ISAF targets Taliban commander linked to ‘suicide camps’ in Afghan north
The Taliban commander targeted in the raid is linked to foreign fighters and suicide training camps in the northern province of Sar-i-Pul.
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Pakistan
General Kayani and Prime Minister Gilani denounced a US Predator strike in North Waziristan that killed 11 Taliban fighters, including a commander, and 21 tribal members in North Waziristan. The Taliban torched two NATO fuel tankers in Peshawar.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed more than 40 Taliban fighters in Helmand and Kunar and detained several more in Uruzgan and Khost. The Taliban killed two civilians in Uruzgan. The governor of Kunar escaped an assassination attempt.
Arab League
Egypt said to arm Libya rebels
Iraq
Insurgents killed four people in bombings in Baghdad and Tikrit. Security forces detained a senior leader of the Islamic State of Iraq who was behind attacks in Kirkuk and captured four wanted men in Al Kut.
Afghan peace council reportedly seeks talks with Taliban commanders held at Gitmo
The Afghan High Peace Council, set up by President Hamid Karzai in 2010, reportedly wants to speak with four top Taliban commanders held at Guantanamo. All four allegedly had significant ties to al Qaeda prior to their detention.
Pakistan’s Army chief ‘condemns’ US Predator airstrike in Datta Khel
General Kayani said today’s Predator strike in Datta Khel was a “senseless attack” that targeted “a jirga of peaceful citizens including elders of the area.” A senior Taliban commander and 10 fighters were among those killed.
Al Qaeda
Yemen – ‘Chaos by design’
Egypt
Former prisoners plan Egypt political parties
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Spy game: The CIA, Pakistan and ‘blood money’
Somalia
Ten people were killed after Shabaab launched an attack on the town of Bula Hawo on the Kenyan border. Shabaab took control of the village of Dif and arrested 10 merchants in Sadow and accused them of selling drugs. The African Union jailed three Ugandan soldiers for killing civilians.
North Korea
Cyber-attacks add to North Korean arsenal
Iraq
In Iraq protests, a younger generation finds its voice
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Hushed deal frees CIA contractor in Pakistan
Yemen
The government claimed that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula attacked a police outpost in Marib, near where tribal members attacked an oil pipeline two days ago. Security officials said two policemen and three AQAP fighters were killed. Security forces arrested two AQAP members in Taiz.
Lashkar-e-Taiba
LeT founder criticises Pak govt for freeing Davis
Afghanistan
International conference on Afghan mines to open in London
Pakistan
US to close Pakistan embassy, consulates amid protests
Bahrain
Bahrain unrest: UN rights chief criticises crackdown
Libya
US seeks range of strikes on Libya at UN
Iran
Arms from Iran: a rash of intercepted shipments
Libya
Rebel forces repelled an assault by forces loyal to President Gaddafi in Ajdabiya, the gateway to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi. The UN Security Council still continues to discuss a no-fly zone.
Egypt
The government has released Mohammad al Zawahiri, an Egyptian Islamic Jihad member and the brother of al Qaeda’s second in command, Ayman al Zawahiri. Scores of Egyptian Islamic Jihad members have been released from prison over the past several weeks.
US Predators strike again in al Qaeda stronghold of Datta Khel
The strike appears to have targeted a meeting between rival “militant” groups in North Waziristan, which was being hosted by tribal elders loyal to so-called “good Taliban” leader Hafiz Gul Bahadar.
Al Qaeda
Upheaval in Mideast sets back terror war
Afghanistan
Afghanistan plans departure of security firms
Pakistan
Davis case: Kin of victims forced into pardon?
Afghanistan
Pressure mounts on all parties in Afghan war to begin talks
Pakistan
Pakistan released Raymond Davis after the US paid “blood money” to two families; the US denied making the payments. US Predators killed five Taliban fighters in North Waziristan. The Taliban killed a driver and torched four NATO fuel tankers in Mastung. Security forces captured a “facilitator” involved in a recent suicide attack in Peshawar.
ISAF suspends ground commander, helicopter crew during investigation into civilian deaths in Kunar
The US soldiers have been suspended while an investigation is underway into the deaths of two Afghan boys who were watering a field at nighttime.