Pakistan
Weird, Birdlike Mystery Drone Crashes in Pakistan
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Al Qaeda
An Interview with Online Jihadist Abu Suleiman Al Nasser
Al Qaeda
Islamic Group Says It Was Behind Fatal Nigeria Attack
Syria
Syrian unrest raises fears about chemical arsenal
Al Qaeda
CIA Strikes Strain Ties With Pakistan Further
Bahrain
If the Arab Spring Turns Ugly
Afghanistan
A four-man suicide assault team was killed while attempting to breach the PRT in Zabul. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in the south. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Kandahar, Uruzgan, and Ghazni.
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed 28 people in an attack at a mosque in Baghdad. Terrorists killed a policeman in a bombing in Mosul.
Yemen
Yemeni military officials claimed al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninisula leader Nasir al Wuhayshi was killed in fighting in Dawfas in Abyan. Four soldiers and three AQAP fighters were killed in Dawfas. The navy claimed it foiled a small boat suicide attack off the coast of Abyan.
AQAP chief Nasir al Wuhayshi reported killed in southern Yemen
Yemeni military officers claimed that Wuhayshi’s body was brought to a hospital in Aden after a clash near Zinjibar. His death has not been confirmed.
Al Qaeda suicide bomber kills 28 Iraqis in attack in Baghdad mosque
Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Ghafour al Samarrai, the head of the Sunni Endowment who has been vocal in his opposition to al Qaeda, was the target of the attack. He was wounded in the blast.
Iran
Israel “could not stop” nuclear Iran with one strike
Doubts raised in Pakistan over reports of Atiyah’s death
Some tips on what to look for in assessing the probability that the reported death of a senior terrorist leader is true.
Iraq
UN concerned about Iraq strength before US exit
NDS dismantles Kabul Attack Network cell
An Afghan intelligence operation led to the arrest of three Taliban facilitators linked to an urban attack against Afghan police in June. Future plots were also disrupted.
Iran
A court sentenced an Iranian man to death for assassinating a nuclear scientist; Iran claimed he was an agent of Israel. Iran said it would defend Syria if NATO intervened. Iran “discreetly” provided food and medical aid to Libyan rebels.
Egypt
Mohamed Shawqi el Islambuli, the brother of the man who assassinated Anwar Sadat in 1981, was arrested after arriving in Egypt from Iran. Islambuli, a member of the Egyptian Islamic Group, was sentenced to death for his role in the Luxor massacre. He is linked to al Qaeda.
Al Qaeda
Arab spring has created ‘intelligence disaster’, warns former CIA boss
Iran
Iran Calls on Syria to Recognize Citizens’ Demands
Helos provide vital support to US troops in Afghan east
A glimpse into operating aviation assets in what one helicopter pilot described as ‘the most God-awful environment I’ve ever seen.’
Pakistan
After the Taliban: Swat women on changing life
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed the suicide attack at a military academy in Cherchell that killed 16 soldiers and two civilians. AQIM said two suicide bombers, Abu Anas and Abu Noah, executed the attack.
Somalia
Security forces arrested six people in an area of Mogadishu formerly held by Shabaab. Famine victims claimed that Somali troops are looting food at refugee camps.
Al Qaeda remains entrenched in North Wazristan
The Taliban-controlled tribal agency still serves as a primary node for al Qaeda’s operations in Pakistan.
Iran
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashes out at Israel in Quds Day speech
Pakistan
The Taliban killed 25 Pakistani security personnel and overran two border outposts in an attack in Chitral; 20 Taliban fighters were also killed. Three Lashkar-e-Jhangvi fighters were arrested in Karachi.
Afghanistan
Taliban suicide bombers killed four civilians outside the governor’s compound in the capital of Helmand and killed three more in the capital of Kandahar. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south.
Turkmenistan
The government freed over 3,700 prisoners, including 30 foreigners, in a Ramadan gesture that was first practiced by the predecessor administration.
Iraq
Insurgents killed three people in Iskandariyah and a security official in Saadiya. A terrorist died in a premature detonation in Mosul. Security forces detained 12 wanted men, including an Islamic State of Iraq leader, in Mosul and five
Syria
The Arab League is considering calling for an end to the Syrian government’s five-month crackdown on protesters, in which, according to the UN, over 2,200 civilians have been killed. Syria claims “terrorist groups” are responsible and that 500 police and army have died in the uprisings. A cartoonist who criticized the government was attacked by […]