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Monthly Archives: May 2011
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Death fails to bring hope to Afghans
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Anwar al Awlaki, the al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula ideologue and leader, threatened to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden. “The martyrdom of Sheikh Osama does not mean that jihad will end.”
Yemen
Five soldiers and four civilians were killed in an IED attack that targeted a military vehicle near a bazaar in Zinjibar in Abyan province. The area is a known haven for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
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Pakistan sees shared intelligence lapse
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US is on alert for hastened plots
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Osama bin Laden dead: Britain’s Afghanistan strategy unchanged
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Osama bin Laden dead: Pakistan played ‘pivotal role’ in operation to kill al-Qaeda leader
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Drug trafficking, kidnapping fund al Qaeda
Killing bin Laden: the bigger prize
Will the “treasure trove” of intelligence seized at Osama’s safe house lead to a significant degradation of al Qaeda’s network?
After bin Laden: who will lead al Qaeda?
Osama will be difficult to replace, but al Qaeda will choose a new emir from a cadre of top leaders with years of experience.
Iraq
Nine Iraqis were killed in a car bombing in Baghdad. Insurgents killed three Iraqis in Karbala and a policeman in Baghdad. Security forces detained the chief adviser to the Salahadin provincial council.
Syria
Security forces have rounded up hundreds of anti-regime protesters and have charged them with “degrading the prestige of the state,” according to a human rights group. Nearly 3,000 Syrians have been arrested, but the number may be as high as 8,000.
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Lawyers denounce bin Laden killing
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Lashkar-e-Taiba holds prayers for bin Laden in Pakistan
Pakistani lawyers, Lashkar-e-Taiba mourn bin Laden’s death
“Osama was a Muslim hero,” a prominent lawyer in Peshawar said, while LeT chief Hafiz Saeed said he was “a great person.”
Somalia
Eight people were killed after Shabaab forces ambushed a military convoy in Gedo. Shabaab leaders are at odds over whether to destroy two bridges to halt the advance of government forces in Bay and Bakool.
Afghanistan
Afghan troops killed and wounded more than 25 Taliban and foreign fighters in Nuristan. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Zabul, Khost, Nangarhar, Wardak, Logar, and Baghlan. A security guard was killed in an ISAF airstrike in Ghazni. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the east.
Iraq
Insurgents killed two civilians in Baghdad and a police chief in Ninewa. An Iraqi general denied reports in the Iranian press that Iraq was hosting Israeli warplanes to attack Iran.
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With bin Laden’s death, US sees a chance to hasten the end of the Afghan war
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Taliban’s muted response draws attention
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Massive intelligence haul: US spies comb trove of computer files nabbed in bin Laden raid for terror clues
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Tensions rise as US officials press Pakistan for answers
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Bin Laden hosts at compound were two Pakistanis
North Korea
North Korea’s ‘horrific’ prison camps expanding: Amnesty
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FBI on war footing after Osama bin Laden’s death
Yemen
The Republican Guard abandoned a base in Labus in Lahj province after clashes with the tribes for 10 days. The US embassy issued a warning to citizens in Yemen after Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan.
Somalia
Pro-government forces killed 26 Shabaab fighters in Garbaharey after Shabaab launched an attack on the town. Shabaab banned people in Jowhar from listening to news of Osama bin Laden’s death.
CIA director: Pakistan ‘might alert the targets … jeopardize the mission’ to kill Osama bin Laden
The US did not trust Pakistan to keep secret the raid to kill al Qaeda’s emir.
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CIA chief breaks silence: Pakistan would have jeopardized bin Laden raid, ‘impressive’ intel captured