Yemen
Security forces and supporters of President Saleh killed 15 people and wounded more than 300 in attacks on protesters in Taiz and Hudaida. The US is pushing for Saleh’s removal from power.
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Al Qaeda
Evolution of militancy: Al Qaeda, Taliban grooming new leadership
Iran
Iran engaged in espionage on Norwegian soil
Somalia
Five people were killed after Shabaab fighters attacked Somali and African Union bases in Mogadishu. Two people were killed during infighting within Somali security forces south of Mogadishu.
Libya
Rebel forces have failed to retake the town of Brega after four days of fighting. The rebels’ ad hoc government and military council is showing signs of strain after suffering military losses.
Afghanistan
Taliban exploits Afghan riots over Koran burning
Libya
Libya rebels may sell first oil cargo this week
Libya
Turkey plays mediator in Libya crisis
Afghanistan
Inside the massacre at Afghan compound
Yemen
Female protesters in Yemen attacked by police
Libya
Reporters in Tripoli find it’s a Big Brother world
Pakistan
Pakistan – Court ordered governments to locate family of Davis’ victims
Iran
Tehran accused PJAK of recent attacks against police in western Iran. Lawmakers demanded that Saudi Arabia apologize to Bahrain for its military incursion.
Suicide bomber kills 8 in northwestern Pakistan
The suicide bombing in Lower Dir is the fourth such attack in northwestern Pakistan since March 30.
Afghan border policeman kills two ISAF troops
The attack took place at a checkpoint in Faryab.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
US shifts to seek removal of Yemen’s leader, an ally
Pakistan
A pair of Taliban suicide bombers killed 42 people in an attack at a Sufi shrine in Dera Ghazi Khan. Security forces killed 15 Taliban and Lashkar-e-Islam fighters in Khyber and Hangu.
Afghanistan
Two policemen were killed in Koran-burning protests in Kandahar. The Taliban killed four Afghan soldiers in Wardak and Khost. Security forces killed and captured dozens of Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Helmand, Zabul, Khost, Paktia, Baghlan, Kunduz, Kunar, and Uruzgan.
Iraq
Security forces detained 20 wanted men in Basrah and Maysan. Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed it carried out last week’s suicide assault on the Salahadin provincial center that killed more than 50 people.
Bahrain
The six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council denounced Iran for its “continuing interference” in the region. The council issued the statement after Saudi Arabia sent troops to back the government of Bahrain during anti-government protests thought to have been incited by Iran.
Somalia
Commander Hassan Dahir Aweys admitted Shabaab has suffered major losses during the Somali and African Union offensive. Somali troops claimed to have taken control of Dhobley. A new, semi-autonomous state of Azania was created in the south.
Libya
Government forces battled rebels in the streets for control over the oil town of Brega. Saif al Islam, the son of President Gaddafi, offered a plan to transition to democracy under his watch.
Afghanistan
UN blames Florida pastor for violence in Mazar-e-Sharif
Al Qaeda
Pakistan: Shahbaz Sharif threatens long march against drone strikes
Afghanistan
US pastor unbowed, vows new anti-Islam protest
Afghanistan
Afghans continue to denounce Koran burning
‘Reintegrated’ Taliban may be behind slaughter at UN compound in Mazar-i-Sharif
The UN blames the US pastor who burned the Koran, and not the mobs, for the deaths in Afghanistan.
Suicide bombers kill 41 at Sufi shrine in central Pakistan
The Taliban claimed the attack, which occurred during a religious festival at the Sakhi Sarwar shrine in the district of Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab province.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Obama condemns killings of UN staff
Egypt
Thousands demonstrate in Tahrir Square