Somalia
Eighteen people were killed in fighting between Shabaab forces and government and African union troops in Mogadishu. Seven people were killed after “gunmen” attacked mosques in Galkayo over the weekend.
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Libya
Britain will send 10 military officers to aid Libyan rebels fighting President Gaddafi’s forces. The officers will not engage in combat but will “provide logistics and intelligence training in a UK and French operation,” according to the BBC.
Afghanistan
ISAF says militants weak to face forces
Libya
Arabic names spell trouble for banks
Boko Haram
Nigeria election: Thousand flee after riots
Libya
British military officers to be sent to Libya
Indonesia
Indonesia: Most of Jakarta police force to protect churches from terror during Easter
Taliban/IMU commander killed in airstrike in Afghan north
Mullah Abdul Fatah Haqqani commanded and controlled facilitation networks for “foreign fighters” in Baghlan.
Al Qaeda
Libya rebels raise concern about Islamic extremism
Egypt
Egyptians court US foes
Al Qaeda
Pakistan plays hardball
Jordan
Jordan’s Islamists take the reins of the protests
Afghanistan
In reversal, poppy production expanding in Afghanistan, UN says
Afghanistan
Talks on US presence in Afghanistan after pullout unnerve region
Afghanistan
Pakistanis flee troubled areas near Afghan border
Fedayeen-e-Islam boasts 1,000 suicide bombers trained in North Waziristan camps
Spokesman Shakirullah Shakir said three camps in Mir Ali have cranked out the legion of terrorists.
Russia
Security forces said they killed Israpil Validzhanov and three fighters in a shootout in Dagestan. Validzhanov, who is better known as Amir Khasan, was the leader of Islamic Caucasus Emirate forces in Dagestan.
Nigeria
Nigerian leader wins presidential poll amid riots
Afghanistan
Pentagon inquiry clears McChrystal of wrongdoing
Pakistan
Police arrested a “mastermind” of the recent suicide attack at a shrine in Dera Ghazi Khan. Various Taliban and terrorist factions met to discuss strategy in case the military invades North Waziristan.
Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide bomber killed two soldiers inside the defense ministry in Kabul. The Taliban killed six policemen in an IED attack in Ghazni and kidnapped nine Iranian road workers in Farah. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban, HIG, Haqqani Network, and IMU commanders and fighters in Uruzgan, Ghazni, Khost, and Baghlan.
Iraq
Al Qaeda fighters killed 13 tribesmen associated with the Awakening in a village near Baghdad. Al Qaeda suicide bombers detonated two car bombs outside the Green Zone, killing nine Iraqis.
Palestinian Territories
Hamas released the names of three men, including a former Hamas policeman and a Jordanian, who are wanted for the murder of a pro-Palestinian Italian activist. The al Qaeda-linked Monotheism and Holy War terror group claimed that it killed the Italian.
Yemen
Security forces wounded more than 80 anti-government protesters in Hudeidah province. Twenty members of President Saleh’s political party defected and joined a political bloc that called for Saleh’s resignation.
Syria
Security forces reportedly killed more than 25 Syrians while attempting to suppress anti-government demonstrations in Homs. Tens of thousands of Syrians attended funerals today.
Taliban suicide bomber penetrates security at Ministry of Defense in Kabul
Two Afghan soldiers were killed in a shootout with the suicide bomber, who came close to top Afghan military leaders. The Taliban have launched nine suicide attacks in the past five days.
Al Qaeda
Pakistan – Terrorism: judicial flaws
Libya
UN, Gadhafi government reach deal to provide humanitarian aid to Libya
Afghanistan
US rift with Pakistan grows over drone strikes
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda stirs again