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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Iraq
Insurgents killed six people in an attack in Fallujah. Two protesters were killed in Mosul, and scores of protesters and policemen were wounded in Baghdad, Kirkuk, Basrah, Fallujah, and Salahadin.
Somalia
Forty-eight people were killed in heavy fighting between Somali forces and Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu. Shabaab is pressing young men to fight in Jowhar. President Sharif said the government has defeated Shabaab.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
The Interior Ministry claimed its troops killed Nasser al Din Allah Abu Suleiman, the Islamic State of Iraq’s war minister, during a raid in Anbar province. The report has not been confirmed by the US military.
Al Qaeda
In a tape released on jihadist forums, Ayman al Zawahiri said al Qaeda does not sanction attacks against civilians. “Sheikh Osama bin Laden … assigned me again to reiterate this matter. Therefore I urge the mujahideen to consider the rulings of sharia and the interests of Muslims before undertaking any jihad operation.”
Iran
The IAEA said it received reports that Iran is developing a nuclear-armed missile. The IAEA also said Iran is continuing to pursue its nuclear program despite sanctions.
Iraqi troops kill al Qaeda’s ‘war minister’ in Anbar: report
Iraq’s Interior Minister claimed that Nasser al Din Allah Abu Suleiman, the war minister for the Islamic State of Iraq, was killed during a raid in Anbar province.
Libya
President Gaddafi vowed to “crush any enemy” as rebels advanced on Tripoli. Fighting has been reported in Zawiyah, 30 miles outside of the capital. Gaddafi blamed the revolt on Osama bin Laden.
Taliban torch NATO tankers, kill 4 drivers in Peshawar
More than 20 Taliban fighters attacked a convoy carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
With eye on strike missions, US plans to realign troops in remote Afghan valley
Hizb-i-Islami
US pulling back in Afghan valley it called vital to war
United States
The US charged a Saudi man attending college in Texas with plotting to carry out attacks in the US. Khalid Ali Aldawsar studied electrical engineering, purchased explosives over the Internet, and planned on attacking dams, a nuclear plant, and the home of former President George W. Bush.
Afghanistan
General Petraeus ordered an investigation into charges that General Caldwell ordered an information campaign against US politicians. Coalition and Afghan forces killed and captured several Taliban, Haqqani Network, and HIG commanders and fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, and Khost. A suicide bomber killed three people in Kandahar. ISAF is investigating reports that civilians were killed in […]
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia king accused of misjudged bribery in attempt to avoid unrest
Afghanistan
Music and mafia: life under Afghanistan’s neo-Taliban
Germany
Libyan arms deals come back to haunt Europe
Afghanistan
US neglected to inform NATO about Afghan Helmand operations
Bahrain
Arab unrest propels Iran as Saudi influence declines
African Union
Somalia begins offensive against Shabaab
Iran
Iran hunts for uranium
Afghanistan
Tension between Petraeus, Afghans over airstrike, children
Israel
Syria may have built atom site near Damascus: report
Yemen
Yemen’s Leader Orders Police to Protect Protesters
Iraq
Iraqi Kurdistan, Known as Haven, Faces Unrest
US Predators kill 6 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan strike
The strike hit a car and a compound in the Datta Khel area, a known haven for al Qaeda and allied terrorist groups.
Pakistan
US Predators killed six “militants” in North Waziristan. The Taliban killed five security personnel during an attack on a military outpost in Khyber and torched two NATO fuel tankers
Indonesia
Jemaah Islamiyah’s spiritual leader, Abu Bakar Bashir, told a court that training jihadists is an Islamic duty, but denied any involvement in setting up terror cells in Indonesia. Bashir is on trial for setting up terror camps in Aceh.
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed 13 people, including three policemen, in Ramadi. Al Qaeda killed civilians in Diyala and a policeman in Tal Afar. Muqtada al Sadr returned to Iraq.
Somalia
The African Union claimed it seized three Shabaab strongholds in Mogadishu. The Somali prime minister claimed Shabaab leaders have fled Mogadishu. Fighting between Shabaab and Somali forces has been reported in Beledweyne.
Al Qaeda
Gadhafi forces strike back at Libya rebels