Afghanistan
The Taliban killed 35 road workers in Paktika; guards killed eight Taliban fighters. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Zabul, Khost, Nangarhar, and Kunar.
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Iraq
Insurgents killed 29 people and wounded 80 more in three bombings at a police station in Kirkuk. A civilian was killed in an IED attack in Baghdad. The Iraqi military identified the four senior al Qaeda leaders captured yesterday in Kirkuk.
The Gitmo Files: Al Qaeda’s emir of Zahedan, Iran commits suicide
Inayatullah, an Afghan detainee at Gitmo, died of an apparent suicide.
Al Qaeda
‘Terrorists’ targetting Tunisian tourism: report
Afghanistan
Afghanistan female journalist has notebook, will report
Afghanistan
Eleven dead in riot outside German camp in Afghanistan
Russia
Russia threatens nuclear build-up over US missile shield
Afghanistan
Afghan government strikes peace deal with controversial Taliban commander
Al Qaeda
Pakistan: ‘Mid-level’ Al-Qaeda operative lived in country for decade prior to arrest
Saudi Arabia
US quietly expanding defense ties with Saudis
Kuwait
A fistfight broke out in parliament after Salafists attacked a Shia lawmaker who called Kuwaitis detained at Guantanamo Bay terrorists. Two Kuwaitis remain at Guantanamo. Abdullah Salih al Ajmi, a former detainee who was released in 2006, carried out a suicide attack in Iraq in 2008.
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda released a posthumous audio recording of Osama bin Laden. The slain leader praised the so-called Arab Spring uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt.
Somalia
Fifteen people were killed during fighting between African Union forces and Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu. Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama’a announced that it would execute Shabaab “spies.”
Afghanistan
Afghan government’s delays hinder recruitment of Taliban defectors
United States
Power shifts on foreign-policy team
Afghan commandos kill 60 Taliban fighters in Faryab
The Taliban fighters were killed during a three-day-long operation in the Qaysar district.
Controversial raid in Takhar sparks deadly protest
Afghan troops killed 12 protesters who had denied that the two men and two women killed during a raid targeting an IMU cell in the district of Taloqan were insurgents.
Egypt
Syria Christians fear for religious freedom
Al Qaeda
Terror ‘franchises’ pose huge post-Bin Laden risk
Pakistani Taliban continue outpouring of support for Osama bin Laden
“The mujahideen will continue jihad to complete his mission with a new zeal,” Waliur Rehman Mehsud said.
Al Qaeda
Iran could play role in al-Qaida, post-bin Laden
Pakistan
Fifteen Taliban fighters and two policemen were killed in a clash at a security checkpoint outside Peshawar. US Senators are questioning the value of aid to Pakistan.
Taliban kill 13 in Nangarhar suicide attack
The Taliban said it targeted Afghan police trainers.
Analysis: Al Qaeda’s interim emir and Iran
Al Qaeda’s interim emir is reportedly Saif al Adel, a longtime member of al Qaeda and the Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Al Adel has a decades-long relationship with Iran and was protected by the Iranians after 9/11.
Al Qaeda
Gates: Somebody in Pakistan knew about bin Laden
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed 13 people in Nangarhar. Afghan troops killed 12 Afghans in Takhar who protested a US raid that targeted an IMU leader and resulted in four insurgents killed. Security forces killed and captured scores of Taliban, Haqqani Network, and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Khost, Paktika, Logar, Badghis, […]
The Taliban
Mohmand Taliban leader Omar Khalid threatened to take revenge for the death of Osama bin Laden. Waliur Rehman Mehsud claimed bin Laden blew himself up to avoid capture.
Iraq
Security forces detained al Qaeda’s military leader, top judge, and two other commanders in Salahadin, and captured al Qaeda’s governor in Kirkuk. Britain will withdraw its last 170 military personnel from Iraq this weekend.
Iran
Diplomats: IAEA fears Iran hackers
Denmark
Jordan trial against cartoonist is ‘political’