Al Qaeda
Iraq – Mosul Christians ‘terrorized’ and ‘ready to leave’
Monthly Archives: March 2011
ISAF targets HIG in east, IMU in north
The ISAF and Afghan special operations raids continue against the Hizb-i Islami Gulbuddin in the east and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in the north. From the latest ISAF press release on the raids against HIG in Khost: In the Sabari and Bak Districts of Khost province, Afghan and coalition forces targeted a Hezb-e Islami […]
US Predators strike again in North Waziristan, kill 6
The strike is the third in Pakistan’s tribal areas in two days, and the second in an area controlled by the Haqqani Network.
Suicide bomber hits Afghan Army recruiting center in the north
The Taliban claimed the attack, which killed at least 37 people, including four children.
Libya
Libya rebel leader: I have evidence Gaddafi ordered Lockerbie
Pakistan
Pakistan again delays ruling on CIA. operative
Iran
Basij hackers attacked several opposition websites. Tehran set a trial date for two imprisoned American hikers. China and Iran signed a deal to construct the “world’s largest dam” outside Tehran.
Al Qaeda
Glossy ‘Jihad Cosmo’ combines beauty tips with suicide bombing advice
Pakistan
Pakistan – Govt, ICRC at odds over treatment of terror detainees
Lashkar-e-Islam
Pakistan – Anti-Taliban militias under threat
Afghanistan
Two fighters, shoulder to shoulder, show the diversity of the Libyan rebel forces
Pakistan
Pakistan assassinations highlight sway of radical clerics
Hezbollah
Thousands in Lebanon demand Hezbollah be disarmed
The Taliban
The Taliban announced that it kidnapped Colin Rutherford, a Canadian citizen who reportedly was traveling in the Afghan-Pakistan region, and claimed he was a spy. Rutherford was captured by the Taliban in Ghazni province.
Bahrain
Yemen clashes and Bahrain chaos as protests deepen
Pakistan
US Predators killed six “militants” in airstrikes in North and South Waziristan. The Taliban killed eight people in an attack on a bus in Hangu. Eighteen people have been killed in targeted killings in Karachi. Security forces killed four “terrorists” in Swat.
Afghanistan
The senate said ISAF should delay the turnover of security to Afghan troops. The Taliban killed four civilians in Kandahar and an ISAF soldier in the south. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Helmand and Kunar.
Iraq
Insurgents killed a policeman and a health official in Mosul. Security forces killed an al Qaeda commander in Addaya, and detained two al Qaeda commanders south of Kirkuk and eight wanted men in Basrah. Two insurgents killed themselves in a premature detonation in Shurqat.
US Predators strike again in Pakistan’s tribal areas
The strike near Miramshah in North Waziristan is the second today. Six “militants” were reported killed.
Somalia
Ten people were killed during fighting in Mogadishu. Two people were killed after police forces battled amongst themselves in Mogadishu. Five Shabaab fighters died in a premature detonation in Lanto Buro. Shabaab’s leadership in Kismayo called on young men to fight the government in Mogadishu.
Afghanistan
‘Pakistan military support terrorists, smugglers’ – senior Afghan military, police
Yemen
Security forces killed seven protesters and wounded more than 110 after opening fire on crowds across the country. Doctors accused the government of using nerve gas. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters killed a soldier in Abyan.
Afghanistan
Mined Afghan village liberated by British bomb disposal experts
Iran
Iran ‘using child soldiers’ to suppress Tehran protests
Iran
Iran called on the UN Human Rights Council to investigate Western support for the MKO, the PJAK, and Jundallah. China will help Iran develop the Azadegan oil fields. Iran offered to negotiate with the UAE on the disputed island of Abu Musa.
North Korea
As other authoritarian leaders fall, N. Korea pushes ahead with succession plan
Libya
Veering from peaceful models, Libya’s youth revolt turns toward chaos
US Predators miss target in South Waziristan strike
Four “rebels” escaped after the first volley of missiles missed their target. Three of the last six Predator strikes have taken place in South Waziristan.
Pakistan
A shooting in Pakistan reveals fraying alliance
Bahrain
Gates tells Bahrain’s king that ‘baby steps’ to reform aren’t enough