Afghanistan
Bad drones, good Taliban
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Afghanistan
The Taliban announced that the Afghan High Peace Council would be one of the primary targets in their “Badar” offensive. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Uruzgan, Kandahar, Khost, and Baghlan. ISAF said the Afghan colonel who killed eight US airmen was not associated with the Taliban.
Russia
The Islamic Caucasus Emirate confirmed that its “governor” for Kabardino-Balkaria and two senior emirs were among several terrorists killed during an April 29 raid. Their deaths were announced on Kavkaz Center.
Somalia
Shabaab forces are reported to have withdrawn from the southern districts of Bardaale, Hudur, and Wajid. The UN said more than 50,000 people have fled the country due to recent fighting.
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed five soldiers and three civilians in an attack at a checkpoint in Mosul. Insurgents killed five Iraqis and kidnapped a judge in separate attacks in Baghdad province.
Yemen
President Saleh refused to sign a deal that would have him transfer power in 30 days. Security forces killed al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commander Walid Abdel-Latif al Kayani in Abyan.
Syria
Troops loyal to President Assad shelled the city of Duraa and stormed a mosque. Security forces killed 62 people on Friday. Hamas denied reports that its leader, Khaled Mashaal, would leave the country.
Afghanistan
Will the Afghan army ever stand up and fight?
Egypt
Eyeing big political role, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood to contest half of parliament’s seats
Al Qaeda
German terrorism arrests disrupt Qaeda inquiry
Al Qaeda
1 year after Times Square scare, concerns endure
Libya
A NATO airstrike killed Gaddafi’s youngest son, Seif al-Arab, when it hit a house in Tripoli where Gaddafi and his family were staying. Gaddafi’s latest cease-fire offer has been rejected by the rebels. NATO says it will continue operations until all attacks against civilians have ceased, humanitarian access is allowed, and Gaddafi’s forces have retreated […]
Egypt
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood sets up new party
Al Qaeda
Arrest of terror suspects: CIA part of investigation of ‘Dusseldorf Cell’
Al Qaeda
Marrakesh blast was remote-controlled bomb: France
Al Qaeda
Germany says al Qaeda suspects planned bomb attack
Libya
New Predator role fits diplomatic, military bill
Taliban announce beginning of their ‘spring offensive’
Operation Badar will commence on May 1. The Afghan High Peace Council is singled out for its efforts to reconcile with the Taliban.
Afghanistan
Don’t negotiate over the heads of the Afghan people
Afghanistan
Afghan prison’s warden, other officials arrested in wake of mass escape
Afghanistan
Afghanistan war report cites progress by troops
Somali human smuggler guilty in Texas
A Justice Department memo stated that authorities believed Dhakane facilitated the entry of “violent jihadists” into America.
Afghanistan
US military dismayed by delays in 3 key development projects in Afghanistan
Germany
Police arrested three Moroccan al Qaeda operatives during raids in the towns of Duesseldorf and Bochum. “We succeeded in preventing a concrete and imminent danger,” Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich said.
Syria
Syrian activists seek army role in transition
Pakistan
The air force successfully tested a cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. Pakistani Rangers detained 400 people in Karachi.
Al Qaeda
Afghanistan – Taliban plan ‘spate of attacks’
Russia
Security forces killed 10 “militants” during a raid on a home on the border of Stavropol and and Kabardino-Balkari. Two policemen were killed during a clash with militants in Dagestan.
Afghanistan
Security forces captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar and Balkh. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in an IED attack in the south.
Egypt
In shift, Egypt warms to Iran and Hamas, Israel’s foes