Afghanistan
In southern Afghanistan, a modest transition
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Pakistan
In Pakistan’s Tribal Areas, Organized Sports Have All But Collapsed
Pakistan
Pakistan – US, Western diplomats under strict watch
Afghanistan
Germany Committed to Remain in Afghanistan Post 2014
Somalia
Shabaab reportedly captured the female minister of women and family affairs in Balad and arrested 20 people for dancing in Jowhar. The UN has declared a famine in two regions of Somalia.
Afghanistan
Helmand handover ‘will fail’ unless Pakistan border can be secured
Afghanistan
Bin Laden’s Tora Bora escape, just months after 9/11
Yemeni military claims 2 senior AQAP commanders killed in south
Aidh al Shabwani, al Qaeda’s leader for Marib province, was the subject of a false death report in 2010.
AQAP confirms deaths of 2 commanders in US airstrike
Ali Abdullah Naji al Harithi fought with Zarqawi in Iraq. Ammar Abadah Nasser al Wa’eli was wanted by the US; his father opened a training camp at the bequest of Osama bin Laden.
Afghan National Army update: July 2011
Quick Reaction Forces and combat support organizations are needed to allow the ANA to deal with emergency situations.
Egypt
Egypt Rulers Outline Plan for Elections
China
China finally ready to admit Pak’s role in Xinjiang violence
Pakistan
ISI knew about Baitullah-Zawahiri meet
Afghanistan
Pakistan must act against Qaeda, Taliban in NWA, Balochistan: Petraeus
Al Qaeda
Homeland Security warns about potential threats against utilities
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Yemen on the Brink of Hell
Afghanistan
Afghanistan War ‘Fragile’ but Doable, General Says
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Al-Qaida plans cartoon recruiting film for kids
The Taliban
The Taliban denied media reports that said Mullah Omar had died of natural causes. The Taliban claimed the US hacked their website and cell phones to spread the rumor.
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed four Afghans in Herat. The Taliban killed four Afghan policemen in Kandahar. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban leaders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Khost, Paktika, and Nangarhar.
Yemen
A British man was killed in a car bombing in Aden. Security forces killed an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader in Abyan. The leader of the Islah party survived an assassination attempt.
Iran
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it shot down an unmanned US surveillance aircraft near the nuclear facility at the Fordo uranium enrichment site near Qom. Iran has previously claimed to have shot down two other US UAVs over the Persian Gulf this year.
Pakistan
Drones inducted into Pak Navy fleet
Pakistan
Pakistan – Threats to airports: ASF
Iran
Iranian Incursion Into Iraqi Kurdistan Keeps Regional Players Guessing
Caucasus Emirate
FSB Head Claims Planned Terrorist Attack In Moscow Thwarted
India
Fai a sideshow as FBI nails ISI, Pak govt
Pakistan
Killing of infants on the rise in Pakistan
United States
At Kabul airport, exodus of US aid goes on
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Al-Qaeda plans cartoon to fight the West