United States
In Egypt, US government seeks a few good democrats
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Afghanistan
Turf war for Afghan south ‘could embolden Taliban’
Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide assault team killed a key adviser to President Karzai and a member of the Afghan parliament in an attack in Kabul. The Taliban killed five ISAF soldiers yesterday and today in the south and the east. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and IMU leaders and fighters in Helmand, Khost, Nangarhar, […]
Iraq
Insurgents killed two civilians, two policemen, and a soldier in Mosul. Iranian troops crossed the border into Iraqi and killed two PJAK fighters; an IRGC soldier was also killed.
Key adviser to Karzai, member of parliament assassinated in suicide assault in Kabul
Jan Mohammad Khan, the former governor of Uruzgan province, and Mohammad Hashim Watanwal, a parliamentarian from Uruzgan, were killed during a suicide assault at Khan’s compound.
Counterproductive restraint
The British Ministry of Defense acknowledges that UK troops are not permitted to fire on insurgents emplacing IEDs.
Syria
Security forces loyal to President Assad surrounded the town of Albu Kamal one day after intelligence officers killed five people. Albu Kamal is on the border with Iraq.
Iran
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei told President Zardari that the US is the real enemy of Pakistan. President Ahmedinejad said Iran hopes to open a gas pipeline to Pakistan by 2013. Argentina demanded that Iran turn over suspects in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center that killed 85 people.
United Kingdom
UK Legislators Warn Against Afghan Troop Drawdown
Somalia
The United Nations has begun to deliver drought aid to camps in Somalia that are run by Shabaab. “”They gave assurances that our access for humanitarian purposes would be unhindered,” a UNICEF official said.
India
Pakistan: This cut is simply not deep enough
India
Why My Father Hated India
Libya
Niger fears takeover by militants in neighbor Libya
Afghanistan
Afghan transition begins with a whimper amid attack
India
Police prepare sketch of Mumbai blast suspect
Al Qaeda
U.N. flies aid to Somalia after Islamist rebels lift ban
Egypt
Former Egyptian militants turn to politics
Afghanistan
Canada’s exit highlights Afghanistan challenges
Afghanistan
Killing of President Hamid Karzai’s half brother has made US Marines’ fight for security in Sangin even tougher
Argentina
Iran Offers Argentina Help With Bombing Probe
Egypt
Egypt Military Moves to Cement a Muscular Role in Government
Pakistan
The Taliban killed 10 people in an attack in Kurram and looted 11 schools in Khyber. Two suicide bombers were arrested in Nowsehra.
Afghanistan
Iran, Pakistan urge stronger ties
Tajikistan
On the Rise in Tajikistan, Islam Worries an Authoritarian Government
Afghanistan
Dead or alive? US indecision over killing Bin Laden
Tunisia
Tunisia -The Revolution Is Not Over Yet
India
Mumbai blasts: ATS claims good leads, suicide bomber ruled out
China
US-India nuclear deal drifts dangerously
Pakistan
Pakistan – $10bn of US financial support unaccounted for
Kenya
Misery Follows as Somalis Try to Flee Hunger