Syria
The military is deploying troops to Jisr al Shughour after the government claimed that more than 120 security personnel were killed there. Locals claim soldiers were killed during a mutiny by security forces sent to put down protests.
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Egypt
The government has recognized the Muslim Brotherhood as a legal political party that is able to participate in upcoming parliamentary elections. The Muslim Brotherhood’s party is being called the Freedom and Justice Party.
Nigeria
Boko Haram killed five people in attacks on police stations in Maiduguri. Ibrahim Birkuti, a Wahhabi cleric who has been critical of Boko Haram for killing security personnel and political officials, was gunned down in the town of Bui in Borno state. Boko Haram is suspected of assassinating the cleric.
Afghanistan
Karzai’s key advisor warns against US exit efforts
Afghanistan
Taliban enemy of Afghanistan: ISAF
Afghanistan
Gates wants combat units in Afghanistan until end
Afghanistan
Saleem in the shadow of Massoud
Al Qaeda
Who killed Syed Saleem Shahzad?
Al Qaeda
Airport security put on high alert after Mehran base attack: Malik
Afghanistan
WH: US troop cuts in Afghanistan will be ‘real’
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed 11 Afghans in Logar, two police officers in Nimroz, and an ISAF soldier in the south; and kidnapped a teacher in Jawzjan. Twenty-three Taliban fighters in Badghis and 15 more in Kandahar reconciled with the government. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, Ghazni, Zabul, Khost, […]
Pakistani Taliban again threaten to attack the US
Mohmand Taliban leader Omar Khalid threatens the US after bin Laden’s death, and wants to impose Shariah in Pakistan.
Al Qaeda
Pakistan: Slain journalist’s brother-in-law concerned for family’s welfare
Pakistan
Oxfam investigating embezzlement of donations to Pakistan flood disaster
Saudi Arabia
Saudi council calls for women to get local vote
Pakistan
US Predators killed 18 terrorists in three separate Predator strikes in South Waziristan. A Taliban suicide bomber killed 18 people in an attack at a bakery in Nowshera.
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed 12 Iraqis, including four Army officers and five soldiers, in an attack on the Presidential Palaces compound in Tikrit. Five US soldiers were killed in an attack in Baghdad.
Yemen
President Saleh underwent two surgeries in Saudi Arabia. “The first was to remove a piece of shrapnel from his chest, and the second was neurosurgery to his neck,” a family member said.
Syria
Security forces killed 31 people during anti-regime protests in Jisr al Shughour. The government claimed four policemen were also killed. Israel said Syria is orchestrating violence in the Golan that resulted in IDF forces killing 23 people.
Somalia
Shabaab forces in Mogadishu killed six Ugandan soldiers, including a colonel and a lieutenant. Eight people were killed during mortar attacks in Mogadishu.
Russia
One police officer was killed and two more were wounded in a roadside bomb attack in the Urus-Martan district of Chechnya. Russia’s deputy prime minister said radical Islamists who refuse to abide by the law should move to the Middle East.
Iran
Foreign Office confirms Iranian support for Syria
Afghanistan
Gates seeks to keep pressure on Taliban
Afghanistan
Steeper pullout is raised as option for Afghanistan
US Predators strike 3 targets in South Waziristan
The strikes took place in areas controlled by Mullah Nazir. “Punjabi Taliban,” Arabs, and Uzbeks are said to be among those killed. Al Qaeda commander Ilyas Kashmiri is also reported to have been killed in the same area just four days ago.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed two bank guards in a suicide attack in Wardak, and killed an ISAF soldier in the south. Two ISAF soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in the east. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, Zabul, Khost, Paktika, Logar, Kunduz, and Balkh.
Suicide bomber kills 18 in northwestern Pakistan
Also, six Pakistanis were killed in a bombing in the Matni area of Peshawar.
Questions emerge over HUJI’s statement on al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri’s death
A purported photo of Kashmiri’s corpse has turned out to be that of a Mumbai suicide bomber, and HUJI misspelled the group’s name twice in the press release announcing his death.
Pakistan
Six people were killed in a bombing in the Matni area of Peshawar. Interior Minister Malik denied the existence of the Taliban’s Quetta Shura.
HUJI releases photograph of Ilyas Kashmiri after death, but it isn’t him
The picture released by HUJI is actually that of Abu Dera Ismael Khan, one of the members of the Mumbai suicide assault team.