Russia
Security forces killed seven “militants” in Dagestan, including a commander who trained a suicide bomber and who is supposedly linked to “the Georgian special service.” A policeman was murdered at his home in Dagestan.
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Tajikistan
Analysis Demystifies Tajik Insurgency
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan detains bloggers who reported on arms cache blast
Al Qaeda
Splits emerge within Gaddafi regime over alliance with Islamic fundamentalists
Saudi Arabia
Yemen’s President Appears Healthier in Video
China
Pakistan link to Xinjiang attacks questioned
Yemen
Soldiers killed four al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters during artillery strikes in Zinjibar. Tribesmen arrested 15 suspected AQAP fighters in Lawder.
Somalia
Shabaab and government forces again clashed in Mogadishu. The Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency said it was opening an office in Somalia.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Balkh Governor: Pakistan Supports Insurgents in the North
Egyptian forces to launch offensive against al Qaeda cells in the Sinai
A group calling itself “Al Qaeda Sinai Branch” has distributed flyers calling for the establishment of an Islamic state and attacks on security forces.
Egypt
Security officials said Egyptian forces will launch an operation against al Qaeda cells that have been established in the Sinai peninsula. The cells are operating “in the area of Sakaska close to Rafah” and have been training for more than a month.
Philippines
Two men who were planting a bomb on a road in the southern Philippines were killed in a premature detonation. The chief of police speculated that the bomb was intended to disrupt talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Pakistani Taliban commander claims female suicide attack
Mohmand emir Omar Khalid said the use of female suicide bombers “is part of our strategy and in war strategies keep on changing.”
Afghanistan
C.I.A. Is Disputed on Civilian Toll in Drone Strikes
Egypt
US pro-democracy effort rubs many in Egypt the wrong way
Pakistan
Balochistan caught in spiral of violence
Pakistan
Pakistan – Burqa: an emerging security challenge
Pakistan
‘Terrorists have no religion’ – Pakistani interior minister
Pakistan
Seven people, including five policemen, were killed in an IED and female suicide attack in Peshawar. Three women and two children were killed in a bombing at their home in Khyber.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Traders say they can’t export goods via Pakistan
Hamas
US Threatens to Halt Gaza Aid Over Hamas Audits
Al Qaeda
Kathryn Bigelow denies White House favouritism over Bin Laden film
Benin
Dozens of ships fleeing Benin waters due to piracy: navy
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed six ISAF soldiers in the south and another in the east, and two brothers in a shooting at a mosque in Nangarhar. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, and Zabul. President Karzai said he would not seek a third term as president.
Iraq
Insurgents killed three Iraqis in a pair of bombings in Ramadi and a member of the Sunni Endowment in Al Kut. Security forces detained six wanted men in Kirkuk.
Norway
Norwegian police armed response capabilities defective
Egypt
Ahmed Agiza, an Egyptian who was deported from Sweden in 2001, convicted in Egypt of links to al Qaeda, and sentenced to 15 years in jail, was released and is seeking to return to Sweden. Mohammed Alzery, another Egyptian who was arrested with Agiza and also deported, was freed earlier.
Lebanon
Two men were killed while attempting to plant a bomb on a car in a suburb north of Beirut. The car is owned by the son of a judge. No group has been linked to the blast.
Somalia
The overall commander of African Union forces in Somalia said more troops are needed to secure Mogadishu after Shabaab forces pulled out last weekend. Somali troops and Shabaab forces exchanged mortar fire in Afmadow.
Indonesia
Pakistan has extradited Jemaah Islamiyah operative and leader Umar Patek to Indonesia. Patek was involved in the Bali bombings and is said to have been in Abbottabad, Pakistan to meet with Osama bin Laden.