Egypt
Egypt – Copts continue protests against church burning
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Indonesia
Indonesia – Jakarta governor backtracks on imposing Islamic sect ban
Afghanistan
Karzai: Afghan people will decide terms for US forces to remain
Somalia
Hostage oversupply in Somalia? Pirates negotiate better deals to free up space
Afghanistan
Afghan leader steps up criticism during Gates trip
Al Qaeda
Drawing US crowds with anti-Islam message
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Turmoil jars US counterterrorism efforts
Libya
Government tanks and aircraft pounded the rebel-held town of Zawiyah, killing civilians and leveling buildings. Gaddafi refused the rebels’ offer of a 72-hour window to leave and escape prosecution. France and the UK are drafting a UN resolution for a no-fly zone, an idea supported by the Organisation of the Islamic Conference and by the […]
Al Qaeda
Diverse character in city Qaddafi calls Islamist
Shabaab commander Omar Hammami reported killed in Somalia
Somalia’s defense minister claimed today that the US citizen was killed during recent fighting, but the report is unconfirmed.
Scotland
Scottish police today arrested a 30-year-old foreign national in connection with the Dec. 11 suicide bombing in Stockholm, Sweden. The man was arrested in Glasgow, where the investigation is continuing. Police said the suspect may have been involved in terrorist activity outside Scotland.
US Predators kill 5 in strike in South Waziristan
The strike ends an 11-day-long lull in the CIA-directed attacks in Pakistan’s tribal agencies. A compound in Mullah Nazir’s territory was the target of the attack.
Iran
Former Iranian president Rasfanjani was dismissed as head of the Assembly of Experts. Iran rejected recent IAEA claims about its nuclear program. Tehran announced there is no need for OPEC to increase oil production amid the Middle Eastern crises.
Taliban claim deadly Faisalabad blast, target Pakistani intelligence
The Taliban detonated a car bomb at a compressed natural gas station today, killing more than 32 people. The target was a nearby headquarters for the Inter-Services Intelligence directorate.
Afghanistan
Taliban step up attacks in effort to destabilise region
India
Lashkar-e-Taiba plot to attack cricket stadiums unearthed
Afghanistan
Living in fear of the Taliban
Tunisia
Tunisia names new government, scraps secret police
Pakistan
Pakistan: an army without a country
Pakistan
Confronting the myth of ‘moderate Pakistan’
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed two policemen in separate attacks in Nangarhar. Security forces detained four Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders in Helmand, Kandahar, and Khost. A suicide bomber killed himself in a premature detonation in Nangarhar. Thirty-seven Taliban fighters surrendered in Kunar.
Egypt
Egypt – Muslim Brotherhood wants slower transition
Iraq
A gunmen and a security officer were killed during a raid in Huweija. Insurgents killed a civilian in Mosul. A provincial official claimed US forces arrested two Iraqi policemen in Maysan.
France
France has cyber-attack lead
Somalia
Shabaab withdrew its forces from the Gedo region after Ethiopian soldiers helped eject Shabaab from Bala Hawo. Shabaab killed two Somali soldiers and executed two men who worked for the government in Mogadishu.
Egypt
According to a Kuwaiti newspaper, Gamal Mubarak, the former president’s son, and Habib el Adly, the former interior minister, ordered and executed the 2005 bombings at the Sharm al Sheikh resort to take revenge on a rival businessman. The Abdullah Azzam Brigade claimed the attack.
Iran
Iran says it welcomes hackers who work for Islamic Republic
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters killed two intelligence officers in Abyan and Hadramout provinces. Forty-four protesters were wounded in clashes in Ibb province. The opposition vowed to escalate protests as President Saleh called for dialogue.
Egypt
Pakistan – Gilani urges tolerance amid rising militancy
Bahrain
Bahrain’s Shiite protesters appeal for US backing