Pakistan
Pakistan army denies US troops were in northwest
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Libya
Libyan rebels accused of reprisal attacks
Kazakhstan
Old Soviet nuclear site in Asia has unlikely sentinel: the US
Bahrain
Promise of Arab uprisings is threatened by divisions
Pakistan
The Taliban killed 15 Pakistanis in an attack in Khyber that targeted fuel trucks carrying fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan. Pakistani helicopter gunships killed eight Taliban fighters in Arakzai.
Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide bomber killed six people in an attack at a hospital in Kabul. Five terrorists were killed in a premature detonation in Nuristan. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Helmand, Khost, Paktika, Baghlan, and Baghlan.
Iraq
Insurgents killed seven people in attacks in Kirkuk and Mosul. Security forces detained 14 wanted men in Basra, Anbar, and Hillah.
Syria
Security forces killed 11 people at a funeral in Homs. The people were shot after they shouted “overthrow the regime” as they were leaving the cemetery.
Iran
Iranian intelligence claimed to have dismantled a US spy ring and arrested 24 people. The alleged spies were gathering information at “universities and scientific research centers, and in the field of nuclear energy, aerospace, defense and biotechnology industries.”
Sweden
Sweden – Police out in force for mosque protests
Somalia
Security forces seized Kudhaa Island from Shabaab forces. Tribal elders in Balad denounced Shabaab for torturing innocent people; the elders would not give their names.
Libya
Pro-government forces shelled residential areas outside outside of the rebel-held city of Misrata. Libyans attacked a bus of reporters at a border crossing to Tunisia.
Al Qaeda
Oil tanker terror hijacks easy, attacks complex
Somalia
Piracy: IMO endorses use of armed guards on ships
Pakistan
American troops embedded with Pak forces: US cables
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Defence minister voices concern over security threats
Al Qaeda
US will also target other Al Qaeda leaders: Clinton
Al Qaeda
OBL: a martyr of Islam?
Al Qaeda
Osama bin Laden planned Easter bomb campaign, files seized in US raid show
Afghanistan
Petraeus warns of increased attacks on coalition forces
Iran
Iran says it dismantles US spy network; 24 held
Libya
As NATO claims progress in Libya, a US deadline is put to the test
US Attorney General supports update of the Authorization of Military Force
“I cannot for the life of me understand the opposition to this measure that is coming from people who profess to be concerned with civil liberties and the rule of law,” former AG Mukasey said.
Suicide bomber kills 6 in attack on Kabul hospital
A suicide bomber detonated in a cafeteria as medical students were eating lunch. The hospital is frequented by Afghan military personnel and is in a high-security zone.
Pakistan
A US Predator airstrike killed six “militants” in the Miramshah area of North Waziristan. Police arrested a suicide bomber and his two handlers in Karachi.
Afghanistan
With Al Qaeda weakened, US warns about other Pakistani terror groups
Sudan
State-sponsored imams contradict Turkish secularism, Sudanese professor says
China
Joint statement reiterates China’s support for Pakistan’s counter-terrorism strategy
Hamas
Israeli leader, Obama clash
Pakistan
Newspaper in Pakistan publishes WikiLeaks cables