Monthly Archives: February 2011

Philippines

| February 13, 2011

Soldiers killed five Abu Sayyaf fighters and overran their mountain camp in the town of Sumisip in Basilan. Two soldiers were also killed during a three-hour-long firefight with more than 30 Abu Sayyaf fighters.

Thailand

| February 13, 2011

Eighteen Thai soldiers were wounded in an IED attack in the southern province of Yala. Muslim insurgents detonated a large bomb planted in a pickup truck as a patrol passed by. Several homes and shops were destroyed.

Al Qaeda

| February 13, 2011

Jihadi who helped train 7/7 bomber freed by US after just five years

Afghanistan

| February 13, 2011

Afghan troops detained eight Taliban fighters in Kandahar, Zabul, Helmand, and Khost. The US suspended a trilateral meeting on regional security in Washington with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Caucasus

| February 13, 2011

Moscow airport bombing: ‘I can’t believe my son was behind this’

Al Qaeda

| February 13, 2011

Mubarak resignation throws into question US-Egyptian counterterrorism work

Egypt

| February 13, 2011

Egyptians focus their attention on recovering the nation’s money

Iraq

| February 13, 2011

Insurgents killed a policeman in an armed attack in Baghdad and a civilian in an IED attack in Basrah. The government imposed tight security measures in Ramadi in preparation for a protest.

Somalia

| February 13, 2011

Three people were killed in a bombing in Mogadishu. Hundreds of Somalis held anti-Shabaab demonstrations in Mogadishu. A Danish warship captured a pirate mothership off the coast of Somalia.

Egypt

| February 13, 2011

The military suspended the constitution, dissolved the parliament, and imposed military rule. The military will run the country for the next six months, or until elections are held.

Pakistan

| February 12, 2011

A suicide bomber wounded three soldiers in Malakand. A court issued a warrant for former President Pervez Musharraf for involvement in the murder of Benazir Bhutto. The US demanded full immunity for a consular official detained after killing two people in Lahore.

Afghanistan

| February 12, 2011

A Taliban suicide assault team killed 16 police officers and three civilians in an attack on a police headquarters in Kandahar. The Taliban kidnapped two policemen in Kunar. Security forces killed two Taliban fighters in Badghis, and detained 20 Taliban fighters in Kandahar and five more in Farah. Helmand’s governor accused Iran and Pakistan of […]

Somalia

| February 12, 2011

A senior Shabaab official said that primary and secondary schools in lower Shabelle province must teach “jihad.” Police displayed two captive Shabaab fighters to the media.

Iraq

| February 12, 2011

A suicide bomber killed 31 Iraqis at a bombing that targeted Shia pilgrims at a cafe just north of Samarra. Police arrested 25 wanted men in Diyala.

Said al Shihri killed?

| February 12, 2011

Said Ali al Shihri, former Guantanamo detainee and deputy leader of al Qaeda in Yemen. Photo from The SITE Institute. The Yemen Post is reporting that Said al Shihri, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s deputy leader and a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, was killed when a bomb he was assembling detonated prematurely. The following […]

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

| February 12, 2011

Security officials told The Yemen Post that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s deputy leader, Said al Shihri, was killed when a bomb he was assembling detonated prematurely. The report has not been confirmed.

Egypt

| February 12, 2011

Hosni Mubarak resigns: how and when will the country transition to democracy?

Pakistan

| February 11, 2011

Security forces killed 11 Taliban fighters in Swat and detained a suicide bomber in Tank. The Taliban executed five people in Mardan. Pakistan will detain a US consular official for an additional 14 days; the US has demanded his release.

Russia

| February 11, 2011

Russia – Medvedev wants to ban educatory activity for ethnic strife