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Afghanistan – Premature Withdrawal Would Make Situation Worse: Peace Council
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Iran
Pakistan to speed up Iran gas pipeline
Egypt
Israel deploys drones over Egyptian border
Al Qaeda
Somalia: Islamic militants threaten the English language
Afghanistan
In Video, Militant Group Claims Attacks in Western China
Abu Sayyaf
APNewsBreak: Libyan Activists Storm Manila Embassy
Al Qaeda
Analysis: Al Qaeda influence growing south of the Sahara
Afghanistan
In Afghanistan’s Panjshir, disquiet over Taliban reconciliation
NATO
Iran warns Turkey about NATO’s defense system
Report: ANP General Daud Daud’s grave destroyed by militants
Unconfirmed reports indicate unknown militants overran a checkpoint overseeing the grave site of slain Afghan National Police General Daud Daud in northern Afghanistan. It is unclear if the general’s body was stolen from the tomb.
Al Qaeda
September 11 anniversary: complacency could allow another attack, says Rudolph Giuliani
Boko Haram
Nigeria’s Upsurge of Violence Casts Doubt on Growth Push
Afghanistan
Afghan war: What some local officials are willing to do for peace
Al Qaeda
War on terrorism a priority to California voters, poll finds
Iraq
US says no decision on keeping troops in Iraq
Pakistan
A pair of suicide bombers killed 24 people in Quetta, including the wife of the deputy commander of Baluchistan Frontier Corps. The Taliban claimed it carried out the attack because the Frontier Corps captured al Qaeda leader Younis al Mauritani.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed six Afghan soldiers in attacks in Kandahar, Badghis, and Logar, and an ISAF soldier in the south. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and IMU fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, Wardak, Khost, and Kunduz.
Libya
Heat-Seeking Missiles Are Among Missing Weapons in Libya
Pakistan
Plane from Pakistan to UK forced to land after bomb threat
Iraq
Insurgents killed two Awakening leaders in Diyala and Dijail. Police captured five terrorists involved in the Ramadan bombing in Al Kut that killed 40 people.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula took control of Rodwa in Shabwa province, and is advancing on the port of Balhaf, home to a Liquefied Natural Gas facility. AQAP killed six soldiers in Zinjibar. US Predators reportedly killed three AQAP fighters in the village of Mihfed.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
America safer 10 years after 9/11, but new terrorism threats have emerged, experts say
US Treasury lists 3 senior al Qaeda leaders as terrorists
The al Qaeda leaders were identified as Younis al Mauritani, a senior member of the external operations council who was recently arrested in Pakistan; Hassan Ghul, a key facilitator who was freed by the Pakistanis in 2007; and Abu Yahya al Libi, a top ideologue.
Syria
Syrian government forces killed at least 17 people in a tank-backed raid on the city of Homs. The operation came after 2,000 people had taken to the streets a day earlier. Nabil Elaraby, secretary general of the Arab League, delayed a mission to Damascus after Syrian officials told him he would not be welcome.
Somalia
Three people were killed in artillery attacks in Mogadishu. Two Kenyan soldiers have been declared missing in action after accidentally entering Somalia in late July.
Nigeria
A senior government official claimed that the military and police have detained more than 300 Boko Haram members during raids. The government estimates that Bobo Haram has 500 members.
Appeal denied for HIG facilitator detained at Gitmo
The DC Circuit Court denied a Guantanamo detainee’s appeal yesterday. The detainee, Shawali Khan, was a facilitator for Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin prior to his capture in 2002. According to a leaked file, Khan’s cell in Kandahar received weapons and other support from Iran.
Israel
US envoys press Palestinians to drop U.N. statehood bid
Al Qaeda
Harakat-ul Jihad al-Islami: A Short History
Libya
EXCLUSIVE: Libyan missiles looted