Yemen
“Gunmen” killed an intelligence officer in Aden. President Saleh has authorized Vice President Hadi to negotiate the transition of power.
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Somalia
Twenty-six people were killed during fighting between Shabaab and government forces yesterday in El Waq in southern Somalia. Two civilians were killed in an IED attack in Guriel.
Syria
Syrian forces stepped up raids across the country after one of the bloodiest weeks in the six-month uprising, seizing dozens of people in the province of Deir al-Zor and in villages near Hama. The UN said the death toll in Syria has reached 2,600. Russia rejected a call for wider sanctions. Six foreign ministers of […]
Sweden
Four Gothenburg residents arrested on Saturday had planned an attack with bombs and firearms, according to police. The men, all in their 20s, reportedly have links with Shabaab. Authorities have confirmed that three are Somalis: Kulan Mohamud Abel, Mahamud Abdi Aziz, and Mohamud Abdi Weli; and one, Mahmood Salar Sami, is an Iraqi.
Philippines
Security forces killed three Abu Sayyaf fighters during a clash in the village of Etub-Etubin Basilan province. The remaining members of the 20-man-strong unit under the command of Abdulbaki Ismanul fled on boats.
Egypt
Middle East: Iran praises sacking of Israeli embassy in Cairo
Afghanistan
Afghanistan militias and police ‘committing abuses’
Afghanistan
Afghan MPs’ boycott leaves parliament in limbo
Pakistan
US Predators killed four “militants” in a strike on the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan. The Pakistani government placed an advertisement in US papers touting its war against al Qaeda.
Pakistan places ad in US paper touting efforts against al Qaeda
“Which country can do more for your peace?” the Pakistani advertisement asks.
Al Qaeda
My September 11th
10 years after 9/11: Lessons from the Philippines
While some officials have declared ‘victory’ against al Qaeda, lessons from the Philippines show that the next defeat can come from the jaws of victory.
Egypt
Egypt’s military rulers ignored pleas from US as mob attacked Israeli embassy
Afghanistan
Berlin terror suspects had ties to Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Yesterday’s suicide attack on a base in Wardak killed five Afghans and wounded 77 US troops. The Taliban killed five civilians in Kunduz and five more in Logar. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Kandahar and Logar.
Iraq
Security forces detained 24 wanted men during raids in Ninewa province. Muqtada al Sadr ordered his followers to halt attacks against US forces “until the invader forces complete their withdrawal.”
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula killed two soldiers in an IED attack in Zinjibar. The foreign minister met with the Pakistani ambassador and discussed Pakistan’s possible transfer of Osama bin Laden’s wife to Yemen.
Somalia
Fourteen people were killed during clashes between government forces and Shabaab fighters in El Waq. Shbaab took control of the district but later withdrew.
Al Qaeda
Mauritania family mourns loss of son to al Qaeda
Al Qaeda
Pictured: American on Ten Most wanted list as ‘credible’ suspect who is believed to be plotting 9/11 anniversary car bombing
US Predators kill 4 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan strike
The strike took place in the Mir Ali area, and is the first in Pakistan’s tribal areas in 19 days.
Afghanistan
‘Either with us or against us’, US told Pak after 9/11 attacks
Sweden
The National Task Force and local police arrested four men suspected of terrorist activities in Gothenburg, in an area near a large bridge and an art gallery which was temporarily evacuated due to the threat.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Yemeni Forces Are Said to Enter Coastal City
Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, tie between 9/11 and the war often gets lost
Al Qaeda
‘Germany Is in the Jihadists’ Crosshairs’
Iraq
US considering Ankara’s request to base Predators in Turkey to fight a Kurdish group in northern Iraq
Netherlands
Dutch MP issues fatwa to free Muslims from extremism
Egypt
Beyond Cairo, Israel Sensing a Wider Siege
Afghanistan
Pakistan is ‘not an ally’ in terrorism fight, ex spy chief says