Yemen
“Militants” linked to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are demanding a $12 million ransom for three French aid workers. A Republican Guards and an Army division have abandoned the government and joined the protesters.
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Iran
Iran has nominated a senior leader in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps to lead OPEC. Two IRGC soldiers and 21 Kurdish rebels were killed during fighting near the Iraqi border.
Somalia
Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama’a claimed they killed five of Shabaab’s top leaders in the Galgudud region, including Shabaab’s governor. Shabaab arrested 30 women in Afgoye for failing to cover their faces.
Kenya
Four Kenyan soldiers were killed and eight more were wounded in an IED attack in the town of Mandera along the Somali border. Shabaab is suspected of executing the attack.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Concerns over Rise in Arms Smuggling From Pakistan
Afghanistan
Rare glimpse into US special operations forces in Afghanistan
Denmark
Norway – Muslims, Among Victims, Seek Solace
Iran
Iran Redistributes Wealth in Bid to Fight Sanctions
India
India and Pakistan Agree to Concessions on Kashmir
Norway
Norway killer: ‘no link’ to British far-right groups
Libya
UK expels Gaddafi diplomats and recognises Libya rebels
Iraq
Iraqi-Kurd force to take over in Kirkuk after US withdrawal
Taliban suicide bomber assassinates mayor of Kandahar
Mayor Hamidi, the fourth senior official in the south to be assassinated this month, was killed in a hallway near his office. The suicide bomber hid the explosives in his turban.
4 detained in narco-terror case abroad
Three men attempted to purchase $9.5 million in weapons for Hezbollah, while another man sold heroin to fund and arm the Taliban.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Al-Qaeda in Iraq looks for fundraising ideas
Afghanistan
Taliban Must Renounce Violence after Transition: Karzai
Afghanistan
Haqqani Network behind Majority of Insurgent Attacks: Afghan National Directorate of Security
Libya
Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi seen at pro-Gaddafi rally in Tripoli
Pakistan
Pakistan bars US embassy staff from entering Peshawar
Indonesia
National Anti-Terror Agency officials said that the army will begin assisting the police and the Detachment 88 antiterrorism squad to combat a “third generation” of terrorists emerging in 14 of the country’s 33 provinces. Within the past two years, over 700 terrorists have been arrested and others have been shot, and a terror training camp […]
Afghanistan
Twenty-two Taliban fighters and two policemen were killed during fighting in Helmand. The Taliban killed two boys in an IED attack in Helmand and shot down a US helicopter in Kunar. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban leaders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Paktika, Laghman, and Jawzjan.
Pakistan
The Taliban killed a Pakistani soldier in an IED attack South Waziristan and bombed two government schools in Khyber. The Army completed an operation in South Waziristan.
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Lashkar-e-Taiba/Jamaat-ud-Dawa leader Hafiz Saeed said that suicide attacks against Muslims under the guise of jihad were against Islam. Saeed did not say if suicide attacks against non-Muslims were forbidden, however.
Iraq
An Al Qaeda bomb maker killed himself and two of his children in a premature detonation at his home in Kirkuk. Insurgents killed a doctor in Mosul and an Awakening officer in Kirkuk. Security forces detained al Qaeda’s “industry minister” in Fallujah.
Yemen
Yemeni military officers claimed an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commander known as Ali Saeed Jamil was among 12 AQAP operatives killed during fighting in Zinibar. Yemeni officials also claimed a Saudi bomb expert carried out the suicide attack in Aden that killed nine soldiers.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Nasir al Wuhayshi, the leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, swore an oath of allegiance to new al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri. Wuhayshi also said his followers would wage jihad until the world was united under Islam.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Unhappy With Inclusion On ‘Terrorism List’
Taliban shoot down US helicopter in Kunar
The Chinook was shot down just outside an Afghan base. No US soldiers were killed. The Taliban claimed two of its fighters were killed while shooting down the helo with RPGs.
Iran
General Dempsey said Iran would make a “serious miscalculation” if it attempted to carry out a mass casualty attack against US forces in Iraq. Iran’s chief of police blamed the West for the current rise in crime.
Lebanon
Five French peacekeepers who serve under the command of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon were wounded in an IED attack near Sidon. The attack is similar to another bombing that wounded six Italian soldiers near Sidon in May.