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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Afghanistan
How Kabul British Council raid unfolded
Iraq
Panetta: Iraqis want some US troops to stay
Pakistan
In Pakistan, top media group wields clout amid controversy
Egypt
Egypt and Israel Ease Away From Sinai Crisis
Afghanistan
Afghan Counterinsurgency: When Everything Is Personal
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Face-to-face with IED, and its makers
Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide assault team killed nine people, including a New Zealand soldier, in an attack on the British Council in Kabul. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Paktia, and Uruzgan.
Nigeria
Gunmen burst into a home in Maiduguri and killed three policemen and a civilian. Police blame the Islamist Boko Haram group for the attack.
Cuba
11,604 terrorist attacks in 72 countries in 2010
Bangladesh
Counterterrorism forces from the Rapid Action Battalion captured the emir of the Harakat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh and two operatives in the Kishoreganj district. Maulana Mohammad Yahiya took control of HUJI-B earlier this year.
Iraq
US Defense Secretary Panetta said Iraq is negotiating to have the US remain in the country beyond 2011. Insurgents killed one Iraqi civilian in Mosul.
Iraq
US defense chief says Iraq has consensus on extended US presence: report
Afghanistan
Kabul: a city of blast walls and razor wire
Afghanistan
US troops may stay in Afghanistan until 2024
Iran
Venezuela rejects US criticism of terrorism effort
Pakistan
Pakistan – Army ends operation in Central Kurram
Pakistan
UN urges Pakistan to probe journalist killings
Boko Haram
Italy: Nigerian Christian claims she faces stoning if deported
Lebanon
U.N.’s Lebanon court to probe three Hariri-linked attacks
Somalia
Turkish PM to Set Up Somali Embassy
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US military develops ‘bigger bang’ explosive material
Yemen
Five “Islamists” were killed in airstrikes in the al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula-controlled city of Zinibar. The Yemeni government claimed opposition figures were behind the assassination attempt against President Saleh.
Somalia
Shabaab arrested 15 people in Afgoye for failing to fast during Ramadan. Eritrean President Issaias Afeworki denied reports that he supports Shabaab.
Taliban suicide assault team strikes in Kabul
The Taliban targeted the office of the British Council, killing eight people.
US troops weather rockets, recoilless rifles, and grenades in Sabari
A US patrol hunts insurgents in the village of Majiles in Sabari district. The aftermath of a grenade attack, which wounded six US troops, highlights the difficulty of partnered operations with Afghan forces.
State Department: Iran the ‘most active state sponsor of terrorism’
The US State Department released its annual Country Reports on Terrorism yesterday. The report mentions Iran’s support of the Taliban and refusal to bring senior al Qaeda terrorists to justice.
Suicide bomber kills more than 40 at Pakistani mosque
The suicide bomber detonated his vest just as Friday prayers ended in a mosque in the Jamrud area of Khyber.
US Predators strike in South Waziristan
Four “militants” were killed in an area that previously served as a haven for Uzbek, Chechen, and Arab fighters.
Afghanistan
US to Arm Afghan Forces with Unique Equipment