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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Afghanistan
US says bin Laden knew of Europe plot
Afghanistan
Ten Taliban and three policemen were killed during a battle to control Doad district in Nuristan. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Helmand, Khost, and Baghlan. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the north.
Pakistan
Pakistan raid raises nuclear fears
Iraq
Insurgents killed two policemen in Fallujah, a police brigadier in Kirkuk, a policeman in Ramadi, and a civilian in Khanaqin. The minister for national reconciliation said the Asaib al Haq may be willing to lay down their weapons.
Hezbollah
Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah called on Syrians to back their government and not protesters. Nasrallah also said Hezbollah would retain its arsenal of rockets and that “no one will be able to take it away.”
Iran
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran is developing a triggering device for nuclear weapons, and its nuclear program is recovering from the Stuxnet virus. Iran’s intellignece minister said the “confessions” of CIA spies would be aired on state television.
Somalia
Shabaab’s leaders are said to have fled the Bakara market in Mogadishu as Somali and African Union forces advance into the Shabaab stronghold. Four people were killed in fighting in Beledweyn and five more were killed in Mogadishu.
Italy
Italy: Muslims thank Italian bishops leader for backing Milan mosque
Afghanistan
NATO on alert for influx of foreign fighters in southern Afghanistan
Afghan government, Taliban battle for control over northeastern Afghan district
An Afghan official warns that failure to address the situation in the northeast will lead to “another Waziristan and al Qaeda’s next home inside Afghanistan.”
United States
Congress and the myth of the 60-day clock
Iran
Watchdog finds evidence that Iran worked on nuclear triggers
Afghanistan
Foreign fighters massing in Pakistan tribal region to launch attacks in Afghanistan
India
Mumbai terrorists made two botched attempts before successful attack
Afghanistan
Taliban seize district in eastern Afghan province
Indonesia
Indonesian cleric blasts US in court
Denmark
Bomb threat against Denmark’s EU offices
Taliban suicide bomber kills 6 at Peshawar police station
The police station housed a unit of the Crime Investigation Department as well as commandos from the Special Services Group.
Pakistan
Anti-Americanism rife in Pakistan army institution: Wikileaks
Taliban claim suicide attack at police headquarters in Peshawar
The Taliban’s last three attacks in Pakistan have occurred in secured areas in two of Pakistan’s major cities.
China
China admits its technicians were held in Pakistan base attack
China
China rejects Pakistan’s naval base request
India
Headley alleges more Pakistan militants, ISI links
Kazakhstan
Kazakh suicide bombing puts spotlight on Western regions
NATO
The Taliban’s war in Pakistan
Iraq
Gates urges Iraqis to ask for US troop extension
United States
Gates: Big budget cuts will diminish US influence
ISAF captures Taliban’s top leader for Helmand province
Also, the Taliban attempted to assassinate the governor of Helmand as he drove to the former Taliban stronghold of Sangin.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed 12 Afghans in an IED attack Helmand and four more in a suicide attack in Laghman. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Helmand, Khost, Logar, Nangarhar, and Sar-i-Pul.