Egypt
The new Egypt
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Hizb-i-Islami
US trolling for Taliban to open talks
Pakistan
How Pakistan’s nuclear weapons could be jeopardised
Pakistan
US should delay Pakistan aid: study
Libya
Libya conflict: UN accuses both sides of war crimes
Afghanistan
Afghan judge whips man for drinking alcohol
South Korea
Google: Hundreds of Gmail accounts hacked, including some senior US government officials
Bahrain
Breaking down Middle East and North Africa unrest, country by country
Special operations forces capture Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commander involved in deadly Takhar attack
The IMU facilitator was involved in the May 28 attack that killed two senior police leaders in the north and wounded the governor of Takhar and ISAF’s top general for Regional Command North.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Khost, Paktika, and Takhar. The Taliban killed two tribal elders in Kandahar, an ISAF soldier in the east, and a civilian in Kabul, and destroyed four cell phone towers in Balkh and Ghazni.
Al Qaeda
Saleem Shahzad, my courageous friend and colleague
Al Qaeda
Osama bin Laden’s doctor shocked to learn who his patient was
Iraq
Insurgents killed three Awakening fighters in Tikrit and two Iraqis in Kirkuk. Security forces arrested 24 insurgents in Mosul.
Yemen
Thirty-seven people were killed during heavy fighting in Sana’a. Security forces killed 12 more anti-government protesters in Taiz.
Al Qaeda
Pakistan – Friend, colleague and fellow ex-hostage calls for justice after journalist’s murder
Al Qaeda
Pakistan – Friend, colleague and fellow ex-hostage calls for justice after journalist’s murder
Pakistani general dismisses ‘media hype’ over North Waziristan operation
Meanwhile, Pakistani officials said that any potential operation in North Waziristan would be limited in scope.
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Wounded Ranger to be awarded Medal of Honor
Lebanon
A military court charged a Shia cleric with spying for Israel. The cleric, Sheikh Mohammed Ali al Husseini, has been critical of Hezbollah, Iran, and Syria, and reportedly has his own militia comprised of 1,500 fighters.
Taliban launch attack on Pakistani police outpost from Afghanistan
More than 200 Taliban fighters attacked a police station in Dir from across the border in Kunar province. Twenty-three security forces personnel have been reported killed.
Syria
Syrian security forces bombed the southern town of Hirak, killing eight people, including a child. Troops are now in control of Hirak, which is near Daraa, a center of anti-regime activity.