Taliban suicide assault team strikes Kandahar police, kills 6
The Mullah Dadullah Front, a radical Taliban subgroup closely linked to al Qaeda, is likely behind today’s complex attack.
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Egypt
Salafist groups find footing in Egypt after revolution
Syria
Syria’s Assad grants nationality to Hasaka Kurds
Iraq
Ban: Iraq needs to address grass-roots discontent
Al Qaeda never left Kunar, and other problems with US intel
The US intelligence community as a whole still has major problems with its analysis of al Qaeda and Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
Obama to get new war policy team
Pakistan
One of the suicide bombers who attacked a Sufi mosque last week was from Bajaur. Seven troops were wounded in an ambush on a convoy in Khyber. The Taliban torched two NATO fuel trucks in Dhaddar.
Turkey
Arrested journalist’s book claims Turkish police infiltrated by Islamic movement
Bahrain
Gates tries to soothe Saudis rattled by unrest
Afghanistan
Afghan officials: 2-3 men suspected in UN attack
Afghanistan
The governor of Kunar said 132 Taliban fighters have been killed, 20 have been wounded, and 47 more have been captured during an ongoing operation. US troops killed seven Taliban fighters who assaulted a base in Nangarhar. Several Taliban commanders and fighters were killed or captured in Nangarhar, Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, and Khost. Two ISAF […]
Iraq
An al Qaeda in Iraq suicide bomber killed three people in an April 5 attack in Baaj west of Mosul. Three Iraqis were killed in two IED attacks near a Shia shrine in Baghdad. Five terrorists were detained in Baghdad.
Syria
Syria military’s loyalty to Assad seen as airtight
Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda’s unfinished work
Al Qaeda
Islamists prepare for new role
Afghanistan
As Afghanistan braces for the spring fighting season, the US hopes its preparation has paid off
Afghanistan
White House: Pakistan is failing to defeat militants
Turkey
Turkish intelligence agencies believe that al Qaeda is planning on attacking Incirlik Air Base and Jewish synagogues. The attacks are thought to have been planned by Abu Muhammed Al Kurdi and Salih Battal, two Syrian al Qaeda operatives.
Afghanistan
White House assails Pakistan effort on militants
Uganda
Police issued a terror alert after receiving a threat from Shabaab operatives. Police have been instructed to “be on the lookout for any suspicious material and explosive accessories” and to step up patrols at crowded areas and sensitive sites.
Is the US launching airstrikes against Shabaab in Somalia?
Aircraft were spotted during an offensive against Shabaab in Dhobley in southern Somalia.
Afghanistan
Taliban exploit tensions seething in Afghan society
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Al Qaeda smells blood
Syria
Syria reverses ban on Islamic face veil in schools
Somalia
More than 35 Shabaab fighters, including a commander, Hassan Abdurrahman Gumarey, were killed in recent fighting in Dhobley. Twenty people were wounded in a bombing at a market in Hargeysa in Somaliland.
Libya
The International Criminal Court claimed President Gaddafi planned to kill civilians before the rebellion broke out, and may indict Gaddafi. NATO said the protection of civilians in Misruta is its top priority after rebel leaders criticized the coalition for failing to hit Gaddafi’s forces.
ISAF captures al Qaeda’s top Kunar commander
Abu Ikhlas al Masri served as al Qaeda’s Kunar operations commander before he was captured in a special operations raid in Kunar in December 2010. Kunar remains an al Qaeda haven.
Iran
The US Southern Command voiced concern to the Senate over the Iran-Venezuela partnership. Germany scrapped a plan to funnel oil money between India and Iran. The Iranian envoy to the United Nations said Tehran is ready to continue talks with the P5+1.
US troops defeat Taliban assault on base in Nangarhar
A Taliban force of 25 fighters attacked Forward Operating Base Fenty in Nangarhar province, but was routed by US troops guarding the base.
Egypt
Islamists look for gains in Egypt’s freer politics