Al Qaeda
Yemen Ruling Party OKs Modified Power Transfer Plan
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Denmark
Somali Pirates Free 7 Danes
Libya
Libya: ‘Arab awakening’ could still disintegrate
AQAP takes control of another town in southern Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is reported to have seized Rowda in southern Yemen, and is advancing on the port of Balhaf.
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda affiliate suspected in Delhi blast
Afghanistan
Afghans defend treatment of detainees as humane
HUJI claims bombing at Delhi High Court
The Harakat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami claimed it carried out the attack to force India to repeal the death sentence of a terrorist involved in the 2001 assault on the parliament in Delhi.
Suicide bombers kill 24 Pakistanis in Quetta
The attack took place just two days after the Pakistani military announced it arrested Younis al Mauritani, a senior member of al Qaeda’s external operations council, in Quetta. The Frontier Corps, which was the target of the suicide attack, was involved in the raid that netted Mauritani.
Pakistan
The Pakistani Taliban demanded the release of its prisoners and the disbandment of anti-Taliban lashkars in exchange for the release of 27 boys kidnapped last week. The doctor who aided the CIA in conducting DNA tests in an attempt to find Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad has been barred from leaving the country.
Israel
Turkey suspends all ties with Israel, raises naval patrols
Taliban
An Outlet for Afghan Women Online
Afghanistan
Afghan Army Attracts Few Where Fear Reigns
Sweden
The head of SAPO, the national security service, stated that Islamic terrorism remains the greatest threat to Sweden. He said that although future terrorist acts were likely, they would not destroy Sweden’s democratic system.
Iraq
Plan Would Keep Small Force in Iraq Past Deadline
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed the Shirzad district chief and three bodyguards in an IED attack in Nangarhar. Norway suspended $55 million in aid due to the corruption scandal at Kabul Bank.
Al Qaeda
US may seek access to al Qaeda suspect in Pakistan
Iraq
Insurgents killed eight soldiers in Anbar and two civilians in Kirkuk. Three “terrorists” were detained in Kirkuk. The US will reportedly draw down its forces to 3,000 troops by the end of the year.
Yemen
Six Yemeni soldiers and 13 al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed during clashes in the city of Zinjibar. Thirty-one people are reported to have been killed in yesterday’s airstrike on a mosque in Ja’ar.
Iran
The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said it will open its nuclear program to five years of ‘full supervision’ by the UN atomic energy agency if the world body lifts its sanctions. However, that ‘full supervision’ would have limits. Up to 300,000 Iranians may have had their Google email monitored using security certificates stolen […]
Syria
Syrian security forces launched widespread attacks against the central cities of Hama and Homs, the eastern border town of Tal Kalakh, and along the Syrian-Turkish border. At least five people were killed.
Somalia
Shabaab beheaded two young men in Mogadishu. Malaysia ordered the evacuation of its aid workers after a reporter was killed by African Union troops.
Nigeria
Security forces arrested 152 suspected Boko Haram fighters in Abuja. A court has charged six Boko Haram fighters for their involvement in a bombing in Suleja.
Iran ‘arrests’ 5 al Qaeda operatives
If Iran were serious about taking on al Qaeda, why has it freed the terror group’s top leaders and continue to provide it with support?
Afghanistan
Afghan Local Police Defect Over Pay
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda suffers another blow with arrest of senior operational figure
Al Qaeda
Pakistan claims significant al-Qaeda arrests
Iran
US Eyes Covert Plan to Counter Iran in Iraq
Somalia
Somalia pirates free MV Panama after $7 million ransom paid
Afghanistan
US pulls back from lead role in conflicts: IISS
Libya
Reports Say Loyalists Are Fleeing From Libya to Niger