African Union
Peacekeepers in Somalia hit trenches of rebels
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Taliban suicide bomber kills 32 in Afghan north
In the eighth major attack in Afghanistan in less than a month, the Taliban killed 32 Afghans in the northern province of Kunduz.
Iran
Ayatollah Khamenei praised recent revolts around the Arab world as Islamic and said they should be consolidated. Opposition street protests continued in various parts of Tehran.
ISAF spokesman denies reports of civilian deaths in Kunar battle
Provincial leaders in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar, including the governor and the provincial chief of police, are claiming that a joint US and Afghan clash in Kunar province claimed the lives of upwards of 65 people. The five-hour-long battle took place late last week in the Ghaziabad district in Kunar after ISAF attack […]
China
China tries to stamp out ‘Jasmine Revolution’
Iran
Iranian Navy exposes a US Navy weakness
Pakistan
Imam was killed last month for spying
Afghanistan
The governor of Kunar claimed 65 civilians were killed in joint operations in the province; ISAF is investigating the allegations. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south. The death toll in yesterday’s attack on a Jalalabad bank rose to 38, including 12 police.
Al Qaeda
Increased US drone strikes in Pakistan killing few high-ranking militants
Pakistan
The US ended a 27-day-gap in Predator strikes, killing five “militants” in an attack in South Waziristan. Security forces claimed to have killed 28 Taliban fighters while repelling attacks on outposts in Mohmand and Arakzai.
Al Qaeda
Keeping your enemies too close for comfort
Egypt
Egypt: army promises Hosni Mubarak he will not be prosecuted
US Predators strike in South Waziristan
The strike is the first since Jan. 23, and ends a long pause in attacks against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Pakistan’s tribal areas.
Video: Pakistani Taliban execute Colonel Imam
Hakeemullah Mehsud, the leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, is seen on the video, directing the execution. Pakistani officials recovered Imam’s body in Mir Ali, North Waziristan.
United States
US military wants more global partnerships in space
India
Pakistan has control over its atomic assets: Foreign Office
Afghanistan
Pakistan – Editorial: Kurram peace deal
Al Qaeda
Afghan peace council official: US-Taliban talks hurt Afghan sovereignty
Libya
Libya unrest appears to grow
Iran
Security forces quell opposition protests in Tehran
Pakistan
Pause in US Pakistan strikes seen linked to US prisoner
Iran
A senior official working for the Suez Canal denied reports that Iranian warships passed through the Egyptian waterway; Iran claims two warships transited the canal and are in the Mediterranean Sea. Opposition leader Karroubi dared the regime to put him on trial as the Green Movement gathered for demonstrations.
Libya
Doctors in the eastern city of Benghazi claim that security forces killed more than 200 people and wounded more than 900 during protests since Feb. 16. One doctor said 90 percent of the deaths were cause by gunshots to the head, neck, or chest.
Bahrain
Protesters reestablished camps in the central square in Manama after police withdrew, and have set conditions for talks with the government. Crown Prince Khalifah has ordered the military to return to their barracks.
Morocco
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Rabat, Marrakech, and Casablanca to demand that the King devolve powers. Unlike protests in other Muslim countries, the demonstrations in Morocco have been peaceful.
Al Qaeda
Italy: al Qaeda will exploit North African migrant flood
Tajikistan
Christians criticize Tajik bill barring youth from churches, mosques
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Yemen’s unrest could embolden al-Qaeda – or sideline it amid democratic hopes
Iran
Unrest encircles Saudis, stoking sense of unease
Afghanistan
Afghan leader says US bases depend on neighbours