Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan tightens security at transport facilities
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Afghanistan
Joining the jihad? German held by US Military in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Guantanamo detainee sentenced to life for Africa bombings
United Kingdom
Britain rolls back some 9/11 security restrictions
Afghanistan
Afghan security plan ‘at risk’: US official
Caucasus
After Moscow attack, Russians question Putin’s war on terror
Pakistan
Suicide bombers killed 16 Pakistanis in Lahore and Karachi; the Fedayeen-e-Islam claimed the Lahore attack. Security forces killed 18 Taliban fighters in Mohmand.
Philippines
Manila bus bomb similar to devices used in restive south
Caucasus
In link to Caucasus, Russia faces old problem
Afghanistan
Petraeus offers optimistic assessment of war in Afghanistan
Somalia
UN calls for Somali pirate chief hunt
Al Qaeda-linked Taliban commander killed in Afghan north
Al Qaeda and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan continue to maintain a strong presence in the northern Afghan provinces of Takhar, Kunduz, and Baghlan.
Afghanistan
Coalition and Afghan forces killed and captured dozens of Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, Ghazni, Nimroz, Paktika, Nangarhar, Wardak, Kunar, Kunduz, Takhar, and Faryab. The Taliban killed a British soldier in Helmand.
Iraq
Insurgents killed a high-ranking interior ministry officer and a civilian in Baghdad, and a cleric in Fallujah. Police arrested 33 wanted men in Diyala.
Yemen
Security forces detained five al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters behind attacks in Lauder in Abyan province. Police freed a female human rights activist who advocates regime change.
Egypt
Security forces arrested 19 al Qaeda operatives from Tunisia and Libya. The men were transiting Egypt to join al Qaeda in Iraq. The interior minister denied they had any link to the New Years Day suicide attack on a Coptic church in Alexandria.
Somalia
Shabaab and the Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama’a clashed in the Galgudud region; no casualties were reported. Witnesses claimed African Union forces opened fire on Somali civilians near the airport in Mogadishu; three people were wounded.
Lebanon
Najib Mikati, the Hezbollah-backed candidate, has been voted by parliament as the new prime minister. Supporters of Saad Hariri, the former prime minister who was ousted by a Hezbollah walkout, have taken to the streets to protest.
Iran
The head of military intelligence for the Israeli Knesset said that sanctions are not delaying advances in Iran’s nuclear program. Venezuela will resume gasoline shipments to Iran after a two-year break.
Philippines
Four people were killed and 14 more were wounded in a bus bombing in the capital of Manila. A senior military commander said al Qaeda-linked groups Jemaah Islamiyah, Abu Sayyaf, Rajah Solaiman Movement, and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front are operating in the capital area.
Thailand
Muslim insurgents killed nine civilians and wounded two more in a roadside bomb attack near the village of Padaeru in Yala province. The bomb is believed to have been detonated remotely using a cell phone.
Caucasus
Domodedovo bomb shows security was in state of anarchy, says Medvedev
Afghanistan
Pakistan: Former intelligence agent’s death in captivity causes unease
Afghanistan
West’s portrayal of Afghan war deceptive – group
Suicide bombers kill 16 Pakistanis in attacks in Lahore, Karachi
The Fedayeen-e-Islam, a subgroup of the Pakistani Taliban, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, and Jaish-e-Mohammed, claimed credit for the Lahore attack.
Afghanistan
Pakistani analysts: Colonel Imam’s death shows Taliban losing control in Pakistan borders
Iraq
Thousands defy violence, mark Muslim rite in Iraq
Russia
Moscow airport bombing: Russians were warned of imminent attack
Russia
Putin: Retribution ‘inevitable’ for airport attack
Caucasus
Deadly blast comes at sensitive time for Russia