Iran
Iran ‘ignores’ earthquake threat to nuclear plant
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Taliban deny Mullah Omar was killed in Pakistan
Afghan intelligence believes Omar was moved from Quetta to North Waziristan, but would not confirm the Taliban supremo was killed.
US Predators strike again in Mir Ali
Seven “foreigners” were reported killed in the terrorist haven of North Waziristan.
Somalia
African Union and Somali forces have advanced on the Bakara market in Mogadishu, a stronghold of Shabaab and a key source of finances. Twenty people have been killed during two days of fighting.
Pakistani Taliban claim assault on Karachi naval base
“It was the revenge of martyrdom of Osama bin Laden. It was the proof that we are still united and powerful,” a Taliban spokesman said.
Iran
Iran: Alleged CIA spies included government officials
Al Qaeda
Spy, military ties aided bin Laden raid
Denmark
David Headley’s testimony could reinforce suspicions about Pakistan’s terrorism ties
African Union
Somali and African Union forces advance in Mogadishu
Afghanistan
Germany helps mediate US talks with Taliban: report
Pakistani senator: ‘ISI’s strategy is to save the Taliban from defeat’
Pakistan’s ISI and military have played favorites with the Haqqanis, preserved Mullah Nazir and Hafiz Gul Bahadar, and supported the 2009 “peace deal” that brought the Taliban to power in Swat.
Pakistan
Terrorists launched an assault on Pakistani Naval Station Mehran in Karachi. Four naval personnel and four terrorists have been reported killed, and two naval aircraft, including a P-3 Orion, are reported to have been destroyed. The terrorists have taken hostages.
Afghanistan
Six Afghans and four Taliban fighters were killed after the Taliban assaulted a polcie headquarters in Khost. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the east. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Helmand, Zabul, Ghazni, Khost, Paktika, Logar, Nangarhar, and Baghlan.
Taliban assault team attacks Pakistani Navy base
The Pakistani Taliban killed four naval personnel and destroyed at least two airplanes, including a P-3C Orion. Ten Pakistani troops were killed in the fighting.
Iraq
Fifteen Iraqis were killed in a series of attacks in and around Baghdad. Eleven were Iraqi soldiers who were killed in a suicide attack in Taji.
Bahrain
An appeals court has upheld the death sentences of two men convicted of killing policemen. Two others had their sentences reduced to life in prison. The court said the sentences were designed to prevent further protests.
Afghanistan
Insurgent infiltration into Afghan police
Afghanistan
Why the Taliban won’t negotiate
Afghanistan
German soldiers fired deliberately at protesters
China
Japan nuclear: Kan, Lee and Wen agree early warning
Iran
Iran’s supreme leader and president wrestle for power
United Kingdom
A Manchester-based Tunisian terrorist who was previously extradited to Italy and then released has been allowed to remain in the UK while he seeks to avoid deportation to Tunisia. He had claimed asylum in the UK in 2001 but was later accused of helping a European terror network recruit fighters for Afghanistan and Iraq.
United States
President Barack Obama said that while the US is “respectful of the sovereignty of Pakistan,” the US would take action inside Pakistan or other countries against top al Qaeda or Taliban leaders if required by national security interests.
Al Qaeda
US ‘would repeat Bin Laden raid’
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United Kingdom – Judges block Home Secretary from deporting convicted terrorist
Saudi Arabia
Saudi woman arrested for challenging driving ban
Pakistani government refused to move against radical madrassas in Punjab
A leaked US State Department cable details the network of radical Islamist madrassas in South Punjab and their role as an engine of jihad.
Suicide assault team attacks police compound in Afghan east
Four suicide bombers and six Afghans, including five security personnel, were killed during a 10-hour-long clash at a police headquarters in Khost.
Al Qaeda
New alleged al Qaeda tape slams NATO actions
China
Pakistan says wants China to build naval base