Monthly Archives: February 2011

Yemen

| February 2, 2011

President Saleh said he would step down after 2013. The interior ministry heightened security around the capital of Sana’a.

WikiLeaks

| February 2, 2011

WikiLeaks: tension in the Middle East and Asia has ‘direct potential’ to lead to nuclear war

Egypt

| February 2, 2011

An Army spokesman said the demands of protesters have been heard and it was time for them to clear the streets. Supporters of President Mubarak clashed with protesters in Tahrir Square in Cairo. Soldiers posted at the square did not intervene.

Mauritania

| February 2, 2011

Three al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb fighters were killed when their car exploded as they battled Mauritanian security forces near the Mali border. The AQIM fighters are thought to have been part of a group of terrorists who crossed the border from Mali last weekend.

Iran

| February 2, 2011

US and EU authorities filed charges against multiple front companies of Iran’s Aerospace Industries Organization. A dispute between India and Iran on oil sales continues. Iran and Afghanistan agreed to improve inter-border trading.

Pakistan

| February 1, 2011

Security forces killed 21 Taliban fighters in Mohmand. The Taliban killed two Pakistanis in an attack on a NATO oil tanker in Mastung, and bombed two schools in Peshawar.

United States

| February 1, 2011

Colleen LaRose, who is better known as “Jihad Jane,” pled guilty in a Philadelphia federal court today. She was charged with aiding foreign terror suspects and plotted to kill a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Mohammed.

Egypt

| February 1, 2011

Muslim Brotherhood: Radical Islamists or reluctant democrats?

Germany

| February 1, 2011

German shipowners turn to mercenaries to protect against pirates

Afghanistan

| February 1, 2011

Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Helmand, Khost, Logar, Laghman, and Herat. A senior US general predicted the Taliban will rely on “assassination teams” for their coming spring offensive.

Egypt

| February 1, 2011

President Mubarak announced on state television that he would step down after a new president was elected in September. Mohamed ElBaradei said Mubarak must leave the country before the opposition began talks with the government.

Somalia

| February 1, 2011

Shabaab vowed to avenge the death of 20 Somalis killed yesterday during fighting among Somali troops. Puntland’s security minister said Somaliland is attempting to provoke a war.

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

| February 1, 2011

Anwar al Awlaki sought the help of British Airways employee Rajib Karim to carry out bombings on airplanes in the US. US intelligence has warned Wall Street banks that AQAP seeks to carry out attacks against executives.

Egypt

| February 1, 2011

Egypt, Jordan, and the Arab world’s ‘watershed’ moment

Egypt

| February 1, 2011

Mubarak will not run again: Arabiya TV citing reports

Yemen

| February 1, 2011

Two people were killed in clashes between two tribes in Abyan. A journalist convicted of aiding al Qaeda was freed on the order of President Saleh. A court sentenced a convicted al Qaeda operative to seven years in prison.