Somalia
Sheikh Mohammed Said Atom, Shabaab’s leader in Puntland, rejected calls to reconcile with the government. Two soldiers were killed as troops fought amongst themselves at the presidential palace.
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Taliban deny Mullah Omar is dead, say website, phones were hacked
A statement announcing Omar’s death was placed on Voice of Jihad, while texts were sent from the cell phones of spokesmen Mujahid and Yousuf.
United States
Report: General doubts Pakistan spies aided Osama
Pakistan
Killer of Karzai’s aide received calls from Pakistan
United States
Pakistan’s Military Plotted to Tilt US Policy, F.B.I. Says
Pakistan
Two Charged with Conspiring to Act as Unregistered Agents of Pakistani Government
Kashmir
Pakistan funded Washington lobby group, US says
China
The Chinese government claimed a clash at a police station in Xinjiang that resulted in the death of four people was a “terrorist attack.” The World Uyghur Congress claimed police beat 14 people to death and gunned down six more during a protest.
Afghanistan
An Afghan policeman poisoned and then shot seven soldiers in Helmand. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in the east. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban leaders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Ghazni, Khost, Paktia, and Kunduz.
Somalia
UN wants security guarantees for Somalia aid work
Pakistan
Eleven Taliban fighters and one soldier were killed during fighting in Kurram. Five Taliban fighters loyal to Mullah Nazir were killed in an IED attack in South Waziristan.
Iraq
Insurgents gunned down a civilian in Kirkuk. Security forces detained three terrorists in Kirkuk. Iraqi forces closed the Tanaf border crossing with Syria due to fighting across the border.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, the leader of al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq, released a eulogy for slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. In the video, Baghdadi vowed to avenge bin Laden.
Afghanistan
Spending Time With the Karzais in (Parts of) Kandahar
Afghanistan
Fears and blessings at Kabul girls’ school in vanguard of progress
Italy
Italian government blocks investigation into missing arms cache
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Iraqi refugees in US rechecked for terrorism links
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Al Qaeda Seen Aiming at Targets Outside US
Iran
Iran is installing upgraded centrifuges to speed up the uranium enrichment process. India is seeking to purchase oil from Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia in case of disruptions in Iran’s oil supplies.
Yemen
More than 20 “militants” are said to have been killed by Yemeni security forces in Jaar. Six people were killed during clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters in Sana’a.
Afghanistan
US Promotes New Plan To Battle Drug Trade In Afghanistan, Central Asia, Russia
Egypt
Egypt’s military seeks future political role
Egypt
Libya: Gaddafi pressuring Al-Azhar to issue anti-Nato fatwa for ‘crusade’ against Islam
Australia
Australia – Man whipped 40 times in home for breaching Islamic law
Syria
Security forces killed 13 anti-regime protesters in the city of Homs over the past two days. The deaths occurred just days after Christians, Sunnis, and Alawites clashed in the streets.
Hezbollah
Hezbollah Member of Parliament Mohammad Raad called for Lebanon to sever all contact with the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. “[Cooperation] with the tribunal should be severed because the court is targeting the Resistance,” Raad said.
Afghanistan
Handover of key city tests Afghan forces amid rising violence
AQAP fanboy paints himself into Hell
A budding al Qaeda cartoonist’s creation violates strict Islamic principles.
Taliban defensive about UNAMA report on civilian casualties
UNAMA said the Taliban account for 80 percent of the civilian casualties in Afghanistan.
Latest issue of Inspire highlights al Qaeda succession
AQAP has released the sixth edition of its Inspire magazine. In it, Osama bin Laden is praised as a martyr. Inspire’s editors also praise the selection of Ayman al Zawahiri as al Qaeda’s new emir. Two other al Qaeda affiliates have already sworn their allegiance to Zawahiri.