in Iraq starting to take shape
China
Beijing’s stealthy expansion in Central Asia
Afghanistan
Pakistan will move on North Waziristan without US help, ambassador says
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed five ISAF soldiers in separate attacks in the south and east. A Taliban suicide bomber killed an intelligence official and a civilian in Kabul. Coalition and Afghan forces killed and captured several Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Zabul, Paktia, Logar, and Nangarhar.
Pakistan
A Taliban suicide bomber killed six policemen and 14 civilians in an attack on a police station in Bannu. The Taliban killed two women in an IED attack in Peshawar. US Predators killed four “foreigners” in North Waziristan.
Iraq
Insurgents killed a policeman in Mosul and Baghdad. Security forces detained 12 wanted men in Basrah, nine insurgents in Kirkuk, two forgers in Ramadi, and an Awakening official in Babil.
Somalia
A Shabaab official in Mogadishu said the terror group would continue to prevent foreign aid agencies from delivering food and other supplies. Shabaab has banned women from working at the seaport in Kismayo.
Yemen
The governor of Dhale province escaped an assassination attempt; the attack was thought to have been launched by southern separatists. The ruling and opposition parties agreed to delay parliamentary elections.
Member of top al Qaeda operative’s cell denied habeas petition
An Algerian Guantanamo detainee named Abdel Razak Ali was denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus on Tuesday. Razak was a member of the terrorist cell of top al Qaeda operative Abu Zubaydah.
Lebanon
Ten ministers from Hezbollah and allied political parties resigned from Prime Minister Saad al Hariri’s cabinet, causing the coalition government to collapse. Hezbollah engineered the collapse after a meeting was planned to discuss the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which is investigating the assassination of Hariri’s father.
Suicide bomber kills 20 in Pakistan’s northwest, Taliban claim attack
Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq said the attacks would continue until US Predator strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas are halted.
Afghanistan
‘A decisive transformation’: Berlin exudes optimism in extending Afghanistan mandate
Afghanistan
Pakistan won’t tolerate US ‘great game’ in region
Hezbollah
Lebanese government is a step from collapse
Afghanistan
Biden reassures Pakistan in speech as bomb kills 16
Iran
Tehran said that time is running out on a possible nuclear fuel swap deal. More Christian missionaries were arrested in Iran. During a visit to the UAE, US Secretary of State Clinton urged the Emirates to stay strong on sanctions against Iran.
US Predators kill 4 ‘foreigners’ in North Waziristan strike
The strike took place in the Mir Ali area, a known haven for al Qaeda and the Islamic Jihad Group.
Pakistan
British men believed to be kidnapped in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan elite silent after Taseer assassination
Afghanistan
Terror threats to embassy in Kabul are real, says Krishna
Afghanistan
Is the tide turning in southern Afghanistan ?
Iran
Only a threat of force will halt Iran nukes: Israel