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Life after the Americans: uncertainty reigns as Baghdad enters new era
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Afghanistan
Dutch plan Afghan police mission after troops leave
Iraq
Insurgents killed four civilians, including two children, in bombings in Diyala and Nassiriyah. Muqtada al Sadr called on Iraqis to resist the presence of US forces.
Somalia
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said the Horn of Africa may become a new launchpad for global terrorism. Somalia’s deputy minister of interior accused Shabaab of halting humanitarian aid to Somalis living in areas under Shabaab’s control. Shabaab arrested three senior officials accused of stealing aid money.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula continued its attacks on Yemeni forces. In Lahj, four soldiers were killed in an ambush. In Abyan, eight more soldiers were wounded in an attack, while a security official dodged an assassination attempt.
Iran
The chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran claimed Iran can now manufacture nuclear rods and plates at the Isfahan site. Security forces arrested a US citizen accused of being a “spy.”
AQAP continues attacks on Yemeni troops
Map of Yemen. Click to view. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula continued its attacks on Yemeni security forces today, hitting security forces in strikes in the southern provinces of Abyan and Lahj. In Lahj, four Yemeni solders were killed and six AQAP fighters were wounded, according to Reuters. In Abyan, eight Yemeni soldiers were […]
Mullah Dadullah Front behind Kandahar suicide attack
The attack killed 17 people, including a senior anti-Taliban police commander. The Mullah Dadullah Front is a wing of the Taliban in the Afghan south that has adopted al Qaeda’s tactics and ideology.
Afghanistan
Labour MPs criticise Jack Straw over sexual abuse comments
Pakistan
US to offer more support to Pakistan
Shabaab
Somalia’s al-Shabab bans mixed-sex handshakes
Shabaab
Under siege in war-torn Somalia, a doctor holds her ground
Egypt
After blast in Egypt, many deride their church as too timid
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed 17 people, including a police commander, in an attack in Kandahar. The Taliban killed three ISAF soldiers in attacks in the south and the east. Coalition and Afghan forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Zabul, Kabul, and Nimroz.
Pakistan
Pakistan – US ambassador’s blunt talk: we pay so we intrude
Swedish suicide bomber trained in Mosul: Iraqi official
Taimour Abdulwahab, who attempted to kill people in a failed attack Stockholm in mid-December 2010, trained in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul along with an Egyptian, according to Iraqi officials.
Al Qaeda ambushes Yemeni troops in the south
In two attacks today, 13 Yemeni soldiers were reported killed, and their brigade commander was wounded by an IED.
Denmark
Denmark – Hunt for pirates could head ashore
Sweden
The head of Iraq’s antiterrorism agency said today that Stockholm suicide bomber Taimour Abdulwahab had trained for three months in Mosul. Iraqi authorities are looking into reports that an Egyptian was undergoing terrorist training in Iraq at the same time as Abdulwahab; they also warned that al Qaeda is possibly preparing an attack in the […]
Egypt
Egypt’s Christians attend prayers with Muslim support
Pakistan
Taseer killer turns hero on Facebook
Pakistan
Taseer assassination raises spectre of nuclear heist in Pakistan
Egypt
Mideast Christians victims of ‘cleansing’: Sarkozy
North Korea
Two Koreas and US militaries lower alert: report
Al Qaeda
‘Baby bin Ladens’ posing new threat to West
Iran
Talks on Iran’s nuclear program will resume on Jan. 20. Authorities in Tehran arrested groups of evangelical Christians. The US has charged an ex-CIA officer for leaking national security sensitive information to the New York Times.
Somalia
Four people were killed during fighting between government forces in a village near Mogadishu. A newspaper claimed that the Puntland government is negotiating with Shabaab commander Mohamed Said Atom.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula ambushed an Army convoy in Lauder in Abyan province. Twelve soldiers were reported killed in the attack.
Analysis: Gitmo detainee transferred to Algeria
The Department of Defense announced the transfer of a Guantanamo detainee to Algeria on Thursday. A district judge ruled that he should be freed even though he was recruited by al Qaeda to train and fight in Afghanistan.
US Predators kill 5 ‘militants’ in al Qaeda haven of Datta Khel
The strike is the fourth this year. Datta Khel is a known hub for al Qaeda’s leadership.