United Kingdom
A court sentenced Pakistani-born British citizen Munir Farooqi to life in prison for plotting terror attacks, soliciting murder, and disseminating jihadi propaganda. Farooqi radicalized and recruited young Muslims to wage jihad.
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Al Qaeda
With “credible” 9/11 threat, NY mounts major operation
United States
Chicago – Preparing for 2012, Police Create Counterterrorism Unit
Al Qaeda in Iraq
More protests demand ouster of Yemen’s leader
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed seven people in Helmand. The Taliban killed three ISAF soldiers in the east and another in the south, and a Turkish citizen in Herat. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Helmand, Ghazni, Khost, Logar, and Faryab.
Iraq
Insurgents killed an Iraqi soldier in Mosul. Security forces arrested 22 wanted men in Basrah. Iran claimed it killed 123 PJAK fighters, including the deputy military commander, during shelling in Iraq over the past month.
Afghanistan
On the Afghan frontline, US soldiers see longer war ahead
Iran
Google has advised users of its online services in Iran to change their passwords following the theft of Internet security certificates from a Dutch company. In its offensive against Kurdish PJAK rebels, Iranian forces killed the PJAK second in command and the PJAK killed an Iranian Republican Guard general.
Nigeria
Nigerian Islamic court sentences two to amputation
Turkey
Turkey threat of warships to Gaza ‘grave’: Israel
Syria
In a first direct call for foreign intervention, Syrian activists appeal for international help. Syrian Revolution General Commission, an umbrella bloc of activists, said a rise in the number of protesters killed had won over many reluctant Syrians to the need for outside help. Hamas co-founder Mahmoud al Zahar announced Friday Hamas is looking to […]
Afghanistan
Captain Jihad: Ex-terrorist is now comic book hero
Somalia
Somalia’s prime minister said the government is willing to negotiate with Shabaab. A Somali soldier killed six civilians who sought food aid in Somalia.
Libya
Interpol issued arrest warrants for President Gaddafi, his son Saif al Islam, and intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi. Another convoy of Gaddafi loyalists has entered Niger.
Army snipers hunt bomb planters in Sabari
A US Army sniper team ambushes an insurgent IED cell in the volatile Sabari district of Khost province, Afghanistan.
Shabaab
Meeting al Shabab
Philippines
A spokesman for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front said that terrorist Abdul Basit Usman has been seen with the forces of dissident MILF leader Ameril Umbra Kato. Usman, who is linked to both the Abu Sayyaf Group and Jemaah Islamiyah, is wanted by the US. Security forces captured an Abu Sayyaf fighter in Basilan.
United States
US counterterrorism officials warned of an attack threat that involved car or truck bombings on Sept. 11. Officials said the information on the threat is “specific, credible, but unconfirmed.”
Germany
Police in Berlin arrested two men who were involved in a bomb plot after raids on a mosque and residences in the capital. One man is a German from Lebanon, the other is a Palestinian from Gaza.
India
The Indian Mujahideen claimed credit for the bombing outside the Delhi High Court that killed 13 people, and threatened to carry out another bombing in a shopping mall. Six suspects have been detained.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in the south and a Turkish citizen in Herat. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, Khost, Nangarhar, and Kunduz. US troops accidentally killed a Pajhwok reporter while fighting the Taliban in Uruzgan on July 28.
China
The al Qaeda-linked Turkistan Islamic Party claimed responsibility for attacks in western China that killed more than 30 people. The announcement was made by Abdul Shakoor Turkistani, the new leader of the TIP, who is based in Pakistan.
Iraq
US Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno said the US “had to be careful about leaving too many people in Iraq” to avoid the perception of an occupation. Iraqi forces detained six “wanted men” in Amara.
Iran
The Iranian president made an appeal to Syria to end violence and open dialogue with opposition. “A military solution is never the right solution,” Ahmadinejad said. US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said revolution in Iran appears to be a matter of time, and the Iranian reform movement was learning from revolts in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, […]
Somalia
Officials from the semi-autonomous region of Puntland captured 18 Shabaab fighters in Galkayo. Shabaab and government forces clashed in Luq.
Afghanistan
‘Modest’ results in wooing Taliban: British general
Afghanistan
Pakistan – Editorial: Intensifying atrocities and threats
Afghanistan
Investigators Assess Threat of Bombing Tied to 9/11
Al Qaeda
Federal Authorities Probe Possible Terror Threat Around 9/11 Anniversary, Sources Say
United States
AP source: Specific, unconfirmed threat received