Egypt
The Muslim Brotherhood warned the ruling government not to interfere with the writing of a new constitution. The Muslim Brotherhood believes the military will limit who can draft the document and maintain a role in politics.
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Somalia
Ten people were killed during fighting between Shabaab forces and government troops near Beledweyne. Shabaab announced it is conducting hit-and-run attacks in Mogadishu.
Pakistan
Pakistan – Acquittals in terrorism cases: Prosecuting in fear
Pakistan
Religious tolerance in Pakistan
United Kingdom
Terrorism: Jihadists ‘flooding Internet’ with anti-British messages amid riots
Afghanistan
Afghan widows form community on Kabul hill
Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s highest mountain open for business
Pakistan
Pakistan – Military eyes permanent bases in Swat
Pakistan
US Links Pakistani Aid to Performance
Afghanistan
Attack Is Latest to Jolt a Usually Quiet Afghan Area
Egypt
Smuggling in North Sinai Surges as the Police Vanish
Russia
Russia’s Arctic ‘sea grab’
Pakistan
Pakistan allowed China to inspect the wreckage of the US stealth helicopter that crashed during the raid to kill Osama bin Laden. The Taliban killed three soldiers in an attack on a base in North Waziristan. Eleven people were killed in a bombing at a hotel in Baluchistan. Security forces arrested a Taliban commander in […]
Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide assault team killed 16 civilians and six policemen in an attack in Parwan; seven Taliban fighters were also killed. The Taliban killed three ISAF soldiers in the east. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, Khost, and Faryab.
Afghanistan
Helicopter crash highlights instability near Kabul
Grenades, Molotovs, and mystery mortars in Sabari
A brief rundown on security in the Haqqani Network-influenced district in Khost province, Afghanistan.
Yemen
Seventeen al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters and three soldiers were killed during fighting in Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province. Tribesmen in Abyan claimed the government is arming AQAP. The Islamist Islah party and the Shia Houthis signed a ceasefire agreement.
Syria
Syria warships have shelled the port city of Latakia, where anti-regime protesters have held protests. Tanks and artillery have also been used. Nineteen people have been killed.
Libya
Libyan rebels claimed to control more than 70 percent of the town of Zawiyah and are advancing on the town of Gharyan. Fighting also continues in Brega. Rebels claimed to have taken control of the town of Tawurgha.
Somalia
Shabaab spokesman Sheikh Ali Mohamoud Rage insisted that the group’s fighters remain in Mogadishu. One soldier was killed during fighting with the Ras Kamboni Brigade in Dhobley.
Taliban attack Pakistani Army in North Waziristan
Three soldiers were killed during a rocket attack that targeted a military parade on a base in Miramshah.
Algeria
A suicide bomber detonated his car bomb outside of a police station, wounding 29 people, including 11 policemen. The blast took place in Tizi-Ouzou, an area with a strong al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb presence.
Taliban suicide assault team kills 22 in central Afghanistan
Six suicide bombers launched a complex attack against the governor’s compound in Parwan province.
Al Qaeda
Why Is Pakistan The Center Of Gravity For Regional Insurgencies?
Afghanistan
On Turban Bombs And Female Bombers
Pakistan
Pakistan – Superintendents, doctor of prison suspended over militants escape
Afghanistan
Efforts on to legalise Afghan refugees’ stay in Iran
Shabaab
Somali Islamists thrive as children die in the dust
Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s dysfunctional security agencies
Pakistan
Pakistan quizzes suspects over abducted American