Pakistan
Pakistan – Selling suicide bombers profitable trade: minister
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Iraq
Iraq’s air force needs help beyond this year: Maliki
Syria
Deadly attack on protesters raises questions about Syria’s stability
Afghanistan
ISAF killed al Qaeda’s operations chief for Kunar in an April 14 airstrike. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and Haqqani Network fighters in Helmand, Ghazni, Khost, Nangarhar, Laghman, Baghlan, and Badghis. Seventy-one Taliban fighters who escaped from a jail in Kandahar have been captured.
Al Qaeda
How al-Qaida planned to bomb Heathrow
Pakistan
Four people were killed in a pair of bombings that targeted Pakistani Navy personnel in Karachi. Security forces arrested four “terrorists” in Rawalpindi. The interior minister said the ISI is being maligned.
Syria
Syrian tanks, soldiers lay siege to southern towns
Afghanistan
Taliban prison break may lead to military and political setback
Yemeni government official doubled as al Qaeda operative, leaked assessment shows
According to a leaked Gitmo intelligence assessment, Abd al Salam al Hilah was both a member of Yemen’s Political Security Organization and al Qaeda. He “probably” had foreknowledge of the Sept. 11 attacks, analysts concluded.
Al Qaeda
Dossier shows push for more terror attacks after 9/11
Iran
Tehran warned it would retaliate for Bahrain’s expulsion of Iranian diplomats from Manama. Security forces discovered a second cyber attack against infrastructure. Two jailed American hikers may get a court date in May.
Libya
Forces loyal to President Gaddafi shelled the city of Misrata despite withdrawing from the center of the town just days ago. NATO air forces attacked compounds run by pro-Gaddafi forces in Tripoli.
Saudi al Qaeda leader killed in Kunar airstrike
Abu Hafs al Najdi, a Qaeda’s operations chief in Kunar, was wanted by the Saudi government. ISAF said “more than 25 al Qaeda leaders and fighters” have been killed in Afghanistan over the past month.
Al Qaeda
The growing threat of militants in a corner of Central Asia
Afghanistan
US watchdog questions management of Afghan police
Afghanistan
Afghan local police stoke fears of new-generation militia
Egypt
Poll: Over half of Egypt wants end to Israel peace
Iraq
Security forces detained seven al Qaeda in Iraq fighters during raids in Kirkuk. Two soldiers and two local Kurdish security forces were reported to have been killed during a clash in Kirkuk. More than 14,000 Iraqis have gone missing since the Iraq war began in March 2003.
Hezbollah
Bahrain accused Hezbollah of training Shia opposition members at camps in Iran and Lebanon. “Evidence confirms that Bahraini elements are being trained in Hezbollah camps specifically established to train assets from the Gulf,” a government report said.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – 453 militant leaders arrested or killed so far this year: ISAF
Hamas
Syria: The key piece in a regional Rubik’s cube
Gitmo docs link Pakistani, Iranian, and Yemeni intelligence agencies to al Qaeda
The Matrix of Threat Indicators for Enemy Combatants document, one of hundreds released by WikiLeaks, described the intelligence agencies of Pakistan, Iran, and Yemen as “associated forces” that support al Qaeda.
Pakistan
NATO’s supply route to Afghanistan has been reopened after a two-day-long protest ended in Peshawar. A Gitmo document lists the ISI as a terrorist entity. The IAEA said that Pakistan’s nuclear program is safe.
Iran
Iran targeted by second computer virus, says civil defence commander
Al Qaeda
Libyan, once a detainee, is now a US ally of sorts
Al Qaeda
Judging detainees’ risk, often with flawed evidence
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
The US transferred Ahmed Wali Siddiqui, a German citizen, back to his home country. Siddiqui was arrested in Afghanistan and disclosed details of a plot by the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan to carry out attacks in Europe.
Afghanistan
More than 450 Taliban members, including more than 100 leaders, escaped from a prison in Kandahar City; two escapees have been killed and 24 more captured. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban, HIG, and Haqqani Network fighters in Uruzgan, Kandahar, Logar, Kunduz, Ghazni, Khost, Wardak, Nangarhar, Baghlan, and Badghis.
Yemen
Two soldiers and two tribesmen were killed in an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula ambush in Al Baitha province. Two anti-government protesters were killed in Ibb. President Saleh is seeking immunity before transferring power.
Syria
The military has deployed tanks, armored vehicles, and thousands of troops into the town of Duraa, the epicenter of anti-regime protests. Syrian forces have also deployed to the town of Jableh and the Damascus suburb of Douma.